Obituaries 4-4-2018: Kathryn Hutchcraft 

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Kathryn Hutchcraft 

Kathryn M. Hutchcraft, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Thursday March 29, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Kathryn was born August 3, 1930 in Ewing, Illinois, a daughter of James Howard and Eva Wyrick Richardson. She had worked at the Brown Shoe Company, Dean’s Greenhouses and Elzy’s Florist in Sullivan. She was a member of Sullivan First Christian Church. Previously she had been very involved in church activities at Sullivan Church of God and enjoyed southern gospel music. Kathryn married Paul Hutchcraft September 3, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, and he preceded her in death November 25, 2013. Read More

Obituaries 4-4-2018: Peter Spracklen

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Peter Spracklen

 Peter John Spracklen, 77, formally of Tower Hill, Ill., passed away Sunday March 11, 2018 in Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 14 in Tower Hill Free Methodist Church.

Pete was born January 17, 1941 in Tower Hill to Justus Leroy Spracklen and Maribelle (Shanholtzer) Spracklen-Hostetler. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.  Read More

Recent Obituaries: Kathryn M. Hutchcraft

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Kathryn M. Hutchcraft

Kathryn M. Hutchcraft, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:20 a.m. Thursday March 29, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.

Kathryn was born August 3, 1930 in Ewing, Illinois the daughter of James Howard and Eva Wyrick Richardson. She had worked at the Brown Shoe Company, Dean’s Geeenhouse and Elzy’s Florist in Sullivan. She was a member of the Sullivan First Christian Church. Previously she had been very involved in church activities at the Sullivan Church of God and enjoyed southern gospel music. Kathryn married Paul Hutchcraft on September 3, 1948 in Mt. Vernon and he preceded her in death on November 25, 2013.

Surviving are her daughters Nancy (Rick) Cundiff of Bloomington and Sherry (William) Lewis of Richmond, Indiana; brother Kenneth Ray Richardson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; sister Una Kay Hayes of Benton; grandchildren Randy Tomera of Bloomington, Jacob (Allison) Lewis of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Aaron (Jessica) Lewis of Richmond, Indiana; step grandchildren Carrie (Mike) Lee of Normal, Maggie (Paul) Miquel of Kissimmee, Florida, Kellie Cundiff of Santa Monica, California and step great grandchildren Abbie Lee, Katie Lee and Benjamin Lee all of Normal.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Recent Obituaries: Robert G. Dotson

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Robert G. Dotson

Robert G. Dotson, 66, of Sullivan passed away 10:55 p.m. March 28, 2018 at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 at Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery, Coles Station. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Robert was born November 17, 1951 in Sullivan, the son of Warner G. and Juanita (England) Dotson. He was retired from Bridgestone-Firestone, Decatur. He was an excellent mechanic and welder. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and flying remote-controlled airplanes. He was a loving grandfather and his granddaughters were his pride and joy.

Robert is survived by his daughter, Dianna (Eric) Davis of Evans, GA; sisters, Jill (Mike) Getz of Leesburg, FL; Jane (Glenn) Lehman-Menke of Sullivan; Sheryl (Terry) Wood of Sullivan and Lisa White of Sullivan; granddaughters, Abigail and Chloe Davis, and 11 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 3-28-2018: Avis Smith

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Avis Smith

Avis Nadine Smith, 87, of Lovington passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2018 in Lincolnshire Place in Decatur.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3 in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bethany. Burial will be in St. Isidore Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington with prayer services at 7 p.m. Read More

Obituaries 3-28-2018: Bernard Whitlow, Sr. 

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Bernard Whitlow, Sr. 

Bernard Russell Whitlow, Sr., 83, of Hillsboro died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 28) in Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro officiated by the Rev. Ralph Ward. Burial with military rites by V.F.W. Post #1306 and American Legion Post #425 was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Read More