Rex Phillips, 76, passed away Monday (April 24, 2023). He was at Accolade Health Care in Paxton with his family by his side. He was born in Champaign on March 23, 1947, to the late Harold “Red” and Evelyn (Miller) Phillips of Mansfield, where he spent his youth. He married Rita Cody of Ivesdale on…
Marjorie A. Feaster, 92, of Rantoul, IL passed away on the evening of Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Country Health Care and Rehab, Gifford, IL. She was born April 23, 1930 in Thomasboro, IL, a daughter of John and Alma (Hayn) Loeschen. She married Gerald Dean Evans on February 12, 1949 at the American Lutheran…
Mrs. Bobbie V. Thomas was born Oct. 16, 1942, to the late Willie Woods and Melvina McFerrin in St. Louis. Services will be held Saturday, April 22, at Lux Memorial Chapel, with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. and a prayer service following. Funeral services will also be held in St. Louis at Reliable Funeral…
Andrew James “Andy” King, 40, of Gifford, IL passed away suddenly at Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. He was born December 24, 1982 in Apache Junction, AZ, a son of Jim and Sandy King. He married Elizabeth Davis on July 24, 2009 in Urbana. She survives. Also surviving are 4 children,…
Augusta Rita Dunn, 91, of Rantoul passed away on Thursday, April 6th, 2023, at Farmer City Nursing Home with family by her side. Rita was born on July 20, 1931, at Urbana, to Carl and Zelma Fitzgerrel Spanglo. She married Gerald Dunn in 1949, and together they had seven wonderful children: LuAnn, Teresa, Charles, Julia,…
It is with great sadness that the family of Doris Wylodene (Thomas) (Bottom) Samples, of Rantoul, Illinois, announce that she went Home to the Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the age of 92 at Accolade Healthcare, Paxton, IL. Wylodene, “Willie”, as she was affectionately known by her friends and family, was born on…
Merle Melvin Merchant, 87, of Rantoul, passed away at the Villas of Hollybrook in Rantoul Wednesday morning (April 5, 2023) after a short battle with cancer. He was born December 9, 1935 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Wesley and Verna (Wolff) Merchant. He married Thelma Pauline Sanders on June 29, 1956, in San Antonio, Texas. She…
Melissa Kay “Mickey” Darr, 57, of Gifford, IL passed away at her home on the evening of Monday, April 3, 2023 after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born November 13, 1965 in Springfield, IL, a daughter of John Rector and Kitty (Tull). She married Robert Ted Darr on July 2, 1999 in…
Duward D. Myers, 95, of Thomasboro, IL passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Country Health Care and Rehab, Gifford, IL. He was born September 4, 1927 in Shubert, NE, a son of Clarence and Edith (Vice) Myers. He married Yurie Kubo on July 30, 1956 in Japan. She preceded him in death on…
Larry Howard Swanson, 77, of Riverdale, Ill., passed away on March 20, 2023, in Hazel Crest. Larry was born July 25, 1945, to Howard and Dorothy Swanson. After graduating from Watseka High School, he went on to graduate from the University of Illinois. He served as an Army medic during the Vietnam War. At Carter’s…
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