obituaries
Recent Local obituaries
Lester L Donnel
Aug 6, 2007
Lester L Donnel (June 26, 1916 – August 06, 2007)
Lester L. Donnel, 91, of Shelbyville, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 6, 2007 at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Randy Miller officiating. Visitation from 10:00 a.m. Friday until time of service....
George P Koester
Aug 3, 2007
George P Koester (March 13, 1941 – August 03, 2007)
George Purshing Koester, 66, of Shelbyville, formerly of Tinley Park, Illinois, died at 5:11 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2007 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Shelbyville with Father Don Wolford officiating. Howe & Yockey Funeral Home in...
Vera M Kite
Jul 27, 2007
Vera M Kite (May 02, 1917 – July 27, 2007)
Vera May Kite, 90, of Shelbyville, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 27, 2007 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Lynette DeAtley officiating. Visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday....
Tanner J Williamson
Jul 18, 2007
Tanner J Williamson (February 17, 1997 – July 18, 2007)
Tanner James Williamson, 10, of Windsor, died at 4:33 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Lisa Taylor-Jimenez officiating. Visitation from 4:30 –...
Frances D Furr
Jul 15, 2007
Frances D Furr (September 20, 1921 – July 15, 2007)
Clyde W. Furr (May 16, 1923 – November 10, 2004)Memorial graveside services will be held for Clyde and Frances Furr on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur with Rev. Sally Hamon officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday in Howe...
Joeann Mueller
Jul 5, 2007
Joeann Mueller (June 21, 1929 – July 05, 2007)
Joeann Mueller, 78, of Shelbyville, died at 8:54 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. E. Wade Helmkamp officiating. Visitation from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday and one hour before...
Roger L Perry
Jul 3, 2007
Roger L Perry (June 21, 1941 – July 03, 2007)
Roger L. Perry, 66, of Shelbyville, died at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at his residence.Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
Roger was born on June 21, 1941 in Macomb,...
Majean Ragan
Jun 29, 2007
Majean Ragan (January 28, 1935 – June 29, 2007)
Lenora Majean Ragan, 72, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 29, 2007 in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Missouri from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2007 in River Church, Warsaw, Missouri. Visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday in the...
Virginia K Brandenburgh
Jun 27, 2007
Virginia K Brandenburgh (February 11, 1916 – June 27, 2007)
Virginia K. (Mercer) Brandenburgh, 91, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in St. Rose Hospital, Henderson, Nevada.Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2007 in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville with Dr. David Middleton officiating....
Forrest R West
Jun 27, 2007
Forrest R West (March 31, 1918 – June 27, 2007)
Forrest Ray West, 89, of Shelbyville, died at 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in Shelbyville Manor. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2007 in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Kevin Ray officiating. Visitation will be two hours before services....Mary Jane Thomas
Jun 24, 2007
Mary Jane Thomas (February 15, 1928 – June 24, 2007)
Mary Jane Thomas, 79, of Strasburg, died at 10:40 a.m. Sunday, June 24, 2007 in Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Strasburg with Rev. Kathy Lewis officiating. Visitation from 1:00 – 2:30...
Vivian A Perryman
Jun 23, 2007
Vivian A Perryman (November 05, 1924 – June 23, 2007)
Vivian A. (Hilliard) Perryman, 82, of Decatur, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 8:28 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2007 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville with Arnold Hilliard officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services...
Mildred M Cole
Jun 16, 2007
Mildred M Cole (January 15, 1916 – June 16, 2007)
Mildred Marie Cole, 91, of Shelbyville, passed away at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, Mattoon, Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Pastor David Beerbower and Pastor Ray Finney officiating. Visitation...
Doyle D York
Jun 6, 2007
Doyle D York (April 13, 1954 – June 06, 2007)
Doyle D. York, 53, of Effingham, formerly of Strasburg, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in his residence.Funeral services will be at noon on Saturday in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Strasburg with Rev. Steven Becker and Rev. Gary Fortkamp officiating. Visitation from 10:00 a.m....
Kleon Haworth, Jr.
Jun 4, 2007
Kleon Haworth, Jr. (May 06, 1926 – June 04, 2007)
Kleon “K” Haworth, Jr., 81, of Shelbyville, died at 3:24 a.m. Monday, June 4, 2007 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Memorial graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville with Rev. E. Wade Helmkamp officiating. Howe & Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville is...
Dorothy V Gleason
Jun 2, 2007
Dorothy V Gleason (May 14, 1923 – June 02, 2007)
Dorothy V. (Jones) Creath Gleason, 84, of Kenosha, WI, formerly of Shelbyville and Springfield, died at 5:58 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Beverly Health Care, Kenosha, WI.Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2007 in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville...
Walter R Smith
Jun 2, 2007
Walter R Smith (April 24, 1933 – June 02, 2007)
Walter R. Smith, 74, of Danville, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007 in his residence.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. E. Wade Helmkamp officiating. Visitation one hour before services...
Carol L Mccullough
Jun 1, 2007
Carol L McCullough (July 05, 1932 – June 01, 2007)
Carol L. McCullough, 74, of Shelbyville, died at 5:37 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2007 in Heartland Christian Village, Neoga.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Rev. Mark Sanders officiating. Visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday. Following cremation,...
Andrew B Wittenberg
May 31, 2007
Andrew B Wittenberg (May 31, 2007 – May 31, 2007)
Andrew Barry Wittenberg, infant son of John Barry and Courtney Lyn Hooten Wittenberg died at 12:48 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007 in Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.Family graveside services will be held Friday, June 8, 2007 in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Strasburg with Rev. Steven Becker officiating....
David D Faulkner
May 24, 2007
David D Faulkner (June 25, 1938 – May 24, 2007)
David D. Faulkner, 68, of Shelbyville, died at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Shelby Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville with Wayne Polk officiating. Visitation from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in...
