Recent Obituaries: Margaret A. Gibbons

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Margaret A. Gibbons

Margaret A. Gibbons, 91, of Bethany, passed away 10:33 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019, at The Arthur Home.
Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany, is in care of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Margaret was born April 14, 1928 in Macon County, the daughter of Lee and Flossie (Bray) Pratt. She married Bob L. Gibbons on September 11, 1947 in Findlay; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2009. Margaret was a hard worker who helped her husband Bob work on the farm and she was an amazing cook.
Margaret is survived by her children, Linda (Gale) Nelson of Bethany and Gary (Chris) Gibbons of Bethany. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 1 grandson.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at The Arthur Home for the wonderful care and compassion they gave to Margaret.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 7-17-2019: Don Newberry

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Don Newberry

Donald Dale “Pap” Newberry, 89, of Lovington, passed away at 3:04 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2019 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Don was born July 17, 1929, in Lovington, a son of Vernon and Clara Esther Beckenbridge Newberry. Read More

Obituaries 7-17-2019

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Ferol Henry

Ferol Vaughn Henry, 90, a longtime resident of Springfield, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Meridian, Idaho. A private burial will be held July 17, 2019, in Calvary Cemetery in Jacksonville, Illinois, with the Rev. Steven Janoski officiating.
Curry Funeral Home in Pawnee is serving the family of Ferol Henry. Online condolences may be expressed at www.curryfh.com.

Recent Obituaries: Millie May ‘Midge’ Mills

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Millie May ‘Midge’ Mills

Millie May ‘Midge’ Mills, 93, of Sullivan passed away at 9:39 p.m. Tuesday July 16, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Saturday. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the music programs of the Sullivan First Christian Church or Bement Methodist Christian Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Midge was born January 14, 1926 in Wessington, South Dakota, the daughter of George Oliver and Mary Marie (Dazey) Kidwell. She had been a secretary and bookkeeper for nearly twenty five years for the Bement Grain Company until her retirement in 1985. Midge was a member of the Sullivan First Christian Church, the Ada Circle and the Sullivan Women’s Civic Club. She married John Richard ‘Dick’ Mills on August 10, 1947 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on November 9, 2011.
Surviving are her sons Jeffrey Allen Mills of Apopka, Florida and Steven Richard Mills and wife Betsy of Creve Coeur, Missouri; sisters Genevieve Sutton, Bernadine Casteel and Mary Lou Kidwell all of Sullivan and Patricia Seale and husband Ray of Crawfordsville, Indiana; grandchildren Rob Mills and wife Katie Sutton and Laura (Bob) Sandheinrich; great grandchildren Jane Sandheinrich and Thomas Sandheinrich, sister in law Maurine Kidwell of Sullivan and several special nieces and nephews..
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Geneva Wilson and brothers Glen and Bill Kidwell.
We would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at St. Mary’s Hospital for their kind and compassionate care of our mother.

Recent Obituaries: Ferol V. Henry

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Ferol V. Henry

 

Ferol Vaughn Henry, 90, a longtime resident of Springfield, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Meridian, Idaho. A private burial will be held July 17, 2019, at Calvary Cemetery in Jacksonville, Illinois, with Rev. Steven Janoski officiating.

 

Curry Funeral Home in Pawnee is serving the family of Ferol Henry. Online condolences may be expressed at www.curryfh.com.

Obituaries 7-10-2019: Gene Jones

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Gene Jones

Vernie “Gene” Jones, Jr. of Bethany passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at 10:38 p.m., in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Friday, July 5 in First General Baptist Church in Decatur.
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. Burial was in Boiling Springs Cemetery in Decatur. Read More

Obituaries 7-10-2019: Ace Wright

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Ace Wright

Ace Conrad Wright, 6 month old son of Shane and Kayla Wright, passed away at 5:48 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2019 in St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5 in Wright Cemetery near Findlay, Ill. with Pastor Mike Reynolds officiating. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville handled arrangements.
Ace was born December 14, 2018 in Decatur, a son of Shane Tanner and Kayla Rena Miller Wright. Read More

Obituaries 7-10-2019: Emmie Young

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Emmie Young

Emmie Joleen Young, 5 weeks 6 days old, passed away July 1, 2019 in her home. Private family services will be held at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Hewitt Cemetery in Lovington.
Emmie was born May 14, 2019 in Centralia, the daughter of Shelby Futch of Salem and Braedan Young of Sullivan. Read More

Obituaries 7/3/2019: Samuel Carter

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Samuel Carter

Samuel Albert Carter III, born on August 23, 1951, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Houston, Mo.
Sam was a longtime educator, teaching English and social studies at the secondary and college levels in Florida and, in recent months, tutoring law school students online from his adopted hometown of Licking, Mo. Read More

Obituaries 7-3-2019: Kay Chambers

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Kay Chambers

Veda Kay Chambers, 73, of Lovington, passed away at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday June 25, 2019 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services were 4 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More