Stanley Scott Coombs

Feb 3, 2025

Stanley Scott Coombs, 22, of Waynetown, Indiana, died after a long battle with physical and mental illnesses on Monday, February 3, 2025.

 

He was born on November 23, 2002, in Champaign, Illinois, to parents Paul and Joanna Coombs. Stanley was a quick learner and a good singer from a very young age. He enjoyed inventing his own toys, building things out...

Teresa Ann Land

Feb 3, 2025

Teresa Ann Land, 63, of Ridge Farm, Illinois, left us peacefully on February 3rd, with family by her side. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister, Teresa will be remembered for her kindness, avid craftiness, and for her love of the color pink and Diet Mt. Dew. 

Teresa was born May 23, 1961, to Gene and Jean Alice Sprouls. Teresa...

Arlene Borgwald

Feb 3, 2025

Esther “Arlene” Borgwald, 84, Perrysville, Indiana, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, Illinois.

Esther (known as Sis to her family & Arlene to everyone else) was born on May 12, 1940, at home in Chrisman, IL, the second child of James Carol and Phoebe Irene (Craig) Miller. (It was Mother's Day &...

Elizabeth Louise VanDuyn

Feb 2, 2025

Elizabeth “Liz” VanDuyn, 75, of Pekin, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Liberty Village of Pekin.

She was born July 25, 1949, in Danville, Illinois, daughter of the late Russell and Pearl B. (Tibbs) Dolph.

Liz first married Roy Tibbetts Jr., and together they had three children. She later went on to marry Raymond “Jim” VanDuyn on March 30,...

Laura Naiddean Gray

Feb 2, 2025

 Always take time to smell the flowers.

Laura Naiddean Gray was born on September 10th, 1937, to parents Paul and Bonnie Bates. She was the oldest of six children.

On a blind date, Laura encountered the love of her life, Carl Gray, and it was love at first sight. They married on June 27th, 1954. They celebrated a lifetime of love in...

Phyllis Ann Plumart

Feb 2, 2025

Mahomet, IL - Phyllis Ann Hanson Plumart was born December 1,1933. She was 91 years old when God took her home on February 2, 2025. She was the daughter of Harold and Daisy Hanson. Phyllis met Gene Plumart in 8th grade and they became lifetime sweethearts, marrying on September 6, 1952. Both Phyllis and Gene were born and raised in...

Jay E. Smith

Feb 1, 2025

Oakwood – Jay E. Smith, 62, of Oakwood, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM at OSF Sacred Heart in Danville. He was born January 19, 1963 in Danville to Gary L. and Donna D. Smith. He married Crystal (Goble) on April 22, 2022 in Danville. She survives.

Also surviving are five daughters, Angela (John) Murphy of Hoopeston,...

Jeanette Frey

Feb 1, 2025

Jeanette Carol (Spring) Frey, 84, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia after an 8-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She maintained her sense of humor, compassion for others, appreciation of God’s beauty, and love for family, friends, and furbabies to the very end.

Jeanette was born in Coshocton, Ohio to Robert E. Spring and Winona M. (Reddick) Spring...

Robert W. Randall

Feb 1, 2025

Robert W. “Bob” Randall (86), a man of deep faith, died peacefully at home on Saturday, February 1, 2025, held close by his devoted wife, while listening to the words of Psalm 23. Bob was known by all to be devoted to family, an astute businessman, and a tireless advocate for his community. The warmth of Bob’s big heart and...

Paul F Severins

Jan 31, 2025

Paul Severins, 85, a lifetime resident of Gifford, IL passed away on the morning of Friday, January 31, 2025 at The Waters, Covington, IN. He was born March 9, 1939 on the family farm in Rural Rantoul, a son of John and Anna (Franzen) Severins. He married Carol J. Meece in 1971.  He later married Connie Babb in 1999...