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Bernice Cavett Blackwell

Bernice Cavett Blackwell

Jul 15, 2018

Bernice Cavett Blackwell, 103, of Arcola, died at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, July 15, 2018 at the Arthur Home.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Arcola Cemetery with Rev. Rick Snyder as officiant. Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Nancy Ann Smith

Nancy Ann Smith

Jul 10, 2018

Nancy Ann Smith, 83, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 3:23 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Tuscola United Church of Christ with Rev. Ralph Deal officiating. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL is entrusted with...

Mark R Tuttle

Mark R Tuttle

Jul 5, 2018

Mark Richard Tuttle, 63, of Arcola, died at 4:39 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018 as the result of a farming accident in rural Hindsboro. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Brent Budd officiating. Burial will follow in the VanVoorhis Cemetery, rural Hindsboro. Visitation...

Dr. Robert Edmund Smith

Dr. Robert Edmund Smith

Jun 28, 2018

Dr. Robert Edmund Smith, age 81, of Arcola, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with his wife and children at his side.

Beloved husband of Natalie for 58 years; loving father of Sue (Kevin) Full of Overland Park, KS, Mark (Lisa) Smith of Glenview, IL, and Ann (Cliff) Peterson of O'Fallon,...

Terri Michelle Martin

Terri Michelle Martin

Jun 23, 2018

Terri Michelle Martin, 39, of Charleston, formerly of Atwood, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at her residence. Private family services will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL is assisting the family with the arrangements. Terri was born on April 16, 1979 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Scott F. and Andrea S. Hobblit Aubert. Survivors include...

Verleta M. Gabbard

Verleta M. Gabbard

Jun 16, 2018

Verleta M. Gabbard, 60, of Camargo, IL, passed away on Saturday evening, June 16, 2018 at her residence. Services celebrating her life will be held at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Duane Piercy officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services at...

Alberta M. Travis

Alberta M. Travis

Jun 8, 2018

Alberta M. Travis, 97, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:53 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2018 at Carriage Crossing Senior Living, Arcola, IL Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with the Rev. Kenneth Roedder. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Visitation...

Virginia M. Walkup

Virginia M. Walkup

Jun 8, 2018

Virginia Miller Walkup passed away peacefully on June 8, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. She was 93 years old. Born January 4, 1925 in Boonville, NY to Bessie Wade and Walter Karl Miller, Virginia was a graduate of Boonville High School and Cornell University. Virginia married Norris Wayne Walkup at the First Baptist Church in Boonville on...

Suzy Bean

Suzy Bean

Jun 7, 2018

Suzy Bean went to heaven on June 7, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Funeral Services celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Tony Crouch officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Visitation will...

Rhea P. Romine

Rhea P. Romine

Jun 2, 2018

Rhea Phyllis Romine, 92, formerly of rural Atwood, IL, died Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Lewis Memorial Christian Village in Springfield. She was born on February 16, 1926 in Decatur, IL to Reed and Lora (Ballard) Hoff. Rhea married Robert J Romine on September 2, 1945 in Garrett, IL. Survivors include three sons, Aaron (LuAnn) Romine of Springfield, Barry Romine...

Paul D. Stuerke

Paul D. Stuerke

May 31, 2018

Paul David Stuerke, son of Rudolph Fritz and Olinda Evert Stuerke, was born on May 3, 1943, in Higginsville, Missouri, and died at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana, IL on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Tuscola United Methodist Church, 901 North Prairie Street,...

Jorge Arguelles Franco

Jorge Arguelles Franco

May 26, 2018

Jorge Arguelles Franco, 51, of Champaign, formerly of Arcola, died at 9:47 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Carle Hospital, Urbana.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2018 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Arcola, with Rev. Fr. Angel Sierra as officiant. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery....

Jeffery N. Browning

Jeffery N. Browning

May 18, 2018

Jeffery N. Browning, 60, of Atwood, IL, passed away at 10:02 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Sadorus United Methodist Church, 214 West Church Street, Sadorus, IL. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL is assisting the family with...

Eldon L. Foltz

Eldon L. Foltz

May 15, 2018

Eldon L. Foltz, 94, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:10 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Newman Rehab and Health Care Center, Newman, IL Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at...

Wilfrieda Florence Gillins

Wilfrieda Florence Gillins

May 13, 2018

Wilfrieda Florence Gillins, 93, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:35 p.m.; Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL.

Wilfrieda was born February 14, 1925, the daughter of Herman N. and Loretta K. Laley Decker. She grew up on a farm south of Philo,...

Mary E. Breen

Mary E. Breen

May 7, 2018

Mary E. Breen, 102, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2018 at her home, surrounded by family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 E. Van Allen, Tuscola, IL with Father Delix Michel as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township...

Michael D. "Mike" Ekstrom

Michael D. "Mike" Ekstrom

May 2, 2018

Michael D. "Mike" Ekstrom, 60, of Mahomet, IL passed away at 2:37 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 East Northline Rd, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Jason...

Clayburn Charles Bevis

Clayburn Charles Bevis

May 2, 2018

Clayburn Charles Bevis, age 94,of Arthur, passed away May 2, 2018at 2:58 a.m. at the Arthur Home.

Funeral services will held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at First Apostolic Church, 320 Surrey Lane, Arthur with Rev. Jonathan Blake, Sectional Presbyter officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery.  Visitation will be held 2 hours prior...

Dorothy Ann Bright

Dorothy Ann Bright

May 1, 2018

Dorothy Ann Bright, 87, of Arcola, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday May 5, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 North Locust Street, Arcola, with Jeff Wohead as officiant. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...

Virginia Ruth Morris

Virginia Ruth Morris

Apr 29, 2018

Virginia Ruth Morris, 89, of Arthur, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the Arthur Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Arthur with Pastor John Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at...

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