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Obituaries 12-11-2024: Karen Sampson

News Progress Posted on December 11, 2024 by webmasterDecember 11, 2024

Karen Sampson

Karen L. Sampson, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday December 4, 2024 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

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Obituaries 12-11-2024: Betty Lambdin

News Progress Posted on December 11, 2024 by webmasterDecember 11, 2024

Betty Lambdin

Betty Jean Coventry Lambdin, 97, of Sullivan, IL, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Shelbyville Manor, Shelbyville, IL.  

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Obituaries 12-11-2024: Evan Dickens

News Progress Posted on December 11, 2024 by webmasterDecember 11, 2024

Evan Dickens

Evan Dickens, 93, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:58 a.m. Friday December 6, 2024 in his residence.

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Obituaries 12-4-024: George Crance Jr.

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2024 by webmasterDecember 4, 2024

George Crance Jr.

George Crance, Jr. 76, of Sullivan, IL and formerly of Darien, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 28, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL after suffering a fall earlier in the week.

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Obituaries 12-4-2024: Anita Bruce

News Progress Posted on December 4, 2024 by webmasterDecember 4, 2024

Anita Bruce

Anita C. Bruce, 82, of Sullivan, passed away 6:56 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2024, at Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

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Obituaries 11-27-2024: Janice Cordell

News Progress Posted on November 27, 2024 by webmasterNovember 27, 2024

Janice Cordell

Janice M. Cordell, 80, of Sullivan, went to be with the Lord at 4:13 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon.

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Obituaries 11-27-2024: Marilyn Boyer

News Progress Posted on November 27, 2024 by webmasterNovember 27, 2024

Marilyn Boyer

Marilyn Y. Boyer, 89, of Bethany went to be with her Lord at 9:35 p.m. Sunday November 17, 2024, on her 89th birthday, in the Moweaqua Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

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Recent Obituaries: Dan J. Sentel

News Progress Posted on November 25, 2024 by webmasterNovember 25, 2024

Dan J. Sentel

Dan J. Sentel, 55, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Friday November 22, 2024 in his residence.Celebration of Life services will be 11 :00 a.m. Tuesday November 26, 2024 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Camfield Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan Police Department Equipment Fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.Dan was born August 9, 1969 in Decatur, the son of Frank J. and Lois Valentine Sentel. He was  a service technician for Sloan Implement and originally Schilling Brothers John Deere in Mattoon. Dan was a member of the Windsor Christian Church. Dan dedicated his life to John Deere and farming. He married Denise Naab on August 1, 1992 in Windsor.Surviving are his wife Denise of Sullivan, son Wyatt Sentel of Sullivan; brother David Sentel of Sullivan; mother-in-law Rosetta Naab of Sullivan, a nephew and three nieces and their families.He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law Roger Naab.

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Obituaries 11-20-2024: Phillip Parrish

News Progress Posted on November 20, 2024 by webmasterNovember 20, 2024

Phillip Parrish

Phillip Dale Parrish, 63, of Sullivan, passed away 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2024, at his home, with his loved ones by his side.

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Obituaries 11-20-2024: Janice Cordell

News Progress Posted on November 20, 2024 by webmasterNovember 20, 2024

Janice Cordell

Janice Cordell, 80, of Sullivan, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon.

Arrangements are incomplete at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan.

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Easter Donation



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The Kirby Foods meat department delivered hams to the Moultrie County Food Pantry on Wednesday the 16th, thanks to a generous anonymous donation. The hams will provide a nice Easter dinner.


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