Carolyn Artis
Carolyn Sue Artis, 76, of Sullivan, passed away at 4 a.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2024, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Carroll Dean Ray
Carroll Dean Ray
Carroll Dean Ray, 76, of Bethany, died at 10:16 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2024, in St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Celebration of Life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at McMullin-Funeral Home, Bethany, with Pastor Doug Fultz and Pastor Vanessa Patient officiating. Burial will be held in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. In lieu of flowers; memorials are suggested to Okaw Valley FFA or to do something special with your loved ones.
Carroll was born on September 26, 1947; the son of E. Lloyd and Ruby (Cruit) Ray. He grew up on his family farm driving tractors and working with his dad. He graduated from Bethany High School in 1965. He married Sandra Kay Sanner on June 5, 1966, in Bethany; she survives. He worked at Caterpillar, farmed, drove a semi and managed the Bethany Standard Station.
He is survived by his wife, Sandy of Bethany; children, Kathy (Dave) Doty of Bethany, Deana Denton of Wylie, TX, and Sarah (Becca) Ray of Brighton, CO; sisters, Nancy (Max) Fultz and Patti Patient both of Sullivan; grandchildren, Michael (Jessica) Doty, Ashton (Josiah) Davidson, Amelia (David) Jeu, Jefferson Denton, Austin Ray and Ruby Ray; great-grandchildren, Adelyn Doty and Isaiah Doty.
Carroll was preceded in death by his parents, infant child, brother-in-law Gene Patient, son-in-law Jeff Denton and an infant great-grandchild.
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Obituaries 2-21-2024: Diane Stovall
Diane Stovall
Diane Kay Stovall, 79, of Lovington, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More
Obituaries 2-21-2024: Mary Simmons
Mary Simmons
Mary Elizabeth Simmons, 69, of Bethany, passed away at 9:08 a.m., Sunday, February 18, 2024.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Decatur. Rite of Committal and Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday 5-7 p.m. at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Prayer service will be 4:30 p.m., Friday evening. Memorials are suggested to the Marrowbone Twp. Library. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More
Obituaries 2-21-2024: Betty Scott
Betty Scott
Betty Ruth Brock Scott, 100, of Bethany peacefully passed away on February 15, 2024 at 1:24 a.m. at Green Gardens Estates in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 2-14-2024: Helen Thorp
Helen Thorp
Helen Nichols Hume Thorp, 94, passed away on January 28, 2024, in Sullivan, Illinois. Helen was born on April 7, 1929, in Waynesville Township, DeWitt County, Illinois. Daughter of the late Wilman Larrison Nichols and the late Minnie Scott Nichols. Read More
Obituaries 1-31-2024: Maurene Sanders
Maurene Sanders
Maurene Sanders, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 19, 2024, at Lincolnshire of Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 1-24-2024: Larry Stout
Larry Stout
Larry L. Stout, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at his home.
He was born February 21, 1942 to Clarence and Lela (Spears) Stout. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Larry Stout, Jr.; and daughter, Carmen Haley. Read More
Obituaries 1-24-2024: Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson
Dennis E. Johnson, 91, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Thursday January 18, 2024 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, Illinois.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday April 13, 2024 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Military Honors will be conducted after the service by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Memorials are suggested to the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library or to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mattoon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More
Obituaries 1-17-2024: Mary Edmonds-Cazel
Mary Edmonds-Cazel
Mary Emily Edmonds-Cazel, 78, of Smyrna, Tenn.. passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024. She was born in Decatur, Illinois to James Dale Edmonds and Mary Emily Lewis She was preceded in death by brothers, James David Edmonds (Edna), Steven Kent Edmonds (Jane) and sister Barbara Roseanne Kerr . Read More