obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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,...

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....

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...

Feb 26, 2021

Jana L. "Cricket" DeLong, 58, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 4:50 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, 201 Fifth Street, Ivesdale, IL with Father Fredi Gomez-Torres and Deacon...

Feb 25, 2021

Peggy L. Fox, 79, of Tuscola, passed away 1:27 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her residence.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Lake Fork Cemetery, rural Atwood, IL with Rev. Kent Conover officiating.

Peggy was born on March 26, 1941 in Atwood, the daughter of Dan...

Feb 23, 2021

Warner G. "Mick" Eiben, 71, of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Private family graveside services will be held at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Joe Carter officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be accorded.

Mick was born in Knoxville, TN, on September...

Feb 22, 2021

Moxen Paul Roberts, infant son of Craig and Jessica ( Laley ) Roberts, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Moxen was born January 11, 2021 in Chicago, IL.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother: McCoy Thomas Roberts on January 16, 2021.

He is survived...

Feb 10, 2021

Dale Leroy Phillips, of Champaign, formerly of Tuscola, passed away at 3:53 a.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family at the age of 86.

He was born on July 29, 1934 to Adrian and Mabel Rideout Phillips in Tuscola, as the eldest son. He married Marlene Wilson on June 1, 1957 in...

Feb 7, 2021

Rosalie Sharp, 96, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 12:05 a.m., Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL

Graveside Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery with Rev. Duane Piercy officiating. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, IL is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Feb 5, 2021

Carolyn E. Wilson, 86, of Arcola died Friday, February 5, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Pastor Willie Grills officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the...