Roy Smith
May 7, 2016
Roy Eugene Smith, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 in his home.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL, with military rites conducted by...
Michael Clark
May 7, 2016
Michael R. Clark, 63, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in his home. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County, DMH Hospice, or to...
Catherine Miller
May 6, 2016
Catherine R. Miller, 38, of Blue Mound, IL, passed away at 12:22 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, in her home.There will be no services. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes are assisting the family. Catherine was born September 12, 1977, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Craig A. and Marjorie (Lofland) Miller. Catherine was a waitress and bartender and also worked...
Daniel Crabill
May 6, 2016
Daniel L. Crabill, 74, of Forsyth, IL, passed away on Friday morning, May 6, 2016, at 3:50 a.m. of Sarcoma of the bladder, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth. Dan was born on April 2, 1942 in Normal, IL, to D.D. and Lessie Crabill. He married Sally Shobe in Cerro Gordo, IL, on April 4, 1964. Born to this couple...
Elizabeth Roberts
May 4, 2016
Elizabeth Ruth (Betty) Roberts, 87, died at 5:00 A.M. May 4, 2016, at McKinley Court.Betty was born October 22, 1928 in Decatur to Theron and Mildred Rankin. She married Corbet Roberts on July 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death in October 1996. Betty was a member of Second Church of God.Betty is survived by two brothers, Dewey (Irene)...
Dean Evans
May 2, 2016
Dean E. Evans, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at his residence.Memorial visitation will be from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with memorial services at 2:00 p.m. following the visitation. Masonic rites will be conducted immediately following the memorial service, by Stephen Decatur Masonic Lodge #979...
Carl Dresback
May 2, 2016
Carl F. Dresback, 85, of Oakley, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, with military rites...
Charles Disbrow
Apr 28, 2016
Charles E. Disbrow, 87, of Warrensburg, IL passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00AM, Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Warrensburg United Methodist Church in Warrensburg, IL, with visitation from 4-6:00PM on Sunday, May 1 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Burial will be in the...
Rhonda Tohill
Apr 28, 2016
Rhonda L. Tohill, 57, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 6:43 a.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence.Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Inurnment will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL. Memorials may be made to...
Shirley O'Brien
Apr 21, 2016
Shirley J. O'Brien, 84, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2016.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 25, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Ezra Beyda
Apr 18, 2016
Ezra J. Beyda, M.D. 88, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016, in his home. A graduate of the University of Paris School of Medicine in 1953, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in Internal Medicine: Cardiology. While serving a residency at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, he met his future wife, Lorrie, and they married in...
Shirley Opitz
Apr 15, 2016
Shirley Opitz, Assumption, died peacefully in her home Friday, April 15 after a long battle with breast cancer.She is survived by her husband Joe, son Robert, his wife Stacie, and grandsons Michael and Zachary.A celebration of Shirley’s life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3773 N. Macarthur Rd. from 2PM to 6PM, on Saturday April 23. If desired,...
Harriet Taylor
Apr 15, 2016
Harriet G. Taylor, 95, of Decatur, died at 9:43 PM Friday, April 15, 2016, in her residence. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 22, in Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Harriet was born June 24, 1920, in Lincoln, IL, the daughter of Harry Edison and...
R. Powell
Apr 14, 2016
R. “Buster” Powell II, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:56 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family.Buster was...
Lucille Summers
Apr 13, 2016
Lucille E. Summers, 94, of Decatur, formerly of Stonington, IL, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 5:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Old Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, IL.Memorials...
Jerry St. Clair
Apr 10, 2016
Jerry St. Clair Sr. 82, of Decatur passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at home.Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 14, at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, at Union Cemetery, Charleston, IL, with...
Richard Woods
Apr 4, 2016
Richard W. Woods, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at his residence.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL.Memorials may be made to...
George Matherly
Apr 4, 2016
George D. Matherly, Jr., 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 11, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. The...
Mary Snoke
Apr 3, 2016
Mary Anna (Peters) Snoke, 94, of Cerro Gordo, IL passed away 8:07 A.M. on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Hickory Point Christian Village. Mary Anna was born on September 24, 1921 in Long Creek, IL to George Stratton and Martha Louise (Novak) Peters. She was a member of Forsyth Baptist Church. She married Oren Backstein of Decatur and after his...
Delores Luker
Apr 1, 2016
Delores Elaine “Dodie” Luker, 80, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mausoleum Park, Clinton, IL. In lieu of...
