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Alice Lawyer 

Alice E. Lawyer, 63, of Arthur died at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016 in her home.

Services for the former Lovington resident will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 20 in Wyman Park in Sullivan. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

She was born Jan. 8, 1953 in Champaign, a daughter of Ross and Leota Mathis Chenoweth. A retired postmaster with the U.S. Postal Service, she also managed Rusty’s in La Place. She was an EMT with the Lovington Ambulance Service and a member of La Place United Methodist Church and Lovington Village Board.

Surviving are daughters Cristy Ritchie of Cerro Gordo, Jamie Franklin of Lovington and Katie Swanson of Panama City, Fla.; sisters Ann Finke, Carol Benedict and Kathy Price, all of Lovington; brothers Dick Chenoweth of La Place, Dennis Chenoweth of Lynchburg, Va. and David Chenoweth of Spring Hill, Fla.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a grandson.

Memorials are suggested to Decatur Memorial Hospital Hospice.

Russell Glenn Wiley

Russell Glenn Wiley, 91, formerly of Sullivan and Mattoon, passed away 7:34 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Heartland Christian Village, Neoga.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Heartland Christian Village Auxiliary, 101 Trowbridge Rd, Neoga, IL 62447 or to the donor’s choice.

Russell Glenn Maricle was born October 12, 1924, in Mattoon. He was later adopted by his parents Melvin and Fern (Ridgeway) Wiley of Sullivan. He married Louise Brown of Humboldt on March 23, 1947 in Bethany; she survives. Russell was a 1943 graduate of Mattoon High School. He was a life-long farmer of Moultrie County and also worked several years as a television repairman. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Mattoon and a former member of the Allenville Christian Church where he served as an elder. Russell was also a member of the Moultrie County Farm Bureau. He loved spending time on the farm as well as time with his family and friends. He enjoyed many card games throughout the years. He will be missed by many.

Russell is survived by his son, Marvin G. (Mary Ann) of Sullivan; daughter, Judy (Gary) Erlandson of Elberton,GA; grandsons, Toby (Beth) Wiley and children Evanger, Kate and Caleb of Arthur; Kory (Tonya) Wiley and children Torie and her son Hunter, Kolton of Sullivan; and Brandon Erlandson of Elberton, GA; granddaughters, Dr. Christine (Jonathan) Waller and daughters Leah of LaCrosse, WI, and Ashlynne (Sven) Steen and their son Trenton of Springfield; Karol (1SG Brad) Hart and their daughter Devyn of Clarksville, TN; Sabra (Adam) Bozman and children Christian and Lexie of Murfreesboro, TN; and Amy (Taylor) Mangiaracino and daughters Valorie and Ayla of Imperial, MO.

He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Jane.

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