Obituaries

Feb 9, 2011

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HAZEL COLCLASURE, 90, of Decatur, IL, formerly of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Vince Rohn will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery....

Feb 8, 2011

Send Flowers Max Arthur Edgar December 31, 1926 - February 8, 2011

MAX ARTHUR EDGAR, 84, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:56 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Champaign, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 E. Main St., Arcola, IL. Rev. Vince...

Jan 27, 2011

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KATIE KAUFFMAN, 98 of rural Tuscola, IL passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Arthur Cemetery. Rev. Glen Rhodes will officiate. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting Katie’s family with arrangements. Katie...

Jan 19, 2011

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LARRY ANDERSON SR., 71 of Tuscola, IL passed away at 8:24 P.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at his residence in Tuscola, IL. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL. Rev. Mike Wilder will officiate....

Jan 19, 2011

ROSEMARY H. STUART, 78, of Sullivan, IL formerly of Tuscola, IL passed away at 4:41 P.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at her residence in Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. Kenny Bontrager will officiate. Burial will be in...

Jan 18, 2011

Send Flowers Lester Clarence Wilson June 9, 1920 - January 18, 2011

LESTER CLARENCE WILSON, 90, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:35 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main...

Jan 1, 2011

HARVEY D. FARMWALD, 83 of Sullivan, IL passed away at 10:00 P.M. Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Graber Building Supply, 1743 Jonathon Creek Road, Sullivan, IL. Bishop William Otto officiated. Burial was in the Otto Cemetery in rural Arthur, IL. Visitation was any...

Dec 31, 2010

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ETHEL MARIE HARBAUGH, 75, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 9:48 A.M. on Friday, December 31, 2010 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, IL. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 E. Northline Road, Tuscola, IL. Rev. Jason M. Braaten officiated. Burial was in the Tuscola...

Dec 29, 2010

Send Flowers Martha Bennett July 9, 1918 - December 29, 2010

MARTHA BENNETT, 92, of Humboldt, IL passed away at 3:55 A.M. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon, IL. Graveside funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Humboldt Cemetery. The Edwards Funeral Home assisted Martha’s family...

Dec 27, 2010

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Melissa Elizabeth Cain (Barnes), 50, of Arcola, passed away at 9:28 A.M. on December 27, 2010, after a year-long battle with cancer. A celebration of her life was held from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola. Burial was in the Arcola Cemetery. Melissa was born June 1,...

Dec 27, 2010

MILDRED L. CLARK, 81, of Arcola, IL passed away at 3:30 P.M. on Monday, December 27, 2010 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral Services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, December 31, 2010 at the First Christian Church, 311 East Main, Arcola, IL. Rev. Harold Williamson officiated. Burial was in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation...

Dec 10, 2010

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March 3, 2009 - December 10, 2010

AVA SUEANN WESTFALL, 1, of Arcola, IL passed away at 12:55 A.M. Friday, December 10, 2010 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Graveside funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Toledo Cemetery in Toledo, IL....

Dec 5, 2010

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KATIE J. YODER, 86, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:01 A.M. Sunday December 5, 2010 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, IL. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 East Park Street in Arthur, IL. Rev. Glen Rhodes officiated. Burial was in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation...

Dec 2, 2010

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SADIE E. GINGERICH, 95, of Arthur, IL passed away at 2:25 A.M. on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral Services were held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Pleasant View Church in rural Arcola, IL. Rev. Wilbur Gingerich officiated. Burial was in the Pleasant View Church Cemetery...

Nov 21, 2010

STEVE O. ALLEN, 54, of Wilmington, IL passed away at 11:54 P.M. on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at his sister’s home in Arthur, IL. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Steve was born on August 13, 1956 in Joliet, IL. He was a son of James Edward and Frances (Frost) Allen. He is survived by seven...

Nov 18, 2010

ELLA MAE ARTIS, 85, of Arthur, IL passed away at 10:45 A.M. on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, November...

Nov 15, 2010

Jerry L. Livingston, 63, of Dunnellon, FL, formerly of Mattoon, IL passed away on November 15, 2010 in Crystal River, FL. Graveside memorial services were held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, November 22, 2010 at the Arcola Cemetery in Arcola, IL. Rev. Mac Burberry officiated. Jerry was buried by his son Douglas. Jerry’s family had a gathering at the...

Nov 9, 2010

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JAMES FRANKLIN FARRIS SR., 54 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 9:17 P.M. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Private services were held. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with cremation. James was born on February 20, 1954 in Mattoon, IL. He was a son of Benjamin and Lelia (Bebe) Farris. He...

Nov 1, 2010

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FANNIE J. SCHROCK, 91, of Arthur, IL formerly of Cerro Gordo, IL and Arcola, IL passed away at 4:35 A.M. on Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Arthur Home. Funeral services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Pleasant View Church in rural Arcola, IL. Howard Kuhns officiated. Burial was in the Pleasant...

Oct 29, 2010

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BARBARA JANE GREGORY, 80, of Atwood, IL passed away at 10:10 P.M. on Friday, October 29, 2010 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Private graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Mackville Cemetery in Atwood, IL. June and Jerry Bova will officiate. A private visitation will...