Jeffrey Muzzy
Jeffrey D. Muzzy, 47, of Mattoon, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020, in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 22 at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Read More
Obituaries 2-12-2020: Orval Clayton
Orval Clayton
Orval L. Clayton, 88, of Allenville, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Thursday February 6, 2020 in the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: William Krigbaum
William Krigbaum
William L. ‘Bill’ Krigbaum, 66, of Decatur, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Jordan Turney
Jordan Turney
Jordan Evan Turney, 21, of Vancleave, Miss. passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home in Vancleave. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Sharen Schlitter
Sharen Schlitter
Sharen L. Schlitter, 80, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:56 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Margaret Koehnke
Margaret Koehnke
Margaret F. Koehnke, 94, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020, in Mason Point in Sullivan. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Jordan Turney
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
Obituaries 1-2-2020: Pastor John Hippard
Pastor John Hippard
Pastor John Hippard, 91, of Shelbyville passed away at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 18 at First Baptist Church in Pana with the Rev. Nat Kealan and the Rev. Tim Yankee officiating. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville with military rites by the Shelby County Honor Guard. A luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Shelbyville followed the burial. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Ill. served the family. Read More
Obituaries 1-22-2020: Gene Gast
Gene Gast
Brian Eugene “Gene” Gast, 63, of Ashmore, formerly of Allenville, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home in Ashmore.
Private family services will be held at a later date, with burial in French Cemetery, Allenville. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Read More