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Sharon Rose Brower
Feb. 24, 2024
Sharon Rose Brower, 85, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away February 24, 2024, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois, is handling arrangements.

Mildred Louise Gandy
Feb. 23, 2024
Mildred Louise Gandy, 90, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away February 23, 2024. Mildred was born in Decatur on December 15, 1933, the daughter of Edgar and Dora (Moreland) Culp. She married Wendell Gandy on December 10, 1959, in Bloomington, Ilinois. Mildred is survived by her husband Wendell of...

Douglas Gail Warwick
Feb. 22, 2024
Douglas G. “Skip” Warwick, 72, of Decatur, Illinois (previously Crown Point, Indiana) passed away February 22, 2024 in his home. One of three children, Skip, as he preferred to be called, was born September 28, 1951, the son of Douglas Dean and Joy Doris Warwick. Skip is survived by his uncle and...

David Lynn Durbin
Feb. 21, 2024
David Lynn Durbin, 75, of Decatur, IL passed away February 21, 2024 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. David was born February 2, 1949 in Decatur, IL, the son of Michael and Pearl (Howard) Durbin. He had worked as a parts delivery driver for Miles Chevrolet, retiring in 2018. Surviving are...

James Thomas Singleton
Feb. 21, 2024
James Thomas Singleton, 63, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away February 21, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. James was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, on August 29, 1960, the son of Fred and Eunice (White) Singleton. He worked for Grigolet until his health failed. He was an avid sports fan and...

John Edward Tokarz
Feb. 17, 2024
John “Toke” Edward Tokarz, 84, of Decatur, IL passed away February 17, 2024 at The Loft Rehabilitation of Decatur. John was born June 14, 1939 in Decatur, IL, the son of John Michael and Margaret Leona (Briggs) Tokarz. John was a veteran of the US Air Force, serving as a cook. He had the memory...

Patricia Ann Lawson
Feb. 15, 2024
Patricia Ann Lawson, 74, of Oreana, IL, passed away at 1:51 P.M. on Thursday (02-15-2024) in Oreana, IL. Patricia was born on August 2, 1949, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Patrick Eugene Glancy and Helen Marie (Polluck) Glancy. She married Gary Lee Lawson on November 7, 1970, in Lovington, IL....

Lois Ann Gray
Feb. 14, 2024
Lois Ann Gray, 83, passed away on February 14, 2024, in Decatur, IL. Lois was born to Charles and Dorothy Jane Peebles on February 17, 1940, in Decatur, IL. She retired from the AIW Hall and Banquet Center after working there for 10 plus years. She loved spending time with family, and loved all...

Carolyn Voorhees
Feb. 14, 2024
Taylorville – Carolyn Voorhees, 91, of Taylorville, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital. Carolyn was born on May 16, 1932, in Clinton, IL, a daughter of Merville M. and Velma Pearl (Smith) Curvey. She worked as a supervisor at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....

David Aris Rockwood
Feb. 11, 2024
David Aris Rockwood, (64), of Neoga, IL, passed away peacefully on February 11th, 2024, at 2:15 pm at Mattoon Healthcare, Mattoon IL surrounded by his family. David was born April 23rd, 1959, in Effingham Illinois. Dave is survived by his mother Carolyn Settles of Mattoon, his stepson Christopher...

Fern Louise Neideffer
Feb. 07, 2024
Fern Louise Neideffer, 93, of Decatur, IL passed away February 7, 2024, and entered the Gates of Heaven. Fern was born to Mr. And Mrs. Robert McAnelly on August 21, 1930. They both preceded her in death. Fern was a long term seamstress working for many businesses in Decatur, IL. She was a very...

Edward C. "Ed" O'Connor
Feb. 05, 2024
Decatur – Edward C. “Ed” O’Connor, 57, of Decatur, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Ed was born on February 28, 1966, in Flint, MI, the son of Lawrence and Norma Jean (Inman) O’Connor. He worked as a union sprinkler fitter for Sprinkler Fitters Local...