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Gordon "Gordo" Adams

Gordon "Gordo" Adams

Apr 22, 2021

Gordon F. "Gordo" Adams, 82, of Tuscola, passed away on Thursday morning, April 22, 2021 at his residence.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021...

Deborah Rahn

Deborah Rahn

Apr 19, 2021

Deborah Kaye (Myers) Rahn of Camargo, IL passed away early Monday morning, April 19, 2021 after a long battle with cancer.

A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.,...

Robert Elmore

Robert Elmore

Apr 19, 2021

Robert Vance Elmore, 94, of Thomasboro died in Urbana on Monday, April 19, 2021. Bob was born on Sept. 19, 1926, in Decatur to Floyd Elmore and Helen Kaiser Elmore. He married Anita Anderson on Jan. 21, 1951, at First Baptist Church of Rantoul. Bob is survived by his wife of 70 years, daughters Deborah Kloth (Byron), Lori Waters,...

Charles Kroll

Charles Kroll

Apr 18, 2021

Charles E. "Charlie" Kroll, 86, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the United Church of Atwood, 210 North Main, Atwood, IL with Rev. Mike Drake officiating. Burial with military graveside rites...

Betty Leonard

Betty Leonard

Apr 17, 2021

Betty Lorene (Rahn) Leonard, 88, of Tuscola, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana of natural causes, after a short illness.

Betty was born June 17, 1932 in rural Tuscola, a daughter of Fred J. and Ethel Riley Rahn.

Betty was a lifelong member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where...

Lesley Lynn Banks

Lesley Lynn Banks

Apr 17, 2021

Arthur resident Lesley (Otto) Banks died April 17, 2021, in the presence of loving family. She was born in Decatur, Illinois, on October 30, 1964.

She was immensely proud of her daughter, Aerielle Brianne (Banks) Wood and son-in-law, John-Tyler Wood of Troy, Illinois. She is also survived by her sister, Julie A. Michl of...

Diana Metheny

Diana Metheny

Apr 16, 2021

Diana Lynn Metheny, 69, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:22 p.m., Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Les Evans officiating. Burial will...

Kevin Daugherty

Kevin Daugherty

Apr 14, 2021

Kevin Lee Daugherty, 64, died at 2:54 p.m. Wednesday (April 14, 2021) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Wimple Park Pavilion, Tuscola, IL.

Mr. Daugherty was born Nov. 12, 1956, in Marion, Ohio, a son of Lee and...

Clarence Wayne Cothron

Clarence Wayne Cothron

Apr 11, 2021

Clarence Wayne Cothron, 79, of Atwood, passed away at 9:33 p.m., Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL

Private family services will be held. Burial with military graveside rites accorded will be in the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL.

Wayne was born on May 31, 1941 in Louisiana, MO,...

Patrick Curry

Patrick Curry

Apr 6, 2021

Services for Patrick Howard Curry, 83, of Tuscola, IL will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2021 at the First Baptist Church, 231 North Illinois Street, Atwood, IL with visitation two hours before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the Cartwright Cemetery, Tuscola, IL. Pastor Lanny Faulkner is the minister in charge. He will...

Linda Kay Parkhurst

Linda Kay Parkhurst

Apr 3, 2021

Linda Kay Parkhurst, 79, of Mattoon, died at 6:02 p.m. Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her residence.

There will be a private family service at a later date. Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, is assisting the family with arrangements.

She was born June 12, 1941 in Mattoon, the daughter of Frank and Ruth Luellen Lockhart.

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Richard Allen Key

Richard Allen Key

Mar 20, 2021

Richard Allen Key, 75, of Arcola, died at 8:37 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021, at his residence.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Humboldt Cemetery with Rev. Doug McClellan officiating. Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Richard was born September 22, 1945 in...

Flossie Jewel Risley

Flossie Jewel Risley

Mar 13, 2021

Flossie Jewel Risley, 85, of Arthur, died at 11:42 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Arthur Home.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the funeral home with Pastor Doug Davis...

Ronald Conour

Ronald Conour

Mar 9, 2021

Ronald D. Conour, 75 of Decatur, IL, passed away at 10:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Rev. Mitch Flesch officiating. Burial will be in the...

Beverly Bennett

Beverly Bennett

Mar 7, 2021

Beverly E. Bennett, 76, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, March 7, 2021 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Tuscola United Methodist Church, 901 North Prairie Street, Tuscola, IL.

Private family services will be held...

Ronald R Smith

Ronald R Smith

Mar 6, 2021

Ronald Ray Smith, 81, of Effingham, formerly of Arcola, died on March 6, 2021 at 1:57 p.m. EST in North Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Florida.

Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 pm Friday, March 19, 2021 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 S. Main Street, Tuscola. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,...

Kevin Bratten

Kevin Bratten

Mar 4, 2021

Kevin Donald Bratten, 53, of Tuscola, IL passed away peacefully at Carle Foundation Hospital on Thursday, March 4, 2021 with family at his bedside as a result of a heart attack.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday March 13, 2021 at the Tuscola Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Joseph Carter officiating....

Dale Underwood

Dale Underwood

Mar 1, 2021

Dale G. Underwood, 77, of Villa Grove, IL, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Murdock Cemetery, Murdock, IL.

Dale was born on September 13, 1943 at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, IL,...

Kathy R. Kluesner

Kathy R. Kluesner

Feb 27, 2021

"Kathy" Kathleen R. Kluesner, 77, of Ridge Farm, formerly of Arcola and Arthur, passed from this world at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the home of her son near Arcola.

Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday March 2, 2021 at the Zion United Church of Christ, rural Arthur. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m....

Helen Ray

Helen Ray

Feb 26, 2021

Helen L. Ray, 91, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 3:10 a.m., Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, Mattoon, IL

Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Hillcrest Memorial Park, Sandoval, IL.

Helen was born on September 22, 1929 in Centralia Township, IL, the daughter...

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