Recent Obituaries: Danny Miller

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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

Obituaries 11-27-2019: Megan M. Thompson

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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. Read More

Obituaries 11-27-2019: Theresa Ann Davis

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Theresa Ann Davis

Theresa Ann Davis, 62, of Lovington, passed away at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation was an hour prior to the services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial was in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: 322 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Read More

Recent Obituaries: Theresa Davis

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Theresa Davis

Theresa Ann Davis, 62, of Lovington, passed away at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: 322 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Theresa was born September 20, 1957, in Decatur; the daughter of Joe and Joan (Wood) Davis. She loved music, singing and playing her guitar. She sold AVON for many years.
Theresa is survived by her sons, Matthew Leach of Plattsburgh, NY, and Tyler (Miranda) Davis of Goldsboro, NC; daughter, Shanna (Ben) Berg of Peru, IL; brothers, Gary Davis of Mt. Zion, and Bob Davis of Sullivan; sister, Brenda Griffin of Royse City, TX. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren.
Theresa was preceded in death by her parents and 2 grandsons.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 11-20-2019: Mildred Smith

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Mildred Smith

Mildred (Millie) Durchholz Smith, 98, a longtime resident of Lovington and Hammond, IL, and Mt. Dora, FL, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at Mason Point Nursing Home in Sullivan, IL.
Born January 18, 1921, in Latham, IL, she lived on a farm until graduating from Latham High School at the age of 16. Her dream was to become a nurse, but because she could not start nurses training until the age of 18, she went to Millikin University for two years. Read More

Obituaries 11-20-2019: Jenna R. Protz

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Jenna R. Protz

Jenna R. Protz, 14, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in an auto accident, near Hillsboro.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 23, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia with Chaplains Scottie Wilson and Lee Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, November 22, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia and from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday prior to the service at the church. Read More

Obituaries 11-20-2019: Michael Calvin

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Michael Calvin

Michael Calvin, 66, of Gaithersburg, Maryland went to be with his father and brother on Saturday morning, surrounded by his family.
Mike was born in Charleston, Illinois to Robert and June Calvin. He was an All-State quarterback at Sullivan High School where he played for his father. He also excelled on the basketball court and as an all-around athlete in track and field. He then went on to play football and high jump at Eastern Illinois University.
Mike met the love of his life, Patricia Wells Calvin, while they were in high school. They both attended Eastern Illinois University, were married in 1974 in Decatur, Illinois, and spent the past 45 years happily married. Read More

Obituaries 11-20-2019: Russell Richardson

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Russell Richardson

Russell G. “Rusty” Richardson, 48, of Bethany, passed away at 10:46 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral services were 1 p.m. Saturday, November 16 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Todd’s Point Cemetery in Bethany. Read More

Obituaries 11-20-2019: Jackolyn Protz

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Jackolyn Protz

Jackolyn C. Protz, 72, of Sullivan passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, in an auto accident near Hillsboro.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 23, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia, with Chaplains Scottie Wilson and Lee Taylor, officiating. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, November 22, 2019, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia and from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, prior to the service, at the church. Read More