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Stephanie Lynn West

Stephanie Lynn West

Oct 19, 2017

Stephanie Lynn West, 33 of Atwood, IL, passed away on Thursday October 19th, 2017 at 2:57pm at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Family and friends are invited to her Graveside Service to be held at Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, IL, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 23rd, 2017. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, IL, is in charge of the arrangements....

Lyman Perry Meyers, Jr.

Lyman Perry Meyers, Jr.

Oct 15, 2017

Lyman Perry Meyers, Jr., 90, of Arthur, formerly of Arcola, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, October 15, 2017 at his residence in Arthur.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Bruce Weiman officiating. Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation...

Shalynn Brooke Conner

Shalynn Brooke Conner

Oct 14, 2017

Shalynn Brooke Conner, 22, of Atwood, IL, passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, October 14, 2017 at her residence. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, with Pastor Duane Piercy officiating. Burial will follow in the Mackville Cemetery, Atwood. Visitation will...

Maria Joan Champagne

Maria Joan Champagne

Oct 14, 2017

Maria Joan Champagne, 69, of Villa Grove, IL, passed away at 1:32 p.m., Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Presence Covenant Hospital, Urbana, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Duane Piercy officiant. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday,...

Richard R. "Ric" Jones

Richard R. "Ric" Jones

Oct 12, 2017

Richard R. "Ric" Jones, 62, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 5:05 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL following a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be at 3:00 p.m., Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Kenneth Roedder...

Hortense M. Biggs

Hortense M. Biggs

Oct 11, 2017

Hortense M. Biggs, 101, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Arcola Cemetery with Pastor Steven Stern officiating. No Visitation will be held. Shrader Funeral Home, 204 North Locust Street, Arcola, IL...

Dale R. Fulton

Dale R. Fulton

Oct 11, 2017

Dale R. Fulton, 96, of Pierson Station, IL passed away at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, IL with Rev. John Stewart officiating. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL in assisting with...

Charles E. "Chuck" Crowder

Charles E. "Chuck" Crowder

Oct 4, 2017

Charles E. "Chuck" Crowder, 89, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 4:20 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Burial with military graveside rites will follow the service at the Tuscola...

Wilfred Monroe Good

Wilfred Monroe Good

Oct 2, 2017

Wilfred Monroe Good, 87, of Urbana, IL, passed away peacefully at 8:24 pm Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Country Health Care and Rehab in Gifford, IL surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Arcola Cemetery, Arcola, IL with Pastor Bob Hassell officiating. Shrader Funeral Home, 204 North Locust...

William R. "Bill" Marsh

William R. "Bill" Marsh

Sep 27, 2017

William R. "Bill" Marsh, 71, of Tuscola passed away peacefully at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his home with his family by his side after a 2 years battle with cancer.

Mr. Marsh was born November 14, 1945 in Norwich, CT the son of Ralph and Ruth...

Douglas R. Mccumber

Douglas R. Mccumber

Sep 26, 2017

Douglas R. McCumber, retired community banker, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. A celebration of Doug's life will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tuscola United Methodist Church, 1701 N. Prairie Avenue, Tuscola, IL. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00pm on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at...

Frederick "Rick" Marsh

Frederick "Rick" Marsh

Sep 26, 2017

Frederick "Rick" Marsh, 80, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:31 a.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Newman Rehab & Healthcare Center, Newman, IL Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.,...

Juanita Walker

Juanita Walker

Sep 24, 2017

Juanita Walker, 93, formerly of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Arbor Rose Memory Care, Charleston, IL Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL, with Father Angel Sierra officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuscola...

Florence "Flossie" Mae Ellison

Florence "Flossie" Mae Ellison

Sep 22, 2017

Florence Mae Alcorn Ellison, 85, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2017 at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania, Ohio. She was surrounded by family.

Florence (Flossie) was born on June 14, 1932 in Tuscola, Illinois to Sanford and Reba Cobb Alcorn. She married Robert Ellison on October 14, 1949. Their marriage of almost sixty-eight years was...

Elizabeth A. Cottle

Elizabeth A. Cottle

Sep 21, 2017

Elizabeth A. Cottle, a retired teacher at Tuscola Community High School, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her residence. Elizabeth was born November 13th, 1942 in Cheyenne, WY, the daughter of Raymond E. Dicks and Hilda Kauffman. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Raymond. Surviving are her sons, Todd (Lisa) Cottle of Longmont, CO;...

Kenneth Earl Ducker, Sr.

Kenneth Earl Ducker, Sr.

Sep 21, 2017

Kenneth E. Ducker, Sr., 76, of Sullivan, formerly of Mattoon, died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at Carle Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Pastor Francis Farney officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held two...

Mabel Elizabeth Bennett

Mabel Elizabeth Bennett

Sep 21, 2017

Mabel Elizabeth Bennett, 90, of Humboldt, died at 9:20 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 25, 2017 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jeremy Harminson officiating. Burial will follow in the Humboldt Cemetery. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior...

Rowena D. Gates

Rowena D. Gates

Sep 20, 2017

Rowena Hay Gates of Tuscola, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at the Tuscola Health Care Center. Rowena was born on July 2, 1914, in Toulon, Illinois, to attorney Marion Lloyd Hay and Catherine Giles Hay. She married Gaylord Thayer Gates on July 4, 1936, who preceded her in death on August 14, 1978. Rowena is...

Eva E. "Toots" Williams

Eva E. "Toots" Williams

Sep 19, 2017

Eva E. "Toots" Williams, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will...

Jo Elaine Greene

Jo Elaine Greene

Sep 7, 2017

Jo Elaine Greene (nee Hoots), passed away, Thursday, September 7, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Robert Greene. Dear mother of Debra (Eric Beger) Greene, Dani Greene, and the late Angela Buijs. Loving grandmother of Jessica (Andrew Wachowicz) Hagen, Matthew Hagen, Samantha Greene, Sean Hagen, Danisha Greene, Hope Greene, Lucas Buijs, Kathryn Buijs, and Thomas Buijs. Dear great-grandmother of Braeden,...

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