Timothy Carter
May 11, 2024
Timothy Allen Carter, 59, of Rock Island, passed away May 11, 2024 at his home. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Monday, May 20, 2024 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Memorials in Tim’s honor may be made to...
Robert West
May 11, 2024
With family by his side, Robert Boyd West peacefully left this life on May 11, 2024 at the age of 98. He was born on October 30, 1925 to Albert and Odessa West in White Heath, Illinois. The birth took place in their humble home which had a dirt floor. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024 from...
Beverly Russell
May 10, 2024
Beverly JoAnn Russell, 85, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2024 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, with her family by her side. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Friday, May 17, 2024 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Private family burial will be in...
Virginia M. Spengler
May 9, 2024
Virginia M. Weber (Borosch) Spengler, 100, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Our Lady of Lords Catholic Church with Fr. Michael Friedel, Celebrant. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 5:00 -7:00 PM at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home,...
Thomas Cordts
May 6, 2024
Thomas M. Cordts, 77, of Forsyth passed away May 6, 2024. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Monday, May 13, 2024 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 3465 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Monday at the church. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Memorials in Tom’s honor may be made to:...
David Geibel
May 3, 2024
David Coolidge Geibel passed away peacefully on Friday, May 3rd at the age of 82, surrounded by his loving family. David was born October 20, 1941, at Macon County Hospital in Decatur, Illinois. He was the son of Alvin Richard and Margaret Coolidge Geibel, and was a lifelong resident of Decatur, delivering newspapers for the Decatur Herald and Review as...
Betty Mclain
May 3, 2024
Betty Lou McLain, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away on May 3, 2024. A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Graveside Service will begin at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Westside Cemetery in Moweaqua, IL. Betty was born on February 7,...
Debra Widenhofer
May 3, 2024
Debra Lynn Widenhofer, 66, went to her eternal home with Jesus on May 3, 2024. Born August 4, 1957 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of Dave and Lorene Bouman. Her passion for early childhood and special education led to her work at BabyTalk and STEPS. Deb’s heart for children and mothers was one of her greatest gifts,...
Frances Stephens
May 2, 2024
Frances Ann Stephens, 98, died peacefully in her sleep on May 2, 2024, at her home in Forsyth with her family by her side. Frances was born in 1925 in Carbondale, Illinois, the only child of Emma Holstein McCorkle and William Jesse McCorkle. Her father passed away in 1934 and Frances and her mother moved to Fairfield, Illinois, to live...
Melissa K. Weiss
Apr 28, 2024
Melissa K. Weiss, 47, of Maroa, IL, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Private family burial will be held. Melissa was born August 3,...
Darrell Smith
Apr 26, 2024
Darrell E. Smith, 89, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2024 surrounded by his family. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM, Friday, May, 3, 2024 at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family. Darrell was born October 5, 1934 in Decatur, the son of Clarence Evertt and Inez Katherine (Calvert) Smith. He...
Linda Doore
Apr 25, 2024
Linda Lee Doore, 76, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024 at her residence. Linda was born January 14, 1948, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Dale and Doris Evelyn (Wilson) Harless. She married Jack Doore on October 10, 1978, in Las Vegas, NV. Linda worked as a regional sales representative, for 11 years in the local area,...
Merle Copenbarger
Apr 24, 2024
Merle E. Copenbarger, 99, of Forsyth, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, April 29, 2024, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Monday, April 29, 2024, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Long Point...
Susan Berner
Apr 23, 2024
Susan Mary Berner, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed away on April 23, 2024. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, IL. Memorials in Sue’s honor may be made to The Humane Society of Decatur. Sue was born on February 6, 1942 in Decatur, IL to Wilbur Ashcraft and...
James "Jim" Jordan
Apr 20, 2024
James (Jim) V Jordan passed away peacefully on April 20th at Barnes hospital in St, Louis, MO. Jim was born on May 29th 1937 in Bloomington IL to Edwin and Sally Jordan. Jim graduated from Deland-Weldon High School and went on to have a successful career in the Army Reserves and a professional career as a labor standards analyst for...
Keith Wilber
Apr 16, 2024
Keith Gordon Wilber, Sr., 84, of Decatur, passed away April 16, 2024 at his home. Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, May 16, 2024 at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family. Keith was born December 29, 1939 in Decatur, the son of Russell Lowell and Margie Marie (Hebel) Wilber. He was...
Leo Harshbarger
Apr 16, 2024
Leo E. Harshbarger, 80, of Mt. Zion, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2024. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon Cemetery, Macon. Leo was born September 23, 1943 in Decatur, the...
Larry Jewitt
Apr 15, 2024
Larry Fredrick Jewitt, 73, of Argenta, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2024 at his home. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta. Larry was born July 5, 1950 in...
Chancey Wayne Ball, “Cb"
Apr 14, 2024
Chancey Wayne Ball, “CB”, climbed behind the wheel of his F150 with his right foot on the gas pedal and left foot on the brake and set out for the drive home on Sunday April 14 th , 2024. He was born on October 24 th ,1950, to Wayne and Pauline Ball of Latham who precede him. Chancey is survived...
Nellie West
Apr 14, 2024
Nellie G. West, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away on April 14, 2024. A Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Service will begin at 11:00 AM. A graveside service will follow at Macon County Memorial Park. Memorials in Nellie’s honor may be...