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Marilyn Downs
Mar. 10, 2020
Marilyn Sue Downs, 68, of Sullivan, IL, passed away March 10, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Marilyn was born May 13, 1951 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Jack and Clara (Harmon) Lindstrom. She married Robert Earl Downs on June 6, 1969 in Moweaqua, IL. She worked as a manager in the food...
Sandra Boyer
Mar. 10, 2020
Sandra Irene Boyer, 79, of Decatur, IL passed away March 10, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Sandra was born July 27, 1940 in Canton, IL, the daughter of Sanford and Edna (Leezer) Johns. She married Larry L. Boyer on August 28, 1959 in Decatur, IL. Sandra worked as a data entry clerk for...
Terence Robert McCarthy Sr
Mar. 09, 2020
Terence Robert McCarthy Sr., 85, passed away March 9, 2020 at his residence. Terry was born December 24, 1934 in Joliet, IL, the son of Timothy and Agnes (Murphy) McCarthy. Terry was a graduate of 1952 class of Joliet Catholic High School as well as Joliet Junior College. He married Joanne...
David Lee Riggs
Mar. 07, 2020
Decatur – David Lee Riggs, 73, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. David was born October 26, 1946, in Decatur, IL, the son of James Joseph and Margaret Jane (Conner) Riggs. David was a very generous person giving to the very end as an organ...
Margaret A. Gooding
Mar. 07, 2020
Decatur - Margaret A. Gooding, 97, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, in her home. Margaret was born August 19, 1922, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of John Kovorik and Agnes E. (Burns) Smith. A U.S. Marine veteran of the WWII, Margaret was a member of St. Thomas The Apostle...
Harlan Ray Short
Mar. 05, 2020
Harlan Ray Short, 89, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Harlan was born in Niantic, IL on December 29, 1930 to Cecil and Ellen (Rutherford) Short, he married Dorothy Pritts on June 5, 1986, she preceded him in death on March 13, 2015. He is survived...
Fred A. Tapscott
Mar. 05, 2020
Decatur – Fred A. Tapscott, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. Fred was born September 26, 1932, in Decatur, the son of Lucille (Urban) Tapscott. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war and member of the 40th Sunburst Division Honor Guard. He worked as a...
Thomas L. Thompson Sr.
Mar. 04, 2020
Decatur – Thomas L. Thompson, Sr., 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Tommy was born August 25, 1932, in Litchfield, IL, the son of James and Jane (Sweeney) Thompson. He worked in the maintenance department at PPG for 37 years retiring in 1994. Tommy was a U.S. Navy...
Charles F McIntyre
Mar. 03, 2020
Charles F. Mcintyre, 92, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday March 3, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Charles was born on January 4, 1928 in Decatur, IL to William and Ethel (Walker) Mcintyre. He married Juanita A. Barber on September 6, 1951, she preceded him in death on June 12, 2007. He is...
James Freeman
Mar. 02, 2020
James Freeman, 75, of Decatur, IL, passed away March 2, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Thursday March 12, 2020 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. James was born July 26, 1944 in E. Chicago, IN., the son of James Elton and...
Alonzo Pickett
Mar. 01, 2020
Alonzo Pickett, 51, of Decatur, has been called back to Heaven on Sunday, March 1, 2020, from the St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. He was born December 10, 1968, to James Allen and Geralyn (Newsom) Pickett. Alonzo is survived by his mother, Geralyn Whitelow; his four sisters, Virginia Pickett,...
Debbie Kay Dunn
Feb. 25, 2020
Debbie Kay Dunn, 62, of Decatur, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Decatur. Debbie was born September 24, 1957, in Decatur, to Ron and Eula Marie (Collins) Stutes. She married Michael J. Dunn on June 2, 1979, in Decatur, IL. He passed away January 1,...