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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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David Jones

David Jones

Jul 31, 2020

David L. Jones, 76, of Decatur, passed away at 11:58 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation from 12:00 noon until service time. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. David was born March 7, 1944, in Decatur, son...

Rodney Reining

Rodney Reining

Jul 31, 2020

Rodney A. Reining, 71, of Decatur passed away July 31, 2020 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, August 7, 2020 at Boiling Springs Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur is assisting the family with arrangements. Rodney was born May 15, 1949 in Peoria, the son of Kenneth and Pauline (Rathman) Reining. He...

Bonnie Burns

Bonnie Burns

Jul 31, 2020

Bonnie Marie Burns, 66, of Decatur passed away July 31, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:45 AM, Tuesday at the funeral home. CDC guidelines and social distancing will be followed and masks are required. Burial will...

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Jul 29, 2020

Michael “Dubb” Williams, 52, of Decatur passed away July 29, 2020 at his home. Local Visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 PM, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. CDC guidelines will be followed and masks are required. A funeral service will be held August 8 at Overman-Jones Funeral Home in Plainfield, IL. Memorials in Michael’s...

Mildred Gonzalez

Mildred Gonzalez

Jul 26, 2020

Mildred Turner Gonzalez, 93, of Decatur passed away peacefully on July 26, 2020 at her home. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 31 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Thursday, July 30 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park. Memorials in Millie’s honor may be made to...

Sandra Dodson

Sandra Dodson

Jul 21, 2020

Sandra L. Dodson, 65, of Blue Mound, passed away July 21, 2020 at her home. A memorial gathering will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Sandra was born August 11, 1954 in Decatur, the daughter of Ronald L. Dodson and Patsy Eileen (Jewell). She was a teacher at Anna Waters Head Start...

Edna Allen

Edna Allen

Jul 18, 2020

Edna Allen, 93, of Decatur passed away July 18, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 21 at Macon County Memorial Park, Decatur. Memorials in Edna’s honor may be made to Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Edna was born March 21, 1927 in London, England, the daughter of Jack and Edna (Adie) Treadaway. She married Billie...

Mandie Hise

Mandie Hise

Jul 18, 2020

Mandie Hise, 45, of Decatur passed away July 18, 2020 at her home. A celebration of Mandie’s life will be 1:00 PM, Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 1035 N College St., Decatur, IL 62522. Mandie was born March 2, 1975 in Decatur, the daughter of Frank and Sherry Lee (Markwell) Reed. She was a great bartender and manager at Cheddars’...

Donald Howe

Donald Howe

Jul 16, 2020

Donald E. Howe, 94, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away at 6:39 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Graveside services will be held at Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, Illinois on Thursday, July 23 at 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to Warrensburg United Methodist Church, Warrensburg Fire Department, or Summit Masonic Lodge #431. Donald was born...

John Miller

John Miller

Jul 12, 2020

John Jacob “Jake” Miller, 88, of Niantic IL passed away peacefully on July 12, 2020 at 4:15am at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Jake died unexpectedly from a severe concussion and brain hemorrhage after a sudden fall at home on the morning of Friday July 10. He was a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. Jake was born...

Joann Williams

Joann Williams

Jul 8, 2020

Joann (Weaver) Williams, 90, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away July 8, 2020 at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Private family graveside services will be held at Tower Heights Cemetery, West Frankfort, Illinois. A celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Decatur Choral Society or Webster...

Robert Carroll

Robert Carroll

Jul 5, 2020

Robert “Bob” Carroll, 89, of Decatur passed away July 5, 2020 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 8 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Decatur with Father Chris Comerford, Celebrant. Visitation will be 10:00 – 10:50, Wednesday, at the church. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials in Bob’s honor may be...

Erica Londono

Erica Londono

Jul 4, 2020

Erica A. Londono, 43, of Decatur passed away July 4, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held in Bello, Colombia at a later date. Erica was born September 3, 1976 in Medellin, Colombia. She worked as a seamstress at Aramark in Decatur. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Junior II and two sons, Mateo and...

Leo Quigg

Leo Quigg

Jul 4, 2020

Leo W. Quigg, Jr. passed peacefully from this life at home on July 4, 2020. Leo was born March 18, 1953 in Joplin, Missouri to Leo W. Quigg and Betty Burnett Quigg. He attended Phillips University from 1971-1973, then graduated from Millikin University in 1976. Leo later graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1980. After law...

Francis Wilson

Francis Wilson

Jul 3, 2020

Francis W. “Bud” Wilson III, 86, celebrated his 86th birthday minutes before running home into the arms of Jesus. Bud was born in Decatur, Illinois, on July 3, 1934 to Francis Wilson, Jr. and Edna (Watson) Wilson. If you ever talked to Bud, he would tell you that he was a city boy married to his country girl, Linda Lee...

Sue Lindsey

Sue Lindsey

Jul 3, 2020

Sue Lindsey, 74, of Decatur, passed away July 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family. Sue was born August 4, 1945 in Decatur, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Miller) West. She married Ronald Lindsey on November...

Marilyn Patterson

Marilyn Patterson

Jun 30, 2020

Marilyn J. Patterson, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church. Marilyn was born July 13, 1932, in Detroit, MI, daughter of John E....

Mary Mcelyea

Mary Mcelyea

Jun 27, 2020

Mary A. McElyea, 84, of Decatur, passed away June 27, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Friday, July 3, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:45, Friday, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials in Mary’s honor may be made to South Shores...

Thomas Biggs

Thomas Biggs

Jun 26, 2020

Thomas Joseph Biggs, 79, went to his forever home Friday, June 26, 2020 with loved ones by his side after fighting a long, hard battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Masonic Cemetery, Moweaqua, IL. Tom was born December 20, 1940 to Joseph Vernal and Mary Catherine (Schneider) Biggs in Mattoon, IL....

Milton Androff

Milton Androff

Jun 24, 2020

Milton Androff, 83, of Decatur passed away June 24, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Graveside service will be Tuesday, June 30, at Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Milton’s honor may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Milton was born October 24,...

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