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Audrey Shaw White Willis departed this life June 21, 2010 at St. Joseph Proven Hospital in Elgin, Illinois after battling illness for the few last years. Audrey S. Willis was born February 5, 1938, in Memphis, TN, to the late Albert White Sr. and Essie Davis. Audrey was reared and attended both...

Lovell L. “Fletch” Fletcher, 86, of Decatur, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 in his home. Fletch was born May 25, 1924, in Montrose, IL, the son of Earl and Grace Elder Fletcher. A union truck driver retiring in 1981, Lovell was an Army Veteran of World War II. He served in the 80th Infantry...

Kevin L. Palmer, 52, of Decatur, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 in Decatur Memorial Hospital ER. Kevin was born June 6, 1958, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Hobart and Carolyn Moulton Palmer. He worked at Firestone, here in Decatur, for 27 years and then worked at Cubs Food, Walmart, and most recently...

Barbara Jean Brough, 84, of Decatur passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in Heartland of Decatur. Barbara was born on September 10, 1925 in Decatur the daughter of Maurice and Bertha Adkinson. She married Rod Brough in 1942. He preceded her in Death on April 8, 1993. Surviving are...

Helen Geneva Lee, 83, of Decatur, died Monday, May 31, 2010 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Helen was born July 20, 1926, in Springfield, the daughter of Edgar F. and Nellie Nottingham Marion. She worked for Mueller Co. for several years and was a member of First Baptist Church. Helen married...

Leola E. Yaegel, 100, of Decatur died Monday, May 31, 2010 in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home. Leola was born on March 10, 1910 in Niantic the daughter of Otto and Tessie Benvenuto Klossner they preceded her in death. She married Karl Yaegel in 1943 he preceded her in death. She retired from Newman's,...

Eleanor Monska-Maxwell, 96, of Decatur, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Eleanor was born October 22, 1913, in Ijui, Brazil, the daughter of Rev. Emil P. Mueller and Eleanor Lange Mueller, Missouri Synod Missionaries. She returned to the United States in 1920 and was...

Zelma Marguerite Slane Michl Childress Taylor, 93, of Decatur passed away on Thursday May 27, 2010 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Taylor was born on August 20, 1916 in Jasper County the daughter of Perry and Dorothy Frazier Slane. She married Leonard Michl on April 12, 1936 in Jasper County...

Mildred D. Watson, 96, of Decatur passed away on Thursday May 27, 2010 in Imboden Creek Living Center. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 ' 8:00 pm Monday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Point Pleasant...

John Ansel Beneze, Sr., 82, of Mt. Zion, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. John was born December 5, 1927, in Decatur, the son of Eugene and Tessie Haddock Beneze. A U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and retired truck driver, John was a member of Mt. Zion Assembly Of God Church,...

William L. "Bill" Thompson, 83, of Decatur, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 in Aspen Ridge Care Centre. Bill was born July 25, 1926, in Decatur, the son of Dale and Gladys L. Peck Thompson. A U.S. Army Veteran, Bill was a mechanical engineer for many years, mostly in the Quad City's area, retiring in...

Harold Dean Noe, 86, of Decatur died Saturday May 22, 2010 in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home. Harold was born on February 5, 1924 in Decatur, IL the son of Vernon H. and Mary J. McCray Noe. He retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief Petty Officer after 26 years of service. He was also a Civil...