Obituaries

Mar 23, 2018

Rex M. Wright, 90, a veteran of the United States Army, of Tuscola passed away at 4:20 a.m. Friday (March 23, 2018) at Carle Hospital, Urbana.

He was born in Ashmore on Oct. 6, 1927, the son of Ernie and Ethel Mae (Williams) Wright. Rex had eight siblings and all siblings and parents have preceded him in...

Mar 20, 2018

DUANE OYE, 84 Arthur, IL passed away at 4:04 P.M. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Arthur Mennonite Church, 710 East Park St, Arthur, IL.  Pastor Glen Rhodes will officiate.  Burial will follow in the...

Mar 13, 2018

HAZEL WOOD, 97, of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:35 P.M. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Burial will follow in the Arcola Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour...

Mar 11, 2018

WALTER H. GINGERICH, 94, of Arthur, Illinois, passed away, early Sunday morning, March 11, 2018 at the Arthur Home.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 16, 2018, at the North Vine Mennonite Church, 312 N. Vine Street in Arthur, Illinois. Rev. Brian Petersheim will officiate. Burial will follow in the Arthur...

Mar 9, 2018

LEVI M. DIENER, 84, of Arcola, IL passed away at 10:20 P.M. on Friday, March 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.

Levi was born on January 28, 1934 in Moultrie County, IL.   He was a son of Menno A and Barbara C (Gingerich) Diener.   He married Laura A. Herschberger on December 1, 1955 in...

Mar 2, 2018

JOHN WILLIAM NISBET III, 16, of Humboldt, IL passed away at 8:04 A.M. on Friday, March 2, 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Walnut Grove Christian Church in rural Arcola, IL.   Pastor Steve Stern and Pastor Aaron Boothe will officiate.   Burial will be in the Tuscola Cemetery.  ...

Feb 24, 2018

DOLRESS “JO” SHIELDS, 72, of Arcola, IL passed away at 10:33 P.M. on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL.  Pastor Brent Budd will officiate.  Burial will follow in...

Feb 23, 2018

CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. BROWN D.D.S. USNR (Ret.) 80, of Arthur, IL, passed away at 1:16 A.M. Friday, February 23, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

Memorial visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the Arthur Southern Baptist Church, 530 N. Vine street in Arthur, IL.  Masonic...

Feb 17, 2018

JUNE CRACKEL, 92, of Champaign, IL passed away at 7:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Arthur Home.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 East Illinois St., Arthur, IL.  Rev. Darrell Miller will officiate.  A visitation will be held on hour...

Feb 16, 2018

PAMELA MAE (BINION) BONTRAGER, 58, of Purdin, MO, passed away at 6:10 A.M. on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL.  Pastor Lonnie Gingerich will officiate.  Burial will be...

Feb 14, 2018

ROBERT EUGENE MILLER, 64, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 8:18 P.M. on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Robert was born on July...

Feb 11, 2018

BARBARA S. OTTO, 87, of Arthur, IL passed away at 11:45 P.M. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at her residence in Arthur, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the HCK West Building one mile south of Arthur, IL.  Bishop David E. Schrock will officiate.  Burial will be in...

Feb 2, 2018

Mason (Mase) Mullikin, 99 passed away on February 2, 2018 at the Urbana-Champaign Nursing & Rehab Center in Savoy IL.

He was born in Arcola on October 10, 1918 and preceded in death by his father M.W. Mullikin, his mother Mae (Bickel) Mullikin, and brother Vernon Mullikin in the mid‐to‐late nineteen hundreds, and his beloved wife Elizabeth...

Jan 31, 2018

DONALD EUGENE “GENE” COBB, 66, of Macon, IL passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at McKinley Court in Decatur, IL.  He was born December 23, 1951 in Mattoon, IL to Bruce and Mary (Wildman) Cobb.

Survivors include his father Bruce Cobb of Mattoon, IL; brothers Mike (Rita) Cobb of Bath Springs, TN and Gary (Laura) Cobb of...

Jan 26, 2018

SHIRLEY ANN BRUNER, 73, of Decatur, IL passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Maranatha Assembly of God, 555 West Imboden Dr., in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February...

Jan 25, 2018

RALPH LAYTON JR., 75, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:27 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Arthur Home in Arthur, IL.

Private burial will be held in the Union Cemetery in Hindsboro, IL.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

Ralph was born on January 4, 1943 in Oblong, IL.  He...

Jan 18, 2018

EDNA J. MILLER, 90, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:20 A.M. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the HCK West building one mile south of Arthur, IL.  Interment will follow in the Miller Cemetery in Arcola,...

Jan 17, 2018

ELMA MAE MORAN, 92, of Humboldt, IL passed away at 12:05 A.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Odd Fellow Rebekah Home in Mattoon, IL.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL.  Rev. Jeremy Morton will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Humboldt...

Jan 17, 2018

NONNA MARIE LYTLE, 77, of Arcola, IL passed away at 9:47 P.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center.

Nonna’s family would like to welcome friends and relatives at her home in Arcola, IL anytime between 1:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 3, 2018.  The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting...

Jan 12, 2018

FAE FRANCIS McCOLLUM, 90, of Arcola, IL passed away at 11:13 P.M. on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville, IL.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Kent Conover will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...