Obituaries

Apr 4, 2018

Illiopolis, IL – It is with much sadness, that the family of Ardeth "Ardie" Gay Herron Reilly announces her passing on the  4th of April, 2018 after more than a decade battle with cancer.

Ardie, 83, was born September 7, 1934 in Connellsville, PA. She has been a resident of Illiopolis, IL, since 1969.  After graduating from...

Apr 4, 2018

Jack Williams, 77 of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Generations Rehabilitation in Lincoln.

Jack was born on December 12, 1940 in Illiopolis the son of Ken and Lenore Williams.  He married Reba Moore on June 3, 1961.

Jack was a 1958 graduate of Illiopolis High School and retired from Firestone in...

Apr 2, 2018

Tracy Jones, 53, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Aperion Care Capitol.

Tracy was born on July 7, 1964 in Chicago the daughter of Ann Louise Jones.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

She is survived by her daughter, Savannah Jones of Lexington, KY and many good...

Apr 2, 2018

Roberta Archer, 89, of Edinburg, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. John's Hospital.

Roberta was born on January 29, 1929, in Springfield, the daughter of Craig and Gertrude (Noble) Smith. She married Wayne Archer on February 3, 1951.

She was a 1951 graduate of University of Illinois, Champaign and a member of...

Apr 2, 2018

Cynthia A. Newman, 74, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. John's Hospital.

Cynthia was born on March 10, 1944 in Springfield the daughter of Housen and Rosa (Thompkin) Pinn.  She married Robert N "Bob" Newman on July 12, 1965; he preceded her in death on July 22, 2017.

Cynthia was...

Apr 2, 2018

Roberta Archer, 89, of Edinburg, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. John's Hospital.

Roberta was born on January 29, 1929, in Springfield, the daughter of Craig and Gertrude (Noble) Smith. She married Wayne Archer on February 3, 1951.

She was a 1951 graduate of University of Illinois, Champaign and a member of...

Apr 2, 2018

Wilda M. Lunt, 90, of Rochester, passed away on Monday April 2, 2018 at Lewis Memorial Christian Village.

Wilda was born on June 28, 1927, in Hancock County, the daughter of Stanley and Flossie (Brennemen) Cunningham. She married Otho Lunt on June 15, 1946; he preceded her in death in 1998.

She was a member...

Mar 27, 2018

LeRoy "Pete" Karrick Jr 80, of Riverton, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Pete was born on July 1, 1937 to LeRoy "Lee" Karrick Sr and Berniece Courtney Karrick in Springfield.  He married Sarah Snyder-Cooper on December 2, 1966.

He was employed by Weaver Mfg. and retired...

Mar 27, 2018

Robert J. Kerrn, 55, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Heritage Health Center.

Robert was born July 14, 1962 in Peoria, the son of Casper and Catherine Jones Kerrn. He married Cynthia Darwell in 1996; she preceded him in death.

Robert graduated from Rochester High School in 1981 and had joined...

Mar 25, 2018

Ernest J. Carls, 76, of Springfield, died Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1942 in Pekin, the son of Ernest G. Carls and Teresa (Hager) Carls.

He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 43 years, Miriam Carls, of Springfield.  He is also survived by his sister,...

Mar 24, 2018

Donna Sue Bull, 75, of Pawnee passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center.

She was born March 23, 1943 in Beattyville, KY the daughter of Chester and Amy Tyree Mitchell.  In 1984 she married Howard Bull in Springfield, IL.

Sue owned a quilt shop, Flying Needles, for many years. She was...

Mar 21, 2018

Lois Irene Byerline, 87, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Virden.

Lois was born on March 12, 1931, in Woodson, Morgan County, IL the daughter of Ernest and Mary (Converse) Stewart.

She married Charles R. Byerline September 26, 1951 in the Methodist Parsonage in Mechanicsburg....

Mar 21, 2018

Thelma Ramsey Miller, 91, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at her residence.

Thelma was born on July 21, 1926 in Springfield the daughter of Orbley Otto and Jesse Taylor Ramsey.  She married Robert A. Miller on February 9, 1946; he preceded her in death on March 21, 2002.

Thelma worked for...

Mar 20, 2018

George W. "Bill" Collins III, loving husband, father, and grandfather, 68 of Rochester, Passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at his home.

Bill was born on July 23, 1949 in Lafayette, IN, the son of George W. II and Virginia A. Collins.

He graduated in 1968 from Northwestern Naval and Military Academy, Lake Geneva,...

Mar 13, 2018

Chester Linder, 82, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at St. John's Hospice.

Chester was born on August 9, 1935 in Salem the son of Lee and Delba Bradley Linder.  He married Wyvetta Brumfield on January 21, 1999 in Springfield.

Chester was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the...

Mar 13, 2018

Doris Cullers, 71, slipped away while surrounded by family at her home following a year-long battle with cancer.

Doris entered this world as the sixth of eight children born to Erma (Beecraft) and Clarence "Linc" Guernsey of Mechanicsburg, IL, on October 25, 1946.

Later, the family moved to Springfield and Doris graduated from Lanphier High...

Mar 11, 2018

Francis "Frank" J. Ferguson, 89, of Apex, NC, formerly of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Transition Hospice Care in Raleigh, NC.

Frank was born on September 19, 1928 in Chicago the son of William and Mary Clark Ferguson.  He married Tressie Mae Boehner; she preceded him in death on December 28, 2014.

Mar 8, 2018

Ronald Craig Harris, 64, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at his residence in Springfield.

Ronald was born on August 30, 1953 in Springfield.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Donna Garst; life partner Sharon; and brother, Jeff Baggerly.

He is survived by his father, Jack Baggerly; two brothers, Robin...

Mar 8, 2018

Myra Joanne Kelley, 81, of Buffalo, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Heritage Health in Springfield.

Joanne was born on March 4, 1937, in Springfield, the daughter of Ben and Helen (Shue) Orme.

Joanne was a loving and dedicated mother who enjoyed cooking, reading, and most of all she loved traveling to Colorado...

Mar 6, 2018

Bertha Florence "Mama Burr" Birkman, 97, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Heritage Health.

Bertha was born on September 26, 1920 in El Campo, TX the daughter of Paul and Bessie (Lauritsen) Jensen.  She married Vincent Birkman Sr.; he preceded her in death in 2005.

She was a partner at Birkman...