Patricia Parrish
Patricia May Parrish, 77, of Lovington passed away at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 19 in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Burial will be held in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Arrangements were made by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Read More
Beverly Booker
Beverly Grace Booker, 85, of Sullivan, passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Sally Glazebrook
Sara ‘Sally’ Snow Fifer Glazebrook, 63, of Sullivan, died at 10:54 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2016 in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday. Read More
Beverly Booker
Beverly Grace Booker, 85, of Sullivan, passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) in her residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Reed Funeral Home with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan Senior Center. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Mrs. Booker was born April 29, 1931 in Sullivan, IL, the daughter of John and Louise Mercer Gramblin. Bev had worked at Brown Shoe Co. and had been a sales clerk for several area businesses. She volunteered at nursing homes, was a pencil pal and crocheted afghans and sent them to service members overseas, was a member of the Sullivan Women’s Civic Club and the Sullivan Southern Baptist Church. She married Richard Booker and he preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter Jeannie (Bob) Ashley of Bethany; son Steven (Sue) Booker of Sullivan; grandchildren Jennifer (Stuart) Landreth of Toledo, Jonathon (Jennifer) Ashley of Bethany, Melissa Ashley (Nina Page) of Bethany, Corey (Sarah) Booker of Findlay, Logan Booker of Sullivan; great grandchildren Austin Landreth, Evelyn Ashley, Alexander Ashley, Maddy Atteberry, Ashley Page, Payton Booker; brother Donald (Loretta) Gramblin of Michigan; sister Carolyn Rozanski of Michigan; daughter-in-law Vicky (Darrell) Williams and her beloved dog Scruffy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother and step-father.
Judy Daily
Judith Ann “Judy” Daily, 73, of rural Windsor passed away Monday evening, May 2, 2016, in her residence.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday in Smyser Christian Church with the Rev. Richard Coen of Neoga and the Rev. Dan Fultz of Sullivan officiating. Burial was in Smyser Cemetery in rural Gays. Swengel-O’Dell Funeral Home of Neoga was in charge of arrangements. Read More
Audie Ryherd
Audie Edward Ryherd, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:53 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Mattoon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in French Cemetery in Allenville. Read More
Audie Edward Ryherd
Audie Edward Ryherd, 87, of Sullivan, passed away 3:53 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Mattoon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour before the service Saturday, at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in French Cemetery, Allenville, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion #68. Memorials may be made to First Apostolic Church of Sullivan.
Audie was born January 18, 1929, in Gamaliel, KY; the son of Edd Lewis and Iva (Proffitt) Ryherd. He married Dolores Faye England on April 13, 1951, in Arthur; she preceded him in death on December 30, 2014. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict; he was a welder for Progress Industries in Arthur for many years and a member of the First Apostolic Church in Sullivan. Audie was an incredible man and loved spending time with his family and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Audie is survived by his sons, Doug (Lori) Ryherd and Wayne (Agnes) Ryherd, both of Sullivan; daughter, Cheryl (David) Keown of Sullivan; daughter-in-law, Sue Ryherd of Sullivan; brothers, Dwaine Ryherd of Vandalia, OH, and James Ryherd of Gamaliel, KY; sister, Faye Oye of Arthur. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren, Lonny, Brent, Aaron, William, Greg, Travis, Tyler and Stephen Ryherd, Michele Gribbins, Erica Stollard, Rebekah Ryherd and Tiara Ryherd; and seventeen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sons, Jerry and Vance Ryherd, three brothers, Clyde, Carl and Paul Ryherd and four sisters, Essie Harlin, Wilma O’Banion, Eva Whitis and Dean Davis.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Margie Hurst
Funeral services for Margie Murleen Hurst, 69, of Lovington were held at noon Tuesday in Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville.
The former Taylorville resident died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday April 28, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Stephen Kirkwood
Stephen Lynn Kirkwood passed away Friday, April 15, 2016. He fought a quiet but very courageous battle against cancer.
His service will be at Mira Mar National Cemetery in San Diego, Calif. at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 9. Celebration of Life will be held at the Kirkwood home following his service, 1362 Los Coches Ct., Chula Vista, CA 91910. Read More
Ralph Dolan
Ralph Ames Dolan, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:22 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Aspen Creek in Sullivan.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in French Cemetery in Allenville. Ralph was born November 19, 1934 in Mattoon, a son of Carl Layton and Myrtle Ames Dolan. He graduated from Sullivan High School with the class of 1953, served in the Army and was a graduate of Eureka College. He served as the payroll master at the Palmer House in Chicago and also worked at Blaw-Knox in Mattoon as a security guard. In his retirement he worked at the Mattoon Walmart as a welcome greeter. Ralph was a lifetime member of First Christian Church of Sullivan. He was an avid reader and a dedicated sports fan who loved the St. Louis Cardinals; Ralph loved fishing, hunting and all of his animals he cared for on the farm. Read More