Elmer Ruple
Feb 28, 2017
Elmer M. Ruple, 69, of Decatur, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 9, at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, with Military Rites provided by the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Information on memorials...
Richard Black
Feb 27, 2017
Richard M. Black, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Decatur, with visitation 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...
M. Erwin
Feb 25, 2017
M. Lougene Erwin, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at her residence.Visitation for Lougene will be from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur; and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Thursday. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 2,...
Carla Dempsey
Feb 22, 2017
Carla Ann Dempsey, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 24, in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Carla was...
John Mclaughlin
Feb 22, 2017
John (Jack) McLaughlin, 66, of Monticello, died February 22, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice of charities.Jack was born July 9, 1950,...
Evelyn Sowers
Feb 22, 2017
Evelyn Sowers, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made...
Bernadeane Mcwilliam
Feb 20, 2017
Bernadeane McWilliam, 97, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017, at Fair Haven Christian Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...
William Hill
Feb 19, 2017
William F. Hill, 98, of Decatur passed away on February 19, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10 am Saturday, February 25, at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Marji Ackerman and Rev. Dr. Timothy Kovalcik officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Friday at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery with...
Bob Kraus
Feb 15, 2017
Bob Kraus, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017.Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m, Monday, February 20, 2017 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL, with military rites conducted by Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sts. James and Patrick Parish, Catholic Charities, or Decatur Corps of the Salvation Army....
Beatrice Joynt
Feb 15, 2017
Beatrice A Joynt was born February 13, 1919 in Decatur, IL to Harland and Dessie (Clements) Himstead. She died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, two days after her 98th birthday, at Imboden Creek Living Center.A private family graveside service will be held at Zion Cemetery, Boody, IL.Bea lived her entire life in Decatur. She was married to George Harshbarger in...
Johnny Ralph
Feb 14, 2017
Johnny B. Ralph, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 17, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL, with military rites conducted by the...
Rosaline Mckeever
Feb 11, 2017
Rosaline C. (Bliler) McKeever passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 12:31 P.M. at Symphony of Decatur, Decatur, IL.A service to celebrate and honor Rosaline’s life will be held at Illiopolis Christian Church 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 18, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be held at Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL. Pastor Melissa Ebken will...
Evelyn Hayes
Feb 9, 2017
Evelyn L. Hayes, 94, of Decatur, died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Moundford Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be 5-8 P.M. Friday, February 17, at the church. A private family graveside will be held at Graceland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moundford...
Clifton Pogue
Feb 7, 2017
Clifton Pogue, 90, of Decatur, was delivered into the loving hands of God at 10:35 A.M. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family by his side.Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial...
Homer Franklin
Feb 3, 2017
Homer Gene Franklin, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 in his home.Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, with military honors conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church...
Melinda Bell
Feb 2, 2017
Melinda “Mindy” Bell, 48, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be assisting the family with arrangements. Mindy was born September 21, 1968 in Taylorville, IL, the daughter of Laverne and Diane (Huffines) Bell. Mindy worked...
Festus Paul
Feb 2, 2017
Festus Wade Paul died Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth/Decatur where he resided.Festus was born in 1923 on a farm near Wright City, MO. Because his mother died when he was five, he was sent to live with a sister and brother-in-law Rev. and Iora Wegener, with whom he resided until he graduated from high...
Georgene Price
Jan 31, 2017
Georgene Sara Price, 90, of Decatur, went to the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.Georgene was born on March 21, 1926 in Zion, IL the daughter of George O. and Sara E. (McCormick) McDowell. She spent the majority of her working career at Caterpillar,retiring in 1980 from the engineering department. After retiring from CAT, Georgene and her...
Robert Trowbridge
Jan 30, 2017
Robert A. Trowbridge, 88, went to his heavenly home on Monday, January 30, in DMH.Funeral services to celebrate his life will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Moundford Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be at the church 5-7 P.M. Friday, February 3 and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery....
Lillie Niehls
Jan 29, 2017
Lillie Mae (Bushman) Newcome Niehls, 93 years of age, entered heaven and into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Heritage Health in Pana, IL. Born in Canton, MO, on August 15, 1923, she was the eldest child of the late Robert and Dartha (Allen) Bushman. Upon graduation from Moweaqua High School and Brown’s Business College,...
