Recent Obituaries: Shirley Park

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Shirley Park
Shirley J. Park, 87, of Sullivan, passed away 9:55 p.m., Wednesday March 2, 2022, at Mason Point, Sullivan.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2022, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2022, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Moultrie County Food Pantry.
Shirley was born on October 10, 1934, in Bruce; the daughter of John and Beulah (Sutton) Waite. She retired from General Electric in Mattoon. Shirley was a long-time active member of the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. She loved volunteering at the Moultrie County Food Pantry. She was an avid Cardinals Baseball Fan. Shirley enjoyed working in flower beds, attending baseball games and auctions.
She is survived by her daughter, Keri Pool of Sullivan; brother, Jeff (Linda) Waite of Sullivan; sister, Judith Norman of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Nick Pool of Sullivan, Peyton Pool of Sullivan, Aaron (Becca) Wilhelm of Sullivan and Brandon Wilhelm of Sullivan; great-grandchildren, Maddie and Emersyn Wilhelm.
She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Mark Wilhelm, former husbands, Leonard Wilhelm and Tom Park.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Obituaries 2-9-2022: Elizabeth Monroe

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Elizabeth Monroe

Ms. Elizabeth G. Monroe peacefully passed from this earthly world on February 6, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Ms. Monroe was born in Decatur on April 6, 1947, to the late John and Genevieve Linne Hymer. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son John Ray and an infant brother. She was a member of Piney Baptist Church in Hohenwald. Read More