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Lanston "Sonny" Williamson
Mar. 08, 2018
Lanston (Sonny) Williamson Sr., was born in Tipton County, TN on April 25, 1936 to Willie Anderson Williamson and Clara Bell Reynolds Williamson. He married Ruby Thelma Adams and to their union was blessed with two children, Emma and Lanston Jr. He worked construction for many years with Dave...
Mary Kathrine Hall
Mar. 08, 2018
Mary Kathrine Hall, 74, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away and made her transition to Heaven at 10:40 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. She was born an only child January 24, 1944, to Leonard and Hilda (Cameron) Jones. She was a Lakeview High School graduate from the...
Donald Eugene Cole
Mar. 05, 2018
Donald Eugene Cole, 86, of Decatur, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 in Fair Havens Christian Village with his family by his side. Don was born October 30, 1931 in Decatur, the son of Russell E. and Marie C. (Foley) Cole. He graduated from St. James Elementary School and St. Teresa High School...
Katherine Elizabeth Walters
Mar. 03, 2018
Katherine E. Walters, resident of Dalton City, Illinois, daughter of Melvin and Elizabeth “Bessie” (Clark) Funk, died on March 3, 2018, just 10 days short of her 99th birthday, at the Generations at McKinley Court in Decatur, Illinois. She was born in Oakley, Illinois on March 13, 1919, and...
William "Bill" Burns
Mar. 02, 2018
William “Bill” Burns, Sr., of Decatur, IL died Friday, March 2, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Bill was born July 18, 1939 in Dewitt, IL, the son of Earl and Mary Ellen (Thrasher) Burns. He married Betty Moffett on April 22, 1962 in Decatur, IL. Bill loved spending time with his children,...
Pamela A. Munson
Mar. 01, 2018
Pamela A. Munson, 57, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Pam was born September 5, 1960 in Exeter, California the daughter of Robert C. and Barbara C. (Boliek) Bock. She was a home health aide with Addus Healthcare. Pam loved her grandchildren...
John Gary Brady
Mar. 01, 2018
Decatur – John Gary Brady, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday March 1st at 3:08 A.M., at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. He was born March 18,1932 in Pittsburgh, PA to Golda Marie (nee Doty) and William Joseph Brady. Graduate of St. Teresa High School where he was active in...
Lorene A. Zachman
Feb. 27, 2018
Lorene Zachman, 87, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in Generations at McKinley Court with her family by her side. Lorene was born December 2, 1930 in Piopolis, Illinois in the family home that her father built, the daughter of Tony and Louisa (Kaufmann) Schuster. She retired...
Leona Catherine Varner
Feb. 27, 2018
Leona Catherine Varner, 85, of Decatur, passed into Heaven Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Leona was born March 23, 1932 in Decatur, the daughter of Jesse and Myrtle (Jay) Eyer. George, her husband of sixty-two years, preceded her in death in 2012. Leona’s career began at...
Evelyn Colleen Curtis
Feb. 26, 2018
Evelyn Colleen Curtis passed away February 26, 2018 at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth, IL and rejoined her beloved husband Norman in the care of our Almighty God. Colleen was born Evelyn Colleen Bloomer in St. Louis, Missouri on October 5, 1925 to James Henry Bloomer and Pauline...
Peggy J. Sprague
Feb. 26, 2018
Decatur – Peggy J. Sprague, 74, of Decatur, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born January 13, 1944, in Decatur the daughter of Hallie and Dorothy (Aukamp) Bafford. She worked as a secretary at 1st United Methodist Church for a few years and was a...
Gary P. Ransdell
Feb. 24, 2018
Decatur – Gary Ransdell was called home Saturday, February 24, 2018, with his wife Janet at his side. Gary was born to Philip and Letha (O’Brien) Ransdell March 20, 1946. Gary was a lifelong resident of Decatur. A graduate of Millikin University, Gary moved on to find a permanent home with...