Helen Gustin
Helen D. Gustin, 96, of Sullivan passed away at 9:25 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019 in the Arthur Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Pete Spencer
Peter A. ‘Pete’ Spencer, 68, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:33 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Celebration of Life services were at 1 p.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be at a later date in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Thelma Netherton
Thelma N. Netherton, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday April 3, 2019 in Aspen Creek in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Friday April 12 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Tim Henderson officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the services. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Mike Wildman
Michael J. Wildman, 58, of Monticello passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 in Kirby Medical Center in Monticello.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5 at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home in Monticello. Cremation rites followed, and interment in Monticello Township Cemetery will be held at a later date.
He was born June 17, 1960, a son of Roger L. and Phyllis Huffmaster Wildman. Mike was a 1978 graduate of Sullivan High School where he participated in golf, baseball, football and basketball. His senior year he participated in the IHSA State basketball tournament in Champaign. He was a 1982 graduate of Purdue University. Mike was a department head for the Home Depot and was elected Monticello Township Supervisor. He was a member of the NRA, Purdue Alumni Association, Piatt County Republican Party and a parishioner at St. Philomena Catholic Church of Monticello. Read More
David Norris
David M. Norris, 78, of Bethany, formerly of Clio, Michigan, passed away at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Mattoon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 12 noon Wednesday, April 17 at Martin Funeral Cremation and Tribute Services in Mt. Morris, Michigan. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 and one hour before the service on Wednesday. Burial with military rites will be in Flint Memorial Park, in Mt. Morris, Michigan. Read More
Robert Shasteen
Robert Clifton “Bob” Shasteen, 82, of Sullivan passed away 7:47 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Mattoon Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Hope World Wide: Champaign Church of Christ 1509 W. John St. Champaign, IL 61821.
Bob was born January 13, 1937, in Sullivan; the son of Gale O. and Fern (Goodwin) Shasteen. He married Gloria Davis on April 18, 1959 in Sullivan; she survives. Bob served in the United States Army in the Paratrooper 82nd Airborne Division. He retired from USI in Tuscola after working for 36 years as a Chemical Analyst. He was a member of the Champaign Church of Christ. Bob enjoyed the outdoors and especially loved hunting and fishing.
Bob is survived by his wife Gloria of Sullivan; daughter, Linda (Carlos) Sevilla of Hartford, CT; foster-son, Danny (Jenny) Booker of Beaver Dam, WI; grandchildren, Jessica (Joshua) Singh, Jennifer Shasteen, Jason Shasteen, Marcelo Sevilla, Carlos G. Sevilla, Emilia Sevilla, Raquel (Kalyan Chakravarthy) Sevilla, Christopher Booker and Andrew Booker; great-granddaughter, Sada Chakravarthy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 son, Perry Shasteen and 1 sister Janice Walgamot.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Sandra Brownlee
Sandra K. Brownlee, 73, of Decatur, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 in her residence.
Sandra was born June 1, 1945, a daughter of James “Jay” Speagle and Norma Morey-Crutcher.
Surviving are her son Rodney Brownlee of Decatur; daughters Diane Strode of Decatur and Laurie (Val) McKean of Decatur; sister Donna (Terry) Beasley of Macon; half-siblings Jerry, Danny, Vicki, and Jay; grandchildren Koren (Fred), Ashley (Devin), Skyler, Brandy, Drew, and Krissy; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and a special nephew Wade Beasley. Read More
Earline Reed
Earline Reed, 85, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:41 p.m. Saturday March 23, 2019 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday April 6 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be 5- 8 p.m. Friday April 5 and one hour before services on Saturday. Private burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Vicki Nolen
Vicki Jo Nolen, 60, of Sullivan passed away March 12, 2019, surrounded by her beloved daughter Bridget and grandchildren Jacob and Alexandrea Myers in her daughter’s home in Hobbs, N.M.
Vicki was born to parents Florence Allen (Manning-Bolyard) and the late Robert L Bolyard (Bobbie Bolyard), November 1, 1958, in Decatur, Ill. She was a graduate of Vandalia High School in 1976 and received her CNA/EMT from Vandalia Hospital. Read More
Jerry Dolan
Gerald D. ‘Jerry’ Dolan, 96, of Sullivan passed away at 10:05 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Sullivan First Christian Church with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in Sullivan First Christian Church with public Masonic Rites at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More