Obituaries
Ryan Andrew Culver
Apr 9, 2023
Ryan Andrew Culver, 25, of Humboldt, IL passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023 in Charleston, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Todd Nolen will officiate. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the funeral, from 12:00 PM to 2:00...
Dean Eugene Edwards
Apr 9, 2023
DEAN EUGENE EDWARDS, 84, of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:36 A.M. on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at his son’s residence in Cerro Gordo, IL
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Edwards Funeral Home. Alfred Edwards Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Raymond William Morris
Apr 8, 2023
RAYMOND WILLIAM MORRIS, 101 of Neoga formerly of Charleston, IL passed away at 9:59 P.M. on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga, IL
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 902 Cleveland Avenue in Charleston, IL. Pastor Kenneth Hoover will officiate. Burial will be in...
Ryan Rutledge Miller
Apr 5, 2023
Ryan Rutledge Miller, 29, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Arthur, IL, passed away at 6:31 PM on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in a motor vehicle accident in Emporia, KS.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 East...
Dorothy Marie Otto
Apr 5, 2023
Dorothy Marie Otto, 77, of Arthur, IL passed away at 5:55 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center surrounded by her family.
Visitations will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, April 7, 2023 and from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Saturday,...
Joseph Alvin Jacobs
Apr 3, 2023
Joseph Alvin Jacobs, 89, of Charleston, IL passed away at 7:50 PM on Monday, April 3, 2023, surrounded by his wife and loved ones, at his daughter’s residence in Lawrenceville, IL.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Funeral services will...
Theodore Clifford Miller
Apr 2, 2023
Theodore Clifford Miller, infant son of LaVern R. Miller and Jennifer Lynn Brown was stillborn on April 2, 2023 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
He is survived by his parents, LaVern Miller and Jennifer Brown of Arcola, IL, one sister, Madelyn Dailey, paternal grandparents, Raymond and Ruth Miller of Arthur, IL, maternal grandfather, Rusty M. Brown of Arcola, IL,...
Verna Chupp
Mar 31, 2023
Verna Chupp, 88, of Arcola, IL passed away at 3:00 AM on Friday, March 31, 2023 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, April 3, 2023 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL. Bishop Ervin Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL....
Ruth Ann Navel
Mar 25, 2023
RUTH ANN NAVEL, 80, of Arcola, IL passed away at 4:37 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Arcola Health Care Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday April 1, 2023 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will be in the Bourbon Cemetery....
Daniel B. Mohr
Mar 24, 2023
Daniel B. Mohr, 74, of Findlay, IL passed away at 11:35 P. M. on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Arcola Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Addison Hope Leann Henderson
Mar 23, 2023
Addison Hope Leann Henderson, daughter of Christopher Michael Sr., and Emily Samantha Rosemarie (Walker) Henderson, was stillborn at 12:11 PM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
A Memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Windsor Christian Church, 1101 Broadway Ave., Windsor, IL. Pastor Chris Henderson and...
Willis F. Kauffman
Mar 23, 2023
Willis F. Kauffman, 75 of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:50 AM on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL with his two children by his side.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 E. Park St., Arthur, IL. Pastor Glen Rhodes will officiate. Burial...
Clinton Joe Smith
Mar 22, 2023
CLINTON JOE SMITH, 37, of Arcola, Il passed away at 7:36 P.M. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at his residence.
A celebration of Clinton’s Life will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at the Edwards Funeral Home. A Visitation for family and friends will be held one hour before a memorial service that will begin at 2:00 P.M. on...
Edward C. Schrock
Mar 18, 2023
EDWARD C. SCHROCK, 91 of Arthur, IL passed away at1:05 P.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2023at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the HCK West Building, Arthur, IL. Bishop Ervin E. Plank will officiate. Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL. Visitation will be...
Glen E. Gingerich
Mar 17, 2023
GLEN E. GINGERICH, 66, of Arthur, IL, passed away at 5:55 P.M. on Friday, March 17, 2023 at his residence, surrounded by family.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Sunnyside Mennonite Church in rural Arcola, IL. Visitation will also be held from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and...
Delano Yeakel
Mar 11, 2023
DELANO YEAKEL, 73, of Arthur, IL passed away at 1:49P.M. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 E. Illinois St. in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M....
John R. Otto
Mar 7, 2023
John Otto, 83, of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:20 PM on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the HCK West Building, Arthur, IL. Bishop Harvey L. Chupp will officiate. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL. Visitation will be...
Edna Nissley
Mar 6, 2023
Edna Nissley, 90 years, 2 months, 1 day, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Arthur, Illinois, passed away peacefully March 6, 2023, at 11:45 pm at Wooded Glen Health Campus in Springfield, Ohio.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Arcola, Illinois with Pastors Larry Rocke and Luke Goss officiating....
Kenneth R. Bontrager
Mar 6, 2023
Kenneth R. Bontrager, 63, of Sullivan, IL passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at 9:26 PM at his home surrounded by his family.
Kenny was born on October 22, 1959, in Tuscola, IL. He was the son of Raymond C and Ella A (Miller) Bontrager. He married Goldie (Miller) Bontrager on November 10, 1979. They enjoyed 43 years together. They...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Lowder
Mar 5, 2023
Robert “Bob” Eugene Lowder passed away on March 5, 2023, with family at his side.
He was born July 26, 1934, in rural Lovington, IL to Thelma (Brown) and Dallas Lowder. Bob grew up in the family farmhouse, where a typical day involved milking cows, walking beans, and gathering eggs—plus a healthy dose of shenanigans with his siblings. Bob’s parents,...
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