Freda Noll
Freda Florene McDermott Noll, 96, of Gays passed away at 4:33 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2019 in her residence.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. March 13 in Schillings Funeral Home in Mattoon with Pastor Virgil Cisney officiating. Burial was in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Read More
Earline Reed
Earline Reed, 85, of Sullivan died at 9:41 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Arrangements are incomplete at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan.
Janice A. Tusing
Janice A. Tusing, 83, of Decatur, formerly of Lovington, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at McKinley Court, Decatur.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date in Hewitt Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Janice was born April 16, 1935, in Lovington, the daughter of W.J. and Marie (Alexander) Bolsen. She was a secretary at the Lovington Grade School for 24 years, and she worked at Cracker Barrel for 8 years. She married Jerry Tusing on June 17, 1956, in the Lovington Christian Church; he preceded her in death in May of 1997.
Janice is survived by her son, Jay D. (Dawn) Tusing and grandson, Jared Tusing.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a twin sister at birth, sisters, Veda Casteel and Eunice Mocabee, brothers, Donald W. Bolsen and John W. Bolsen.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
David James Smith
David James (DJ) Smith of rural Lovington passed away at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the Lovington United Methodist Church, with Pastor Larry Bricker officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Lovington United Methodist Church. Burial will be at a later date. The family requests that any memorials be made to the Lovington United Methodist Church, the Gideons International, or the Lovington Alumni Association. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.
DJ was born January 21, 1944, at Decatur and Macon County Hospital to James T. and Mildred Durchholz Smith. He had two younger sisters, Mary Beth Van Pelt of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Martha (Robert) Taylor of Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Carol Rickey Smith in 1962. DJ cherished his three children: James Eric (Michele) Smith, Tracy Ann (Dennis) Garmon, and Terry Lynn (Tim) Phelps; his seven grandchildren: Blake Garmon, Alexandria (Trevor) Poe, Kyle (Courtney) Phelps, Kelsey (Jason) Bjork, Matthew Smith, Cole Garmon, and Lauren Smith; and his five great grandchildren: Makenna Poe, Easton Poe, Brock Phelps, Mackenzie Bjork, and Emmersyn Poe.
DJ farmed his family’s farm for over fifty years. He also drove a semi for fourteen years. He served on the Lovington School Board, the ambulance board, the LHS Alumni Association, and the administrative council and choir director at the Lovington United Methodist Church. DJ also has served as a certified lay servant at the Kenney United Methodist Church. He was very active in the Douglas-Moultrie Gideon Camp.
DJ enjoyed singing and he blessed us with his voice. He began singing in the UMC choir, and continued singing with the Alleluia Singers, Evenglow Singers, and the Singing Men of WGNN. He has also directed the community cantata for many years. Recently, he has enjoyed working with his church’s newly-formed youth group. DJ spent much of the summer boating with his family and friends on Lake Shelbyville, pulling them on skis, tubes, wave-runners and any other vehicle he could dump them from laughing all the way.
DJ will be remembered as a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and as a faithful friend. He is known for his leadership and guidance ability, warm heart, devotion to helping others and his bright smile. He will be missed.
He is survived by his wife, mother, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who all loved him deeply. He was preceded in death by his father.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Bob Dennis
Robert ‘Bob’ L. Dennis of Laguna Woods, California (formerly of Edwardsville, Illinois) passed away at Saddleback Hospital Monday February 4, 2019. Bob was born June 26, 1933 to Wesley and Lydia Dennis. Bob entered the Navy and served four years after graduating from Sullivan High School. Bob was a 32nd degree Mason and a well-respected member for 53 years. Read More
David Kidwell
David L. ‘Murry’ Kidwell, 59, of Sullivan passed away at 6:59 p.m. Saturday March 16, 2019 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the services. Burial will be in Moultrie County Memorial Park in Bethany. Casual attire is suggested. Read More
Sophie Woolen
Sophie Woolen, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 20) at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.
Sophie was born February 6, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of Wasyl and Anastasia Haveskewicz Yaworski. She married H.C. “Chuck” Woolen, Jr. February 15, 1985, in Mattoon, and he survives. Read More
Sophie Woolen
Sophie Woolen, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made in memory of Sophie to the Lake Land College Foundation: 5001 Lake Land Boulevard, Mattoon, IL 61938.
Sophie was born February 6, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the daughter of Wasyl and Anastasia (Haveskewicz) Yaworski. She married H.C. “Chuck” Woolen, Jr. on February 15, 1985, in Mattoon; he survives. She was a lifelong L.A. Dodgers fan. Sophie was proud of her long career at Lake Land College, where she began one year before the Campus was built.
Sophie is survived by her husband, H.C. “Chuck” Woolen, Jr. of Shelbyville; daughters, Pam (Curt) Rincker of Shelbyville, and Linda (John) Yurkovich of Mt. Olive; step-children, Hobie Woolen of Decatur, Kim Henderson of Evington, VA, and Everett Woolen of Fort Valley, GA. She is also survived by four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and five step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two sisters and one step-grandchild.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Dorothy Sanner
Dorothy A. Sanner, 90, of Macomb, formerly of Decatur, passed away at 5 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 in Wesley Village Health Care Center.
Dorothy was born May 29, 1928 in Decatur, Illinois to John and Catherine Brown Foster and was raised in Lovington. She married William Sanner January 1, 1948 and had three children. Her professional goals led her to several paths of employment. Dorothy was a librarian at Western Illinois University as well as an administrative assistant in the State’s Attorney’s office in Macomb. She established a stitchery studio in Macomb and enjoyed years of teaching stitchery classes and developing a retail business of artistic fibers. Read More
Elsie Jackson
Elsie A. Jackson, 89, of Lovington went home to be with the Lord at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Funeral services were held at 12 p.m. Monday, March 11 in Prairie View Baptist Church in Lake City. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Read More