Area Obituaries

Barbara Jean (Molzen) Trower, 90, of Lovington, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Eberhardt Village in Arthur, IL. Graveside services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, IL. As per Barbara’s request there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to The Eberhardt Village Activity fund,…

Betty Jane Lash, 78, of Mattoon, IL, formerly of Arcola, IL, passed away at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL.  Burial will follow in…

Reid L. Cornwell, 71, of Sullivan, passed away 1:40 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2025 in his residence. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 20, 2015 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan.  Memorials are suggested to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the Sullivan Fire and Ambulance Service.  Online condolences may be…

Sovilla E. (Yoder) Gingerich, 98 of Arthur, IL passed away on Monday, October 6, 2025 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at the Steven Brenneman Residence, 1760 B CR 2300 North, Arthur, IL. Bishop Steven Brenneman will officiate.  Visitation will be anytime after 2:00 PM…

Homer Paul Ramsey, 90, of Arcola, IL passed away at 8:37P.M. on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at his home surrounded by family. Per Homer’s wishes private family services will be held at the Edwards Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arcola Sports Boosters. Homer was born on December 7,…

Sharon J. Thompson, 84, of Bourbon, IL passed away at 2:23 AM on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Clinton, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Bourbon Baptist Church, 626 N. CR 475 E., Tuscola, IL.  Burial will be in the Bourbon Cemetery. …

Nadene L. Sebens, 99, of Atwood, Illinois passed away at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at the Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, October 17, 2025 at the Lake Fork Cemetery, rural Atwood, Illinois. Officiating will be a friend of the family, Jerry…

Harold Dean Shoemake, 81, of Arcola, died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon. Dean was born December 13, 1943 in Shelbyville, the son of Ira and Pauline Peachee Shoemake. A Private Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at the Arcola Cemetery. Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola,…

Roger R. Long, 93, of Atwood, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, IL Roger was born on September 10, 1932, in Pierson Station, IL, to Ralph H. Long and Elma M. (Davis) Long. Roger graduated from Atwood High School in 1951. He married Wanda Mae…

William L. “Bill” Sanders, 59 of Mattoon, IL passed away at 2:57 AM on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Mattoon Rehab and Health Care Center. Bill was born on January 16, 1966, in Tuscola, IL. He was the son of Larry Dale and Nona (Lyons) Sanders. He married Doreen Ard on January 22, 1985, in…