Recent Obituaries: Francis E. Harned

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Francis E. Harned, 85, of Sullivan passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday in Mason Point, Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials are suggested to Mason Point or to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Francis was born August 21, 1933 in Lovington the son of Carl and Florence Simpson Harned. He spent many years working as a parts man for the Chevy and GMC dealerships in Decatur. Most recently he had worked for Monarch Manufacturing and then Ace Hardware in Sullivan. Francis enjoyed fixing things for people and helping them in any way that he could. His favorite pastimes were fishing, working in his garden and Friday nights with his friends. Francis married Louanne Ostrowsky on August 19, 1961 in Lovington and she preceded him in death on August 9, 2014.
Surviving are his son Mitchell J. (Beth) Harned of Newman; special friends Clem and Gloria Uptmor of Sullivan and Sheila Dawson of Bethany.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, infant sister and four brothers.

Obituaries 12-19-2018: Marilyn Wood

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Marilyn Wood

Marilyn Ann Carter Wood, 87, of Sullivan passed away peacefully at 1:14 a.m. Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Mason Point in Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 21 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More

Obituaries 12-19-2018: Carlene Klein

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Carlene Klein

Carlene F. Klein, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 6:14 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 15 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville. Read More

Obituaries 12-19-2018: Linda Thompson

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Linda Thompson

Linda Lou Thompson, 71, of Sullivan passed away at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in her home in Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 17 in Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Burial was in Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery in Cooks Mills. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Read More

Obituaries 12-19-2018: Hazel Newlan

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Hazel Newlan

Hazel Marie Newlan, 88, of Lovington went to be with her Lord and Savior at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Mason Point in Sullivan.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 20 in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Linda Lou Thompson

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Linda Lou Thompson

Linda Lou Thompson, 71, of Sullivan passed away 10:56 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at her home in Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery, Cooks Mills. In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made to the Southern Baptist Church. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.
Linda was born December 5, 1947, in Mattoon, the daughter of Howard and Evelyn (Geissinger) Pyle. She married Warren D. Thompson on June 26, 1971 in Mattoon; he preceded her in death on October 19, 2010. She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church.
Linda is survived by her daughter, Tina Thompson of Sullivan; sister, Sandy Ford of Ocala, FL.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 12-12-2018: Evelyn Jack

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Evelyn Jack

Evelyn M. Jack, 90, of Sullivan passed away peacefully at 7:50 p.m. Sunday, December 9, 2018 in her son Ron’s home in rural Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 13 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5–7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More

Obituaries 12-12-2018: Phil Phillips

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Phil Phillips

Phil Leon Phillips, 85, of Sullivan, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
No services will be held. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.
Phil was born March 21, 1933 in Bethany, the son of Earl and Lela Standerfer Phillips. He served in the United States Army. Phil married Loretta May Aldridge December 20, 1963, and she preceded him in death June 13, 2014. Read More

Obituaries 12-12-2018: Harold Rutan

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Harold Rutan

Harold (Ruty) Eugene Rutan, 85, of Arthur, died at 1:46 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at his residence.
Harold was born February 4, 1933 in Charleston, a son of Clifford and Olive Bryant Rutan. He married Betty Wood in Arthur January 13, 1979, and she survives.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter Dawn (Michael) Moutray of Varna; stepdaughter Lisa (Dick) Agge of Sullivan; grandsons Tyler (Kate) Moutray of Magnolia, Ill., Ryan (Brittney) Moutray of Peru, Ill. and Nicholas (Shaina) Wood of Texas; granddaughters Beth (Ryan) McCann of Imperial, Missouri, Cathryn Agge of Greenwood, Indiana and Megan (Jason) Wood of Edwardsville; great-grandchildren Avery, Morgan, Taylor, Charlotte, Kennedy, Delaney, and Nolan; brother Charles Rutan of Ashmore and sister Vera Hackett of Charleston. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Carlene Klein

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Carlene Klein

Carlene F. Klein, 89, of Sullivan passed away 6:14 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville. Memorials may be made to the Sullivan Senior Center or to the Allenville Christian Church.
Carlene was born May 17, 1929, in Macedonia, IL, the daughter of Walter and Zola Nadine (Campbell) Kearney. She married Joseph Earl Klein on February 7, 1948 in Sullivan; he preceded her in death on November 9, 2003. She was a member of the Allenville Christian Church.
Carlene is survived by her brothers, Ken Kearney of Alpha and Bob Kearney of Benton; sister-in-law, Rosetta Naab of Sullivan. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 1 sister.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com