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Peggy L. Clark, 61, of Decatur died Thursday March 12, 2009 in St. Mary’s Hospital Funeral service will be 11:00 am Monday March 16, 2009 in Second Church of God, 2670 E. Division Street, Decatur with Rev. Lawrence Flaugher officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 ' 6:00 pm Sunday in Moran &...

James E. Melhorn, 70, passed away March 11, 2009 in Huntsville, Alabama, doing what he loved to do, which was fishing. Visitation will be 4 – 6pm Monday, March 16, 2009 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. There are no other services. The family requests casual attire, please. Memorials may be...

Grace M. Lyerla Yattoni, 77, of Morrisonville, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 after battling cancer for several months. Born November 9, 1931 in Morrisonville to Ross and Helen Green Lyerla, Gracie married Reno Yattoni June 20, 1949. Gracie retired from the Palmer State Bank in 1994 after...

Laffetta Jean Buie left this world behind on Friday, March 6, 2009, at 9:50 a.m., surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and friends. Laffetta was born on February 4, 1920, in Holcomb, Missouri, to Edgar and Viola Durham. She was one of eight children. She married J. H....

Ruth W. Hagenbach, 90, of Forsyth, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Ruth was born October 25, 1918, in Rochester, NY, the daughter of Clarence Yale and Harriet Anna Goss Landon. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and St. Mary’s Hospital...

Verna L. “Babe” Layton, 83 of Decatur, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Verna was born September 19, 1925, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Vernon and Emilee Black Duke. She was a homemaker and member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Verna loved to play bridge...

Leona M. Embry, 57, of Decatur passed away on Tuesday March 3, 2009 in her home. A memorial service will be held from 10:00 am – 12 noon Saturday March 7, 2009 in Gospel Chapel, 1900 W. Cushing St. Decatur. Dinner will follow in the Eagles Lodge #507, 602 W. King Street. Memorials may be made to...

Donald D. “Skip” Bretz, 76 of Decatur, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Fair Havens Christian Home. Donald was born March 29, 1932, in Decatur, the son of Frank J. and Catherine G. Padgett Bretz. A member of Holy Family Catholic church, Donald was retired from Borg Warner. Surviving are his sister,...

Juanita Kay Jones, 71, of Decatur died Friday, February 27, 2009 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 12:00 noon Tuesday March 3, 2009 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Camp Butler National...

Steven D. Crawford, Sr., 55, of Decatur, died February 25, 2009. Service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in St. John’s Lutheran Church, with Pastor Russell J. Weiss officiating. Visitation will be Monday, March 2, from 6 – 8 pm in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Burial will take place in...

Ora McCoy Smith, 88, of Decatur passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 in Lincoln Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be 5:00 ' 7:00 pm Thursday February 26, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Saturday in McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Vinton, OH. Burial will be in...

Robert E. Ward, 69, of Decatur, died Sunday, February 22, 2009, in his home with his family by his side. Memorial service will be 1:00 pm Thursday, February 26, 2009, in First Church of the Nazarene, 1177 W. Hickory Point Rd., Decatur. Visitation will be one hour prior in the church. Burial will...