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Recent Obituaries
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Decatur and Cerro Gordo, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Terry West
Dec 15, 2014
Terry Lee West, 63, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, December 19, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL....
James Willis
Dec 14, 2014
James Robert "Jim" Willis of Decatur passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, in Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, December 19, 2014, at Tabernacle Baptist Church. Visitation will be 4-7 P.M. Thursday, December 18 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 2:30 P.M. Friday in Griffith Cemetery...
Thomas Stowell
Dec 13, 2014
Thomas Jerome Stowell, 66, of Decatur, IL, died Sat., Dec. 13, 2014 in his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Mr. Stowell was born Aug. 23, 1948 in Decatur, IL., the son of James Charles & Mary Frances Young Stowell. He was a truck driver for Hoffman Trucking and formerly ADM. He served in the U. S. Navy during the...
Mitchell Dodson
Dec 13, 2014
Mitchell Lane Dodson, 18, of Cerro Gordo, IL., passed away at 5:15 A.M. on Saturday, December 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur,...
Andrew Kellums
Dec 13, 2014
Andrew J. Kellums (A.J.) of Decatur, IL passed away on December 13th, 2014 at the age of 83 in the care of the Heartland Healthcare Center from natural causes. Andrew was born on August 31st, 1931 in the town of Elvins, MO. He was one of four siblings born to Nottley Kellums and his wife, Ruby Umfleet. Stationed in England...
Quinn Davis
Dec 12, 2014
Quinn Albert Davis, 85, of Blue Mound, Ill. Died Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at the Vonderleith Living Center, Mt. Pulaski, Ill. Memorial Visitation will at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 from 4-7:00 PM. Memorials may be made to the Audubon Society. Mr. Davis was born March 5, 1929 in Gifford, Ill., the son of Lewis &...
Lois Moore
Dec 7, 2014
Lois M. Moore, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral Mass will be 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Graveside service will be held at a later date in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur,...
Betty Nicol
Dec 6, 2014
Betty L. Nicol, 91, of Decatur, died Saturday, December 6, 2014, at McKinley Court. Graveside services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to Homeward Bound Pet Shelter. Betty was born June 20th, 1923 in Pana, Illinois, the daughter of Merle...
Anna Pearson
Dec 4, 2014
Anna Belle (Hart) Pearson, 97, of Decatur, IL., passed away on Tuesday, December 4th, 2014, at Symphony of Decatur Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Ave, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be at 10AM on Wednesday, December 10, in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL. Brintlinger...
William Mcgaughey
Dec 3, 2014
William Ray (Bill) McGaughey, Jr., 93, of Decatur was born March 13, 1921 in Mt. Zion and passed away December 3, 2014 in Cary, IL where he had been living recently to be closer to family. Bill served his country as a Lieutenant (LTJG) in the Navy during WWII. He fought in both the Atlantic and Pacific, and was a...
Ruby Klingler
Dec 3, 2014
Ruby C. Klingler, 86, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at Carle Hospital in Champaign, with her family by her side. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. Ruby was born June 12, 1928, in Decatur, IL, the...
Ralph Forrest
Dec 2, 2014
Ralph Lester Forrest passed away on December 2, 2014. Private services will be held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church or the American Red Cross. Ralph was born January 18, 1931 in Potomac, IL, to Lester and Hazel Forrest, one of five children. A brother, Glen Forrest and...
David Brown
Dec 2, 2014
David Lynn Brown, formerly of Blue Mound, IL, passed away at his home in Smyrna, Tennessee, at the age of 69. David was born January 2, 1945 in Macon County, Decatur, Illinois, the son of the late Harold Marshall and Mildred June Brown. David was a graduate of Blue Mound High School and was active in FFA, 4-H and often...
Richard Ward
Dec 1, 2014
Richard Alan Ward, 72, of Decatur, IL, went to be with his Lord at 3:35 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2014, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 6, in Central Christian Church, Decatur, with the Rev. Don Martin and Rev. Michael Karunas officiating. A time for visiting with family members...
Frances Livasy
Dec 1, 2014
Frances Vaniman Livasy, of Decatur, died December 1, 2014, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Decatur, IL. Brintllinger and Earl Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements. Fran was born in Virden, Illinois, on August 26, 1926, to Ruth (Organ) and Frank Snell Vaniman. Fran graduated from Springfield High School and attended...
Donald Kuenzel
Nov 30, 2014
Donald Ervin Kuenzel, 76, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:25 a.m. Sunday, November 30, 2014, in his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 5, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, December 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, and also one hour prior to services on Friday, at the church. Memorials...
Sandra Smith
Nov 30, 2014
Sandra K. Smith, 76, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 7:36 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Heartland Healthcare, Decatur. Private family graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 6, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Leroy, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made...
Jason Comiskey
Nov 30, 2014
Jason R. Comiskey, 38, of Oakville, IA, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014, in Brookville, FL. A Memorial gathering will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Jason was born January 7, 1976, in Decatur, IL, the son of John Peter and Teresa (Depew) Comiskey. Surviving are his mother Teresa Hedgpeth;...
Billy Little
Nov 29, 2014
Billy Lee Little, 64, of Latham was received into Heaven on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Memorial visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Inurnment will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 4, in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorial contributions may be made to the Latham Fire Department, Latham Rescue Squad, or...
Margaret Jarvis
Nov 29, 2014
Margaret L. Jarvis, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Imboden Creek Living Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, at St. John's Episcopal Church. Inurnment will be at a later date at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is in charge...
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