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Recent Obituaries: Forrest Ferguson

News Progress Posted on December 23, 2013 by webmasterDecember 23, 2013

Forrest Ferguson

Forrest Ferguson, 87, of Sullivan died at 4:56 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 in Mason Point in Sullivan.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lake Land Church of Christ in Mattoon located across from Lake Land College. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday in the church. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola is handling arrangements.

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Recent Obituaries: Allene Buxton

News Progress Posted on December 20, 2013 by webmasterDecember 20, 2013

Allene Buxton

Allene Buxton, 85, of Lovington died at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 18, 2013 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday Dec. 22 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Visitation will be held 1-2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

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Recent Obituaries: Cletus Reed

News Progress Posted on December 16, 2013 by webmasterDecember 16, 2013

Cletus Reed

Cletus L. Reed, 96, of Sullivan died at 3:45 p.m. Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.

Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with visitation 4-7 p.m. Monday. Public Masonic Rites will be at 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.

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Recent Obituaries: John Orris

News Progress Posted on December 16, 2013 by webmasterDecember 16, 2013

John Orris

John Robert Orris, 86, of Sullivan died Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 in Lake Tahoe, Nev.

Memorial services will be at noon Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

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Recent Obituaries: Emerson Miller

News Progress Posted on December 16, 2013 by webmasterDecember 17, 2013

Emerson Miller 

Emerson A. Miller, 89, of Sullivan died at 9 p.m. Friday Dec. 13, 2013 in Mason Point in Sullivan.

Funeral services will be held at 7 .m. Wednesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington with military rites by the Lovington American Legion Post #429 following the service. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Inurnment will be in Wright Cemetery in Lovington at a later date.

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Recent Obituaries: Dorothy Mae Bloomster Lawson

News Progress Posted on December 11, 2013 by webmasterDecember 11, 2013

Dorothy Mae Bloomster Lawson

Dorothy Mae Bloomster Lawson, 79, of Sullivan died in her home Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan and 9-10 a.m. Saturday. A celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Titusville, Penn.

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Recent Obituaries: Greg Cooley

News Progress Posted on December 6, 2013 by webmasterMarch 29, 2014

Greg Cooley

Timothy Wayne Cooley, 56, of Charleston passed away at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 3, 2013 in his residence.

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Delores Hopper

News Progress Posted on November 29, 2013 by webmasterNovember 29, 2013

Delores M. Hopper, 81, of Sullivan died at 12:09 p.m. Thursday Nov. 28, 2013 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County.

Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Sunday. The family requests casual attire.

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Recent Obituaries: Eileene Lumpp

News Progress Posted on November 29, 2013 by webmasterNovember 29, 2013

Eileene Lumpp

Eileene Lumpp, 87, of Shelbyville died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 in Mason Point in Sullivan.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville with visitation from noon-2 p.m. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville.

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Recent Obituaries: Gary Geiling

News Progress Posted on November 25, 2013 by webmasterNovember 26, 2013

Gary Geiling

Gary Lynn Geiling, 60, of Decatur died at 9:34 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 in Keller Cemetery in Lovington.

McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington is handling arrangements.

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Sullivan High School student Claire Kursell recently participated in the Central Illinois High School Art Exhibition at Millikin University. She received an honorable mention for her piece, “Bride of Frankenstein”. 


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