Doris Hilliard
Doris D. Hilliard, 94, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2023, in her residence with her beloved husband, Bob, by her bedside and her faithful dog, Billie Jo, curled up beside her. Read More
Obituaries 10-11-2023: Ward Casteel
Ward Casteel
Ward Casteel, 71, of Lovington, passed away Friday October 6, 2023 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2023 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Ward Casteel
Ward Casteel
Ward Casteel, 71, of Lovington, passed away Friday October 6, 2023 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2023 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Burial will be in the Keller Cemetery, Lovington with military honors by the Lovington American Legion. Memorials are suggested to the Lovington Ambulance Service or to the Arthur Ambulance Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Ward was born August 15, 1952 in Decatur, the son of John Foster and Veda Marie Bolsen Casteel. Ward graduated from Lovington High School in 1970. He had been a livestock and grain farmer, a corrections officer for Moultrie and Douglas County and served as a Moultrie County Auxiliary Deputy. Ward retired from Firestone in Decatur. Ward was a lifetime member of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, the Lovington American Legion, the Lake Fork Sportsman Club and was a Moultrie County Republican Precinct Committeeman. Ward was a veteran of the U. S. Army Reserves in Decatur. He married Carolyn Elliott on September 29, 1973 in Lovington, and they had been married 50 years and one week.
Surviving are his wife Carolyn of Lovington; daughters Rachel (Dr. Paul) Marx of Sullivan, Ryan (Brent) Wildman of Mattoon and Ranee (Robert) Kidd of Sullivan; grandsons Brycen Wildman and Kolten Kidd; brother Berle (Linda) Casteel of Lovington; nephews Luke, Brock and Derk Casteel; mother-in-law Aileen Elliott of Arthur and brother-in-law David (Natalie) Elliott of Lovington and niece Bailey Peadro.
He was preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law Willie B. Elliott and sister-in-law Patti Elliott.
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Gene Wirth
Gene Wirth
Gene L. Wirth, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:23 p.m., Friday September 29, 2023, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Thomas Winings
Thomas Winings
Thomas Raglan Winings passed away peacefully September 23, 2023, at age 79 from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born the second of three children June 26, 1944, in Decatur, Illinois to Ernest and Mary Winings. Tom grew up on a dairy farm in Lovington, Illinois. He learned to work hard milking cows and planting, weeding, and harvesting soybeans, corn, oats, wheat, and hay with his father and older brother. Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Patrick Slaughter
Patrick Slaughter
Patrick Jerome “Sam” Slaughter 75 of Sullivan, IL passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2023, in his home. Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: David Kinert
David Kinert
David L. Kinert, 65, of Lovington, passed away at 9:28 p.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Betty Harl
Betty Harl
Betty June Harl, of Newman, formerly of Sullivan and Charleston, passed away 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Newman. Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Doris Featherling
Doris Featherling
Doris M. Featherling, 105, passed away at 12:06 a.m. Thursday, September 28, 2023 in the Oddfellows- Rebekah Home, Mattoon. Read More
Recent Obituaries: David L. Kinert
David L. Kinert
David L. Kinert, 65, of Lovington, passed away 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 2, 2023, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. The family requests casual attire for the services. Memorials may be made to the Lovington Fire Department.
Dave was born on February 7, 1958, in Decatur; the son of Mervin and Kathryn (Travis) Kinert. He married Julie Boyd on July 2, 1994, in Lovington; she survives. Dave worked for IDOT as a Highway Maintainer, a farmer for many years and was everybody’s favorite mechanic. He was a member of The Passion Community Church in Mt. Zion. He was retired from the Lovington Fire Department after serving the community for numerous years. Dave enjoyed NASCAR Racing, NHRA and tractor pulls. Dave loved his ‘69 Camaro, his Queenie girl and taking her for golf cart rides around the property.
He is survived by his mother-in-law, Rochelle Boyd of Arthur; wife, Julie Kinert of Lovington; children, Lauren (Craig Elder) Kinert of Lovington, Wyatt (Amanda) Ciszkowski of Canada and Josiah (Bailee) Kinert of Hammond; grandchildren, Griffin Hilton, Landon Elder, Kaitlin Ciszkowski and Maddie Ciszkowski; siblings, Jim (Jane) Kinert of Ozark, MO, Gail (Phil) Pignon of Poulsbo, WA, and Robin (Rich) Fierce of Greer, SC. Dave is also survived by his dog Queenie and granddogs Rigley and Rowdy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, step-mother, Mildred Kinert and father-in-law, Richard “Ike” Boyd.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com