Obituaries

Dec 20, 2013

Forrest Ferguson of Sullivan, aged 87 years, 1 month and 17 days, passed on to his eternal home on Friday December, 20, 2013 at 4:56 P.M. at Mason Point in Sullivan. He was surrounded by a host of supportive members of his family whom bid him farewell through tears of sorrow and grief as he passed from this life...

Dec 19, 2013

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MARIAN E. LEE, 74, of Peoria, IL, passed away at 9:12 P.M. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at OSF ST. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. A visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. A funeral service will be...

Dec 18, 2013

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LARRY D. INGRAM SR., 65, of Oakland, IL passed away at 10:59 A.M. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. Robert Lee will officiate. Burial will be...

Dec 15, 2013

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PRISCILLA MAE CASTEEL, 86, of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:30 P.M. on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Jess Adams will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 A.M. until service...

Dec 14, 2013

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December 14, 2013 - December 14, 2013

COLE GABRIEL MILLER, infant son of Drew Alexander and Heather DeAnn (Marner) Miller was stillborn at 2:27 P.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. A private family service will be held for Cole. He is survived by his parents, Drew...

Dec 5, 2013

RICHARD LEE ELLIOTT, 55, of Decatur, IL passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 in Galena, IL. A memorial service will be held at Noon on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Maranatha Assembly of God in Decatur, IL. Rev. Doug Lowery will officiate. Burial of his ashes will follow in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be held...

Dec 4, 2013

ROBERT R. LADD, 74, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 6:55 P.M. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Arcola Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Edwards funeral Home. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home....

Dec 4, 2013

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BETTY SHAFFER, 83 of Arcola, IL, formerly of Oakland, IL, passed away at 1:10 P.M. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in the Harmony Center in Mattoon, IL. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL. Visitation will be held...

Dec 3, 2013

TIMOTHY WAYNE COOLEY, 56, of Charleston, IL passed away 12:50 P.M. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2013 following the third service (at approximately 11:45 A.M.) at the Broadway Christian Church in Mattoon, IL. Rev. Greg Sexton will officiate. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Tim...

Nov 30, 2013

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FRED ELMO HENRY, 66 of Champaign, IL passed away at 12:33 P.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his residence. Graveside Funeral services will be held at the Danville National Cemetery in Danville, IL. Rev. Steven Diehl will officiate. Fred was born on January 30, 1947 in Paris, TN. He was a son of Chesley and Helen (Clark)...

Nov 27, 2013

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MILDRED ELIZABETH MILLER, 93, of Arcola, IL passed away at 4:45 P.M. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 2, 2013 at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Arcola, IL. Father Delix Michel will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Nov 26, 2013

KATIE J. MILLER, 95, of Arthur, IL passed away at 12:15 P.M. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at her son, Andrew D. Miller’s residence in rural Arcola, IL. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, November 29, at the Richard A. Gingerich residence, 439 E CR 200 N in rural Arcola, IL. Bishop Daniel Rocke will...

Nov 23, 2013

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BERNICE G. MARLOW, 86, of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:42 A.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Arthur Home in Arthur, IL. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Vince Rohn will officiate. Burial will be held in the Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon,...

Nov 23, 2013

MARTHA SIEBER, 91, of Mahomet, IL, passed away at 1:46 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at her home. Martha was born on November 11, 1922 in Freeport, IL. She was a daughter of Clarence and Mable (Resh) Meck. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Paul Sieber of Mahomet, IL; three sons, Gerald Sieber and his...

Nov 20, 2013

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SOVILLA A. MILLER, 81, of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:40 P.M. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Pleasant View Church in rural Arcola, IL. Pastor Howard Kuhns will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant View Church...

Nov 20, 2013

EDNA A. MILLER, 34 of Arthur, IL passed away at 2:15 P.M. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at her residence in rural Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the family residence, 1955 CR 1700 E in rural Arthur, IL. Bishop Daniel Chupp will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Nov 19, 2013

RANDY N. GIBSON, 55, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 12:38 A.M. on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at his residence in rural Tuscola, IL. A celebration of Randy’s life will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Kaskaskia Country Club, 450 East County Road 300 North, in rural Arcola, IL. Pastor Laury Hunter and Pastor...

Nov 12, 2013

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KENNETH HAROLD EDWARDS, 88, of Arcola, IL passed away at 1:41 P.M. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. Marion Baker will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Nov 12, 2013

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L. KEITH NELSON, 62, of, Sullivan, IL passed away at 4:58 A.M. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Smyser Christian Church, 1521 Whitley Point Road in Gays, IL. Rev. Richard Coen will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Nov 8, 2013

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VIRGINIA BOLTON, 78, of Charleston, IL passed away at 4:30 A.M. on Friday, November 8, 2013 at her residence in Charleston, IL. Private burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Virginia was born on March 24, 1935 in Douglas County, IL. She was a daughter of Albert Newton and Tina E. (Sweet) Bolton. She is survived by nieces...