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Obituaries
Erma M. Edwards
Feb 13, 2019
Erma M. King Edwards, 77, of Arthur, formerly of Arcola, died at 3:04 a.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Arthur Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2019 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cooks Mills. Visitation will be from...
Lloyd E. Taulbee
Feb 13, 2019
Lloyd E. Taulbee, 78, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Palm Terrace of Mattoon, Mattoon, IL.
No public services will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36 Atwood, IL is assisting the family.
Mr. Taulbee was born November 1, 1940 in Jackson, KY, the...
Earl W. Watson
Jan 29, 2019
Earl W. Watson, 96, of Tuscola, IL, died at 12:16 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Tuscola Church of the Nazarene, 1001 Egyptian Trail, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Joseph Carter officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. on Saturday until...
Christopher Thomas Schweighart
Jan 27, 2019
Christopher T. Schweighart, 40, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 10:40 p.m., Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL...
Robert Wendell Ellison
Jan 26, 2019
Robert Wendell Ellison, 91, passed away peacefully the morning of January 26, 2019 in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Bob was born on November 14, 1927, in Lake City, Illinois, the son of Walter and Effie Mae Honn Ellison. He married the love of his life, Flossie Alcorn, on October 14, 1949. They celebrated sixty-eight years of marriage before...
Jean Hendrickson
Jan 20, 2019
Lois "Jean" Hendrickson, 92, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 12:33 a.m., Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the OSF St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 26, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 205 South Pine Street, Arcola, IL with Father Angel Sierra as celebrant....
Gregory A. Bolin
Jan 17, 2019
Gregory A. Bolin, 59, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 8:20 a.m., Thursday, January 17, 2019 at his home.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be in the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Greg was born June 1, 1959...
Madge M. Fultz
Jan 11, 2019
Madge M. Fultz, 85, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior the services at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East...
Bobby Gene Doan
Jan 6, 2019
Bobby Gene Doan, 73, of Arthur, died at 10:21 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2019 at OSF Sacred Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 E. Illinois Street, with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Cerro Gordo...
James T. "Jim" Dickson
Jan 3, 2019
James T. "Jim" Dickson, 61, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 7:24 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
Private services will be held at the Family Cemetery. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street Tuscola, IL is assisting the family with arrangements.
...Carlton "Buck" Lindsey
Dec 30, 2018
Carlton "Buck" Lindsey, 89, of Arcola, died at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the Arcola Health Care Facility.
Carlton was born May 31, 1929 in Butler County, Kentucky, the son of Leburn and Nola Cardwell Lindsey. He married Annie Marie Embry in Hartford, Kentucky on March 6, 1946; she preceded him in death on February...
Trudy Eileen Moseley-Koskinas
Dec 27, 2018
Trudy E. Moseley Koskinas, 46, of Sullivan, IL, passed away at 4:23 a.m., Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL....
Charles Richard Mateer
Dec 20, 2018
Charles Richard Mateer, 80, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 5:54 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2018 at his residence.
Private family graveside services with military rites accorded will be held the Cartwright Cemetery, rural Tuscola, IL.
Charles was born on May 21, 1938 in Fruit Station, IL, the son of Clarence and Naomie Swisher Mateer....
Billie Jean Lee
Dec 19, 2018
Billie Jean Lee, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 7:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Life's Journey Senior Living, Mattoon, Illinois.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Tuscola United Methodist Church, 901 North Prairie Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev....
Danny Lee Gullion
Dec 19, 2018
Danny Lee Gullion, 67, of Arcola died at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, with Rev. Matt Stump officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Military...
Marcella Ann Skaggs
Dec 18, 2018
The life of Marcella Ann Skaggs, age 82, of Champaign, IL, formerly of Tuscola, ceased at 6:42 a.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital.
She was born in Mason County, IL, on September 4, 1936 to her parents Henry R. Perkins and Norene Perkins. She married Donald Skaggs on November 4, 1955 in Mason City,...
Wayne K. Huber
Dec 18, 2018
Wayne K. Huber, 78, of Temple, Texas, formerly of Tuscola, Newman, Broadlands and Champaign, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 28, from 5-7 p.m. at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola. A memorial service will be held on...
John William Hove
Dec 18, 2018
John William Hove, 74, of Arcola, died at 3:43 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Arthur Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Arcola United Methodist Church with Rev. Matt Stump officiating. Visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N....
Linda D. Mcelroy
Dec 16, 2018
Linda D. McElroy, 78, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:49 a.m., Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Les Evans officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery.
...Richard D. Jones
Dec 15, 2018
Richard D. Jones, 89, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 7:41 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018 at his residence.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL.
Memorial Services will be held immediately following the visitation on Tuesday...
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