Lyle Baumgartner
Frederick Lyle Baumgartner, 72, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in his home near Bruce.
Funeral services were Saturday in Reed Funeral Home with Seth Myers officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery. Read More
Recent Obituaries: LuAnn Richardson
LuAnn Richardson
LuAnn Richardson, 64, of Arthur, IL passed away at 5:38 P.M. on Thursday, December 24, 2020, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Heath Center in Mattoon.
Celebration of LuAnn’s life will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Friday, July 9, 2021, at Penn Station in Arthur. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
LuAnn was born on September 14, 1956 in Decatur. She was a daughter of Maxie and Joan Anita (Vaughn) Warf. She married Mark Richardson in 2011 in Charleston, IL.
Survivors include her husband, Mark; two daughters, Lisa and Kerrie both of Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK; her father, Max Warf of Arthur, two siblings, Teresa Miller and her husband Ken of Sullivan, and Steve Warf and his wife Gwyn of Arthur, nieces and nephews, Stephany Barnes of Sullivan, Doniella Warf-Snyder and her boyfriend Allan Middendorf of Columbia, IL, Christopher Warf of Arthur, Drew Miller and his wife Heather of Sullivan and Morgan Schum and her husband Jason of Sullivan, a very special friend, Cheryl Godden of Mattoon, and a close family friend, Wayne Pedigo and his wife Julie of Cave City, KY.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Joanie Warf.
LuAnn worked at the Powers School in Sullivan, as a custodian, for several years and later she managed the Citgo-Gasland gas station in Arthur for several years.
She was a big University of Kentucky fan and a Fighting Illini fan.
She enjoyed fishing and spending time with family and friends.
Recent Obituaries: Linda Armer
Linda Armer
Linda S. Armer, 75, of Sullivan passed away at 2:49 p.m. Saturday July 3, 2021 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Bob Vail officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetry, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Linda was born November 3, 1945 in Decatur the daughter of George J. Hughes, Jr. and Violet R. Fulk. She had worked at Brach Candy Company in Sullivan. She married Benton C. Armer on May 3, 1961 in Sullivan.
Surviving are her husband Benton of Sullivan; daughter Rhonda (Keith) Newberry of Sullivan; sister Shirley Fultz of Sullivan, grandchildren Samantha (Adrian) Tello of Georgia, Ryan (Breanna) Newberry of Sullivan and Nick Newberry of Sullivan and great grandchildren Keegan Newberry, Leah Newberry and Jackson Newberry.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sons Frank and Rick, brother Tom Hughes and sister Judy Armer.
Obituaries 6-30-2021: Thomas Dial
Thomas Dial
Thomas E. Dial, 61, of Sullivan, formerly of Windsor, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Sullivan Health Care Center in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 6-30-2021: Everett Elzy
Everett Elzy
Everett Eugene Elzy was born in Ripley County, Missouri to Delmar O. and Minnie Elzy March 6, 1932. He was the third of eight children. The family then moved to Illinois where Everett grew up in Moultrie County. Everett graduated from Sullivan High School in 1951. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army and was discharged in 1954. Read More
Obituaries 6-30-2021: Rose Gordon
Rose Gordon
Rose Marie (Cochran) Gordon, 92, of Lovington, passed away peacefully at 6 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2021, with her daughter by her side. Read More
Obituaries 6-30-2021: Duane Beckett
Duane Beckett
Duane Allen Beckett 67, of Sullivan, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in his residence.
A service to celebrate Duane’s life was held at noon, Tuesday, June 29, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Read More
Obituaries 6-30-2021: Renee Blickensderfer
Renee Blickensderfer
Elizabeth “Reneé” Blickensderfer, of Dalton City, passed away June 28, 2021, at the age of 60, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Reneé was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend. Reneé loved spending time with her family, shopping and tending to her beautiful flowers. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Lyle Baumgartner
Lyle Baumgartner
Frederick Lyle Baumgartner, 72, died Tuesday June 29, 2021 at his home near Bruce.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Reed Funeral Home with Seth Myers officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the Highway Church of Christ or the donor’s choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Lyle was born January 8, 1949 in Decatur, the second son of William Newton and Rella Joy (Frederick) Baumgartner. Lyle married Judith Louise Blaisdell in Charleston on October 16, 1971. She preceded him in death on July 5, 2011. He was also preceded by his parents.
He is survived by a daughter, Keena (Brody) Finney of Newman; a son, Wes (Denise) Baumgartner of Sullivan; a brother, Ken of Sullivan; three granddaughters, Applee Baumgartner, Vivian Baumgartner, and Jessie Baumgartner, all of Sullivan; a grandson, Jack Baumgartner, of Sullivan, a nephew, Wade (Jennifer) Baumgartner of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and a brother-in-law, Hap Blaisdell of Palm Springs, California.
In 1971 Lyle received a Bachelor of Science degree in from the University of Illinois. He had only one job his entire life: operating and eventually co-owning the family business, Ken-O-Kaw Farms. He was a member of the Highway Church of Christ for many years and served first as a deacon and then as an elder.
Recent Obituaries: Duane Beckett
Duane Beckett
Duane Allen Beckett, 67, of Sullivan, IL passed away on, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in his residence.
A service to celebrate Duane’s life will be held at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. The family will receive friends for visitation on Monday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the US Army Honors Team. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at dawson-wikoff.com.
Duane was born January 19, 1954, in Macon, IL the son of George Charles and Mercedes Beckett. He proudly served in the US Army and was a Vietnam War veteran. He retired as a letter carrier from the US Postal Service having carried in Decatur, Sullivan, Windsor, and Shelbyville, IL. He married Janice (Morlan) Lane on April 17, 2015. Duane enjoyed hunting, fishing, working with tools in his pole barn, operating his Massey-Ferguson tractor, and playing with his grandchildren.
Surviving is his wife Janice of Sullivan; sons: Ricky Allen and Timmy Charlie; step-children: Kimberly Medaris (Tim) of Decatur and Travis Lane (Stacey) of Long Creek; brother: Darrell Beckett (Carolyn) of Beaumont, TX; sister-in-law: Liz Beckett of Macon; twelve grandchildren: Kiley Lane, Taylor Alexander, Colton Lane, Isabella Medaris, Corbin Lane, Scarlet Medaris, and Lincoln Medaris.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents and his brother: Phil.