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
Obituaries 1-17-2024: Meredith Brisch
Meredith Brisch
Meredith Ann Brisch, 69, of Lovington, passed away at 8:35 a.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024, at her home in rural Lovington. Read More
Obituaries 1-17-2024: Charles Drake
Charles Drake
Charles David Drake, 75, of Sullivan, passed away 4:37 a.m. Sunday, January 14, 2024, in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaires 1-17-2024: Dorothy Craig
Dorothy Craig
Dorothy F. “Grandma Dot” Craig, 101, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at Courtyard Estates of Sullivan. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Charles David Drake
Charles David Drake
Charles David Drake, 75, of Sullivan, passed away 4:37 a.m. Sunday, January 14, 2024, in Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society: P.O. Box 6704 Hagerstown, MD 21741.
David was born October 20, 1948, in Sullivan; the son of Cecil G. and Mary Lucy (Frederick) Drake. He married Sheila Wilhelm on August 7, 1971, in Sullivan; she preceded David in death on January 18, 2012. He enjoyed playing in the Kirksville band 2+2 and wood working.
He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Glick of Sullivan and Jackie Guin of Sullivan; nephew, Bret (Cindy) Guin of Sullivan; niece, Kristin (Terry) Hargrove of Sullivan; dear friends, Glen and Jane Bolin, Alan and Ruth Bolin, Bill and Shirley Lindley, Duane and Kim Voegel.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Condolences may be offered to the family at
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