Donald Jack
Sep 12, 2017
Donald Eugene Jack, 71, of Minooka and formerly of Decatur and Sullivan, died Tuesday, September 12, with family by his side after complications from surgery. He was born on March 15, 1946 in Mattoon to Vernon Eugene Jack and Evelyn Madge McElravy. He married Janice F. Mintel on June 12, 1976. He was preceded in death by his father and...
Minnie Poll
Sep 12, 2017
Minnie Louise Poll, 97, of Monticello, passed away September 12, 2017 at Piatt County Nursing Home.Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 16th at Holy Family Catholic Church, Decatur IL. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM at the church. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Family Church or Piatt County Nursing...
Jon Baxter
Sep 11, 2017
Jon Clark Baxter died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Decatur, on Monday, September 11, 2017.Jon was born in Goshen, IN on May 3, 1940 to Dr. Edgar and Mrs. Neola Baxter. He graduated from Goshen High School in 1958, then went on to attend Indiana University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in history in...
Jeffrey Taylor
Sep 11, 2017
Jeffrey L. “Chip” Taylor, 59, walked into the open arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, September 11, 2017.Jeff was born May 25, 1959, in Decatur, IL, to Jim and Nancy Taylor. He graduated from Warrensburg-Latham High School and lived a life well spent, having never met a stranger. He settled in Covington, WA. His career included Pac-Car,...
Alvena Smith
Sep 10, 2017
Alvena Joy Smith, 96, of Jefferson City, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Heisinger Bluffs. She was born in Mason City, Illinois on June 14, 1921, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Elsie Mae (Woods) Marshall, Sr. On June 12, 1953, Alvena was married to George Logan Smith in Decatur, Illinois He passed away October 15, 1991. Alvena...
James Blocher
Sep 10, 2017
James M. Blocher, D.D.S., 59, of Decatur, died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-8 P.M. Wednesday, September 13, and one hour prior from 9-10 A.M. Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Michael Gross
Sep 2, 2017
Michael L. Gross, 73, of Cerro Gordo passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Decatur Memorial HospitalFuneral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 6 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 5 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be given in Mike’s honor...
Harriett Salzman
Sep 1, 2017
Mrs. Harriett Gale Salzman (Brown), 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away from natural causes at midnight on September 1, 2017 at her current residence at Bickford Cottage.The funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Grace United Methodist Church, 901 N Main St, Decatur, IL 62521. A time of remembering with family members will begin...
John Zimmerman
Aug 30, 2017
John H. “Jack” Zimmerman, 89, of Niantic, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017.Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, September 02, 2017 at Resurrection Parish, Illiopolis, IL at 11:30am with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Illiopolis, IL.Memorials may be made to Resurrection Parish. Military rites will be conducted by...
Ileta Malone
Aug 30, 2017
Ileta Fern (Turpin) Malone, 98, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. in Weldon Cemetery, Weldon, IL. Memorials may...
Floyd Blair
Aug 30, 2017
Floyd “Bud” Blair, 93, of Oakley, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, September 4, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL, with...
Nelda Pogue
Aug 24, 2017
Nelda Doris Pogue, 85, of Decatur, was reunited with her husband, Clif, and delivered into the loving arms of God at 1:00 a.m., Thursday, August 24, 2017, in Decatur Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m., Monday, August 28, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time....
Violet Vording
Aug 22, 2017
Violet Vording, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 24, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to Donor’s...
Darlene Nix
Aug 22, 2017
Darlene Kay Nix, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m, Monday, August 28, 2017. Graveside services and burial will follow at Maroa Cemetery, Maroa, IL at 11:30 a.m. Memorials may be made to Catholic Charities. Darlene was born...
Logan Palmer
Aug 21, 2017
Logan Stephen Palmer, Petty Officer 2nd Class, 23, of Harristown, IL, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 while serving his country aboard the USS John S. McCain in the South China Sea.Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, September 11 at Life Foursquare Church, Decatur. Visitation will be 4:00 – 8:00 PM, Sunday, September 10, at the church. Burial will...
Carla Anderson
Aug 20, 2017
Carla L. Anderson, 60, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at her residence.A memorial service will be held at a later date.Carla was born August 26, 1956 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Joseph L. and Arletta (Hartman) Gentry. She married Thomas Anderson on March 28, 1981 in Decatur, IL.Carla enjoyed reading, arts and crafts, and baking.She...
Norma Butler
Aug 19, 2017
Norma (Jean) Butler, 92, of Decatur, IL passed away at McKinley Court in Decatur, IL on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Funeral Services will be on Wednesday, August 23 at 11:00am at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL.Memorials: Oak Grove Church of...
Sharon Doyle
Aug 18, 2017
Sharon K Doyle, 76, of Decatur, IL passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, August 22 at 10:00am at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. The visitation will be on Monday, August 21 from 6-8:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the...
Naomyi Wilson
Aug 17, 2017
Naomyi Camey Payge Wilson, 2, of Mt. Zion. Angels took one of their own home on Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.A memorial visitation will be held from 4-8 pm Monday, August 28, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Naomyi was born June 25, 2015, in Decatur, the daughter of Ariel V. Wilson. Naomyi was the light...
Philip Daniels
Aug 17, 2017
Philip C. Daniels, 65, of Niantic, died suddenly Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 4-6 P.M on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur; with a Celebration of Philip’s Life at 6:00 P.M. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. There will be a private family...
