Lucille Deardorff A service to celebrate the life of E. Lucille Deardorff, 94, of Bethany was held at noon Saturday in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur. She died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015 in her residence. … Read More
Mary Brenner Services to celebrate the life of Mary Alice Brenner, 87, of Decatur were held at 10 a.m. Friday in Mound Chapel Church of God in Decatur. Burial followed in Graceland Cemetery. Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. She died Sunday Oct. 4, 2015 in her home. … Read More
Clement Greene Clement Dean Greene, son of Edmund and Charity Greene, passed away September 29, 2015 in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
•October 14, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Shortly before this week’s deadline my column fell apart, so in its stead (out of mild desperation; can desperation be mild?) I offer below snapshots of important topics with which I am grappling, thus far without success. Am I on the right path with these topics and very preliminary thoughts? What suggestions might you have for both substance and policy suggestions? I can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com. The unraveling of the American family. According to Washington policy wonk Isabel Sawhill, 72 percent of black children live in single-parent families, up from … Read More
•October 14, 2015• The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will hold their monthly general meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 16 in the Heritage Center located in Sullivan. The speaker for the evening will be Hollis Dick, longtime Bethany resident and owner of H.O. Dick Transfer in Bethany. He will be speaking about the main street of Bethany since 1940 and will have many pictures to share. Those have interesting stories and/or pictures of Bethany’s main street may bring them to share. A social hour will follow the program and refreshments will be served. … Read More
Jackie Brown Memorial services for Jackie E. Brown, 72, of Boody were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Zion Chapel United Methodist Church in Boody. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. She died at 11:03 p.m. Sunday Oct. 4, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More
Bill Fortner William L. “Bill” Fortner, 79, of Dalton City, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015, in his home in Dalton City. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bethany. Bill was born November 30, 1935 in Decatur, a son of Archie W. and Luella M. Ramseyer Fortner. He married Helen E. Walters June 3, 1956 in Dalton City, and she survives. He retired from Union Iron Works in 1996. He was a member of Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan where he was … Read More
•October 14, 2015• Sullivan Okaw Valley cross country boys competed at Tabor Park Tuesday, October 6 taking second place with a 59 behind Shelbyville’s 30. The Arthur Lovington/Atwood Hammond team placed third with 87; Tuscola fourth at 89 and Villa Grove fifth with 114. SOV runners included JT Bland 10th in 18:30; Jadon Nuzzo 11th in 18:51; Isaiah Plank 15th in 19:21 and Charlie Goss 16th in 19:30. ALAH runner Logan Hall was first with a 16:09 time followed by Tyler Pasley from Shelbyville running 16:26; Ryan Skowronski of Shelbyville was third in 16:39; Jordan Seeger Shelbyville ran fourth in … Read More
•October 14, 2015• Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development is once again sponsoring Safe Trick or Treat 4-6 p.m.Friday October 30. The AmBucs Halloween parade will follow. Participating locations treating those dressed for the occasion will have an orange jack-o-lantern in their windows. It is not just a night of treats for the kiddies. SCED is handing out adult treat bags full of coupons and special offers. Businesses wishing to participate should contact the Chamber office by Thursday, October 19. … Read More