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Howard Cleveland Watkins

Howard Cleveland Watkins

Dec 21, 2011

Howard Cleveland Watkins, 86, of St. Joseph, Louisiana, formerly of Arcola, died at 4:35 PM Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 26, 2011 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street, Arcola, with Rev. Jerry Conner officiating. Burial will follow in the Humboldt Cemetery. Visitation...

Nola E. Wilhelm

Nola E. Wilhelm

Dec 21, 2011

Nola E. "Granny" Wilhelm, 102, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 10:15 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Newman, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the...

Billy Kent Watkins

Billy Kent Watkins

Dec 20, 2011

Billy Kent Watkins, 84, of Arthur, died at 4:23 PM Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 at his residence in Arthur. Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 E. Illinois Street, Arthur, with Rev. Leroy Allison officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00-7:00...

Carolyn A. "Carol" Swift

Carolyn A. "Carol" Swift

Dec 19, 2011

Carolyn A. "Carol" Swift, 68, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:15 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Arcola Health Care Center, Arcola, IL Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, 201 East Van Allen Street, Tuscola, IL, with Father Barry Harmon officiating. Visitation will be...

Mary Ruth Jeter Watson

Mary Ruth Jeter Watson

Dec 14, 2011

Mary Ruth Jeter Watson, 86, of Mattoon, IL, formerly of Tuscola, IL, died at 7:45 am, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL, where she went to be with her Lord and Savior. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 pm, Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Tuscola Church of the Nazarene, 1001 Egyptian...

Loran P. "Pete" Metheny

Loran P. "Pete" Metheny

Dec 6, 2011

Loran "Pete" Metheny, 98, of rural Tuscola, IL, passed away at 1:44 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL Graveside services with military graveside rites will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, IL. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011...

Patty J. Hack

Patty J. Hack

Dec 2, 2011

Patty J. Hack, 74, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:59 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the services at the Hilligoss Shrader...

Gleneva E. Ferguson

Gleneva E. Ferguson

Dec 1, 2011

Gleneva Evelyn Ferguson, 90, of Chandler, Arizona, formerly of Casey, Illinois, and Port Richey, Florida, died at 7:30 AM Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Copper Cottage in Mesa, Arizona. She had been a resident of Palm Cedar Assistant Living in Chandler since 2001. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Shrader Funeral Home, 204...

Clarence H. Eiben

Clarence H. Eiben

Nov 28, 2011

Clarence H. Eiben, 94, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 1:30 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Heartland Health Care Center, Champaign, IL Graveside Services with military graveside rites will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2011 at the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Danforth, IL. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL is entrusted...

Rosanne E. Phillips

Rosanne E. Phillips

Nov 21, 2011

Rosanne E. Phillips, 62, of Tuscola, IL, formerly of Rolla, MO, passed away at 4:55 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2011. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 26, 2011 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....

Willis Winn

Willis Winn

Nov 17, 2011

Willis Winn, 88, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 6:50 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL. No Visitation will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL is handling the...

Edward D. Turner

Edward D. Turner

Nov 14, 2011

Edward D. Turner, 76, of Tuscola, IL passed away 7:54 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Graveside services with military rites will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, IL; with Rev. Jerry Conner officiating. Private family visitation will be held. The Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home,...

Dorothy Irene Taylor

Dorothy Irene Taylor

Nov 12, 2011

Dorothy Irene Taylor, 89, of Dacono, Colorado, formerly of Decatur and Arthur, died at 9:05 PM at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Arthur Cemetery with Rev. Marsha Frederick officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur. Mrs....

Gary "Bato" Bates

Gary "Bato" Bates

Nov 10, 2011

Gary "Bato" Bates, 72, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 11:56 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2011 at his home with family at his side. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 16,...

Martha Tyrrhene Howrey

Martha Tyrrhene Howrey

Nov 5, 2011

Martha Tyrrhene (Moss) Howrey, formerly of Kemp, passed away on November 5, 2011 at the age of 104. Martha Tyrrhene had been a resident of the Champaign County Nursing Home since July of 2006. Her husband, Clyde J. Howrey, preceded her in death in 1963 and Martha Tyrrhene never re-married. Martha Tyrrhene Howrey was born in Kemp; a daughter of...

Helen V. Gordy

Helen V. Gordy

Nov 1, 2011

Helen V. Gordy, 92, of rural Sadorus, IL passed away at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2011 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL with Pastor Rob Adams officiating. Visitation will be held from 5...

Raymond Arthur "Art" Beazley

Raymond Arthur "Art" Beazley

Oct 30, 2011

Raymond Arthur "Art" Beazley, 70, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, formerly of Arcola, died October 30, 2011 following a heroic 22-month battle with pancreatic cancer. There will be a visitation from 2:00-3:00 PM Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at the Arcola Presbyterian Church. A graveside service for family members will be held at the Arcola Cemetery. Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N....

Ruth M. Henderson

Ruth M. Henderson

Oct 28, 2011

Ruth M. Henderson, 105, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 9:00 p.m., Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, IL Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL, with Rev. Patty Johansen officiating. No visitation will be held. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South...

Kevin Casey Allen

Kevin Casey Allen

Oct 21, 2011

Kevin Casey Allen, the sixth of eight children born to James L. and LaVerne Ohley Allen, passed to eternal life on Friday, October 21, 2011, at Mt. Aloysius, his home in New Lexington,Ohio. He was born December 22, 1956, in Tuscola, IL, and was named for the family's parish priest, Fr. James Kevin Casey. Both parents and his sister Stefanie...

Margaret Louise "Peg" Pettitt

Margaret Louise "Peg" Pettitt

Oct 18, 2011

Margaret Louise "Peg" Pettitt, 99, of Tuscola, IL, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the Arthur Home of natural causes. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., on Monday, October...

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