Elsie Hiser

Elsie Hiser

May 19, 2016

Elsie Elizabeth Hiser, 96, of Columbus, OH, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Columbus Care Center.Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M. Wednesday (05-25-2016) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Elsie was born January 17, 1920, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Marshall and...

Jerald Jackson

Jerald Jackson

May 17, 2016

Jerald E. Jackson, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed into eternal life at 9:24 p.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Decatur, IL. Friends may call from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL....

Eleanor Pryde

Eleanor Pryde

May 17, 2016

Eleanor Clara Pryde, 94, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 5:45 in Decatur Memorial Hospital after a long illness.Eleanor was born on December 9, 1921, in Decatur, IL to Otto and Caroline (Keyl) Behrns. She married Robert Pryde in Bremerton, Washington on March 22, 1944. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2006.She was preceded...

Virgil Kahler

Virgil Kahler

May 15, 2016

Virgil Leroy Kahler, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 20, in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard. A private family visitation will be held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. In lieu of flowers,...

Jeanette Daugherty

Jeanette Daugherty

May 9, 2016

Jeanette Lee Daugherty, 78, of Clinton, IL, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, at her residence. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL and one hour prior to services on Friday, May 13, at Clinton United Methodist Church, 308 E. Main, Clinton, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday,...

Kelly Wilson

Kelly Wilson

May 8, 2016

Kelly Effie Wilson, 26, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 due to an automobile accident. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 12, in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials may be made to Gift of...

Roy Smith

Roy Smith

May 7, 2016

Roy Eugene Smith, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 in his home.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL, with military rites conducted by...

Michael Clark

Michael Clark

May 7, 2016

Michael R. Clark, 63, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in his home. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County, DMH Hospice, or to...

Catherine Miller

Catherine Miller

May 6, 2016

Catherine R. Miller, 38, of Blue Mound, IL, passed away at 12:22 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, in her home.There will be no services. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes are assisting the family. Catherine was born September 12, 1977, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Craig A. and Marjorie (Lofland) Miller. Catherine was a waitress and bartender and also worked...

Daniel Crabill

Daniel Crabill

May 6, 2016

Daniel L. Crabill, 74, of Forsyth, IL, passed away on Friday morning, May 6, 2016, at 3:50 a.m. of Sarcoma of the bladder, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth. Dan was born on April 2, 1942 in Normal, IL, to D.D. and Lessie Crabill. He married Sally Shobe in Cerro Gordo, IL, on April 4, 1964. Born to this couple...

Elizabeth Roberts

Elizabeth Roberts

May 4, 2016

Elizabeth Ruth (Betty) Roberts, 87, died at 5:00 A.M. May 4, 2016, at McKinley Court.Betty was born October 22, 1928 in Decatur to Theron and Mildred Rankin. She married Corbet Roberts on July 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death in October 1996. Betty was a member of Second Church of God.Betty is survived by two brothers, Dewey (Irene)...

Dean Evans

Dean Evans

May 2, 2016

Dean E. Evans, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at his residence.Memorial visitation will be from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with memorial services at 2:00 p.m. following the visitation. Masonic rites will be conducted immediately following the memorial service, by Stephen Decatur Masonic Lodge #979...

Carl Dresback

Carl Dresback

May 2, 2016

Carl F. Dresback, 85, of Oakley, IL, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, with military rites...

Charles Disbrow

Charles Disbrow

Apr 28, 2016

Charles E. Disbrow, 87, of Warrensburg, IL passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00AM, Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Warrensburg United Methodist Church in Warrensburg, IL, with visitation from 4-6:00PM on Sunday, May 1 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Burial will be in the...

Rhonda Tohill

Rhonda Tohill

Apr 28, 2016

Rhonda L. Tohill, 57, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 6:43 a.m., Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence.Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Inurnment will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL. Memorials may be made to...

Shirley O'Brien

Shirley O'Brien

Apr 21, 2016

Shirley J. O'Brien, 84, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 21, 2016.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 25, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Ezra Beyda

Ezra Beyda

Apr 18, 2016

Ezra J. Beyda, M.D. 88, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016, in his home. A graduate of the University of Paris School of Medicine in 1953, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in Internal Medicine: Cardiology. While serving a residency at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, he met his future wife, Lorrie, and they married in...

Shirley Opitz

Shirley Opitz

Apr 15, 2016

Shirley Opitz, Assumption, died peacefully in her home Friday, April 15 after a long battle with breast cancer.She is survived by her husband Joe, son Robert, his wife Stacie, and grandsons Michael and Zachary.A celebration of Shirley’s life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3773 N. Macarthur Rd. from 2PM to 6PM, on Saturday April 23. If desired,...

Harriet Taylor

Harriet Taylor

Apr 15, 2016

Harriet G. Taylor, 95, of Decatur, died at 9:43 PM Friday, April 15, 2016, in her residence. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 22, in Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Harriet was born June 24, 1920, in Lincoln, IL, the daughter of Harry Edison and...

R. Powell

R. Powell

Apr 14, 2016

R. “Buster” Powell II, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:56 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family.Buster was...