obituaries

Mar 14, 2015

Jeffrey Scott Simpson, 50, of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at home. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 4:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Jeff is survived by his wife Cindy L. Simpson, son Bryce M. Simpson, daughter Samantha N....

Mar 9, 2015

Jim M. Brannon, 80, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 8:49 a.m., Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL Memorial Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Military and Graveside Services will be held at 1:30 p.m.,...

Mar 9, 2015

Jeanette Kelsey, 90, of Tuscola died at 1:55 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Carriage Crossing Senior Living Center in Arcola, Illinois.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, with the Reverend Tony Crouch officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the  ...

Mar 6, 2015

Toni Lucille Jolley, 51, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 8:35 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL Celebration of Life Services will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Duane Piercy officiating. No Visitation will be held. Toni was...

Mar 6, 2015

James Marvin Sanders, 90, of Arthur, died at 12:20 PM, Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy where he had been a resident for the last 3 years. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 AM Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Humboldt Cemetery with Rev. Dawn Ingram officiating. Military Rites will be accorded by...

Mar 4, 2015

Eleanor Ellison, nee Pilarski, 90, of Jefferson Park died March 4, 2015 at Eastview Terrace, Sullvan. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, March 13, 2015 at St. Tarcissus Church in Jefferson Park. Burial will follow in St. Adalbert's Catholic Cemetery in Niles. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 PM Thursday, March 12, 2015 with rosary...

Mar 2, 2015

Stacia "Spacee" Lee Sapp, 52, of Mahomet, died at 7:30 PM Monday, March 2, 2015 at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. There will be a gathering of family and friends to celebrate Staci's life from 1:00-6:00 PM on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the Champaign Sportsman's Club, 302 N. Lake of the Woods Road, Mahomet. Shrader Funeral Home, 204...

Mar 2, 2015

Merle LaVerne Hollingsworth, 78, of Arthur, died at 10:10 PM Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Mason Point, rural Sullivan. Private funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Rev. John Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the Bourbon Cemetery. Merle was born April 16, 1937 in...

Mar 1, 2015

Carroll Dean Brookins, 72, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 4:40 a.m., Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL, with Father Delix Michel officiating. Visitation will be held...

Feb 24, 2015

John Robert "Bob" Taylor, 102, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with Rev. Ted Mitchell officiating. Visitation will be held 1 hour...

Feb 22, 2015

Agnes Joan Spence, 82, of Tuscola, IL passed away peacefully at 4:38 a.m. Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Carle Hospital in Urbana IL. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Rev. Tim Garrett officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home...

Feb 22, 2015

James A. Little 73, of Tuscola, IL, passed away suddenly at 5:45 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the emergency room at the Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL Services celebrating his life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held from...

Feb 20, 2015

Gilbert W. Heinz, 95, of Pesotum, IL, passed away at 1:40 a.m., Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Tuscola Health care Center, Tuscola, IL. Graveside Services with military rites will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. No visitation will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, IL is handling the...

Feb 19, 2015

Connie Jean Williams, 63, of Urbana, IL, formerly of Atwood, IL, passed away at 7:13 p.m. Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Connie was born October 3, 1951 at Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, IL, the daughter of R.J. and Betty Gulley Williams. Survivors include her mother: Betty Jean Myers of Champaign, IL, son: Jamie Williams and...

Feb 17, 2015

Dan Allan Ponder, 90, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:15 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Carriage Crossing, Arcola, IL. He was born in Tuscola, IL on August 9, 1924, the son of John R. and Leda Wesch Ponder. Dan graduated from Tuscola Community High School in May of 1942 and played football for the Warriors from 1939 –...

Feb 16, 2015

Lillian M. Garrett, 91, of Atwood, IL passed away at 7:15 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon, IL. Funeral and Rebekah Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 East US Highway 36, Atwood, IL with Dr. Lanny Faulkner officiating. Visitation will be held...

Feb 15, 2015

Frances Mary Patterson, 85, formerly of Camargo, IL, passed away at 5:33 a.m., Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL Private family services were held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, IL with Deacon John M. O'Brien officiating. Burial was in the Camargo Cemetery, Camargo, IL Frances was born on December...

Feb 14, 2015

Bruce Alan Chancellor, 51, of Spring, Texas, formerly of Arthur, died at 6:50 PM Saturday, February 14, 2015 at his daughter's residence in Spring, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur. Bruce was born March 3, 1963 in Decatur, the son of John L. And...

Feb 10, 2015

Marjorie F. Blakeney, 92, of Tuscola, IL, passed from this life at 1:18 p.m., Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Tuscola First Christian Church, 100 East Church Street, Tuscola, IL with Pastors Art Wilson and Ron Blakeney officiating....

Feb 6, 2015

Kevin J. Kappes, 61, of Tuscola, IL, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL, with Father Delix Michel as celebrant. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the mass...