Obituaries

Edward J. Schrock
May 21, 2022
Edward J. Schrock, 82 years & 25 days, of Arthur, IL passed away at 2:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, May 23, 2022 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL. Bishop Larry R. Diener will officiate. Burial will be in...
Gary Dale Krummel
May 20, 2022
GARY DALE KRUMMEL, 83 of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:46 P.M. on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Arcola Health Care Center.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 East Illinois Street, Arthur, IL. Lyle Dorjahn will officiate. Burial will be in...
Charles Kent Schmidt
May 16, 2022
Charles Kent Schmidt, 79, of Arthur, IL passed away at 4:45 P.M. on Monday, May 16, 2022 at his residence.
To honor Kent’s wishes, no formal services will be held. A graveside service will be held at a later date. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Kent was born on April 8, 1943 in Wellsville, OH. He was...

Joseph Ray Mast
May 14, 2022
Joseph Ray Mast, 33 of rural Arthur, IL passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 as the result of a drowning accident, near Bo Wood access area at Lake Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the Homer Miller residence, 321 E CR 300 N, Arthur, IL Raymond S. Miller will officiate....
Timmy L. Dieffenbach
May 13, 2022
Timmy L. Dieffenbach, 68, of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:00 A.M. on Friday, May 13, 2022, at his residence.
Tim was born on November 29, 1953, in Towanda, PA. He was a son of Budd Joseph and Dorothy (Weaver) Dieffenbach. He married Debbie Brock on June 4, 1988, in Trilla, IL.
He is survived by...
Joshua Allan Tomas
May 12, 2022
Joshua Allan Tomas, 40 of Humboldt, IL passed away at 2:43 P.M. on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Charleston Rehabilitation and Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 East Main Street, Arcola, IL. Rev. Dan Haifley will officiate. Burial will be in the Humboldt Cemetery....

Katie Jess Miller
May 9, 2022
Katie (Herschberger) (Jess) Miller, 90 years, 10 months, 6 days, of Arthur, IL passed away at 11:30 P.M. on Monday, May 9, 2022 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, May 13, 2022 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL. Bishop Larry Helmuth will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Judith Evelyn Morrow
May 9, 2022
Judith Evelyn Morrow, 77 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on Monday, May 9, 2022 at her daughters residence in Mattoon, IL.
Private services will be held at a later date in Newton, KS. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Judy was born on May 28, 1944 in Mattoon, IL. She was a daughter of...
Deborah L. Davis
May 2, 2022
Deborah Davis, 79 of Tuscola, IL passed away at 1:11 P.M. on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Zylstra will officiate.
Debbie was born on February16, 1943 in Bloomington, IL. She was a daughter of...
Larry Dale Beachy
Apr 29, 2022
LARRY DALE BEACHY, 79 of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:30 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Aspen Creek Assisted Living in Sullivan, IL.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in the Arthur Cemetery. Lamar Miller will officiate. Military Rites will be conducted by the Arthur VFW. Larry was born on July...
Paul Richard Harris
Apr 27, 2022
Paul Richard Harris, 89, of Springfield, IL passed away at 3:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Arcola Health Care Center.
Paul was born on September 2, 1932, in Waverly, IL. He was a son of James Riley and Lula (Keirsey) Harris.
He is survived by one brother, Robert Harris and his wife Nicole of Mahomet, IL and numerous...
Lloyd Johns
Apr 26, 2022
LLOYD RAYMOND JOHNS, 88 of Oakland, IL passed away at 4:45 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Paris Community Hospital.
Lloyd was born on August 8, 1933, in Macon Co., IL. He was a son of Raymond and Thrissia (Elam) Johns. He grew up near Arcola, was a 1953 graduate of Arcola High School and went on to serve...

Sarah J. Otto
Apr 22, 2022
SARAH J. OTTO, 71 years, 2 months, and 3 days of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:40 P.M. on Friday, April 22, 2022, at her residence in rural Arcola, IL.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the family residence, 150 N CR 200 E, Arcola, IL. Bishop Daniel Rocke will...

Lisa Ann Kauffman
Apr 20, 2022
LISA ANN (PLANK) KAUFFMAN, 33, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:40 A.M. Pacific Time on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the Rubio Cancer Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the HCK West Building in rural Arthur, IL. Bishop Nelson B. Diener will officiate. Burial will...
Aden Otto
Apr 18, 2022
Aden Otto, 64, of Arthur, IL passed away at 1:11 P.M. on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.
Funeral services to honor Aden’s life will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Penn Station, 120 E. Progress, St. in Arthur, IL. Pastors Steve Hohm and Mark Cooper will...
Larry Eugene Stovall
Apr 17, 2022
Larry Eugene Stovall, 87, of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:38 P.M. on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at his residence.
Larry was born on August 6, 1934, in Decatur, IL. He was a son of Forrest C. and Ina Marie (Barnes) Stovall. He married Jeanette Sue Banhart on August 23, 1953, in Flora, IL.
He is survived by his wife,...
Howard "Gene" Sylvester
Apr 13, 2022
Howard Wesley “Gene” Sylvester, 91 of Arcola, IL passed away at 9:18 P.M. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Mattoon Rehab and Health Care.
To honor Gene’s wishes, no formal services will be held at this time. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Gene was born on June 25, 1930 in Arcola, IL. He was a son...
Wayne Edward Miller
Apr 4, 2022
Wayne Edward Miller, 85 of Mattoon, IL went to be with the Lord at 7:47 P.M. on Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL
Funeral services honoring Wayne’s life will be held at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Maranatha Baptist Church, 3400 Dewitt Avenue, Mattoon, IL. Pastor Dan Haifley...
Ann Marie Good
Mar 31, 2022
Ann Marie Good, 77, of Lovington, IL passed away at 8:17 P.M. on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Heritage Health in Mt. Zion, IL.
A memorial graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in the Keller Cemetery in Lovington, IL. Rev. Rodney Houser will officiate. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting...
Agnes T. Jordan
Mar 25, 2022
Agnes T. Jordan died peacefully at 5:14 am on Friday, March 25, 2022 with family at her bedside at OSF Heart of Mary Hospital, Urbana.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, in Tuscola, IL. Father Angel Sierra will officiate. Burial will be in the Tuscola Cemetery....
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