Obituaries
Irvin Vada
1/30/2012Vada E. Irvin, 89, of Rantoul, formerly of Danville, went to be with the Lord on the evening of Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 401 Glenwood Dr., Rantoul. The Rev Ken Crawford will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. She was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Collison, a daughter of James and...
Pierce Frank
12/27/2011The Rev. Frank C. Pierce, 88, of Salem, Ill., formerly of Marion, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Salem Township Hospital. The funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Revs. Kenneth Dillingham, Kristopher Dillingham and Dick Sullins officiating. A time of gathering for family and friends will start at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Crab Orchard Methodist Church. Envelopes will be available during the...
Grob John
12/19/2011John W. Grob, 80, of Lebanon, Ill, born Aug. 15, 1931, in Highland, Ill., died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Grob was a United Methodist Minister for more than 40 years. He was a member of Southern Illinois Conference of United Methodist Church, now called Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was a member of Rotary International. John enjoyed spending his summers at his summer home in Bay View, Mich., since 1967. He...
Smith Rita
12/16/2011Rita Smith, 66, of Bourbonnais, passed away Friday (Dec. 16, 2011) in Kankakee. A gathering time for family and friends will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a 7 p.m. Rebekah service, at the Schreffler Life Story Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel, and from noon Wednesday at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kankakee, until the 1 p.m. celebration of life funeral service. Burial will be in Grand Prairie Cemetery, Bonfield. Memorials may be made to Asbury United Methodist Church or to the...
Anderson Helen Lorene
12/8/2011Helen Lorene Anderson, 94, went to be with the Lord at 9:57pm on Thursday December 8, 2011 at her son's home with her family by her side. She was born August 2, 1917 in Metroplois IL to Harry Alvin and Mina (Cummings) Rose. She married Rev Ralph William Anderson JUly 2, 1938 in Paducah KY. He preceded her in death on November 15, 1993. Helen was a homemaker most of her life and a pastor's wife. She was a...
Swigart Scott
12/6/2011Rev. Scott E. Swigart , age 54, of 5425 S. 24th, died December 6, 2011, at 9:01 pm in his home. Scott was born February 9, 1957 in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Joseph and Carolyn Anderson Swigart He married Marybeth Huber on March 18, 1989 in Quincy, Illinois. She survives. In addition to his wife, survivors include his father, Joseph Swigart of Watseka, IL; his sister, Sarah (Gary) Lambert of Watseka, IL; his brother, Steven (Debra) Swigart of Watseka, IL; two stepsons: Joe (Chrissy)...
Cummins Carl
10/18/2011Rev Carl C Cummins, 76, of Greenup IL Went to be with the Lord at 6:15pm on October 18, 2011 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center in Mattoon IL after a 20 year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Funeral Services celebrating his life will be at 10:00 am on Friday October 21, 2011 at the Greenup United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6-8pm in Thursday evening at the church. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup is assisting the family with arrangements. Burial will be in the...
Taube Carol
9/30/2011Carol M. Taube, 84, of the Sunset Home, died Friday (Sept. 30, 2011) in the home. She was born Sept. 6, 1927, in Belleville, a daughter of the late Russel Edwin and Christiana (Herr) Ord. She married the Rev. Oliver F. Taube on Nov. 10, 1951, in the Mascoutah Methodist Church. Rev. Taube survives in Quincy. Carol was a member of the United Methodist Church of Loraine and was a past member of the North Adams Home Board. She retired from Good Apple in Carthage as a Proofreader and worked for...
Snider Treva
8/27/2011Treva L. Snider, age 84, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:19 P.M. on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born February 26, 1927 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of James M. and Edna B. (Johnson) Jones. She married Reverend Phillip R. Snider on October 5, 1946 in Centralia, Illinois and he preceded her in death on December 4, 2010. Mrs. Snider is survived by 1 son Mark Snider of Shelbyville, Illinois, 1 grandson Drew...
Adams Mary Lou
8/24/2011Mary Lou Adams, 78, of Ballwin, Mo., died peacefully on Aug. 24, 2011, at Meramec Bluffs Care Center with her family at her side. Mrs. Adams was born Jan. 18, 1933, in a little farmhouse near Galatia, Ill., to John and Ruth Fletcher. She was married for over 60 years to the Rev. Jack L. Adams, her high school sweetheart, who survives her. The Rev. Mr. Adams was the pastor at First United Methodist Church in Carmi from 1969 to 1973. After receiving her education at Southern Illinois University...
Swyear June
8/12/2011Loraine “June” Swyear, 87, of Benton died at 3:56 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Helia HealthCare in Benton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Shane Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in June’s name may be made to the Benton First...
Pittman Vera
7/18/2011Vera J. Pittman, 89, passed away at 8:53 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011, in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Vera was born July 20, 1921, in Murphysboro, to William and Emma Johnson. She married Leroy Pittman on Oct. 29, 1943, in San Francisco. Survivors include her husband, Leroy; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Stephen Leroy Pittman, and Michael Ray and Becky Pittman; three grandchildren, Nicolas Pittman of Urbana, Amanda Pittman of Dover, Del., and Olivia Pittman of Murphysboro; as well...
Cha David
7/12/2011Former California resident Reverend David Yi-kum Cha, 87, died July 12, 2011, at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester, MN. Reverend Cha was born in Shanghai, China on August 21, 1923. He earned a law degree from Soochow University in Shanghai, China in 1948 and moved to Taiwan in 1949. In Taiwan, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Divinity from Taiwan Baptist Theological Seminary in 1956. After sensing a calling from God to minister among college students, in 1957 he founded the Campus...
Eaker Curtis
7/7/2011Rev. Curtis Lindbergh Eaker, 83, of Paris, Illinois passed away at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Twin Lakes Rehab & Health Care in Paris. He was retired after over sixty years in ministry, serving several churches in Illinois and Missouri, including the Vermilion, Logan, Clay's Prairie, Chrisman, Scottland, Findlay, and Stewardson United Methodist Churches. He was born March 7, 1928 in Zalma, Missouri, the son of the late Herbert Eugene and Ollie (Rush) Eaker. He married Alice...
DeZutter Arnold Paul
6/19/2011The Rev. Arnold Paul DeZutter (79), a retired pastor, passed away on June 19, 2011 in Chesterfield, MO. He served charges in the former Central Illinois Conference, retiring from the Bowen/Plymouth charge in 1993. No funeral arrangements were conducted, as per his request. Condolences may be sent to his sister, Lillian Reeves, PO Box 1269, Osage Beach, MO 65065. ...
Leslie Estella "Fern"
6/16/2011Estella "Fern" Leslie passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center, McLeansboro. Visitation is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, McLeansboro under the direction of Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro. Burial is at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McLeansboro. She is survived by 3 grandchildren, Sabrina Allen, Leslie Schirmer and Anthony Ellison; Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church and accepted at Harre...
Hammond Fred
6/6/2011Rev. Fred G. Hammond, 84, of Jacksonville, passed away early Monday morning, June 6, 2011 at Barton W. Stone in Jacksonville. He was born April 4, 1927 in Salem, Mo the son of John Glenn and Ellen Knight Hammond. He married Helen Marie Heidenreich on September 10, 1955, at the Freeburg Methodist Church in Freeburg, and she survives. He is also survived by one daughter, Diana (husband, Alex) Pratt of Katy, TX; one son, Eric Hammond of Jacksonville; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded...
Peterson Roma
5/25/2011We have been informed of the death of Roma V. Peterson (95), widow of the Rev. Harold W. Peterson. She died on May 25, 2011. Roma and her husband served local churches in the former Central Illinois Conference, retiring from Rock Island First UMC in 1973. He passed away in 1993. Funeral arrangements have already been held. Condolences may be sent to a daughter, Julie Magilen, 1086 Alamo Court, Pittsburg, CA 94565-4344. ...
Brown Vernon A
5/14/2011Rev. Vernon A. Brown was born in Percy, Ill., on April 28, 1922. He was called to the ministry in 1941, and faithfully served Jesus his entire life. He graduated from Asbury College and completed Asbury Seminary in 1949, and received his first appointment in the Methodist Church that same year. He went on to pastor the following churches throughout Southern Illinois: Nashville, Enfield, Ridgeway, Louisville, Zeigler/Royalton, Rosiclare/Elizabethtown/Cave-in-Rock, Norris City, Sesser/Valier,...
Martin Norma Jean
5/7/2011The Reverend Norma Jean Martin ,79, of Franklin, Indiana died May 7, 2011 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born July 25, 1931 in Ware County, Georgia, the daughter of Norman and Doris Strickland. Jean is survived by her children Kathye Reily (Richard), Leslye Cathell, and Norman Staley (Marsha), daughter in law Beverly Staley, nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a brother Phillip Strickland (Robbie), and her husband Ted. A son, John Staley, preceded her...
