Recent Obituaries: Lavonne Graven

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Lavonne Graven

Lavonne Graven, 94, of Sullivan passed away at 11:16 p.m. on September 7, 2026, at Willow Breeze Hospice House, in Mattoon, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2026, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made to the donor’s choice or to the Willow Breeze Hospice: 10660 E Co Rd 800 N Mattoon, IL 61938

Lavonne was born July 28, 1932 in Shelby County to Ancil and Ruth (Winings) Perrine. She graduated in 1950 from Sullivan High School and later drove school buses for Sullivan. She married Mac Graven in First Christian Church, Sullivan, on July 7, 1951, and he preceded her in death April 25, 2005. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and was an avid Illini basketball fan. 

She is survived by her sons, Mark of London, England, Mikel (Nancy) of Warrensburg; daughter, Lori Kelso of Champaign; granddaughters, Kayla Graven and Michelle Graven (Arthur Steiner) of Springfield, Lindsey Kelso (JT Moscardini) and Sydney Kelso of the Chicago area.

She was preceded in death by husband, Mac; parents; brothers, Bill (Emma Lee) Perrine, Vernon (Beverly) Perrine; infant brother, Ralph Eugene; and sister, Dorothy (Lawrence) Morrison.

The family would like to thank Willow Breeze Hospice House for the care of Lavonne and her family in her final days. 

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

Recent Obituaries: Marjory Queen

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Marjory Queen

Marjory J. Queen, 87, of Bethany, passed away August 31, 2026, at her home.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2026, at Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany or to the Marrowbone Public Library, Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.

Marjory was born on July 4, 1939, in Sidell; the daughter of Clarence V. and Rachel E. (Guthrie) Goodall. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University with her Bachelor’s degree in teaching. Marjory went on to teach in the local schools for many years. She married Paul K. Queen on June 6, 1970; he preceded her in death on January 7, 2015. Marjory was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bethany.

She is survived by sisters, Carol L. Wock of Urbana and Catherine K. Allen of Lebanon; nieces and nephews, Bradley Allen of Edwardsville, Becky K. Grob of Lebanon, Catherine (Uwe) Goodall-Heising of Berlin, Germany, and Andrea (Milyon) Goodall-Trulove of Portland, Oregon.

Marjory was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother, Charles W. Goodall.

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

Obituaries 8-26-2026: Steven Phillips

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Steven Phillips

Steven R. Phillips, 44, of Arcola, passed away 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.

Funeral services were held Monday, August 24, 2026, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial was in Penn Township Cemetery, Moweaqua. Memorials may be made in care of the family.

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Recent Obituaries: Steven R. Phillips

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Steven R. Phillips, 44, of Arcola, passed away 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2026, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Penn Township Cemetery, Moweaqua. Memorials may be made in care of the family.

Steven was born February 1, 1982, in Decatur; the son of James Odell and MaDonna D. (Wright) Phillips. As an avid outdoorsman Steven enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and just being in the woods. He loved spending time with his friends, family and his loving fiancé, Angie.

Steven is survived by his father, James Odell Phillips of Austin, KY; fiancé, Angie Ziegler of Arcola; son, Austin Ziegler of Arcola; siblings, Richard Phillips of Austin, KY, Pam (Jim) Marler of Urbana, Dave Phillips of Sullivan, Cristal Harris of Austin, KY, Jamie Phillips of Arthur and Clemmie Adams of Arthur. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Steven was proceeded in death by his grandparents, mother, 2 brothers, Timothy and Robert Phillips.

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

Recent Obituaries: Scott A. Reed

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Scott A. Reed, 55, of Danville, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 8:03 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2026, in OFS Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville.

A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Crossroads Christian Church, Danville with Celebration of Life services to follow at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Miles Clark officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the Reed Funeral Home Sullivan with Pastor Miles Clark and Pastor Bill Wiggs officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with military rites conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post 68. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested for Jarrett’s College Education Fund.

Scott was born June 19, 1971 in Danville, the son of Lynn and Karen Evans Reed. Scott had been a licensed funeral director for over 25 years. He attended Crossroad Christian Church in Danville. Scott enjoyed model trains and especially steam engine trains and going to New York Yankees baseball games with Jarrett. He organized Pheasants Forever Youth Programs for many years. He served in the Illinois National Guard. Scott married Tracie Sexton Smith on June 12, 2021 in Danville.

Surviving is his wife Tracie of Danville; son Jarrett of Danville, bonus children Ariana (Alex) Smith, Hailee Smith, Mallory Smith and Grant Smith; parents Lynn and Karen Reed and sister Angela all of Sullivan.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.