Obituaries

Nov 21, 2015

MAGDALENA “MATTIE” (MAST) SCHLABACH, 84 of Sullivan, IL entered into rest at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at her residence rural Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Willard Schlabach residence, in the pallet shop, 1306 CR 1850 N., Sullivan, IL. Bishop William Otto will officiate. Burial will be...

Nov 16, 2015

DANIEL LEE “ROOKIE” EDWARDS, 64, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 4:33 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Ocala Regional Hospital in Ocala, Florida. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. A celebration of Dan’s Life will be held...

Nov 13, 2015

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BOBBY WILSON “GOOB” BINION, 62, of Atwood, IL passed away at 7:17 A.M. on Friday, November 13, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Funeral services will...

Nov 9, 2015

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CHARLES A. RAIRDEN, 93, Arcola, IL, passed away at 11:47 A.M. on Monday, November 9, 2015, at The Arthur Home in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 16, 2015, at the Arcola United Methodist Church, 121 South Locust Street in Arcola,...

Nov 6, 2015

Edwards Funeral Home 221 East Main Arcola, IL 61910 217-268-3885 ROBERT L.”BOB” HESS, 58 of Charleston, IL formerly of Arcola, IL passed away at 9:55 P.M. on Friday, November 6, 2015 at his residence. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Kemp Church of Christ in Kemp, IL. A Funeral...

Oct 28, 2015

KATIE MARIE (YODER) MILLER, 67, of Lovington, IL passed away at 9:26 A.M. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her residence in rural Lovington, IL. Visitation will be held any time after 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the family residence, 1352 St. Hwy. 133, Lovington, IL. Funeral service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday,...

Oct 27, 2015

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ELIZABETH J. MILLER, 89, of Arthur, IL passed away at 10:15 P.M. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 and on Friday, October 30, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. all...

Oct 21, 2015

JADE EMBRY, 43, of Arthur, IL, formerly of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:58 A.M. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at his residence in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Mervin Helmuth will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Oct 20, 2015

DONALD EUGENE CONNOUR, 58, of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:30 A.M. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Joe Stephens will officiate. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the...

Oct 19, 2015

BOBBY RATHBONE, 84, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 11:30 A.M. on Monday, October 19, 2015, at his residence in Mattoon, IL. A grave side service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Arcola Cemetery with Military Rights held by the Arcola VFW and the Arcola American Legion. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting...

Oct 14, 2015

ALVIN LEE DIXON, 81, of Humboldt, IL, passed away at 8:04 A.M. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Arcola Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Pastor Aaron Boothe will officiate. Burial with military rites will be in the Humboldt Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Oct 11, 2015

ROSELYN P. HERSCHBERGER, 18, of Arcola, IL passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Summa Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Myron Hostetler residence, 191 North County Road 525 East in Arcola, IL. Bishop Jeffrey Alan Miller will officiate. Burial will be...

Oct 5, 2015

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MAX W. SHAW, 73, of Wentzville, MO formerly of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:30 P.M. on Monday October 5, 2015 at the SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, MO. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Arcola First Church...

Sep 22, 2015

WES CHAPMAN, 55, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 2:55 A.M. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 P.M. Sunday the 27th at the Providence Church, 708 South 9th Street in Mattoon, IL. Rev. Casey Reece will officiate. Visitation will be held two hours prior from 4:00...

Sep 13, 2015

MILDRED TABB, 82 of Arcola, IL passed away at 6:42 A. M. on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Arthur Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September, 19, 2015 at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Arcola, IL. Father Angel Sierra will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation...

Sep 12, 2015

JACOB E. SCHROCK, 88, of Fort Wayne, IN, formerly Sarasota, FL and Arthur, IL, passed away at 2:55 A.M. on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church, 475 E. State Rt. 133 in Arcola,...

Sep 10, 2015

CELESTA MARIE YODER, 54, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitations will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Trinity Christian Fellowship, 1774 CR 1800 N, in rural Sullivan, IL, also from 1:00...

Sep 9, 2015

SARAJEAN WINTER, 83, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 3:54 P.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Brent Budd will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Sep 7, 2015

Henry Diener, 96, of White Pigeon, MI passed away September 7 at Thurston Woods in Sturgis, MI. He was born March 30, 1919 in Sullivan, IL, to the late Obed and Anna Mast Diener. He married Mary Beachey Diener on December 23, 1937, in Arthur, IL; they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary before her death on February 3, 2008....

Sep 7, 2015

KINNEY LEE KINGERY, 68, of Villa Grove, IL, went to be with the lord at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Joines Funeral Home, Route 130 South in Villa Grove,...