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

Obituaries 9-1-2021: Henry Clark

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Henry Clark

Henry Edward Clark, Sr., 80, of Bethany, passed away at 11:11 a.m. Sunday, August 21, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Memorial graveside services were held Sunday, August 29, at Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany, with military rites by Bethany American Legion Post #507. Memorials may be made to the family. McMullin-Young Funeral Home handled arrangements. Read More

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Joyce Courtois

Joyce Ann Baker Courtois, 75, of Festus, Missouri, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Fountainbleau Nursing Home in Festus. She was born June 29,1946, in Windsor, the daughter of Dorothy (nee Hampton) Lichtenwalter and Charles Baker. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Delbert Dean Shipman

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Delbert Dean Shipman
Delbert Dean Shipman, 85, of Sullivan passed away 9:05 a.m. Friday, August 27, 2021, in his home.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.
Dean was born August 28, 1935, in rural Sullivan, the son of Delbert Dale and Edith L. (Elam) Shipman. He was a retired auto mechanic. Dean enjoyed hunting, fishing and trap shooting. He was the Illinois State Trap Shooting Champion in 1962 and 1963. Dean loved to dance.
He is survived by his son Ron Shipman of Oak Ridge, Mo; and Dean’s partner for over 20 years Eileen Harrington.
He was preceded in death by his parents.

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