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Margaret Ann O’Neal Taylor, 55, of Decatur, IL peacefully slipped away into the arms of Jesus from this life into eternity on Christmas Day December 25, 2016. Margaret Ann was born on August 11, 1961 in Decatur, IL to the late Lenford O’Neal and the late Emma Jean (Jordan) O’Neal. She accepted...

Decatur – Mary Helen Smith, 88, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mary was born December 7, 1928 in Decatur the daughter of Frank H. and Helen C. (Moran) Penney. She was a charter member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church where she volunteered for many...

Decatur – Joseph A. Lowe Sr., 81, of Decatur passed away on December 20, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Joe was born on December 19, 1935 in Vincennes, IN the son of Joe B. and Selma (Davis) Lowe. He married Linda McCarty on April 1, 1956 in Vincennes, Indiana and celebrated 60 years of joy and...

Decatur – Dorothy A. Durbin, 91, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Dorothy was born October 28, 1925 in Decatur the daughter of Herbert Christopher and Sadie Marie (Dietz) Dieckhoff. A charter member of Holy Family Church, Dorothy worked as a...

Shirley Ann Nuckolls, 76, of Decatur passed away on Sunday December, 18, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Shirley was born on May 26, 1940 in Florence, AL the daughter of Marvin Edgar and Sarah Lillian (Parrish) Call. She enjoyed playing Bingo and watching the T.V. She married James Nuckolls on...

Jason F. Sleeth, 38, of Decatur, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 in his home. Jason was born July 8, 1978 in Decatur the son of Frank Ahlfield and Debbie Sleeth. Surviving are his father, Frank Ahlfield (Vicky) of Decatur; daughter, Tarin Sleeth of Decatur; grandma, Eileen Sleeth of Oreana;...

Betty Ann Scott, 86, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. Betty was born on August 12, 1930 in Decatur the daughter of Alphonse C. and Mildred F. (Daly) Niesman. She retired from Bunn Capital in Springfield but her greatest...

Helen Louise Mason, 82, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Helen was born on February 7, 1934 in Brownstown, IL the daughter of Earl and Jessie (Moreland) Kelly. She was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church and had worked for...

Mary E. Cooper, 74, of Decatur passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mary was born on December 1, 1942 in Springfield, IL the daughter of Otis and Florida (Walker) Jones. She was a member of the Decatur Lebanon Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was a retired CNA...

Decatur-Charlotte Anne Long, 82, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in her home with her family by her side. Charlotte was born February 12, 1934 in Taylorville, Illinois the daughter of George and Susie (Stewart) Helmers. In her youth she worked at George’s Candy Shop in Taylorville and later...

Decatur-Jerry L. McClure, 73 of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Jerry was born August 27, 1943 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Robert D. and Ardell J. (Wetherholt) McClure. He graduated from Lakeview High School and proudly served his country...

Springfield – Leota Marie Younkers, 88, of Springfield, formerly of Decatur, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, in Mosaic of Springfield. Leota was born October 7, 1928 in Decatur, the daughter of Paul and Evelyn M. (Joplin) Chaffin. She was a homemaker who married Roy D. Younkers on...