Darrell Morris
Darrell G. Morris, 69, of Arthur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 12:12 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services were at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Gene Godfrey officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Read More
Brian P. Hart
Brian P. Hart, 56, of Sullivan, passed away 1:55 p.m. Tuesday (April 19, 2016) in Decatur Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.
Celebration of Life services will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with the Pastor Marge Overlot officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Food Pantry, the Decatur Cancer Care Specialist Scholarship.
Brian was born May 28, 1959 in Shelbyville, the son of James and Nancy Wakefield Hart. He married Kathleen Ann Freese on October 23, 1991. Brian retired from the phone company (GTE, Verizon, Frontier) with thirty five years of service on November 1, 2015. He had been a member of the Sullivan Sports Boosters, George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge # 764 and the Sullivan Country Club. His favorite pastimes were playing golf and poker, but his greatest joy was watching his kids play sports. Brian knew no stranger. He loved people and always had kind words to say about everyone.
Surviving are his wife Kathy, daughter Brittany Hart of Sullivan; son Dylan Hart of Sullivan; sister Brenda (David) Winskill of Sullivan; niece, Hillary Winskill; nephew Clay Winskill; mother-in-law Pat Larkin of Sullivan; sister-in-law Nikki (Dan) Hodge of Arthur; niece Andalyn Hodge; nephew Dustin Hodge and grandmother-in-law Helen Gustin.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and parents Jim and Nancy.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. James Wade, III, LeAnn Rhinehart, NP and Lynette his primary nurse at the Cancer Care Specialists of Decatur, along with his nurse Sami at Decatur Memorial Hospital. They are incredible people and should be admired for their dedication to their professions.
Margaret Alumbaugh
Margaret Alumbaugh, 86, of Lovington passed away at 10:43 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 in her residence.
Private family services were Sunday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Ray Batman officiating. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington.
Margaret was born March 23, 1930 in Moweaqua, the daughter of Harold and Helen Cooley Woltz. She married Willis F. Alumbaugh August 18, 1952 in Lovington, and he preceded her in death January 19, 2009. Read More
Dale Hodges
Dale Hodges, 81, of Lakewood passed away peacefully Monday, April 18, 2016 in Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville. Dale was born April 11, 1935, a son of Otis and Gladys Epps Hodges. Dale lost his mother soon after birth and was blessed to have Faye Hodges assume the role of his mother.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 21 with the funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday, both at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery. Read More
Jim Saddoris
Memorial services for James D. “Jim” Saddoris, 80, of Sullivan were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Private burial will be at a later date in Findlay Cemetery.
The former Findlay resident died at 9:43 a.m. Wednesday April 27, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Darlene Demaree
Darlene P. Demaree of Peachtree Corners near Atlanta, Georgia, died peacefully at home April 2, 2016. A memorial service will be held in Georgia at Norcross First United Methodist Church April 23. Graveside services will be held at Red Oak Grove Cemetery near Tipton, Iowa. She grew up in Tipton and graduated from Tipton Consolidated School, Iowa State College (now University), and the University of Illinois. Read More
Kay Blankenburg
Kay Blankenburg, 94, of Sullivan, died at 7:50 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Sullivan Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul McGhghy officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church.
Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. Read More
Dorthea Abbott
Dorthea A. Abbott, 90, of Sullivan passed away at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 8 in Shrader Funeral Home in Arthur. Burial was in Bourbon Cemetery in Bourbon. Read More
Virginia Cornwell
Virginia Kathryn Cornwell, 89, of Arthur, died at 5:25 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 in Shrader Funeral Home in Arthur with the Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Burial followed in Arthur Cemetery. Read More
Eric Paulson
Eric Paulson, 30, of Sullivan, died at 9:06 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Findlay.
Celebration of Life services were at 4 p.m. Sunday in The Vineyard Church in Sullivan with Jim Plank officiating. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Paulson was born May 9, 1985 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He worked for International Paper in Shelbyville. Eric was a member of The Vineyard Church in Sullivan and loved to hunt, fish and enjoyed woodworking. Eric was a kind and gentle son, father and husband. He married Angela Pruitt January 1, 2016 in Sullivan, and she survives. Read More