Paul Potter, Jr.
William Paul Potter, Jr., 46, of Sullivan passed away at 2:28 a.m. Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 7 p.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery in Renick, Missouri. Read More
Sam Kidwell
Sam Kidwell, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 8:20 a.m. Thursday February 15, 2018 in the Arthur Home.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Chaplain Mark Maxey officiating. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial will be in the Moultrie County Memorial Park Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association or to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. The family suggests casual attire.
Sam was born May 29, 1937 in Kirksville the son of Ralph and Ida Bea Blackwell Kidwell. He had worked at the Brown Shoe Company in Sullivan until it closed and then was a truck driver and retired driving for Barney Ozier. He married Linda Isaacs on November 22, 1969 in Sullivan and she preceded him in death on June 29, 1985.
Surviving are his daughters Teresa (Paul) Fleshner, Carla Kidwell and honorary daughter Chris Schumacher all of Sullivan; sons Mike (Cheryl) Kidwell of Bethany, Richard Kidwell of St. Louis, Missouri, Gary (Dara) Kidwell of Tuscola; brothers Ralph (Evelyn) Kidwell, Jr. of Sullivan, Richard (Donna) Kidwell of Tuscola, eleven grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren and his dog Duke.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Linda; brother Jerry Kidwell; sister Betty Younker
Paul L. Sager Paul L. Sager, 93, of Sullivan, passed away 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 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 Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church in Sullivan. Paul was born October 22, 1924, in Worth, the son of Ralph E. and Ocie (Vandeveer) Sager. He married Anna Jane Davis on April 15, 1944, in St. Charles, MO; she survives. Paul served in the United States Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Sullivan, served as a Sullivan Fire Department Trustee and was on the Moultrie County Draft Board. He was also a bus driver for the Sullivan School District for many years. Paul is survived by his wife, Anna Jane Sager of Sullivan; son, Tony (Roseanne) Sager of Sullivan; daughter, Susie (Roger) Fuller of Sullivan; grandsons, Michael Sager, Jeremy Sager and Jared Fuller. He was preceded in death by his parents 2 brothers, 3 sisters and 1 infant daughter. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Myrta Pound
Myrta Clare Pound, 86, of Decatur passed away at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in her home in Decatur.
Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 10 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Read More
Wanda Reid
Wanda June Reid, 72, of Sullivan passed away at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. No services will be held. Burial will be at a later date in Camp Butler Cemetery in Springfield.
Wanda was born August 4, 1945 in Virden, the daughter of Claude and Lavada McKee Gibson. She married Robert Reid in April of 1972, and he preceded her in death in 1988. She was a member of the Die-Hard Cubs Fan Club. She was loved dearly by her friends and family, and she may be gone but will never be forgotten. Read More
Donald Ferguson
Donald J. Ferguson, 88, of Sullivan passed away at 8:03 p.m. Thursday February 8, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Richard Shellabarger
Paul Richard Shellabarger (Shelly) passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer February 10, 2018 with his family by his side.
He was born March 16, 1940 in Natchez, Mississippi.
A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 12 in First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. Read More
Barbara Otto
Barbara S. Otto, 87, of Arthur passed away at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, February 11, 2018 in her residence in Arthur.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, February 15 in the HCK West Building one mile south of Arthur. Bishop David E. Schrock will officiate. Burial will be in Otto Cemetery in Arthur with visitation 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 14) in the HCK West Building. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola is assisting the family with arrangements. Read More
Donald J. Ferguson
Donald J. Ferguson, 88 of Sullivan, passed away at 8:03 p.m. Thursday February 8, 2018 in Mason Point, Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Mason Point Chapel, Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in the Mason Point Chapel. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Prairie Heart Institute. Condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan.
Donald was born July 28, 1929 in Piatt County. He was retired from GTE , later Verizon Telephone Company in Sullivan. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Don married Gretta McCleery on April 25, 1953 in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania. And she survives in Sullivan.
Also surviving are her children Kathy Kenny of Sullivan, Diane Mashburn of Louisville, Kentucky, Ron Ferguson of Vandalia, Michele Ferguson of Sullivan and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother and grandson Christopher Kenny.
Paul Richard Shellabarger
Paul Richard Shellabarger (Shelly), passed away peacefully February 10, 2018 with his family by his side after a lengthy battle with cancer. Married for fifty-five years to his wife Joyce Shellabarger, Ritchie was an Air Force Veteran and a very active member of his community. A lifetime member of the American Legion, most will remember him lining up the 4th of July parade, running the watermelon contest and sack races. He also spent a lot of time at the grill with Stanley Guin and Joe Shaw. Along with volunteering within the legion post he was a Boy Scout leader (of Boy Scout Troop 39), little league coach, and Prairie Frontiersman. Many acts of kindness were quietly done behind the scenes without any recognition, which is how he liked it. Ritchie was a loving husband, proud father, father-in-law, and even a prouder grandfather. He was loyal, honest, and his handshake was his word.
He is survived by his wife Joyce Shellabarger their six children; Sherry (Jay Lloyd) Shellabarger, Sondie (Eric) Epley, Samantha (Mike) Berner, Stan (Dutes Miller), Susan (Wyatt) Hicks, Seth (Amy) Shellabarger, and twelve grandchildren Paige, Philip, Ethan, Emily, Evan, Benjamin, Brooke, Addison, Emery, Oliver, Gabriel, and Matthew.
In lieu of flower, memorials may be sent to the First United Methodist Church of Sullivan, Cunningham Home Foundation of Champaign, and The Moultrie County Food Pantry.
A memorial service will be held on Monday February 12, 2018 from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan, Illinois.