Myron Haney
Myron L. Haney, 90, of Sullivan, formerly of Arthur, passed away at 8:46 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 25 in Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery in Arthur with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Read More
David Schreiber
David Allen ‘Dave’ Schreiber, 75, of Sullivan passed away at 10:23 p.m. Friday January 19, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Joe Stephens officiating. Visitation will be from Noon until 1:00 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at a later date in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Lovington American Legion. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Dave was born March 28, 1942 in Jonathan Creek Township the son of Lester Albert and Dorothy Esther Walden Schreiber. He was retired from Caterpillar in Decatur and a member of UAW Local # 751 in Decatur. Dave was also a member of the Sons of the Lovington Legionaires.
Surviving are his daughters Heidi and Spook Tinsman of Mattoon, Trishia Gibson of Henderson, Nevada, Katherine Zohovetz of Las Vegas, Nevada; brother James Schreiber of Denver, Colorado; twin brother Donald Schreiber of California; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren and very close family friends Wendell Smith and Todd Risley of Sullivan.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Joe Cole
Joe N. Cole, 92, of Sullivan passed away January 10, 2018.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with Masonic Rites by the George A. Sentel Lodge #764. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Read More
Nancy Eckel
Nancy L. Eckel, 91, of Sullivan passed away at 8:15 p.m. Sunday January 14, 2018 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Ollie Orsborn
Ollie Marie Orsborn, 83, of Sullivan passed away at 4:15 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 18 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Leroy Lawson
Leroy Lawson, 91, of Mattoon, passed away at 2:14 a.m. January 13, 2018 in Mattoon Health Care.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 15 in Keller Cemetery in Lovington with military rites by Lovington American Legion Post #429. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington handled arrangements. Read More
Tom McReynolds
Thomas M. McReynolds, 72, of Bethany went to be with the Lord at 11:58 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bethany with Pastors Steve Guarneros and Gail Allen officiating. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Mary Moore
Mary S. Moore, 99, of Sullivan passed away at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, January 11, 2018 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. Sunday in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ in Sullivan with Vanessa Patient officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Nancy Eckel
Nancy L. Eckel, 91, of Sullivan passed away at 8:15 p.m. Sunday January 14, 2018 in Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ, Sullivan. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Nancy was born May 5, 1926 in Sullivan the daughter of Glen H. and Agnes Harshman Lane.
Nancy was an active member of the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ and had an unquestionably strong faith. She was a soprano in the choir and had a great joy of music. She loved helping people and spent many years in the RSVP Program at the Sullivan Elementary School as a volunteer and a pen pal. She and Wayne loved to travel and her favorite location was the Grand Tetons. Nancy adored light houses and had acquired quite a collection of replicas. Nancy had worked as a secretary for Wood and Mayberry in Sullivan and had been a member of the Sullivan Alumni Association. Nancy married Wayne Eckel on June 23, 1951 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2006. She was a mother, homemaker, a grandmother, a great grandmother and a loyal friend.
Surviving are her son Christopher Wayne (Jeri) Eckel of Sullivan ; brother Bradford (Patsy) Lane of Sullivan and grandchildren Brandi (Kris) Binder, Schuyler (Conner) Sanders, Kelsey (Tyler) Binder, Ryan (Taylor) Eckel and great grandchildren Ethan Neville, Maddie Neville, Caden Binder, Jude Eckel and Dawson Eckel.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brothers Stanley, Sidney, Stuart (Joan) and Warren Lane.
Marsha Keeling
Marsha Lynn Keeling, 60, of Tuscola, formerly of Arthur, died at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in Carle Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 7 in Shrader Funeral Home in Arthur with the Rev. James Dona officiating. Burial followed in Windsor Cemetery. Read More