Obituaries 8-4-2021: Norma Miller

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Norma Miller

Norma J. Miller, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:09 p.m. Sunday August 1, 2021, in Mason Point in Sullivan.
Private family graveside services will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Macon County Humane Society. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More

Recent Obituaries: Barbara Vail

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Barbara Vail

Barbara Ann Vail, 60, of Sullivan, passed away 7:04 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2021, at the McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Monday, at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be held at a later date in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Allenville Christian Church; 201 S Allen St, Allenville IL 61951 or to the Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity; 401 S. Hamilton St, Sullivan, IL 61951.
Barb was born June 5, 1961, in Goshen, IN, the daughter of Orin Harold Pedigo and Beverly Joan (Colclasure) Stain. She married Robert L. Vail on December 4, 1999, in Windsor; he survives. Barb was a member of the Allenville Christian Church. She was an active member at the Sullivan VFW Post 6410 and a Board Member for the Habitat for Humanity. She was an avid Indianapolis Colts Fan. Barb loved her family and friends very much.
She is survived by her mother, Beverly Joan (Bill) Stain of Pana; husband, Robert Vail of Sullivan; daughter, Carrie Jo Parks of Boise, ID; step-sons, Matthew (Shelby) Vail of Charleston, Chad (Brandi) Vail of Urbana, Mark (Sarah) Vail of Mattoon and Jonathan (Amber) Vail of Missouri; brother, Charles (Patricia) Pedigo of Zephyrhills, FL; grandchildren, Wyatt John Buxton of Decatur and Elexa Vail of Mattoon.
She was preceded in death by her father and son, John L. Parks.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Marilyn Book

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Marilyn Book

Marilyn Book, 76, of Sullivan, passed away at 10:39 a.m. Thursday July 29, 2021, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.

Celebration of Life services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Rev. Mark Bjornbak officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 6-8 p.m.  Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan followed by a lunch at the Sullivan First Baptist Church.  Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First Baptist Church.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Marilyn was born February 18, 1945, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Rev. Fred and Lillian Schmidt.  She then moved to Turtle Lake, North Dakota in 1945, then to Madison, South Dakota in 1950, then to Victor, Iowa in 1957 and attended nursing school at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.  She then moved to Sullivan in 1963.  Marilyn was a very active member and pianist of the Sullivan First Baptist Church.
Marilyn married Roy Book on August 4, 1990.  They lived in Lovington and Sullivan and enjoyed a lifetime with their immediate and extended families.
Surviving are her husband Roy of Sullivan; sister Judy (Gary) Marco of Edwardsville; brother David Schmidt of Grayslake; the Book family; stepdaughters Sharon (Fred) Jones and Diana (Tim) Wilson of Decatur; eight step grandchildren and eight step great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Obituaries 7-28-2021: Mervil Newlan

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Mervil Newlan

Mervil Dale Newlan, 90, of Lovington went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:35 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in his home.

Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Lovington Ambulance Service and the Lovington Fire Department. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Read More