Area Obituaries

Eva Gilmore (Fonner) has been called home on this day March 24th, 2026 to be with her Mom and Daddy (Lelia and Bill Fonner). She is survived by her husband, Don, daughters, Dee Dee (Jeremy) and Crystal, 2 granddaughters, Harlee and Alli, bonus son, Brome, her brother, Tom, and lots and lots and lots of…

Dale F. Thayer, 80 of Fulton, died Saturday March 14, 2026. He was born on February 22, 1946 in Tuscola, IL the son of Ernest and Lois (Clabaugh) Thayer. He married Lorna Lewis on June 7, 1970 in Villa Grove, IL. Dale was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, then worked…

Robert D. Morrow, 93, of Tuscola, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 30, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on March 4, 1933, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Cleo and Edith (Shafer) Morrow. Robert had one brother, Richard. Bob attended El Camino College in Manhattan Beach, where he proudly competed…

Clarence Ray Millsap passed on to heaven on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 just shy of his 95th birthday. An informal public celebration of life will be at 11:00 AM April 18, 2026 in Tolono. There will be a brief military ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, E. Benham St., Tolono followed by a remembrance and luncheon…

Ronald Dee Cooper, 83, of Arcola, Illinois, passed away at 9:45 am on March 24, 2026, at Willow Breeze in Mattoon, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main St., Arcola, IL, with Rev. Seth Emerson officiating. Visitation will be held…

Christopher “Chris” William Greer, 50, of Monticello, IL, passed away at 12:00 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Newman, IL. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Penn Station, 122 East Progress St., Arthur, IL. A graveside memorial…

Sadie F. (Schlabach) Plank, 91 of Arcola, IL passed away at 1:15 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the HCK West Building, one mile south of Arthur, IL.  Bishop Reuben Kaufman will officiate.  Burial will follow in the…

Adrian “Jake” Albert, 102, of Bement, IL, formerly of Oakley, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from 9 am until time of the funeral service at 11 am at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors will follow at Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials…

Thomas D. Bennett, 86, of Tuscola, died on March 23, 2026 at 11:50 a.m., at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Tom was born November 16, 1939 in Centralia, Illinois to Maxwell A. Bennett and Doris E. (Carpenter) Bennett. He moved with his parents to Rantoul, where he was raised, and graduated from Rantoul Township High…