Covington, Ind. - Betty J. Hembrey, 91, of Effingham, Illinois and formerly of Covington, passed away at 7:22 p.m. CDT Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Lakeland Rehab and Health Care Center in Effingham. Betty was born December 19, 1922 at Snoddys Mill/Coal Creek area south of Covington, Indiana to the late Walter O. and Lola A. Yerkes Snoddy. Betty...
Cayuga, Ind. - Elmer A. Swisher, 81, of Cayuga, passed away at 5:50 a.m. CDT Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Illinois. Elmer was born on May 30, 1933 in Danville, Illinois the son of the late Elmer W. and Mabel Windsor Swisher. He married Dora E. "Libby" Bailey on November 7, 1976...
Danville - Edith Collier, 85, of Danville passed away at 10:54 AM, on Friday, August 15, 2014, at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. She was born on February 28, 1929, in Danville, the daughter of John E. Robinson, Jr. and Velva (Douglas) Robinson. She married Elvis W. “Bo” Collier on November 20, 1948, in Danville. He preceded...
DANVILLE - Thomas F. “Tom” Cordes, 83 of Danville passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at Presence United Samaritan Medical Center in Danville. Born May 24, 1931 in Armstrong, Illinois, he was the son of Claude Franklin and Ruth (Hendricks) Cordes. He married Norma Drollinger on June 7, 1951 at Normas fathers home in Catlin. Tom worked for Trisler...
Truman D. T.D. Piatt, 94, of Westville, passed away at 8:05pm, August 14, 2014, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, Danville. He was born the son of Roy and Molly {Davis} Piatt on March 14, 1920, in Westville. He was united in marriage to Ruth B. Knight on October 14, 1972 in Georgetown until her passing on February 27, 1998....
Danville - Christopher Andy Williams, 33, of Danville passed away at 1:13 AM on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville. He was born on August 30, 1980 in Danville, the son of George and Jean (Gleespen) Williams. He first married Angela Lacson with whom he had a son, Zachary. Following his first marriage,...
CHAMPAIGN- Lana (Johnson) Nickel died on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Lana had a life well-lived. She was born on April 4, 1944 in Minden, Nebraska to Archie and Lucille Johnson. She graduated from Minden High School in 1962. Lana married her love, Robert Nickel in 1963. Together, they made a life full...
Danville - Lester “Michael” Glossinger, 74, of Danville passed away at 5:25 AM on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 29, 1940 in St. Joseph, MI, the son of Lester Arnold and Elsie Renis Glossinger. He married Sharon Ann Mosher on June 18, 1960 in St. Joseph, MI. She survives. Also surviving are...
OAKWOOD - Lawrence “Charlie” Varvel, 67, of Oakwood passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 of complications from esophageal cancer, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Born November 24, 1946 he was the son of Lawrence Franklin and Betty Lou (Seilhymer) Varvel. He married Diane Kay Bailey on January 10, 1970 in Danville. Charlie served his country with honor in...
DANVILLE - John Earl Morrissey, 85, of Danville, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Bickford Cottage in Champaign. Born October 4, 1928 in Penfield, Illinois, he was the son of John Joseph and Margaret Anastasia (Gordon) Morrissey. John married Lois Leemon on November 27, 1954 at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Danville. She preceded him in death on...