Recent Obituaries: Paul Shuman

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Paul Shuman Paul E. Shuman, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Mason Point, Sullivan. Celebration of Life Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Reed Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Fender officiating.  Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour before the funeral.  Memorials are suggested to the FUMC Honduras Mission Team.  Face masks and social distancing is suggested.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mr. Shuman was born December 10, 1937 in Decatur, the son of Charles B. and Ida Wilson Shuman.  Paul was … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Wanda Harris

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Wanda Harris Wanda LaDean (Maxedon) Harris, 83, of Vandalia went peacefully with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.   A Funeral Service in her memory will be held at 11:00am, Monday, February 8, 2021 at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia with Rev. Dr. Ben Foxworth officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9:00am until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Griffith Cemetery, Brownstown.  Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Online condolences can be expressed at www.hohltandfilefh.com   Wanda LaDean Maxedon was born April 26, 1937 in Allenville, IL, … Read More

Recent Oituaries: Donald Frevert

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Donald Frevert Donald B. Frevert, 76, of Sullivan, Illinois passed away at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield on February 2, 2021. A funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 8th at St. Columcille Church, Sullivan with Father John Titus officiating. Following the mass, burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, Illinois. Don was born August 14, 1944 in Bloomington, Illinois. He is the son of Walter and Ruth (Becker) Frevert. He married Rose A. Zech on February 14, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio. After graduating from LeRoy High School, Don worked for Delbert’s Clothing in Arthur, Illinois. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Jacob Moxley

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Jacob Moxley Jacob Allan Moxley, 34, of Sullivan, passed away, 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at his home in Sullivan, surrounded by friends and family. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Solid Rock Chapel, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Saturday at the church. Face masks are suggested and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Jacob was born October 27, 1986, in Decatur; the son of James and Linda Moxley. He married Danielle … Read More

Obituaries 2-3-2021: John Green

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John Green John J. Green, 94, of Sullivan, passed away in his home January 29, 2021, surrounded by his family. Celebration of Life services were held at 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Kenny Bontrager officiating. Burial with military rites conducted by the Sullivan American Legion was in Greenhill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Wounded Warriors. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net … Read More

ALAH Loses to Tuscola

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•February 3, 20201• by Jason Brown NP Sports For a start of the season that many did not believe would come, local boys’ and girls’ basketball teams tipped into action this week. After the Illinois High School Association announced new guidelines that basically allowed basketball to start practice and games, athletic directors, coaches, and athletes scrambled to set scheduled and began action as soon as possible. Sullivan The Sullivan girls’ opened their season Monday, February 1, with a home game against Villa Grove. And the boys’ team is scheduled to begin next week. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond … Read More

Atwood-Hammond Grade School Honors

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•February 3, 20201• 6th grade Straight A Honor Roll: Owen Herring, Langsten Klay, Billy Lieb, Cassidy Rohacs, Cooper Shoemaker, Layla Skeeters. 6th grade Honor Roll: Kimberly Hernandez, Kaitlyn Jacobs, Tyler Lisanby, Kale McComas, Jayden Parsons, Embrey Reardon, Rylan Schrock, Riley Strode, Benjamin Newhouse. 7th grade Straight A Honor Roll: Lucas Butcher, Savannah Butcher, Anna Rawlins. 7th grade Honor Roll: Ryker Beckmier, Kamden Morfey. 8th grade Straight A Honor Roll: Mitiku Appleby, Calahan Binion, Savannah Fagan, Maddix Stirrett. 8th grade Honor Roll: Ryan Appleby, Brooke Bolsen, Layla Deel, Jewelyonna Hutchcraft, Lindsay Rohacs, Ava Sherwood. … Read More

We Strove for the Future, but the Past was our Foundation

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•February 3, 20201• By Jerry L. Ginther NP Guest Writer Sure, as teens and young adults we looked forward to being on our own. Thinking how liberating it would be to experience the good life we would create for ourselves. Wrongly assuming, most of the time, that our parents had wasted their opportunities, and we thought we would never make the same mistakes. After all we were better educated, and the world had left the last generation and their ideas in the proverbial dustbin, along with the horse and buggy. After the wars, signs of prosperity were everywhere. Indoor plumbing … Read More