Richard Barnhart
Nov 5, 2022
Richard Herbert Barnhart, 92, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital. A celebration of Richard’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials in...
David Ash
Nov 4, 2022
David M. Ash of Harristown, IL, passed away November 4, 2022. David was born March 1, 1937, the son of E. Glenn Ash and Rachel (Irwin) Ash. He grew up in a farming family and graduated from Niantic-Harristown High School in 1955. Following high school he attended the University of Illinois where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho...
Penny Rutherford
Nov 1, 2022
Penny Lynn Rutherford née Born, 62, of Decatur, IL, died Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 P.M., Saturday, November 5, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M., Friday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorials in Penny’s honor may be given to...
Richard Mcintyre
Oct 27, 2022
Richard L. McIntyre, Sr., 84, of Decatur passed away on October 27, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial Service will be 5:00 PM, Friday, November 4, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorial Visitation will be 3:00 – 5:00 PM, Friday at the funeral home. Military Rites will be conducted at the funeral home at 3:00 PM by...
Dorothy Short
Oct 26, 2022
Dorothy I. Short, age 98, of Niantic, IL, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth, IL. She was born in Niantic on May 1, 1924 to Cecil and Ruie Dodson Stahl. Her husband of 49 years, Raymond Short, and her brother Jake Stahl and sister-in-law Luella Stahl all proceeded her in death. Dorothy...
Haley Lipka
Oct 19, 2022
Haley A. Lipka, 37, passed away on October 19, 2022, unexpectedly, but with her brother, Sean, by her side. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials in Haley’s honor may be made to: LSA or St. Paul’s...
Boyd Kraft
Oct 17, 2022
Boyd K. Kraft, 92, of Decatur, passed away October 17, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur with Rev. Shane Hartman officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Military rites by the Macon Country Honor Guard will be...
Elta Doddek
Oct 17, 2022
Elta Burneita (Neita) Doddek, 94, of rural Decatur, died at 6:49 pm, Monday October 17, 2022, in Advent Celebration Hospital, Celebration, Florida. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 pm Saturday October 29, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, October 28, in the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John's...
Michael Nuding
Oct 17, 2022
Michael A. Nuding, 70, of Oakley, IL, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, peacefully at his residence. Memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with Military Rites conducted after the service at the funeral home. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., prior to service time at Brintlinger and...
Helen Taylor
Oct 17, 2022
Helen “Eileen” (Snoke) Taylor, daughter of Harlow and Myrtle (Peck) Snoke was born on December 1, 1932 in Cerro Gordo and passed into eternal life on October 17, 2022, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Eileen married Warren Donald Taylor on November 15, 1952 in Decatur. Eileen worked at her family’s restaurant “Cerro Gordo Café” for a number of years. She was...
Charles Brown
Oct 14, 2022
Charles David (C. David) Brown, 80, of Blue Mound, Illinois passed away on October 14, 2022 at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth, Illinois. He was born on May 1, 1942 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Charles and Wilma Davidson Brown. He married his sweetheart, Sally Blickensderfer, on June 6, 1965 in Forsyth, Illinois. David graduated from Blue Mound...
William Whitaker
Oct 14, 2022
William A. Whitaker, 92, of Decatur, passed away October 14, 2022 at Fair Havens Senior Living. Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, Monday, October 24, 2022 at Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound with military rites by the Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family. Memorials in William’s honor may be made to the Macon...
Jack Beaty
Oct 13, 2022
Jack H. Beaty, 78, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Carriage Crossing, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Clayton Miller-Thurston
Oct 13, 2022
Clayton Taylor Miller–Thurston, 27, of Decatur, IL, passed away in an auto accident, on Thursday, October 13, 2022. A Celebration of Clayton’s life will be 6 p.m., Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur....
Erma Yokley
Oct 12, 2022
Erma “Jackie” Yokley, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2022, at Life Foursquare Church, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials in Jackie’s honor may be...
Janice Shriver
Oct 11, 2022
Janice Arlene Shriver, 80 of Decatur, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. A memorial service will be held at 1:00p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 2339 North Oakland Avenue, Decatur. Janice was born on August 17, 1942 in Decatur, daughter of Clyde and Sarah Ann (Morgan) Buster. She worked as a...
Robert Patterson
Oct 7, 2022
Robert L. “Bob” Patterson, 90 of Decatur, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, October 7, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Friday, October 14, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Interment with Military Honors performed by the Macon County...
Pauline O'Dell
Oct 5, 2022
Pauline F. O’Dell, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at The Loft in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 8, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials in Pauline’s honor may be...
Joan Grandon
Oct 4, 2022
V. Joan Grandon, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, October 7, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. The family requests...
Jeanette Moore
Oct 4, 2022
Jeanette Marie (Nold) Moore, 90, of Niantic, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 7, at Resurrection Church, Illiopolis, with Father Fredrick Chima Mbiere, Celebrant. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery,...