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
Maxine Barrett
Maxine G. Barrett, 99, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More
Roger Gustin
Roger Orval Gustin, passed away peacefully February 28, 2016 at the age of 81 ending his long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was surrounded by his immediate family.
Roger was born June 20, 1934 in Sullivan, graduating with the high school class of 1952 where he was a member of the H.S. band and lettered in basketball, baseball, football and track. Roger received his bachelor degree from Millikin University in Decatur and then his master’s degree in administration and teaching credential from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. In 1960 Roger moved to Madera, California and started teaching at Madera High School from where he retired in 1992. In 1963 Roger married Joan Cappelluti of Madera, and they were together for 47 years. She predeceased him in 2010. Read More
Brian Hart
Brian P. Hart, 56, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.
Celebration of Life services were held at 7 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Marge Overlot officiating. Read More
Coleen Miller
Coleen Miller, 100, of Sullivan, died at 9:06 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan assisted with arrangements. Read More
Victor Tessman
Victor Eugene Tessman, 98, of Sullivan passed away in the presence of his family into the arms of Jesus at 5:55 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Services to celebrate Vic’s life were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Read More