Obituaries

Sep 2, 2012

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NORMA (ROWLAND) SARVER, 72, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 12:07 A.M. Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Norma was born...

Aug 30, 2012

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TOMMY EDWARD SPIVEY, 47, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 1:50 A.M. on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at his residence in Mattoon, IL. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Clyde...

Aug 23, 2012

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JANE INGRAM, 88, of Oakland, IL passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at the Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Tony Crouch will officiate. Burial will be in the VanVoorhis Cemetery in Hindsboro,...

Aug 21, 2012

Send Flowers Harold "Shorty" Rhoades September 13, 1925 - August 21, 2012

HAROLD “SHORTY” RHOADES, 86, of Hugo, IL passed away at 7:52 A.M. on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola,...

Aug 21, 2012

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DORIS P. HEWKIN, 99, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 11:41 A.M. on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, IL. Visitation will be prior to...

Aug 18, 2012

ROBERT ALLEN “LUNDY” LUNDQUIST, 85, of Arthur, IL passed away at 3:45 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Arthur Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Vine Street Christian Church, 249 South Vine Street, in Arthur, IL. Rev. Dawn Ingram will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior...

Aug 17, 2012

LYDIA MAE MILLER, 54, of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, August 17, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Marion Miller residence, 1618 CR 2000 N, in rural Arthur, IL. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery in Arthur, IL. Visitation will be...

Aug 12, 2012

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MATTIE HELMUTH, 91, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:00 A.M. on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church in rural Arcola, IL. Rev. Jim Plank will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Mennonite Church Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Aug 12, 2012

Send Flowers Albert Daniel Cassiday September 28, 1924 - August 12, 2012

ALBERT DANIEL “HOPPY" CASSIDAY, 87, of Mattoon, IL formerly of Charleston, IL passed away at 4:10 P.M. on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at his daughter’s residence in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home,...

Aug 4, 2012

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HILLIOUS “RED” BINION, 87, of Arthur, IL passed away at 11:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at his daughter’s residence in Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. John...

Aug 4, 2012

Robert Eugene Partlow 83 of Cocoa, FL Died August 4 at the Weusthoff Hospice center in Rockledge, FL Robert battled with Alzheimer’s for the past 7 years. Robert was born on Oct 26 1928 in Humboldt, Ill, graduated from Arcola high in 1948 as a 3 sport letterman. The youngest of 9 children of Sylvester & Katie (Meyers) Partlow...

Aug 3, 2012

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MARGARET L. BIGGS, 88 of Arcola, IL passed away at 5:19 A.M. on Friday, August 03, 2012 at the Arcola Health Care Center in Arcola, IL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. Vince Rohn will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola cemetery. Visitation will...

Aug 1, 2012

CLARA J. SCHROCK, 95, of Arthur, IL passed away at 7:02 A.M. Wednesday, August 01, 2012 at her residence in rural Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Neil Hostetler residence 130 E. CR 200 N., Arthur, IL. Bishop Lavern Schrock will officiate. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery...

Jul 29, 2012

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RALPH DAVID MOCHEL, 65, of Arcola, IL passed away at 4:15 P.M. on Sunday, July 27, 2012 at his residence in Arcola, IL. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home. Ralph was born on August 11, 1946 in...

Jul 27, 2012

Veva Henson was born to Bert and Edna (Kennedy) Hart in Enfield, Illinois on September 5, 1949. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Mary (Davis). She is survived by her brother Delford Hart. The family moved to Paris, Illinois when Veva was three. Veva attended Elementary, Junior High and High School in Paris, graduating...

Jul 14, 2012

OSCAR R. “DICK” POORMAN, 84, of Humboldt, IL passed away at 6:20 A.M. on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL. Burial with Military rites will be in the Humboldt Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to...

Jul 11, 2012

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George E. Watts, 75, of Mattoon died at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday (July 11, 2012) at Carle Clinic in Urbana. There will be no service. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola is handling the cremation. He was born Oct. 27, 1937, the son of Raymond and Cora Watts. Survivors include one daughter,...

Jun 28, 2012

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KATHY J. REECE, 57, of Arcola, IL passed away at 7:35 P.M. on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola, IL. Father Barry Harmon will...

Jun 20, 2012

DAN NIXON, 83, of Mesa, AZ formerly of Hindsboro, IL passed away at 11:20 A.M. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, AZ. Dan was born on October 24, 1928 in Red Boiling Springs, TN. He was a son of Birt and Matilda (Parkhurst) Nixon. He married Charlotte Irene Little on August 14, 1947 in...

Jun 15, 2012

KATHRYN TALESE SWICKARD, 61, passed away at 12:40 A.M. on Friday, June 15, 2012 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, IL. Talese was born on August 26, 1950 in Mason City, IA. She was a daughter of Daniel Clinton and Margaret Elizabeth (Rugh) Swickard. She is survived by two brothers, Sam Swickard and his wife Christal of Lewistown,...