Obituaries 10-30-2019: Blaine Buxton

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Blaine Buxton

Blaine Buxton, 88, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2019 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019 in the Arthur Southern Baptist Church in Arthur. Visitation with family will be held prior to the service from Noon until service time. Blaine lived with Alzheimers Disease for nine years and has donated his body to Science Care Research. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) or the Arthur Southern Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More

Obituaries 10-30-2019: Jim Wheeler

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Jim Wheeler

Jim Wheeler, 85, Sullivan, IL, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Jim was born April 11, 1934, in Decatur, the son of James E. and Nona (Sanders) Wheeler. While living in Greenville, Il., his mother died and Jim moved to Bethany to live with his grandparents, Otis and Clara Wheeler. He married Donna Shank in 1956 and had three sons, Brad, Kris and Derk. Donna died in 1991, after a long illness. Jim married Ann Poland in June 1994. Read More

Obituaries 10-30-2019: Elaine Wood Hansen

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Elaine Wood Hansen
Elaine Wood Hansen, age 90, of Brandon, Mississippi peacefully passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Castlewoods Place in Brandon.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Illinois, with Rev. Michael W. Fender officiating. No visitation will be held. Local arrangements were made by McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan IL. Read More

Obituaries 10-30-2019: Edwin “Jim” Taylor

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Edwin “Jim” Taylor

Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan.
Funeral services were 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation was held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Edwin “Jim” Taylor

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Edwin "Jim" Taylor

Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Jim was born April 14, 1930, in Seattle, WA; the son of Raymond and Ruth E. (Gilbert) Taylor. He served in the United States Navy Reserves. He married Sharon K. Brown on September 12, 1981 in Shelbyville; she preceded him in death on April 2, 2016. He liked electronics, C.B. Radios, rummage sales, boating and camping. His favorite sports teams were the CUBs, Chicago Bears and the Illini.
He is survived by his son, James Ray (Debra) Taylor, Jr. of Cerro Gordo; daughter, Ricki (Dave) Ware of Mountain Home, ID; step-sons, Jim (Tami) Brown of Sullivan, Jack (Kelly) Brown of Sullivan and Jan (Linda) Brown of Kirksville. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and 2 step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and 1 brother.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Edwin Taylor

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Edwin Taylor

Edwin James “Jim” Taylor, 89, of Sullivan, passed away 8:35 a.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Jim was born April 14, 1930, in Seattle, WA; the son of Raymond and Ruth E. (Gilbert) Taylor. He served in the United States Navy Reserves. He married Sharon K. Brown on September 12, 1981 in Shelbyville; she preceded him in death on April 2, 2016. He liked electronics, C.B. Radios, rummage sales, boating and camping. His favorite sports teams were the CUBs, Chicago Bears and the Illini. He is survived by his son, James Ray (Debra) Taylor, Jr. of Cerro Gordo; daughter, Ricki (Dave) Ware of Mountain Home, ID; step-sons, Jim (Tami) Brown of Sullivan, Jack (Kelly) Brown of Sullivan and Jan (Linda) Brown of Kirksville. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and 2 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and 1 brother.

Recent Obituaries: Charles Whitehall

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Charles Whitehall

Charles R. Whitehall, 65, of Lake City, passed away 4:09 p.m. Monday, October 21, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
No services will be held. Memorials may be made in care of the family. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.
Charles was born February 14, 1954 in Monmouth, the son of Russell and Pauline (Brock) Whitehall. He married Georgia Jones on March 31, 1973 in Monmouth and they spent 46 wonderful years together. He enjoyed his horses, cats, DVDs and action movies. He worked at Sloan Implement in Assumption for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Georgia of Lake City; daughter, Stephanie (Andy) Weaver of Minnesota; sisters, Rita (Carl) Sousa of Ft. Myers, FL, Paula Noel of Florida and Amy Whitehall of Godfrey. He is also survived by 2 grandchildren.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 10-23-2019: Pattie Wood

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Pattie Wood

Pattie F. Wood, 85, of Lovington, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More

Obituaries 10-23-2019: Bill Crum

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Bill Crum

William Paul “Bill” Crum, 81, passed from his earthly life to his heavenly home at 12:50 a.m. Thursday, October 17, 2019 in Mattoon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He had been a resident there for the past three years.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 21 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery in Oakland. Read More