Patricia Swarms
Patricia J. Swarms, 64, of Shelbyville passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Newman. Arrangements are pending at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
Recent Obituaries: Darlene Splittorff
Darlene Splittorff
Darlene C. Splittorff, 62, of Windsor passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville. Arrangements are pending at Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor.
Obituaries 7-13-2022: William Rauch
William Rauch
William ‘Bill’ Rauch, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:26 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Shelbyville Manor.
Graveside services were Monday at the Windsor Cemetery with Mike Craig officiating. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More
Obituaries 7-13-2022: Rachel Mocabee-Henson
Rachel Mocabee-Henson
Rachel Maxine Mocabee-Henson of Decatur, passed away May 21, 2022, peacefully in her sleep after a night surrounded by her family.
Graveside services were at 11:30 am, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Read More
Recent Obituaries: William ‘Bill’ Rauch
William ‘Bill’ Rauch
William ‘Bill’ Rauch, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:26 p.m. Thursday July 7, 2022 in Shelbyville Manor.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Windsor Cemetery with Mike Craig officiating. There will not be any visitation. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Bill was born May 26, 1932 in Sullivan the son of Frank H. and Daisy Jeffers Rauch. He retired from Caterpillar in Decatur. He was a bus driver for the Sullivan School District and the Moultrie County Beacon. Bill enjoyed playing bingo, going to the races, playing the slots and playing cards with his friends. His greatest love was his family, saying they made him “the richest man in the world!” He was a member of the Sullivan American Legion Post # 68. Bill married Evelyn Gaddis on December 30, 1951 in Sullivan and she preceded him in death on December 26, 2006.
Surviving are his children Mary Lee Lambdin, Mary Lou Miller, Brenda (Pat) Seeley , Ken (Susan) Rauch, Tim (Stephanie) Rauch all of Sullivan and Teri Jo (Hal) Sippel of Cabery; sister Sharon (Dale) Jones of Lovington; brother Robert (Karen) Rauch of Sullivan and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Evelyn, sister Betty and grandson Kenny Lambdin, son-in-law Mike Miller and beloved dog Mister.
He will be forever loved and missed by all who knew him.
Obituaries 7-6-2022: Cynthia Wiseley
Cynthia Wiseley
Cynthia M. Wiseley, 60, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:47 a.m., July 2, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family in Mount Vernon. She was born June 11, 1962, in Dekalb, Illinois to Eugene Creek and Linda Breedlove. Cynthia married Steven Wiseley May 11, 1981, in Sullivan, Illinois. Read More
Obituaries 7-6-2022: Doris Bartanen
Doris Bartanen
Doris Ann Bartanen, loving wife of Ronald Dale Bartanen, went home to be with the Lord on July 1, 2022.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 6, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Highway Church of Christ in Sullivan. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Doris Ann Bartanen
Doris Ann Bartanen
Doris Ann Bartanen, loving wife of Ronald Dale Bartanen, went home to be with the Lord on July 1, 2022.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service, Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Highway Church of Christ in Sullivan.
She was born on January 4, 1936 to Thomas and Lillian Gordon of Sycamore Landing, Tennessee. She often spoke fondly of the Hollow where she was born, her gentle southern accent pronouncing it as "the holler" where she spent her formative years near the Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch. Her father was a sharecropper who died at the hands of a drunk driver before she was born, leaving her mother with four young mouths to feed in a log cabin. Her mother then married her deceased husband's brother, L.C. Gordon, and had two more daughters and a son. Doris and her three older siblings picked cotton to help with the sharecropping duties. Mamie Gordon and Mamie Curtis and her many cousins pitched in to help garden and raise the large family.
Doris was preceded in death by most of her family, her sisters: Gladys Hale of Jackson, TN, Ollie Mae Brown of Humboldt, TN, Louise Llewellyn of Morris, IL, and two brothers - one who died as an infant and the other - Junior Gordon - who died as a young man. Her remaining sister, Martha Gordon, resides in Collinsville, Illinois.
She attended high school in Gadsden, Tennessee. Highlights of her school years included being named the salutatorian and Strawberry Queen of her school. A portrait of Doris, crowned as Strawberry Queen, graced the family home for several years.
Young women were often counseled in their last year of high school to find themselves a preacher to take good care of them and "out of those hollows." She soon met Ronald Bartanen, a young minister who was a Bible Student attending Freed Hardeman College in Henderson, Tennessee, when he came to speak at Cox's Chapel, the little country church that Doris attended.
Doris graduated in May of 1954, and married Ronald on June 1, 1954. They welcomed a son, Richard Paul, the following year on July 27, 1955, and a daughter, Beth Ann, four years later on September 23, 1959. Ron and Doris had the privilege of celebrating their 68th wedding anniversary this past June.
While she was active in the ministry as a minister’s wife and Sunday School teacher, her primary focus and joy was that of being a mother.
Their lives together in the ministry took them far from the hills of Tennessee, from congregations throughout the Midwest to upper Michigan. While she often longed for those hills, she worked diligently to help her husband build up the Lord's church and remained faithfully by his side while he continued to preach to a small congregation in Arthur, Illinois while they were both in their 80s. Doris was her husband's biggest supporter of his artwork, helping him pick out frames and attending art shows where he won many awards.
Doris is survived by her loving husband Ronald Bartanen and their two children Rick (Crystal) Bartanen of Pace, Florida and Beth (Mike) Cooper of Great Falls Montana and their five granddaughters; Jami (Mark) Johnson, Atwood, Illinois, Katrina Bartanen, Monticello, Illinois, Sarah Weeks, Fairbury, Illinois, Kaitlin (Edwin) Torres, Helena, Montana and Kristen (Jake) Johnson, Bozeman, Montana; ten great-grandchildren; Carissa and Aaron Williams, Rianne and Clayton Ayers, Benjamin, Kayla, Sophia and Ethan Johnson, and Carder and Sadie Weeks.
The family was blessed to all spend Easter together with their grandma Doris. As they stood in a circle holding hands Doris was able to join in the singing of Amazing Grace. We concluded with the words "Will the circle be unbroken by and by Lord in the sky."
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
Keeping Kids Safe Around Water this Summer
•June 29, 2022•
Oceans, lakes, rivers and backyard pools are some of the top destinations for families over the summer months. Even though these trips to relax or play in the water are fun, there are some tips parents should follow to keep their kids safe.
“Drowning is the second leading cause of death due to an injury in children aged one to 14,” said Dr. Ryan Jennings, chief medical officer of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital and board-certified pediatrician. “Taking precautions and following established guidelines could save your child’s life.” Read More
Obituaries 6-29-2022: Marjorie Sheridan
Marjorie Sheridan
Marjorie Joan (Hamblin) Sheridan was reunited with her beloved Charlie and all her loved ones in the light of Jesus on June 16, 2022. She bid farewell to her daughters, Cynthia (Robert) O’Connor and Patricia McCray, her three treasured grandchildren, Jeffrey McCray (Kelley), Laura Boillot (Paul), and Michael O’Connor, and her great-grandchildren, Reece Charles McCray, Elowyn Boillot, and Baby McCray due in November. Read More