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Obituaries
Wanda M. Hawk
Jan 28, 2018
Wanda M. Hawk, 79, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:01 p.m., Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Private Family services will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL is assisting the family with the arrangements. Wanda was born May 22, 1938 in Murphysboro, IL the daughter of Thomas Scott and...
Mary Myers
Jan 28, 2018
Mary Myers, 89, of Garrett, IL, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Bement Health Care Center, Bement, IL Public graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, IL. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL is assisting the family with the arrangements. Mary was born on April...
Lyla Mae Riley
Jan 21, 2018
Lyla Mae Riley, 86, of Arthur, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Signature Health Care Center in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Brother Nick Hurt officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Mary Helen Hidlebaugh
Jan 20, 2018
Mary "Helen" Hidlebaugh (née Wickersham) passed from this life at home on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 in Camargo, IL at the age of 88. Helen is survived by her children, Pamela (Roy) Harless, of Terre Haute, IN, Debra (Burton) Senter of Oakland, IL, and James (Sherry) Hidlebaugh of Camargo, IL, eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; brothers: Eldon Wickersham and William...
Jesse Ray Higginson
Jan 18, 2018
Jesse Ray Higginson, 86, of Arthur, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Weiman and Josh Clemons officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Arthur...
Paul Eugene Quick
Jan 16, 2018
Paul Eugene Quick, 91, of Atwood, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home. Born on July 20, 1926 to Paul Thomas and Inez Utterback Quick in a house in southeast Atwood in Douglas County, IL. Paul Eugene Quick worked on his Grandfather Utterback's farm during summer vacation between the ages of ten and fourteen. In 1944, he...
Kara Elizabeth Kuhns
Jan 12, 2018
Kara Elizabeth Kuhns, age 39, peacefully went to heaven at 9:08 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 surrounded by her family.
Funeral services honoring her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Betty Jean Graham
Jan 8, 2018
Betty Jean Graham, 92, of Paris, formerly of Arthur, died at 2:50 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2018 at her residence in Paris.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...
Norman William Kroll
Jan 8, 2018
Norman William "Bill" Kroll, 87, of Arthur, died at 12:40 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2018 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery with military rites accorded by Arthur American...
Marsha Lynn Keeling
Jan 3, 2018
Marsha Keeling Obit
Marsha Lynn Keeling, 60, of Tuscola, formerly of Arthur, died at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Carle Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Rev. James Dona officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Eugene Donald Rothrock
Dec 28, 2017
Eugene "Rocky" Donald Rothrock, 95, of Arcola, died at 1:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 at Mattoon Healthcare and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the Arcola United Methodist Church with Revs. Greg Busboom and Jeff VanDyke officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Military Rites will be conducted by...
Jean Bradford
Dec 28, 2017
On Thursday, December 28, 2017, Rilla Jean Bradford, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away at the age of 78 years.
Jean grew up in Central Illinois and spent her adult life living in the small town of Hindsboro. She was outgoing and lively, making her time as a store-owner, bank teller, and church secretary full of...
Betty L. Pflum
Dec 27, 2017
Betty L. Pflum, 88, of rural Tuscola, IL, passed away at 3:39 p.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL with Father Angel Sierra as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery,...
Julie L. Weemer
Dec 27, 2017
Julie L. Weemer, 49, of Tuscola, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Julie was born on September 19, 1968 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of George and Carol Cox Weemer. She graduated from Tuscola Community High School in 1987. Julie worked 23 years at Tuscola IGA and was a member...
Terry Neal Traxler
Dec 25, 2017
Terry Traxler Obit
Terry Neal Traxler, 67, of Shelbyville, died at 6:23 pm. Monday, December 25, 2017 at Good Shephard Hospital in Shelbyville.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Rev. John Maples officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur...
Connie Kleiss
Dec 24, 2017
Connie Kleiss, 74, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 10:36 a.m., Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pesotum, IL Connie was born on April 23, 1943 in Urbana, IL, the daughter of Arnold Leroy and Izetta Marie McKimmy...
Larry Dean Drake
Dec 23, 2017
Larry Dean Drake, 76, of rural Tuscola, IL, passed away at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the C-U Rehab and Nursing Center, Savoy, IL Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiating. Burial with military rites...
Erma Lucille Fitzjarrald
Dec 20, 2017
Erma Lucille Heerdt Watkins Fitzjarrald, 101, of Taylorville, formerly of Arthur, died at 10:16 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the Taylorville Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Rev. Bruce Weiman and Pastor Becky Lemke officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Ronald Dean Bagley
Dec 17, 2017
Ronald Dean Bagley, 79, passed away suddenly Sunday, December 17 at his home in Mahomet. Born on June 26, 1938 in Decatur, IL, the son of Robert Wayne and Gladys Evelyn Redman Bagley, he married Georgia Lee Mardis on March 21, 1962 in Paris, IL. She survives. Ron served his country in the US Marine Corps and was an expert...
Ruth (Benner) Randall Fenner Williams
Dec 16, 2017
Ruth (Benner) Randall Fenner Williams, 88, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 2:21 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL. Burial will follow in the Mackville Cemetery,...
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