Recent Obituaries: Dora “Alice” Hicks

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Dora “Alice” Hicks
Dora “Alice” Hicks, 94, Petersburg, formerly from Windsor, passed away 4:30 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Petersburg, IL.

Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 5, 2021, for family and friends at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, IL. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, is in care of the arrangements.

Alice was born July 19, 1927, in Moultrie County, the daughter of Fred and Merle (Fleming) Baker. She married Edward Everett Buxton in 1947; he preceded her in death in 1973. She later married William Robert Hicks in 1980 in Decatur; he preceded her in death on December 16, 2020. She enjoyed gardening and flowers.

Alice is survived by her sons Philliph Roy (Iris) Buxton of Petersburg, IL and Larry Kent (Cindy) Buxton of Sullivan, IL; stepdaughter, Connie (Gary) Lipe of Mt. Vernon; grandchildren and great grandchildren; one brother Virgil (Berniece) Baker of Mattoon and sister, Janiece Cox of Dallas, Tx.
Preceding her in death was her first husband Edward Everett Buxton and second husband William R Hicks, her parents; brothers:  Harold, Dwight, Wayne and Kenneth.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Linda G. Boomer

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Linda G. Boomer, 54, of Bethany, passed away 11:20 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

 Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial will be in the Macon County Memorial Park, Decatur. Memorials may be made in care of the family.

Linda was born March 28, 1966, in Decatur; the daughter of Patrick F. Boomer and Ruth (Pearce) Boomer. She was a member of the Maranatha Faith Family Church in Lovington and was a devoted prayer warrior. She enjoyed crocheting baby blankets with wool. Linda loved cats.
She is survived by her father, Patrick (Judy) Boomer of Bethany; brother, Brian (Jacquelyn) Boomer of Bethany. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews.
Linda was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Boomer.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Recent Obituaries: Terry Brown

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Terry Brown

Terry L. Brown, 78, of Mattoon, passed away at 7:09 a.m. Wednesday, September 1, 2021, in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Mattoon with Pastor Mark Bjornbak officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice or to the family. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Mr. Brown was born December 9, 1942, in Mattoon, Illinois, the son of Berlin Virgil and Kathleen Norma Henton Brown. Terry retired as a machine adjuster at the G. E. Plant in Mattoon. Terry believed in God and had attended the Christian Church. He was a member of the Model Airplane Club in Mattoon. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Terry married Jacque Lane on July 11, 1992, in Sullivan and she survives.
Other survivors include his stepchildren Shelton (Robin) Hogue of Springfield, Missouri and Tina (Andy) Thoele of Teutopolis; grandchildren Tori Clark, Addison Thoele and Benjamin Thoele and a sister Sharon Brown of Charleston.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses, care partners and Dr. LaMonto on second floor east at Sarah Bush Hospital.

Obituaries 9-1-2021: Deatra Griffiths

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Deatra Griffiths

Deatra Ann Griffiths, 74, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Deatra was born in Lovington, April 5, 1947, to Berton Deller Meadows and Mary Louise (Napier) Meadows. She married Ralph Griffiths, her husband of 27 years, on January 26, 1979, and in March 1982, they moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. Read More