Frank Elzy
Frank Elzy, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in his residence.
Celebration of Life services were 2 p.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with military rites conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Read More
Tracey Hinton
Tracey Irene Hinton was born January 19, 1970 in Decatur and left this world July 17, 2020. She is survived by her son Trevor (Summer) Smiley of Loves park, Ill.; brothers Brian (Heather) Hinton of Mattoon and Chad (Carol) Fair of Arthur; special stepsister Holley (Ken) Baumann of Rockford, Illinois; grandchildren Laci and Jayce Smiley of Loves Park, Illinois and many nieces, nephews and special friends. Read More
Carol Teschner
Carol Yates Teschner, 75, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home iin Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Moultrie County Illinois PAWs Read More
Frank Elzy
Frank Elzy, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday July 14, 2020 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan with military rites conducted by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. The family requests that those attending please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Frank was born August 11, 1932 in Sullivan, the son of William Hurl and Lottie Ballenger Elzy.
Frank had been a farmer and was a member of the Sullivan Highway Church of Christ. He had been a member of the Sullivan AMBUCS, the Sullivan American Legion Post and the Sullivan VFW Post and is a member of the Moultrie County Rural Public Water District Board. Frank was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He married Marilyn Wood on May 26, 1951 in Sullivan.
Surviving are his wife Marilyn of Sullivan; daughters Lisa Jean Elzy of Charleston and Tania Marie Davis of Searcy, Arkansas; brothers Richard Elzy of Alton, George Elzy of Lexington; step-brother Dale Hall of Tennessee; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son Eric.
Thomas Howen
Thomas Bruce “Papa” Howen, 84, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:21 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Services will be held at St. Columcille Catholic Church in Sullivan Saturday, July 11 with visitation starting at 9 a.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Immediately following there will be a graveside service at Greenhill Cemetery where both Dianna Marie “Peggy” and Thomas Bruce “Papa” will be laid to rest with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Read More
Roxie Davis
Roxie LaVerne Davis, 100, of Lovington, passed away at 8:02 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home in Lovington.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, in Lovington First Christian Church. Burial was in Friends Creek Cemetery in Argenta. Read More
Patricia Hagerman
Patricia Ann Sitton Hagerman died July 4, 2020, at her home in Sullivan surrounded by her family. Patricia was born February 4, 1936, in Nacogdoches, Tex. and grew up in Marshall, Tex. Read More
15Jack Weaver
Jack A. Weaver, 73, of Sullivan passed away at 10:48 p.m. Thursday July 2, 2020, in his home surrounded by family.
Private Celebration of Life services will be Saturday July 11 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Jim Maroon officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. A private family visitation will be one hour before services. Read More
Dick Smith
Richard Allen “Dick” Smith, 82, of Sullivan passed away at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Private family graveside services will be held at Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Read More
Wanda Rankin
Wandalee (Wanda L.) Latch Rankin of Mattoon died around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Mattoon Rehabilitation and Health Care. Wanda was born September 30, 1926, in rural Shelby County, Illinois to Artie D. and Mabel (Williams) Latch. She married Donald E. Rankin February 21, 1946, at the rural Windsor residence of the Reverend Ira Blythe. Don preceded her in death December 29, 2014. Read More