Mary Fitzgerald Cremation rites were accorded Mary E. Fitzgerald, 95, of Washington, Ill. Burial of cremains will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Metamora at a later date. Wright & Salmon Mortuary of Peoria handled arrangements. … Read More
The 11th annual Spores N’ More Mushroom Festival will be held at Lake Shelbyville Friday and Saturday April 18 and April 19. The mushroom festival boasts a variety of activities sponsored by Heartland RC&D, Shelby County Office of Tourism, and area communities surrounding Lake Shelbyville including Findlay, Shelbyville, Sullivan, and Windsor. All activities are open to the public. … Read More
Aimee VanHook Celebration of Life services for Aimee Sue VanHook, 77, of Sullivan were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. … Read More
Teri Parrish Teri R. Calhoun Parrish, 55, of Sullivan, formerly of Mattoon, passed away at 10:26 p.m. Thursday April 3, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Celebration of Life services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Russ Sanderson and the Rev. Paul McGhghy officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday). Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Pauletta Wilkerson Pauletta Bea Wilkerson, 65, of Windsor died at 8:18 p.m. Monday April 7, 2014 in her home. … Read More
Carol Denney Carol A. Denney, 66, of East Peoria passed away at 5:37 a.m. Friday April 4, 2014 in East Peoria. She was formerly of Sullivan. Carol was born Jan. 5, 1948 in Hannibal, Mo., a daughter of Cecil R. and Eva E. Hoskins Edmiston, and they preceded her in death. … Read More
Mercy given after five innings by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Some things just don’t require many words to explain. After Taylor Gottfriedt went 2-3 with a single, double and 2 RBI, along with scoring a run herself in her return from a knee injury, Redskins head coach Ben Richter simply said, “It’s great to have her back.” After a nine pitch half inning in the field, Elissa Stewart and Christina Brown both worked walks—Stewart scored on a wild pitch—and Liz Inman was hit by a pitch, setting up Gottfriedt with runners on second and third. Gottfriedt sent a liner past … Read More
James Palumbo Celebration of Life services for James D. “Jim” Palumbo, 77, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard was in Ludlow Twp. Cemetery in Ludlow. … Read More
Michael Jenkins Michael Ray Jenkins, 66, of North Pole (Fairbanks), Alaska passed away Thursday April 3, 2014. Michael was born March 19, 1948 in Peoria, Ill., a son of Glenn A. and Martha Jenkins. … Read More
Severe smoke damage to residence, garage a total loss by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The garage and parts of a home belonging to Gerald and Mary Nolen of Sullivan were severely damaged Sunday afternoon after an ember from a nearby burn barrel ignited a fire, according to Sullivan Fire Chief Mike Piper. A call was received at 12:34 p.m., and the department’s time of arrival was 12:36 p.m. Piper says the scene was cleared at 2:28 p.m. and that the fire was extinguished around 1:10 p.m. “The garage is a total loss, and they had a car in there, too, that … Read More