Brandon Hopkins
Mar 2, 2016
Brandon Lee Hopkins, 21, of Decatur, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Visitation will be 5-9 P.M. Friday, March 11, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family. Brandon was born July 20, 1994 in Decatur, the son of Brian L. Shelton and Heather M. Hopkins. He worked as a self...
Betty Gross
Mar 2, 2016
Betty L. Gross, 75, of Decatur, formerly of Clinton and Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home.Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL, at a later date.Memorials may be made to the family.Betty...
Brad Wright
Mar 1, 2016
Brad Earl Wright 60, of Decatur passed away Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Imboden Creek Living Center with family by his side.Following Brad’s wishes, a memorial service to honor his life will be held Saturday March 12th, 2016 at South Shores Christian Church. Visitation will be at 10:00 A.M., followed by the memorial service at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of...
Sheri Chambers
Mar 1, 2016
Sheri L. Chambers, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away March 1, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Memorial services will be 5:00 p.m., Sunday March 6, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Inurnment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Bluffs, IL, at a later date.Sheri was born April 17, 1938, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Homer Dick...
Ina Garrison
Mar 1, 2016
Ina Jean Garrison, 89, left this earthly life to meet her Lord and reunite with her husband, parents, two brothers, Clifford and Milford, oldest sister Mildred, and twin sister Inas, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 11:05 P.M. at Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello, Illinois.Although Ina and her twin always celebrated their birthdays on April 1, 1926, her actual...
Wayne Day
Feb 28, 2016
Wayne A. Day, 78, of Decatur, passed away at 12:05 A.M. Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Wayne was born on March 16, 1937, in Decatur, IL, the son of Samuel Jackson and Lucy Della (Camp) Day. He received his GED May 21, 1987. In his earlier childhood years he worked as a caddie. Wayne proudly served his country...
Helen Balding
Feb 27, 2016
Helen Louise Hill Balding, age 91, of Decatur, IL passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Helen was born in Bement, IL, the daughter of Russell and Eva Snelson Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband of 61 years, Fred E. Balding; daughter Janet Ann Balding; brother, Robert C. Hill; and sister-in-law Janelva Hill....
Dennis Robinson
Feb 26, 2016
Dennis Howard Robinson, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 1:14 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made...
Joann Markwell
Feb 23, 2016
Joann Markwell, 82, of Moweaqua, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, February 28 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 1:00 pm until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Cemetery, Bethany, IL. Memorials may be given to First Baptist...
Bill Perkins
Feb 21, 2016
Bill J. Perkins, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2016 in his home.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 4-6 p.m. Friday, February 26, at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to: DMH Hospice, Mt....
Helen Lundstrom
Feb 18, 2016
Helen M. Lundstrom, 81, of Lake Barrington, IL, passed away Thursday, February 18 at Imboden Creek Gardens in Decatur.Helen was born August 5, 1934 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Lloyd S. and Mary M. (Waller) McNabb. She was an award-wining kitchen designer in the Chicago area, with many of her kitchens featured in magazines such as Better Homes and...
Sara Vana
Feb 16, 2016
Sara Olmsted Vana, 78, died Tuesday (February 16, 2016) at Decatur Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.A resident of Aperion Care for the past several months, she lived at the Oxford House for many years. Born Sara Catharine Olmsted on June 2, 1937, in Danville, she was a daughter of Robert Benjamin and Catharine Hatfield Olmsted. She graduated from Oak...
Francis Rush
Feb 16, 2016
Francis R. “Fran” Rush, of Decatur, IL, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in Decatur.He was born 8 January 1913 in Rockford, IL, the son of Michael and Jesse Colloton Rush. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in Rockford in 1931. He was already working for Black & Co. in Rockford when he graduated, and was promoted to manager of...
Donald Parkhurst
Feb 13, 2016
Col. Donald J. Parkhurst, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), 84, passed away Saturday, February 13.Donald was born in Decatur, IL, son of Charles and Mildred Parkhurst. He graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in Business Management. Donald served for 28 years in the United States Air Force as a fighter pilot. He was a Vietnam veteran and awarded two distinguished flying crosses....
Virginia Ferre
Feb 10, 2016
Virginia Marie Ferre, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away 8:37 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m, Monday, February 15, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 11:30 till service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL at a later...
William Ro
Feb 10, 2016
William S. (“Skip”) Roof, Sr., 53, of Decatur, IL, passed away 11:20 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday (02-17-2016) at Moultrie County Memorial Park in Bethany, IL. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday (02-16-2016) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home,...
Betty Park
Feb 7, 2016
Betty Park, 89, of Mt. Zion, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 10-11 A.M. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to Parkway Church of the Nazarene.Betty was born December 12, 1926, in Decatur,...
Alexander Gnavi
Feb 7, 2016
Alexander C. Gnavi, 95, of Decatur, IL., passed away at 12:15 A.M. on Sunday (02-07-2016) at Primrose, Decatur, IL with his daughter Andrea and grandson Jason by his side.Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Thursday (02-11-2016) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday (02-10-2016) at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Margo Luttrell
Feb 3, 2016
Margo A. Luttrell, 71, of LaPlace, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 03, 2016, at her residence. Private family memorial service will be held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL.Burial will be in Camp Butler Cemetery, Riverton, IL.Margo was born September 22, 1944 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Robert Lyle and Lyda Mae (Tolly) Kelly. She married...
Phyllis Doswell
Feb 1, 2016
Phyllis M. Doswell, 80, of Decatur, IL passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 in Decatur. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 1:00pm at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with a visitation for 11:00am-1:00pm. Memorials may be made to the Unity Church of Decatur, IL or the Decatur Public Library.Phyllis...
