Obituaries

Regina Mahoney-Lock

January 27, 2026

3/13/1962 - 1/27/2026 Friends and family, I've loved knowing you all which makes it hard to say goodbye. Especially to my husband, children, and grandchildren. Thank you for being my friend, for all your help, love, and support. It has truly be...
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Brian Glenn Tyler

January 26, 2026

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Lynn Wenzel

January 26, 2026

Passed away January 26, 2026, at Kirby Medical Center Resident of Monticello Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Rebecca Rich

January 26, 2026

Passed away January 26, 2026, at Twin Lakes Nursing Home Resident of Paris Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Guy Pettet

January 26, 2026

Passed away January 26, 2026, at his residence Resident of Bloomington Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

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Morris Sutter

January 25, 2026

Morris E. Sutter, 74 of Shumway, IL passed away January 25th, 2026, at his home. Morris was born November 24th, 1951, in Effingham IL and was the son of Henry “Ed” Sutter and Barbara (Haslett) Sutter. There will be no services or celebration of l...

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Diane Habing

January 24, 2026

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Diane Habing, 60, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away at 6:26 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2026, at HSHS St. John's Hospital. Jackie was born on June 2, 1965, in Decatur, Il.  The daughter of Elda Darlaeen McIntyre and Robert Dean M...

Thomas Alan "Tom" Georgeson

January 24, 2026

Thomas Alan "Tom" Georgeson, 75, passed away on January 24, 2026, in Decatur, Illinois. Born on April 5, 1950, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Tom lived a life marked by entrepreneurial spirit, deep family devotion, and a love for the outdoors. Throughout ...
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Ethel Jesse

January 24, 2026

Ethel Lucille Jesse, 88, of Girard and Decatur, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. She was born April 9, 1937, to William Garrison and Nellie (Karrick) Garrison in rural Carlinville, Illinois. She married Edward M Jesse on April 20, 19...
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Jeska Serenity Hall

January 23, 2026

Jeska Serenity Hall died at 6:15am on January 23, 2026. She follows her grandparents, Tom and Nancy Baker, great-grandparents Patricia and Vernon Galbreath, great uncle and aunt Bob and Jo Kestner, aunts and uncles Jan and Lewis Brady, Teresa Critche...

Alice Page

January 23, 2026

Passed away January 23, 2026, at Imboden Creek Senior Living Center Resident of Decatur Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

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Charles Wayne Range

January 23, 2026

Charles Wayne Range (Charlie), 79, of Farmersville, Il passed away in his home on January 23 rd , 2026. Born December 3 rd , 1946, in White Hall, Il to Wilfred Wayne Range and his wife Doris Mae (Wilkinson). He was drafted into the United States A...

Jonathan Kellems

January 22, 2026

Passed away January 22, 2026, at his residence Resident of Effingham Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Dale Lynn Pettyjohn

January 22, 2026

Dale passed away January 22, 2026, at 11:35pm. Preceding Dale in death parents Ada Pettyjohn and Ira Pettyjohn, siblings Edward Pettyjohn, Larry Pettyjohn, Nancy Dickson-Gentry and Charles Pettyjohn and brother-in-law Joel Gentry. Dale leaves b...

Sharon Kay Armstrong (Black)

January 19, 2026

Sharon Kay Armstrong (Black), 77, of Seymour, Illinois, born August 21, 1948, in Decatur, Illinois, died on January 19, 2026, in Urbana, Illinois, due to secondary complications from cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Armstrong;...

Steven Wakefield

January 19, 2026

Passed away January 19, 2026, at Regency Care Resident of Springfield Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Martin Pollard

January 19, 2026

Passed away January 19, 2026, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington Resident of Mackinaw Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...
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Zacharia Wikoff

January 18, 2026

Passed away January 18, 2026, at his residence Resident of Decatur Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Donna Nielsen

January 17, 2026

Passed away January 17, 2026, at the Villas of Holly Brook Resident of Springfield Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...
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Pamala Maples

January 15, 2026

Pamala Lee Maples (Bunch) passed away peacefully in her home on January 15, 2026. She was born May 17, 1944, to I. Lee Bunch and Virginia Bunch (Ferman). After high school graduation she married R.Kent Maples and together they had 4 children. He s...
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Judith Doyle

January 14, 2026

Judy Doyle (Nale) passed away peacefully on January 14th at 3:15 p.m., with her beloved daughter, Jerrica, by her side as the song “You Are My Sunshine” played—a fitting farewell for a woman who brought so much light into the lives of others. ...

Jackie Grindle

January 13, 2026

Passed away January 13, 2026, at Taylorville Skilled Nursing & Rehab Resident of Taylorville Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Dave Bliss

January 8, 2026

Passed away January 8, 2026, at Pana Healthcare Resident of Decatur Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...

Tony Scott Brannon

January 6, 2026

Tony Scott Brannon, 59 of Clinton IL, passed away on January 6th at his home surrounded by family. He was born Oct 17, 1966, in Vandalia, IL son of Jim Brannon and Sharon Lampe (Roy). He was a 1984 graduate of Clinton High School and proudly served i...

John Dautel

January 2, 2026

Passed away January 2, 2026, at his residence Resident of Springfield Arrangements provided by Central Cremation Center...