Decatur - Margaret A. Gooding, 97, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, in her home. Margaret was born August 19, 1922, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of John Kovorik and Agnes E. (Burns) Smith. A U.S. Marine veteran of the WWII, Margaret was a member of St. Thomas The Apostle...

Harlan Ray Short, 89, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Harlan was born in Niantic, IL on December 29, 1930 to Cecil and Ellen (Rutherford) Short, he married Dorothy Pritts on June 5, 1986, she preceded him in death on March 13, 2015. He is survived...

Decatur – Fred A. Tapscott, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. Fred was born September 26, 1932, in Decatur, the son of Lucille (Urban) Tapscott. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war and member of the 40th Sunburst Division Honor Guard. He worked as a...

Decatur – Thomas L. Thompson, Sr., 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Tommy was born August 25, 1932, in Litchfield, IL, the son of James and Jane (Sweeney) Thompson. He worked in the maintenance department at PPG for 37 years retiring in 1994. Tommy was a U.S. Navy...

Charles F. Mcintyre, 92, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday March 3, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Charles was born on January 4, 1928 in Decatur, IL to William and Ethel (Walker) Mcintyre. He married Juanita A. Barber on September 6, 1951, she preceded him in death on June 12, 2007. He is...

James Freeman, 75, of Decatur, IL, passed away March 2, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Thursday March 12, 2020 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. James was born July 26, 1944 in E. Chicago, IN., the son of James Elton and...

Alonzo Pickett, 51, of Decatur, has been called back to Heaven on Sunday, March 1, 2020, from the St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. He was born December 10, 1968, to James Allen and Geralyn (Newsom) Pickett. Alonzo is survived by his mother, Geralyn Whitelow; his four sisters, Virginia Pickett,...

Debbie Kay Dunn, 62, of Decatur, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Decatur. Debbie was born September 24, 1957, in Decatur, to Ron and Eula Marie (Collins) Stutes. She married Michael J. Dunn on June 2, 1979, in Decatur, IL. He passed away January 1,...

Steven E. Widmer, 64, fell asleep in death February 18, 2020 in Decatur, Illinois. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois on December 30,1955 to Lloyd and Joanne (Petree) Widmer. He is survived by his wife Theresa, and six children & three grandchildren: Joshua Widmer of Tucson, AZ, - grandson...

Cedric Leon Walker, 48, of Decatur, IL, passed away February 16, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Cedric was born February 14, 1972 in Clarksdale, MS, the son of Tyrone Gordon and Clara Walker. Cedric was a laborer within a factory in E. Moline. He enjoyed watching Sunday Night...

Mary Louise Clark, 57, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, after a long courageous battle of breast cancer. Mary was born December 6, 1962, in Decatur, IL to Charles David and Jeannine Therese (Schniederjan) Peters. She married Kevin Mark Clark. He passed away July 23, 2009. She...

Margaret Ann Boyce, 75, of Decatur, IL passed away February 10, 2020 at her residence. Margaret was born October 17, 1944 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Paul and Margaret (Sanderson) Fuller. She worked as a computer operator for A. E. Staley and was a member of City of Praise Church. Margaret...