Doug Miller
Jun 6, 2025
Doug Miller, age 77, of West Lafayette, Indiana, and formerly of Decatur, Illinois, passed away on June 6, 2025. After months of fighting cancer, Doug has finally won his battle against lung cancer and now sits at the feet of Jesus. He was born to Les and Betty Miller on July 31, 1947, who greeted him in Heaven along with...
Lawrence Thicksten
Jun 5, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Eldon Thicksten, 94, of Decatur, IL, died June 5, 2025 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation Service will be held 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Central Christian Church, Decatur, IL. A service will immediately follow at 11:00 AM. Central Christian Church will be livestreaming the service. Memorials in Lawrence’s honor may be made to...
Scott Runyon
Jun 4, 2025
Scott A. Runyon, 65, of Decatur, passed away June 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 14th at Tabernacle Baptist Church at 650 N Wyckles Rd, Decatur, IL 62522. Visitation hours will be from 9:00a to 10:00a. A service in honor of Scott will follow from 10:00a – 11:00a. If you wish to send flowers in honor...
Penny Honnold
Jun 3, 2025
Penny Honnold, 81, of Decatur, passed away on June 3, 2025. Private family services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family. Penny was born November 10, 1943 in Decatur, the daughter of Leroy G. and Helen (Dupee) Ward. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Illinois. Penny married...
Peggy Garrett
May 31, 2025
Peggy Garrett, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away on May 31, 2025. Peggy was born on May 19, 1933, on a farm near Broughton, Illinois, to parents Elvis J. and Eva (Delap) Spence. She attended Hickory Corner rural school, and Norris City High School. In 1951, she married Richard Bryant, and Daniel P. Bryant was born to this union. She...
Nancy Taylor
May 31, 2025
Nancy Warnick Taylor, 88, of Decatur, entered Heaven’s gates Saturday morning, May 31, 2025. Visitation for Nancy will be 9:30 – 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, Decatur, where...
Robert Harlow
May 29, 2025
Robert T. Harlow, 81, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family. Robert was born April 16, 1944 in Mt Vernon, IL the son of Lester and Irene Harlow. He was a proud veteran who served our country in...
William "Jerry" Ford
May 25, 2025
William Gerald “Jerry” Ford, 81, of Decatur, passed away May 25, 2025 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Private family services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. Jerry was born January 31, 1944 in Decatur the son of Jesse Monroe and Doris Eileen (Dodson) Ford. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force. ...
Barbara Androff
May 25, 2025
Barbara Androff, 87, of Decatur passed away May 25, 2025. Graveside service will be Tuesday, June 3, at Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Barbara’s honor may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Barbara was born June 27, 1937, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of...
Gregory Reno
May 24, 2025
Gregory P Reno, 30, of Springfield, IL, passed away on May 24, 2025. Visitation will be 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Monday, June 2, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Funeral Service will directly follow at the funeral home at 11:00 AM. Memorials in Gregory’s honor may be made to the Macon County Humane Society or...
Kathie Coins
May 24, 2025
Kathie F. Coins, 64, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Services are under the direction of Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL where visitation will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025 from 10 am until time of the funeral service at 11 am. Burial...
Jon Aschermann
May 18, 2025
Jon Aschermann, 65, of Forsyth, passed away on May 18, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. Memorial Gathering will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Jon was born September 19, 1959 in Decatur, the son of Ernest and Cynthia (Newbould) Aschermann. The youngest of three siblings, he was...
Phillip Curry
May 17, 2025
Phillip Raymond Curry, 84, passed into God’s arms at 1:56 AM on May 17, 2025, from The Loft of Decatur, IL. A service to honor his memory will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (1 Bachrach Ct, Decatur, IL, 62526) at 11:00 AM. Visitation with the family at the church for one hour before...
Kathy Bagley
May 12, 2025
Kathy Kay Bagley, 47, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, from complications of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis, surrounded by her loving children. Visitation will be open to the public and held on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL 62526. The funeral...
Larry Carter
May 10, 2025
Larry D. Carter, 67, of Cerro Gordo, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2025, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Tuesday at the funeral home in Cerro Gordo. Burial will be in La Place Cemetery. Larry...
Robert Fair
May 9, 2025
On Wednesday, May 7th, Robert ( Bob) Fair was carried away for the last time, and what a joyous reunion we all expect it was for him. There was no place he would rather be than with his beloved wife, and my mom, Donna. And after years of being the one to come home and tell her it was him...
Melvin Hoffman
May 6, 2025
To summarize the life of a great man is no simple task for a child. In looking at that statement alone, Melvin Jerome “Jerry” Hoffman would have told me he was not a great man, but simply another man trying to do the best he could by himself and by everyone his life touched, especially his family. Such a simple...
Patricia Smith
May 2, 2025
Patricia “Patti” A. Smith, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away May 2, 2025, at The Loft in Decatur, Illinois. Patti was born on December 16, 1932, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Harold E. and Helen L. (Querfeld) Stoutenborough. She was preceded in death by her parents. She married Kenneth W. Smith and stayed with him until his passing on...
William Aikman
Apr 30, 2025
William Arthur Aikman, 72, of Decatur, passed away peacefully at his home on April 30, 2025, surrounded by his family following a courageous 27 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Grace Methodist Church, 901 N Main St, Decatur. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, May 5, 2025 at...
Philip Pickerill
Apr 28, 2025
Philip Pickerill, 78, of Decatur, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025 at his residence. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family. Philip was born February 5, 1947, in Ina, IL, the son or Karl Herman and Bessie Marie (Cole) Pickerill. He married Barbara Ann Newberry on...