obituaries

Oct 17, 2021

Norman L. "Juice" Strader, 81, of Arcola, died at 8:18 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from noon until 2:00...

Oct 14, 2021

James L. Hord, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 2:20 a.m., Thursday, October 14, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL

Graveside Services with military rites will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL is handling the arrangements.

Jim was...

Oct 7, 2021

Ed Beauchamp, 76, of Lovington, died at 5:37 p.m. Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, October 11, 2021 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Pastor Tracy Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Hammond Cemetery. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to...

Oct 7, 2021

Betty I. Heacock, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:10 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola,...

Sep 30, 2021

Leonard Wayne Boerngen, 90, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 2:50 p.m., Thursday, September 30, 2021 at  Carriage Crossing, Arcola, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 East Northline Road, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Jason Braaten officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery...

Sep 30, 2021

Connie Faye Gould Mefford, 80, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 6:03 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Tuscola Health Care Center.

Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m....

Sep 26, 2021

Larry Lynn Schoffstall, 80, of Arthur, died at 8:58 p.m. Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Carle Hospital in Urbana.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 1, 2021 at the Waggoner Cemetery in Chauncey, Illinois with visitation from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur.

Sep 23, 2021

James Leo "Jim" Mefford, 81, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 10:35 a.m., Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital.

Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. with...

Sep 21, 2021

Hunter N. Dillon, 15, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at his home.

He loved playing video games, especially online gaming with his friends and enjoyed archery and FBLA at school. He will be sorely missed by many.

Survivors include his mother, Sarah Dillon; father, Nick Diener; Maternal grandfather, Tom Dillon; paternal grandparents, Joyce and Dennis Diener; and many...

Sep 20, 2021

Shirley Hines of Indianapolis, IN, formally of Tuscola, IL passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, September 20, 2021.  She was 86 years old.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Villa Grove First Christian Church, 701 North Sycamore Street, Villa Grove, IL with Rev. Mike Zylstra officiating. Burial...

Sep 19, 2021

Robert Elrah Crossman, 88, of Champaign, IL, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 19, 2021.

He was born June 1, 1933 to Elbert and Lois (Hackett) Crossman on the family farm in Tuscola, IL.   Robert, "Bob" to all who knew him, was raised in Tuscola with his two older brothers, Don and Lee, for the...

Sep 18, 2021

Clara Jean Surma, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL

Private family graveside services will be held at the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL

Mrs. Surma was born on April 21, 1929 in Wayne County, IL, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Green...

Sep 14, 2021

Dale Holmes Brown, Sr., 88, Tuscola, Illinois, died at Sarah Bush Hospital in Mattoon on September 14, 2021.

He was born on April 01, 1933 in Monson, ME, a son of Guy T. and Isabella M. Bigger Brown.  He attended Monson schools, then joined the Marine Corps in December of 1950.  He was baptized in the Parris...

Sep 13, 2021

Sharon M. Wilson, 79, of Tuscola, IL, passed away Monday afternoon, September 13, 2021 at her residence.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Joe Carter officiating. No visitation will be held.

Sharon was born on May 11, 1942 in Greenup, IL, the...

Sep 8, 2021

Clara "Jean" Pourchot, 99, of Atwood, IL, passed away September 8, 2021 in Decatur, IL.

Private graveside services will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, officiated by Danny Powell.  Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL, is assisting with arrangements.

Jean was born February 11, 1922 in Joliet, IL, daughter of...

Sep 8, 2021

Michael E. Jones, 65, of Urbana, formerly of Tuscola, passed away at 5:27 p.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Kent Conover officiating.

...

Sep 7, 2021

Debora "Deb/Debbie" Ellen (Dearnbarger) Holt of Arthur went home to be with the Lord at Arcola Health Care Facility at 4:55 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

Visitation, open to the public, will be at Shrader Funeral Home in Arcola from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Monday, September 13, 2021 and a private funeral will follow.  She will be interred...

Sep 7, 2021

William C. "Bill" Jones died on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.  Bill was born April 7, 1931 in Tuscola, IL, the son of Representative George A. Jones and Cecily (Blackford).  He was a member of Forty Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola where he was also married to Jean Kennedy Jones on September 12, 1953.

Bill graduated from Tuscola...

Sep 1, 2021

Dale H. Sargeant, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan Sargeant, and his son, Clint and his wife, Pam, (also of Decatur), his daughter-in-law, Lori, (Mesquite, TX), grandchildren, Amanda, (Portland, OR), Stephanie, (Seattle, WA), Michael and his wife, Chelsea, (Decatur,...

Aug 25, 2021

Jerry N. Gray, 77, of Pesotum, IL passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, August 25, 2021 at his residence.

Services will be held at a later date.

Jerry was born on July 6, 1944 in Moscow, IA, the son of Woodrow and Pearl Johnson Gray.  He married Elizabeth A. Head on September 14, 1996 in...