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William E. Barr
Jan. 06, 2011
William E. “Bill” Barr, 85, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Bill was born on July 19, 1925 in Westervelt, IL the son of Harry M. and Anna Belle Forbes Barr. He was a retired salesperson for Black & Company and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He married...
Herbert L. Sefton
Jan. 06, 2011
Herbert L. Sefton, 93, of Decatur, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 in his home. He was born January 13, 1917, in Brownstown, the son of Lee and Rhoda Green Sefton. Herbert was an Army Veteran of WWII where he served as a pilot achieving the rank of Captain. He was the pilot of a B-24 Liberator...
Barbara Ann Barger
Jan. 03, 2011
Barbara Ann Elam Barger, 72, died Monday, January 3, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral service celebrating the life of Barbara Ann Elam Barger will be 11:00 am Thursday, January 6, 2010 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home with Dr. John Avery officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
Doris Jean Taylor
Jan. 01, 2011
Doris Jean Taylor, 80, of Decatur passed away on Saturday January 1, 2011 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Doris was born on May 19, 1930 in Charleston, IL the daughter of Elliott Allen and Naomi Lewis Doty. She was retired from Citizens National Bank working in farm management. Surviving are her...
Elsie L. Wallace
Dec. 30, 2010
Elsie L. “Tippy” Wallace went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 30, 2010 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Tippy was born on January 23, 1938 in Decatur, IL the daughter of Lee Roy and Elsie Mae Starks Grayned. She was a faithful member of the Church of the Living God in Springfield, IL. She...
Shirley M. Wakefield
Dec. 25, 2010
Shirley M. Wakefield, 71, of Decatur, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. She was born April 10, 1939, in Decatur, the daughter of Coy and Opal Ball Waddell. A homemaker, Shirley married George Wakefield on March 7, 1959 and he preceded her in death on November 18,...
Bishop Enis Fuller
Dec. 22, 2010
Bishop Enis Fuller departed this life on December 22, 2010 in Decatur, IL at the age of 85. He was born on March 6, 1925 in Brownsville, TN, the son of Charlie and Eva Fuller. Early adulthood, he married Emma Johnson and from this union ten children were born. Later in his life, he married Alma...
Kimberly Sue Wiltermood
Dec. 21, 2010
Kimberly Sue Wiltermood, 46, of Decatur, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in her home. She was born March 13, 1964, in Decatur, the daughter of Larry and Linda Scott Pultz. A homemaker, Kimberly married Joseph Martin Wiltermood on December 11, 1982 and he preceded her in death on February 3,...
Ida M Ford
Dec. 20, 2010
Ida M. Ford, 94, of Decatur passed away on Monday December 20, 2010 in her home. Ida was born on March 25, 1916 in Mississippi the daughter of Charlie and Pearlie Gray Perkins. She was a member of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. She was retired from Lincoln State School. She leaves to...
Lois J. Bledsaw
Dec. 20, 2010
Lois J. Bledsaw, 71, of Bolingbrook, formerly of Decatur, died Monday, December 20, 2010 in Bolingbrook. Lois was born November 30, 1939, in Murphysboro, the daughter of Gilbert and Helen Russell Foll. A homemaker and member of the “Lois” Club and Seventh Day Adventist Church, she married Jack W....
Martha E. Johnson
Dec. 19, 2010
Martha E. Johnson, 90, of Sullivan, formerly of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2010. Martha was born January 14, 1920, in Urbana, the daughter of Roy and Clara Frances Whitney. A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Martha Loved Jesus and...
Wanda Rose Haines
Dec. 19, 2010
Wanda Rose Haines, 81, of Forsyth, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 in Moweaqua Nursing and Retirement Center. Wanda was born October 8, 1929, in Charleston, the daughter of Roy E. and Blanche M. Stewart Wierman. She worked as a secretary for NECA-IBEW and Jurgens & Kneezel. Wanda loved...