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Recent Obituaries: Joseph Scribner

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Joseph Scribner

Joseph Dean Scribner, Sr., 81, of Sullivan, passed away 3:49 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in Bilyeu Cemetery, Moweaqua. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Joseph was born December 17, 1938, in Moweaqua; the son of John Henry and Ida Ruth (Cooper) Scribner. He married June Akin on September 10, 1956, in Decatur; she survives. Joseph was a member of the Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, June of Sullivan; sons, Joe (Gail) Scribner, Jr., of Sullivan, Dan Scribner of Sullivan and Dave (Brenda) Scribner of Sullivan; sister, Hannah Nance of Mattoon. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Joseph was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Jordan Turney

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Jordan Turney

Jordan Evan Turney, 21, of Vancleave, Miss. passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home in Vancleave.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 26, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.
Jordan was born May 25, 1998, in Springfield, the son of Edward John and Melinda Mae (Elder) Turney. He enjoyed country music, Star Wars, Harry Potter and scary movies with his brothers and Gus. He also enjoyed crawfish boils with his Southern Family and Condoing with his grandparents Tim and Cathy. Jordan loved spending time with his friends at the Dream Program where he and others with special needs were able to be themselves and have lots of fun together.
He is survived by his mother Melinda (Gus Hunter) of Vancleave, Miss.; great-grandparents Don and Janet Young of Sullivan; grandparents Cathy and Tim Floyd of Sullivan and Jim and Cindy Turney; brothers Gus Hunter, Jr., Daniel Hunter, and Tyler Hunter all of Pascagoula, Miss.; sister Adrianna Marie Stull of Sullivan; special friend Shelby Lee; uncles Andy (Shannon) Elder and their son Gavin of Decatur, Danny Turney of Bremerton, Wash., and John Stull of Shelbyville; aunts Candy Crawford of Vandalia and Kim Elder of Ramsey and many cousins.
Jordan was preceded in death by his father Edward and great-great- Granny Ruth.
Memorials may be made in care of the family.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Margaret Koehnke

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Margaret Koehnke

Margaret F. Koehnke, 94, of Sullivan, passed away 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 in Mason Point, Sullivan.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating. Burial will be in the Moultrie County Memorial Park, Bethany. Vistiation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan or to Moultrie County PAWS. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.

Mrs. Koehnke was born October 27, 1925 in Moultrie County, Illinois, the daughter of Robert L. and Dorothy B. Crouch Matheson. Margaret was a homemaker. She had also worked at Brown Shoe Company in Sullivan and at the Bennett School in Mattoon. Margaret had been a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mattoon and had attended the Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan. She married Erwin C. Koehnke on February 1, 1952 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on October 31, 1976.

Survivors include her sisters Dorothy Craig of Sullivan and Emogene Burrows of Sullivan; brother Dale Matheson of Tuscon, Arizona and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.

Recent Obituaries: Alice Jones

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Alice Jones

Alice V. Calhoun Jones, 84, of Bethany, passed away 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan, with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating assisted by Jerry Jones. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Funeral Home and one hour before the services Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net

Mrs. Jones was born September 9, 1935 in Altamont, IL, the daughter of Edward Wilhelm and Edna Anna Koss Campe. Alice was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sullivan Faith Lutheran Church, where she was involved in the Ladies Friendship Guild. She also attended the First General Baptist Church in Decatur. Alice married John W. Calhoun on March 3, 1954 at Altamont, and he preceded her in death on August 7, 2001. She married Vernie Jones on May 15, 2004 at Decatur, and he preceded her in death on July 1, 2019.

Survivors include her sons Rick Calhoun of Decatur, Monte Calhoun of Decatur, James (Kona) Jones of Argenta and Jerry (LaWanda) Jones of Qingdao, China; daughters Donna Gerber of Lewisville, TX, Leann (Randy) Tolan of Springfield, IL, and Joanna (Tom) Price of Hendersonville, TN; twenty-one grandchildren and thirty-six great-grandchildren; sisters Esther Magnus of St. Peter, IL, Lorene Schroeder of Altamont, Belva Shafer of St. Peter, IL, and Norma Campe of Altamont.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, daughter Teri Calhoun, great- granddaughter Karis Glass, brothers Harold, Delbert and Eldon Campe.

Recent Obituaries: Nancy Miller

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Nancy Miller

Nancy E. Miller, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday December 24, 2019 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Mark Bjornbak officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Friday. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Nancy was born October 3, 1936 in Windsor, the daughter of Edward King and Ethel Harris King Colbert. She had worked at the First National Bank, the Ace Hardware and had been a bookkeeper for Wood and Mayberry Law Office in Sullivan. She was a member of the Sullivan First Baptist Church for over 50 years where she had served as a Deaconess, Treasurer and Sunday school teacher. Nancy had served as a Girl Scout Leader, a 4-H Leader and was very supportive of her children and grandchildren in all of their activities. She enjoyed sewing, doing hand work which included making beanies and sock monkeys for family and neighborhood children. She also enjoyed working in her flower garden. Nancy was a very courageous woman and an inspiration to all her entire life , particularly the last four years during her battle with cancer. Nancy married Billy Joe Miller on January 14, 1956 in Sullivan.
Surviving are her husband Billy Joe ‘B.J.’ Miller of Sullivan; son Michael Ray (Dawn) Miller of Arcola; daughters Rhonda (Tony) Cook of Rochester and Yvonne Miller-Lux (Russell Lux) of Notingham, PA; brothers Robert King of Mesa, AZ and Eddie (Teri) King of Windsor; sister Debra (Steve) Bland of Clinton; step mother Lottie King (John) of Windsor; grandchildren Elizabeth (Bill) Sanchez, Daniel Janssen, Eric (Caitlyn) Miller and, John Miller (Anneka); great grandchildren Reese Miller, Jackson Clark, Susana, Ross and Brandon Sanchez, Ross Henry Miller and Jude Miller; sisters -in-law Wilma (Everett) Austin of Clinton, MO and Hazel (J.C.) Shoemeyer of Monroe City, MO.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Steven King; sister Gloria Beabout and sister-in-law Donna King.

Recent Obituaries: Richard Casteel, Jr.

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Richard Casteel, Jr.

Richard “Rick” Casteel, Jr., 69, of Lovington got his angel wings at 5:21 p.m. December 23, 2019 at home.
Minister Steve Ingram will be doing the Celebration of Life services at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28th, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan; visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will follow at Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to SIU Alumni Association or Cancer Care Specialist of Decatur; 210 W. McKinley Ave Suite 1, Decatur, IL 62526.
Rick was born May 19, 1950, son of Richard T. and Ruenell Casteel. He married Connie Patrick, his high school sweetheart, on July 23, 1970. He loved his LHS Class of ’68 and graduated from SIUC in ’72. He worked at Firestone over 27 years and farmed all of his life with his Dad; when his Dad retired, he took over the farm. He was a member of the Hammond Church of Christ and a faithful attendee over 7.5 years at South Shore Christian Church. He loved God, family, country, and SIU Salukis Athletics and school.
He is survived by his wife Connie; children, Tonya (Ed) Irvin of Ellsworth, Carrie (Jason) Maretti of Pawnee, and Shaun Casteel of Lafayette; sisters, Nina Casteel of Lovington, Carolyn Casteel of Westerville, OH, and Nancy (Doug) Wildman of Sullivan; grandchildren, Lauren (Kip) Reckard, Jonathan Irvin, Haley and Emily Maretti, Elaina, Maya and his namesake Dean Richard Casteel; honorary grandson, Ranger 2 Lt. Reid Sealby.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents.
His family would like to thank Dr. Tarter, Dr. Yoon and his caring staff, Dr. Wade, DMH 5th floor staff and DMH Hospice.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Gail Wolfe

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Gail Wolfe

Gail E. Wolfe, 76, of Lovington, passed away at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday December 17, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 21, 2019 in the Archie L. Sanders Chapel in Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan and from 10:00 a.m. Saturday until service time in the Archie L. Sanders Chapel in Wayne City. Burial will be in the Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City. Memorials are suggested to the Lovington Community Ambulance Service.
Gail was born on February 22, 1943 in Wayne City, the son of Clarence and Estes Bailey Wolfe. Gail had worked at Firestone in Decatur for thirty years and was a proud union member.
He had been a Moultrie County Republican Precinct Committeeman and had served as the chairman for the Moultrie County Republican Central Committee for several years; had served on the Moultrie County Board and had been a trustee for the Lovington Community Ambulance Service. Gail was Past President for the Illinois Draft Pony Association and the Lincolnland Carriage Club. Gail loved ponies and he enjoyed raising, training and showing his ponies and using them for parades, wagon rides and anywhere others could enjoy seeing his ponies. He especially enjoyed having his carrousel in parades. Gail married Carolyn Finley on May 27, 1961 in Wayne City.
Surviving are his wife Carolyn of Lovington; daughters Teresa O’Kelley of Mattoon and Deborah Wolfe of Danville; son Robert (Lori) Wolfe of Chatham; sister Verna Woodward of Collinsville and granddaughter Sydney Wolfe of Chatham.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Dale, Delmar and John and sister Yvonne Lathrop

Recent Obituaries: Sondra Daily

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Sondra Daily

Sondra J. Daily, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:41 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Sullivan.
Sondra was born June 7, 1932, in Sullivan; the daughter of Carter and Olive (Taylor) Stonecipher. She married Lowell Daily on August 1, 1949, in Champaign; he preceded her in death in 1978. She later married Dan Taylor on April 5, 1980, in Sullivan; he preceded her in death in 1994. She married Robert Daily on January 15, 2000, in Arizona; he preceded her in death in 2015. Sondra was a member of the First Christian Church in Sullivan and the Moultrie County Home Extension. She enjoyed playing cards in the numerous Card Clubs she belonged too. Sondra loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and friends.
Sondra is survived by her sons, Timothy (Janet) Daily and John Daily both of Sullivan; daughters, Pam (Mike) Bone of Sullivan, Paula (Jim) Perkins of Sullivan and Jane Seaman of Arcola; grandchildren, Bobbi Bone, Melissa Demkov, Tiffany Bone, Dallas Bone, Kayli Olvera, Kollin Seaman and Daniele Daily; great-grandchildren, Waylon Demkov and Aliyah Moran.
Sondra was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, 3 brothers, Floyd, Bill and Charlie.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Ron Sutton, Sr.

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Ron Sutton, Sr.

Ron “Sox” Sutton, Sr., 80, of Sullivan, passed away 4:38 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, at a later date. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, Sullivan.
Sox was born January 24, 1939, in Sullivan; the son of Marion “Sox” and Genevieve (Kidwell) Sutton. He enjoyed bowling, horseshoe pitching, antiquing and collecting Keen Kutter pocket knives. Sox also played for the Sullivan Chiefs softball team.
He is survived by his mother, Genevieve Sutton of Sullivan; son, Ron E. (Annette) Sutton of Sullivan; daughters, Lisa (Roger) Moritz of Mattoon and Jill Inman of Sullivan. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father and 1 sister.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: John Krohn

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John Krohn

John F. Krohn, 76, of Bethany, passed away at 8:00 a.m. Saturday November 30, 2019 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 5:00 p.m. Monday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with J. E. Miller officiating assisted by Mike Pippin. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan Church of Christ or to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rdStreet, New York, New York, 10016. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
John was born October 4, 1943 in Decatur the son of Guy and Margaret Wiley Krohn. He had been a welder for Caterpillar in Decatur, Blaw Knox on Mattoon and Kelly Construction in Decatur. John was a member of the Sullivan Church of Christ, the Illinois Bow Hunters Association, the NRA and the Findlay American Legion. John was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed making knives and arrows and was a very good artist. He was very proud of his granddaughters and enjoyed spending time with them. He married Mary Kier on March 8, 1980 in Decatur.
Surviving are his wife Mary of Bethany; daughter Christine Erwin and fiancé Gerry of Witt; son Danny Krohn of Stewardson; sister Leota Hurst of Mt. Zion, granddaughters Kelsy Erwin of Bethany and Katy Erwin of Peoria and special friend and kidney donor Mike Pippin
He was preceded in death by his parents, son Randy and three brothers.