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.

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

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

Danny Miller

Danny L. Miller, 68, of Bethany, passed away 2:50 a.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Bethany. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church in Bethany.
Danny was born September 26, 1951, in Decatur; the son of Raymond C. and Hillis M. (Wilkinson) Miller. He married Karen J. Phillippo on March 19, 1971, in Bethany; she survives. He was a long-time member of the NRA. Danny loved spending time with his grandchildren and canine sidekick Torii. He enjoyed fishing and his coin collection. Danny was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bears and the Fighting Illini sports teams.
He is survived by his wife, Karen of Bethany; son, Tony (Heather) Miller of Bethany; daughter, Kasey (Rob) Mowry of Bethany; brother, Chuck (Peggy) Miller of Oroville, CA; sisters, Connie Smith of Sullivan, Trinka Miller of Sullivan, Tam Stinson of Bethany and Jill (Roger) Bragg of Sullivan; brother-in-law, Larry (Barb) Phillippo of Fishers, IN; sister-in-law, Brenda (Mike) Woolridge of Sullivan; grandchildren, Kyler Culter, Nichael Mowry, Maci Mowry, Jaxon Mowry and Kadan Miller.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ansell and Nadine Phillippo, 2 brothers-in-law, David Smith and Denny Stinson.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Megan M. Thompson
Megan M. Thompson, 32, of Monticello, peacefully entered the Lord’s presence on November 19, 2019 at home surrounded by her family.
Megan was born July 8th, 1987 in Decatur, IL the daughter of Steve and Paula Buxton. Megan graduated from Sullivan High School in 2005. She then went on to graduate from Lincoln Christian University with a B.S. in Intercultural Studies and Business Administration where she also was a 4-year member of the LCU basketball team.
Megan married Charlie Thompson on May 19th, 2012.
Megan utilized her talents in graphic design, marketing and event planning during her career at CHI overhead doors (2010-11), Christ in Youth (2011-12), The City of Champaign (2012-14) and the ASPCA APCC (2014-17). She had started her own home décor business in 2018 specializing in custom wreaths that have beautified countless homes around the world. Megan touched so many along way.
Her passions included serving the youth of Monticello, homeless ministry through CU at Home, and planning retreats for local women to grow their faith. She also found joy in spending time with family, traveling with her husband, hiking, kayaking and taking photographs.
Megan’s inspiring faith and strength were most evident in her journey with breast cancer, documented at: noonefightsalonemt.blogspot.com. Megan’s story is not finished - “But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ”
Megan is survived by her husband Charlie Thompson and dog Ruger of Monticello; her parents Steve and Paula Buxton of Sullivan and Mark and Karen Thompson of Buffalo; her siblings Jenny Rau (Brad Rau) of Mattoon, Emily Buxton of Chicago, and Abbey Sherwood (Caynan Sherwood, niece Cassidy Sherwood) of Sullivan, Blake Scroggins (Whitney Scroggins) of Mattoon; Ben Thompson (nephew Jack LaPorte) of Charleston, SC; and her maternal grandparents Cliff and Connie Dobbs of Sullivan. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to CU Church with “1 for One” in the memo, or to Metavivor – Metatstatic Breast Cancer Research, Support and Awareness – at https://secure.metavivor.org/page/contribute/megan-thompson.
Visitation will be on Sunday, November 24th 2019 from 1-6pm at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Champaign, Illinois 710 N. Neil St. Champaign, Illinois 61820. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, November 25 at 12pm at the funeral home.
Please join her family in sharing photos, videos and memories on her tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com