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Mar 20, 2012

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ROBERT “ANGEL” KERANS, 65 of Charleston, IL passed away at 2:25 P.M. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Charleston Rehabilitation and Health Care. Funeral services were held at Noon on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Danville National Cemetery in Danville, IL. Robert was born on January 7, 1947 in Charleston, IL. He was a son of John E....

Mar 17, 2012

LISA JANE DECKER, 50, of Arthur, IL passed away at 6:08 P.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the Southern Baptist Church, 530 North Vine Street in Arthur, IL. Rev. Doug Davis will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mar 16, 2012

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N. RUTH BYARD, 94, of Arcola, IL formerly of Urbana, IL passed away at 6:52 P.M. Friday, March 16, 2012 at her residence in Arcola, IL surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Richard Chamberlain will officiate....

Mar 14, 2012

BETTY JUNE NICHOLAS, 90, of Tuscola, IL, formerly of Mahomet, IL, passed away at 8:10 A.M. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Carle Foundation Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 E. Main St., Arcola, IL. President William Hayes will officiate. Burial will be in Grand View Cemetery in...

Mar 13, 2012

DANIEL M. MAST, 87, of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Otto Center rural Arthur Illinois. Bishop Harvey Chupp will officiate. Burial will be in the Otto Cemetery, rural Arthur, IL. Visitation will be any time...

Mar 13, 2012

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RILDA VIRGINIA GHERE, 91, of Arcola, IL passed away, surrounded by her family, at 10:57 P.M. Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 E. Main St., Arcola, IL. Rev. Don Winch will officiate. Burial will be in...

Mar 12, 2012

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WALTER CLIFFORD WILSON, 89, of Arcola, IL formerly of Meredosia, IL passed away at 12:26 A.M. on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Arcola Health Care Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, IL. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Walter was...

Mar 9, 2012

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MARY ELIZABETH GOOD, 82, Arcola, IL passed away at 2:15 P.M. on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Tuscola Health Care Center in Tuscola, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 E. Main St., Arcola, IL. Dick Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola...

Mar 5, 2012

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JOHN ROBERT “BOB” ARMSTRONG Jr., 85, of Mattoon, IL formerly of Carthage, IL passed away at 3:20 P.M. on Monday, March 5, 2012 at Mattoon Health Care Center. Bob was born on September 8, 1926 in Carbondale, IL. He was a son of Dr. John R. and Mary Susan (McGee) Armstrong. He married Betty Jane Rains on June...

Feb 29, 2012

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EDITH L. CASTEEL, 81 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Healthcare Center. She was born February 7, 1931 in Watson, AR. She was a daughter of Elmer E. and Ida Mae (Holt) Sinkey. She is survived by one son Tracy Gause, and several nieces and nephews....

Feb 27, 2012

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JONI PLANK, 88, of Arthur, IL passed away at 9:25 P.M. on Monday, February 27, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Melvin Hostetler residence, 120 E CR 100 N, Arthur, IL. Bishop Amos Bontrager will officiate. Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery in Arthur,...

Feb 27, 2012

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BARBARA J. CONLIN, 76 of Arthur, IL passed away at 11:06 P.M. on Monday February 27, 2012 at the Arthur Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Arcola, IL. Father Barry Harmon will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery....

Feb 25, 2012

VIRGINIA CARPENTER, 79 of Charleston, IL formerly of Humboldt, IL passed away at 3:08 P.M. on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Hilltop Convalescent Center in Charleston, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Joe Diener and Rev. Walter Truex will officiate....

Feb 18, 2012

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Susie Herschberger, 88 of Tuscola, IL formerly of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:09 A.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Arthur Home. Funeral Services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at the Pleasant View Church in rural Arcola, IL. Burial was in the Pleasant View Church Cemetery. Wesley Yoder officiated. Visitation was...

Feb 9, 2012

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CAROLYN D. DONNELL, 68, of Mattoon, IL formerly of Humboldt, IL passed away at 12:23 P.M. on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her residence in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. Derold Doughty will officiate. Burial will...

Feb 8, 2012

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February 8, 2012 - February 8, 2012

ROBERT DEAN MILLER, infant son of John and Wilma (Otto) Miller was stillborn at 4:33 A.M. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, IL. Private funeral services were held on Thursday, February 9. Bishop Daniel Rocke officiated. Burial was in...

Feb 7, 2012

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WILLIAM R. WILSON, 90, of Mt. Zion, IL passed away at 11:10 P.M. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the First Lutheran Church, 250 West Decatur Street in Decatur, IL. Rev. Michael Hoy will officiate. Burial will be...

Feb 1, 2012

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Paul Michael Nixon, “Mike” aka “Smoke”, 59, of Decatur, IL passed away at 5:40 PM on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. A celebration of Mike’s life will be at a Visitation scheduled from 6-8 PM on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Glad Tidings (GT) Church, 500 S. 27th in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M....

Jan 25, 2012

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DALE McCLELLAND DAVIDSON, 78, of Watson, IL formerly of Arcola, IL, passed away at 10:35 P.M. Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at his daughter’s residence. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. Rev. Roger McIntire officiated. Burial with military rites was in the Arcola...

Jan 24, 2012

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MARK EUGENE CARPENTER, 88 of Utica, KY formerly of Humboldt, IL passed away at 8:25 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Owensboro Medical Health Center in Owensboro, KY. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, in Arcola, IL. Rev. Dale Tomas will...