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William "Bill" Kropla
Sep. 04, 2016
William “Bill” Kropla, 71, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 in his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Moran & Goebel Funeral Home.
Merylene Dimple Satterlee
Sep. 02, 2016
Merylene Dimple Satterlee, 91, of Normal, formerly of Decatur, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016, at the McLean County Nursing Home. Merylene was born June 20, 1925 in Flippin, Kentucky to Thomas and Norma (Davis) McCoy. She married Fred Satterlee on October 13, 1943 in Decatur, IL. He passed...
Terry Powell
Aug. 30, 2016
Terry L. “Bear” Powell, 61, of Decatur passed away Tuesday August 30th surrounded by his family. He was born May 6th, 1955 in Salem, Illinois, the son of the late Virgil C. Powell and Phyllis (O’Dell) Powell. Terry was cremated as was his wish with no visitation or funeral service. Burial will be...
Rosa Lee James
Aug. 29, 2016
Rosa Lee James, 83, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016. Rosa Lee was born March 7, 1933 in Arcola, IL, the daughter of Harry and Alma (Trotter) Beiler. She was a bridal consultant for Gates Brides World in Mt. Zion. Rosa Lee was a member of the Ski Club of Illinois, and was the...
Zelma Geraldine Toler
Aug. 29, 2016
Zelma Geraldine Toler, 87, of Decatur, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016, in Decatur Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. Zelma was born April 13, 1929, in Palmyra, IL to Troy C. and Dorothy (Dohrs) Castleberry. Zelma loved watching the St. Louis Cardinals, bird watching and word...
Kay Smith
Aug. 29, 2016
Kay Arden Smith, 65, of Lavern, TN formerly of Decatur passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016. Kay was born on August 30, 1950 in Tahlequah, OK, where she briefly lived as an infant. Her parents were Oliver Ryan & Pearl Bailey. She was the second of three children. She attended Eisenhower...
Sharon Doty
Aug. 29, 2016
Sharon Lee Doty, 77, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning August 29, 2016 at her home in Decatur IL. Married to Robert Wilson Doty in 1962, she helped raised a family of four. She was owner and operator of L&S furniture store in Shelbyville, IL for many years, where she flourished in...
Michael D. Parris
Aug. 27, 2016
Decatur – Michael D. Parris, 61, of Oklahoma, formerly of Decatur, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016. Michael was born August 11, 1955, the son of David F. Parris and Marilyn J. Brink. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; father and step-father. He is survived by his wife, Patricha...
Pauline Beck
Aug. 26, 2016
Decatur – Pauline Beck, 91, of Decatur, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Pauline was born July 22, 1925 in Springfield, the daughter of John Edward and Maria (Hill) Underfanger III. She was a devoted homemaker who never formally received a driver’s license....
Roger Lee Davis
Aug. 25, 2016
Roger Lee Davis, 85, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home, with his family by his side. Roger was born May 30, 1931, in Decatur to Milton Robert and Effie (Morgan) Davis. He proudly served in the United States Army. He married Blanche Mona Flannigan on...
Kalen Tyler Hodge
Aug. 21, 2016
Decatur- Kalen Tyler Hodge, 20, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 . Kalen was born on March 12, 1996 in Decatur. Services are private. Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services are assisting the family with arrangements..
Justina Wynne
Aug. 19, 2016
Justina Wynne was born June 1, 1937, in Brownsville, Tennessee to Vernida Martin Perkins and Rufus Perkins. She was educated in the Brownsville, TN public school system. Justina relocated to Decatur, Illinois, in 1964. Justina married the love of her life, Wallace Wynne, on April 4, 1961. Even in...