Dorothy Leigh
Mar 30, 2017
Dorothy Jane Leigh passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, in her home surrounded by her family.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Monday, April 3, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery.Dorothy was born October 1, 1932 in Nokomis, the daughter of...
Jack Brown
Mar 29, 2017
Dr. Jack Taggart Brown, 94, of Decatur, died peacefully Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Dr. Brown retired from dentistry after 55 years of practice in Lincoln, Mason City and Decatur, Illinois.Dr. Jack T. Brown was born March 3, 1923 in Lincoln, IL, son of Richard Belmore Brown and Alma Pearl Taggart....
Jonathan Thompson
Mar 27, 2017
Jonathan D. Thompson, 70, of Mt. Zion, IL, died Monday, March 27, 2017. Private family graveside services will be held Friday, March 31, at 2:00 p.m. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family. Jon was born May 6, 1946, in Decatur, son of Leland Dale and Sara Ann (Frazee) Thompson. He married Barbara A. Schroeder December 31,...
Cheryl Grant
Mar 27, 2017
Cheryl A. Grant, 58, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. She is forever resting comfortably and healed in God’s loving arms.Memorial services will be at a later date. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be assisting the family with arrangements.Memorials may be made to the family...
Gwendolyn Cummings
Mar 25, 2017
Gwendolyn M. Cummings, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Lincolnshire Place, Decatur. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to The Economy Shop of Grace United Methodist Church. Gwen...
Fred Starbody
Mar 24, 2017
Fred Eugene “Gene” Starbody, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with graveside services at 11:30 a.m. in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to DMH Hospice....
Rex Goodman
Mar 24, 2017
Rex Goodman, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 in his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Grace Baptist Church. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church....
Charles O'Dell
Mar 23, 2017
Charles Allen O’Dell, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
James Ludwick
Mar 22, 2017
James Lee Ludwick, 80, of Decatur, IL, went home to be with Jesus, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with minister, Steve Higgs officiating. Visitation will be 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., prior to service time at the funeral home....
Marilyn Timmerman
Mar 22, 2017
Marilyn Ruth Timmerman, 78, of Oakley, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cross Cemetery, Oakley, IL. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Marilyn was born October 4,...
Doris Williams
Mar 21, 2017
Doris Williams, 94, a long time resident of Decatur, Illinois died peacefully, surrounded by family, Monday the 21st of March at St. Mary’s Hospital. Brintlinger and Earl are handling the arrangements.Born January 6, 1923 in London, Doris married Harry Williams, an American soldier serving in England, in 1944. She moved to the US in 1946. Doris worked for Venture Department...
Bernice Roper
Mar 21, 2017
Bernice A. (Fort) Roper, 84, of La Place, IL passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Heritage Health Center in Mt. Zion, IL. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 25 in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. A memorial service for Albert and Bernice...
Ray Bass
Mar 19, 2017
Ray S. Bass III, September 30, 1943 - March, 19, 2017.Ray S. Bass III was born in Decatur, Illinois on September 30, 1943. He passed away on Sunday, March 19, in Tempe, AZ. He was the son of Ray S. Bass Jr. and Phyllis Orey Bass. Known as Skip, he was raised in Decatur and graduated from MacArthur High School....
Phillip Workman
Mar 18, 2017
Phillip Workman, 77, retired Chief of the Decatur Fire Department, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at First United Methodist Church, Decatur, with visitation 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in North Fork...
James Leslie
Mar 16, 2017
James R. Leslie, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.James was born May 1, 1945 in Evansville, IN, the son of James Logan and Hazel Edith (McVey) Leslie. He married Nancy Ann Blankenship on July...
Virginia Bales
Mar 14, 2017
Virginia M. Bales, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Symphony of Decatur. Per her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Macon County Animal Shelter or Humane Society Decatur-Macon Co.Virginia was born March 29,...
Jack Smith
Mar 12, 2017
Jack L. Smith, 93, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Villa Healthcare East in Sherman, IL.Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Jack was born February 10, 1924, in Decatur, IL,...
Cheryl Morrison
Mar 11, 2017
Cheryl Jean “Jeanie” Morrison, 59, of Hammond passed away March 11, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.In keeping with her wishes, no services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jeanie’s honor may be directed to the American Cancer Society.Jeanie was born September 20, 1957 in...
Jeremy Thompson
Mar 8, 2017
Jeremy E. Thompson, 40, of Whitestown, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 15, at First Lutheran Church, Decatur. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jeremy’s children.Jeremy was born...
Kay Alth
Mar 3, 2017
Kay Marie (McCoy) Althoff 69, formerly of Decatur passed away March 3, 2017 at Symphony of Lincoln, Lincoln, IL. Kay was born Sept 11, 1947 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of C Gordon Graham and June (Larson) Graham. Kay’s father died when she was two years old. Her mother later married J Arnold McCoy who adopted Kay.Kay was a 1965...
