Margaret Grinslade
Margaret June Grinslade, 93, of Lancaster, N.Y. formerly of Dalton City passed away at 7:54 a.m., February 8, 2017 in her daughter’s residence.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 14 in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Burial was in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. Read More
Deborah Bobbitt
A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Deborah Ann Bobbitt, 68, of Decatur was celebrated Feb. 13 in St. Patrick Church in Decatur. Interment followed in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.
She was born Aug. 2, 1948 in Clinton, a daughter of Robert Lee and Patricia Johanna Long Willmore. She was an employee of Decatur Housing Authority in a variety of roles. She married Terry Lynn Bobbitt Oct. 3, 1987, and he survives. Read More
Helen Glazebrook
Helen L. Glazebrook, 60, of Sullivan passed away at 3:26 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center in Coles County.
Celebration of Life services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Barbara Hagen
Barbara Lee Hagen, 87, of Sullivan died at 1:35 a.m. Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Life’s Journey Senior Living Center, in Mattoon.
Private family services will be held in Sullivan Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul McGhghy officiating. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Billy Woolsey
Billy Woolsey, 56, of Sullivan died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 in Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Ariz. Read More
Kathryn Armstrong
Kathryn C. Armstrong, 99, of Sullivan died at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Mound Cemetery in Charleston. There will be no visitation. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Read More
Margaret June Grinslade
Margaret June Grinslade 93, of Lancaster, NY formerly of Dalton City, IL passed away at 7:54 a.m., February 8, 2017, in her daughter’s residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion, IL. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. The family will receive friends for visitation on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Bethel Free Methodist Church, 930 N. Range Road, Peoria, IL 61604. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Margaret was born April 11, 1923, in Decatur, IL the daughter of George and Leta Isabelle (Roney) Dickson. She married Phillip Ray Grinslade on March 15, 1943. He preceded her in death on September 13, 1993. Margaret had formerly worked as a butcher and grocery clerk for the grocery store in Dalton City.
Surviving are her children: Robert Ray Grinslade and his wife Shirley of Bradford, IL, Mary Jo Hill and her husband Michael of San Antonio, TX, and Margaret “Susan” Grinslade of Lancaster, NY; grandchildren: Scott Grinslade and his wife Sarah of Peoria Heights, IL, Bobbi Grinslade of Peoria, IL, Tracey Langsfeld of San Antonio, TX, Gary Langsfeld and wife Martha of Burlington, KY, Claudette Mabry or San Antonio, TX, Mary Ruotolo and her husband Chris of Hackettstown, NJ, Jeff Gossett and wife Lena of Bradford, IL, Kim Mitchell and husband Kevin of Clinton, IL and Gabriella Brueggemann of St. Louis, MO. Also surviving are twelve great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, her beloved son: Samuel D. Grinslade. brothers: George and Robert and her sister: Dorothy.
Lulu White
Lulu Fae White, 93, formerly of Decatur, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 in her residence in Brighton Gardens, Westlake, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 12 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with graveside services in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Barbara Reedy
Barbara Ann Reedy, 79, of Sullivan, formerly of Lovington, died at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Monday, February 6 in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bethany with Fr. Steve Arisman and Fr. John Sohm celebrants. Burial and Rite of Committal will be in St. Isidore Cemetery in Bethany. A prayer service was held at 5 p.m. Sunday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Read More
Freeman Wildman
Freeman Dale Wildman, 88, of Sullivan, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 8:14 p.m., February 4, 2017 in Courtyard Estates in Sullivan.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bethany with Fr. Steve Arisman celebrant. Burial and Rite of Committal will be in St. Isidore Cemetery in Bethany. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with prayer service to follow. Visitation will also be from 9-10 a.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home. Read More