Jean Pate

May 26, 2018

Jean H. Pate, 71, of Danville passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Hawthorne Inn. She was born on February 8, 1947, the daughter of William and Anna Smoot. She married Everett V. Pate on May 29, 1965 in Danville, he survives. Also surviving include one son, Vincent Eugene (Lisa) Pate of Kingman, IN; one daughter, Lorie Ann...

Shirley A. Lane

May 25, 2018

Shirley Anne Lane, 56, of Danville passed peacefully on May 25, 2018 after a long battle with Parkinson's. She was born on July 13, 1961 in Danville the daughter of Frank R. and Phyllis J. (Cooke) Boyd. Shirley will be deeply missed by her mother, Phyllis Boyd, brother, Larry (Jodi) Boyd of Allen, TX, sister, Sheri (Joe) Foster of...

James P. Dawson

May 25, 2018

Danville - James P. Dawson, 75, of Danville passed away at 10:09 pm on May 25, 2018 at OSF HealthCare in Urbana. Jim was born on November 16, 1942 the son of Frances and Anna Mae (Connery) Dawson in Paris, IL. He married Brenda Hall on October 31, 2003 in Danville, IL and she survives. Survivors include his wife;...

Sally A. Merritt

May 24, 2018

Sally A. Merritt, 77, of Oakwood passed away on May 24, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 27, 1940 in Hoopeston, IL. She married Thomas Merritt and he preceded her in death in 2003. Sally worked at JC Penney's in catalog for many years. She loved to crochet, knit, make crafts and cook. She...

Aleta Hicks

May 24, 2018

Aleta E. Hicks, 70, of Oakwood, IL, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly while surrounded by loving family on the evening of Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Carle Hospital in Champaign, IL. Aleta was born on November 29, 1947, in Danville, IL, to Kenneth and Claudia Hatton. She was the oldest of 4 children. She married Larry Hicks...

Ronda Wills

May 24, 2018

Ronda Wills, 70, of Danville passed away on May 24, 2018 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville. She was born on August 16, 1947 in Danville the daughter of Kenneth and Wilma (Hulse) Smith. She married Robert DeMarse on February 18, 1977, he preceded her in death in 2005. She later married Harry Wills on October 10,...

Laura K. Girton

May 24, 2018

Oakwood - Laura K. Girton, 51, of Oakwood died on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on October 13, 1966 in Erie, PA, the daughter of Louis J. and Nancy (Munz) Gizoli. Laura was a graduate of McDowell High School and earned her bachelor's degree in...

Lisa M. Dodd

May 23, 2018

Lisa M. Dodd, 39, of Danville passed away on May 23, 2018 at her home. She was born in Danville on September 6, 1978 to Thomas and Alice (Schmidt) Wright. She attended Indiana State University and received her Bachelors' in marketing, journalism, and public relations. She worked at the Community Blood Bank in Champaign, the Schultz House in Danville...

Larry Mcelhaney

May 23, 2018

Larry Joe McElhaney of Hoopeston passed away at home on May 23, 2018. He was 71 years old. He was born on September 12, 1946 in Danville, Illinois to Dale LeRoy and Maxine (Farrell) McElhaney. He is survived by his mother of Danville, his sister Sherry Johnson (Phil) of Oakwood, his children, Kelly McElhaney of Homer, Dale McElhaney of...

Bernhard Acs

May 22, 2018

Bernhard "Bernie" cs, 56, passed away on May 22, 2018 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL. A celebration of Bernie's life will be held on Sat. June 9, 2018 from 1 pm to 5 pm at Savoy Recreation Center, 402 Graham Drive, Savoy, IL 61874