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Obituaries 9-21-2022: Timothy Roberts Sr.

News Progress Posted on September 21, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 21, 2022

Timothy Roberts Sr.

Timothy Squire Roberts, Sr., 69, of Lovington, passed away at 11:05 p.m., Sunday, September 11, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More

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Obituaries 9-21-2022: Larry Loy

News Progress Posted on September 21, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 21, 2022

Larry Loy

Larry D. Loy, 80, of Hammond, passed away at 3:02 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 20, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Hammond Community Booster Club. Read More

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Obituaries 9-21-2022: Robert “Mike” Foley

News Progress Posted on September 21, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 21, 2022

Robert “Mike” Foley

Robert Michael “Mike” Foley, 68, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 9:22 a.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Monday, September 19, in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in St. Isidore Cemetery in Bethany. Memorials may be made to American Kidney Foundation or American Heart Association. Read More

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Recent Obituaries: Larry Loy

News Progress Posted on September 19, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 19, 2022
Larry Loy
Larry D. Loy, 80, of Hammond, passed away 3:02 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2022, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2022 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Family requests casual attire. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Hammond Community Booster Club.

Larry was born February 21, 1942, in Galesburg; the son of Lawrence D. and Lois (Lundquist) Loy. He married Phyllis R. Maxedon on August 12, 1961, in Sullivan; she survives. He enjoyed hunting, sports and gardening. Larry loved spending time and being with family.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Hammond; son, Larry Douglas Loy of Firestone, CO; daughters, Barb (Dan) Davies of Champaign, Pamela (Douglas) Sims of Hammond and Jackie (Heath) Welch of Marion; brothers, Ronald Loy of Tennessee, Richard (Carol) Loy of Mt. Zion, Ray Loy of Sullivan and Dave (Tami) Loy of Sullivan; sister, Myrna Kercheval of Sullivan. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

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

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Obituaries 9-14-2022: Frank Sentel

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Frank Sentel

Frank Sentel, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:05 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in Aspen Creek in Sullivan. Read More

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Obituaries 9-14-2022: Ronald Martin

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Ronald Martin

Ronald Lee Martin, 73, of Franklin, Ill., passed away peacefully in his home September 11, 2022. He was born in Effingham, February 24, 1949, to Charles Austin Martin and Edith Lorraine (Evans) Martin. He is survived by his wife Patricia (Bergren) Martin, his son Martin J. Martin (Bridget), and grandchildren, Carson (8), Kinley (6), and Kerrigan (3) of Petersburg, Ill.; older siblings, William Martin (Katheryn) of Sullivan, Alice Gray (Richard) of Heyworth, and Fred Martin (Glenda) of Charleston. He was preceded in death by his parents. Read More

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Obituaries 9-14-2022: Jesse “Ed” Hunt

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Jesse “Ed” Hunt

Jesse Edwin “Ed” Hunt, 91, of rural Sullivan, passed away at 3:08 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon. Read More

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Obituaries 9-14-2022: Mattie Fifer

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Mattie Fifer

Mattie Jo Fifer, 102, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:09 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Courtyard Estates in Sullivan. Read More

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Obituaries: Charlene Chance

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Charlene Chance

Charlene F. Chance, 86, a longtime resident of Findlay, passed with peace and grace on Monday, September 12, 2022, in the Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville. Read More

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Obituaries: Donald Bickers

News Progress Posted on September 14, 2022 by webmasterSeptember 14, 2022

Donald Bickers

Donald N. Bickers, 79, of Marshall, Ill. passed away at 4:23 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in the Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care at Terre Haute, Ind. He retired as a dispatcher for the Sullivan, Ill. Read More

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Easter Donation



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The Kirby Foods meat department delivered hams to the Moultrie County Food Pantry on Wednesday the 16th, thanks to a generous anonymous donation. The hams will provide a nice Easter dinner.


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