Apr 8, 2023

Mike Lyons, 40, passed away in Monroe, Louisiana on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Michael Patrick Lyons was born in Danville, IL on September 23, 1982, to parents Debby and Terry Lyons.

Mike graduated from Danville High school in 2000. He loved cars, music and good food. Like his dad, Mike was a great cook.

Apr 8, 2023

Bertha Lorraine Haas passed away on April 8, 2023 at Hawthorne Inn in Danville, where she had been residing for the past few years. She was 98. Bertha was born on November 19, 1924 in Danville to William and Frieda Schramm Haas.

Bertha was a lifetime member of the First Assembly of God in Danville. She was...

Apr 7, 2023

Norma Jean Miller, 95, of Indianola passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Good Friday, April 7, 2023 at her home with loved ones by her side. She was born October 30, 1927 to Walter and Odessa (Simpson) Knight and grew up during the Depression on the Baum (later Brach) farm near Jamaica. She attended the one-room Cannon Grade School...

Apr 7, 2023

Orval Erp, 73, of Indianola, IL passed away at 1:50 AM on April 7, 2023 at Pleasant Meadows in Chrisman, IL.

Orval was born on August 25, 1949 the son of Leslie and Imogene (Baird) Erp in Danville, IL. He married Doris Summers on February 14, 1996 in Indianola and she survives.

Survivors include is...

Apr 7, 2023

Roger Porter, 65, of Hillsdale, Indiana passed away on Friday April 7, 2023, at The Lane House in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Roger was born September 20, 1957, the son of Alvie and Mary (Westmoreland) Porter.

Roger leaves behind three children; Stephanie Hale, Dustin (Ashley) Porter and Jesse Porter, one grandson; Colton Toms, two brothers; Dave Porter and Alan...

Apr 6, 2023

Augusta Rita Dunn, 91, of Rantoul passed away on Thursday, April 6th, 2023, at Farmer City Nursing Home with family by her side. Rita was born on July 20, 1931, at Urbana, to Carl and Zelma Fitzgerrel Spanglo.  She married Gerald Dunn in 1949, and together they had seven wonderful children: LuAnn, Teresa, Charles, Julia, Michael, Joseph, and Franklin....

Apr 5, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Doris Wylodene (Thomas) (Bottom) Samples, of Rantoul, Illinois, announce that she went Home to the Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the age of 92 at Accolade Healthcare, Paxton, IL. Wylodene, “Willie”, as she was affectionately known by her friends and family, was born on October 15, 1930, on...

Apr 5, 2023

Merle Melvin Merchant, 87, of Rantoul, passed away at the Villas of Hollybrook in Rantoul Wednesday morning (April 5, 2023) after a short battle with cancer. He was born December 9, 1935 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Wesley and Verna (Wolff) Merchant. He married Thelma Pauline Sanders on June 29, 1956, in San Antonio, Texas. She survives. Also surviving are...

Apr 4, 2023

Patricia "Pat" D. Cunningham of Danville passed away on April 4, 2023 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville. She was 76. Pat was born on February 20, 1947 to parents Russell and Sarah Varner Webster in Chicago, Illinois.

Pat married George Johnson, who then preceded her in death in 1990. She found love again and...

Apr 4, 2023

Danville Beverly May Estes, 85 of Danville< IL passed from this life on April 4, 2023.

Bev was born in Danville, IL the daughter of Roy and Hazel (Cross) Weddle on April 17, 1937. She married Thomas "Joe" Estes on October 3, 1953 in Danville and would have celebrated their 70th Anniversary this year.

Bev...