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Herbert Lee Hedges, 75, of Forsyth, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Herbert was born June 23, 1932, in Decatur, the son of Clarence E. and Lora Lucille Rhoades Hedges Durbin. A decorated U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Herbert worked as a machinist at Caterpillar,...

Robert Woods Myrvold, 87, of Decatur, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Robert was born April 14, 1921, in Decatur, the son of Oscar E. and Minnie Woods Myrvold. A U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII, Robert worked at C.B. & Q then Wagners before retiring from Wagners in...

Frederick Dale Lesley 99 of Decatur died Friday June 13, 2008 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Monday June 16, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home with Pastor Russell Weise officiating. Private burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with military rites...

Floyd Lee Stone, 66, of Decatur passed away 4:35 p.m. Wednesday June 11, 2008 in Danville Veterans Hospital. Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton, military rites conducted by Macon...

Gary Patrick Doolin, 68, of Freeport, FL, formerly of Decatur, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in Florida. Gary was born January 4, 1940, in Decatur, the son of John Edward and Faye Mildred Walker Doolin. He worked as a truck driver for K.C. Trucking and McBride Trucking. Gary was a member of the...

Larry Lynn Lingard 65 of Decatur died Monday June 9, 2008 in Eastview Terrace. A memorial mass will be held 10:00 AM Friday June 20, 2008 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Larry was born on May 22, 1943 in Waterloo, NE the son of Richard and Jeanette Jager Lingard. He was a member of Our...

James A. “Jim” Getzendanner, 87, of Forsyth, died Monday, June 9, 2008 in his home. Jim was born October 21, 1920, in Kankakee, the son of William M. and Mary R. Donahue Getzendanner. A U.S. Army Air Corp’s Veteran of WWII, Jim worked as an executive at Sears Roebuck & Co. before retiring in...

Everett E. “Butch” Mendenall, originally of Decatur, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Burn Unit in Augusta, Georgia due to work related injuries. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday June 18, 2008 in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home with Chaplin Dean Snokes officiating. Visitation...

Frances Bernice Nesler, 88, of Decatur, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Bernice was born March 10, 1920, in Hoopston, the daughter of Cloyde and Rozanna Jewell Collins. She attended the Baptist church and loved to do crewel needle work. Bernice married Wilbur Glenn...

Paul E. Spanbauer, 88, of Westerville, OH, formerly of Decatur, died at 9:45 am, Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Columbus Colony Elderly Care in Westerville, Ohio. Born in Richmond, Indiana on February 6, 1920, to his parents Frank W. Spanbauer and Mary H. Kindermann the second child of three...

Doris Edwards, 86, of Decatur, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Aspen Ridge Care Centre. Doris was born February 27, 1922, in Argenta, the daughter of William T. and Bessie Smith McClure. She attended the Methodist church and worked for Caterpillar Inc. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Sowa of...

Susan Danae Gregory, 48, of Decatur died peacefully at 8:40a.m., Monday, June 3, 2008 at Decatur Memorial Hospital after a 21 month battle with cancer. Susan was born July 13, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Marlyn and Alice Ratz Sheldrup. A member of Central Christian Church,...