Champaign - JoAnn Ott McKay, 77, passed away on Saturday December 17, 2016 at Meadowbrook Health Center in Urbana, IL. She was born on February 16, 1939 in Cincinnati, OH to Frederic and Leona (Phillips) Ott. JoAnn married John Patrick McKay on April 21, 1961 in Cincinnati. JoAnn is survived by her husband; sons John Philip (Christine) McKay and...
Champaign - Geraldine (Jeri) Hix passed away on December 17, 2016 at Presence Covenant Hospital in Urbana, IL. Geraldine was born on September 10, 1942, the daughter of Jerome and Grace Dicken (Alcorn). On May 19, 1962 Geraldine married the love of her life, William Hix, in Danville, IL. They had one daughter, Lori Huff (Hix). Geraldine is survived...
Danville - Forrest Edgar Anderson, 82, of Danville passed away at 2:00 AM on December 17, 2016 at Heritage Health in Hoopeston, IL. Forrest was born on September 11, 1934 in Homer, IL the son of Edgar J. and Nellie Mae (Yeazel) Anderson. He married Carolyn Lavonne Lusk on October 20, 1957 in Rossville, IL and she survives. Other...
Betty Ellen {Richardson} Steelman, 93, of Olivet, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 8:57pm, December 15, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Collison, IL on July 19, 1923, the daughter of John William and Grace Agnes {Shank} Richardson, both deceased. She graduated from Catlin High School in 1942. She was...
Danville - Keri Lundia Poulson, 44, of Danville passed away at 8:40 am on Thursday December 15, 2016 at her home in Danville. Keri was born on November 26, 1972 the daughter of Lonnie Dean and Dawn "Dee" (Seal) Poulson in Danville, IL. Survivors include her mother, Dawn "Dee" Poulson of Danville, IL, her children, Mikal Harden of Decatur,...
Champaign - Malee Piyapaka, 96, of Champaign passed away Wednesday (Dec. 14, 2016) at Champaign-Urbana Nursing & Rehab, Savoy. Malee was born June 1, 1920, in Singburi, Thailand, a daughter to Chom and Thiem Sangdang. She married Yekuang SaeSoo Piyapaka in Singburi, Thailand, in 1936. Surviving are three daughters, Jitra Waranyuwat, Wanpen (Paul) Anderson and Suthisa Piyapaka, all of...
Champaign - Donald Wayne Staggs, 89, of Champaign, IL passed away on Tuesday December 13, 2016 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on October 2, 1927 in Anderson Township, Clark County, IL to James and Fairy (Wieland) Staggs. Don married Lois Marion Bivans on June 19, 1955 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Don is survived by...
Muncie - Alice E. (Workheiser) Powell, 95, of Muncie, formerly of Collison went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday December 11, 2016 at 12:20 PM in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL surrounded by family. Alice was born on April 28, 1921 the daughter of William S. and Margaret E. (Harbaugh) Workheiser. She married George E....
Phyllis Cox of Danville passed away in her home on Saturday, December 10, 2016. She was born December 16, 1947, the daughter of Gordon Leroy Parsons and Lois (Odle) Parsons in Danville, IL. Phyllis is survived by: her husband, Ronald; her son, Daniel (Bird) Williams; her stepsons, Ronald Cox, Jr. & John Roy Stuebe; her daughters, Carolyn Fegett (Michael)&...
Mary Lorene (Rink) Lutchka, 78, of Westville, was welcomed home at 7:44 p.m. December 8, 2016 at her home. She was born August 6, 1938 in Danville to Wilbur Reddy and Mary Wargo and was raised by her mother and step father John McCumber whom she adored. She was united in marriage on June 22, 1963 at St. Mary's...