Bill Honn
Funeral services for William D. “Bill” Honn, 81, of Tuscola were held Friday in the Arthur United Methodist Church. Burial with military rites by Arthur American Legion Post 479 was in Arthur Cemetery. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola assisted with arrangements.
Norma Erwin
Funeral services for Norma Jean Erwin, 84, of Shelbyville were held at noon Tuesday in First Christian Church in Shelbyville with the Rev. Kevin Ray officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
She died at 2:10 p.m. Saturday Dec. 20, 2014 in Heritage Health in Pana.
Patricia Swing
Patricia E. Swing, 73, of Lovington died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Homer Kellogg
Graveside services for Homer D. Kellogg, 92, of Decatur were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur assisted with arrangements.
Gertrude Cox
Funeral services for Gertrude Cox, 87, of Oreana were held Tuesday in Oreana Christian Church. Internment was in Friends Creek Cemetery near Argenta. Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements.
Carol McDormand
Carol Ann McDormand, 68, of Weldon died at 4:18 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2014 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Lee Griesemer
Donald Lee Griesemer, 85, of Leesburg, Fla. died Dec. 11, 2014. Page-Theus Funeral Home in Leesburg assisted the family.
Jeanne Gaffney
Anita Jeanne Elder Gaffney, 75, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
Melba Strong
After a short illness, Melba Cochran Strong passed away Dec. 1, 2014 in Plano, Tex. She was born Dec. 25, 1936 in Sullivan to Grant and Ethyl Collins Cochran, the youngest of 13 children. She was the granddaughter of 6th Circuit Judge Oscar Cochran and great-granddaughter of 6th Circuit Judge/Illinois Speaker of the House William Granville Cochran. She was always very proud of her family heritage and of growing up in Sullivan.
Maggie Hollowell
The funeral service honoring the life of Margaret Campbell “Maggie” Hollowell, 81, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Charleston was held at 11a.m. Tuesday in Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston, with the Reverend Dr. Robert Swickard officiating. Burial followed in Roselawn Cemetery in Charleston. Arrangements were by Harper-Swickard Funeral Home in Charleston.
She passed away peacefully Sunday, November 30, 2014 in her home in Scottsdale surrounded by family and friends.