SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007 DECATUR, ILLINOIS LOCAL D3 OBITUARIES MACON DECATUR Briehler Tuesday Decatur Donald Briehler COUNTY Briehler USN gifts are suggested to the NAVY paralyzed Vets Association. Donald was born on May 22, 1950 in Woodbury, NJ the son of Donald H. and Marian (Angleman) Briehler. He met his wife Helen Tammy Gambill in Junior High School both graduated from the same High School. Tammy and Don were married don June 29, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
He served his country proudly in the US Navy as an EM2 with an electronic background his final assignment was aboard a research ship. Don had many accomplishments; he was most proud of his sound work for several churches and singing groups and trained others to carry on. He installed satellators and translators in order for people to hear the gospel by radio thru Bible Broadcasting Network in Charlotte, NC. He helped other Christian networks maintain their broadcast equipment with Crown Broadcast. He kept National weather Service with Independent Technology, Inc.
transmitters in top condition in order to give alerts to save lives from various emergencies which gave people time to respond to the threat. He liked to keep people in a positive frame of mind by telling jokes and stories. He was proud of his 33 years with his wonderful wife and being together with his best friend his wife. He was proud of taking care of both his mother and his wife's mother. He loved the Lord and making CD's of sermons.
He is survived by his Wife Tammy and his mother Marian Briehler both of Decatur. He was preceded in death by his father. The family of Donald John Briehler is being served by Moran Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe Street. Send condolences to the Briehler family and view the on-line obituary at www.moranandgoebel.com.
Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp Donald John 57 of Decatur died May 1, 2007 in Memorial Hospital. A memorial service celebrating the life of Donald John Briehler will be held at 10:30 am Sunday May 20, 2007 in PromiseLand Ministries at Warrensburg, IL. Memorial Long Long, 68, Hawaii, formerly of Decatur, died Monday (April 30, 2007) in St. Francis Hospice, Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
Memorial services will be at a later date. Roger was born Dec. 13, 1938, in Centralia, the son of Marie and James Long. He was raised in Decatur and graduated from Stephen Decatur High School, where he lettered in tennis and played in the orchestra. In 1961, he received his bachelor's degree in theater from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
In 1967, he received his master's degree from Michigan State University. He taught at the University of Penang, Malaysia, for six years and studied for many years in Indonesia. In 1979, he received his doctorate from the University of Hawaii. Roger's career at the University of Hawaii included teaching as a professor, being head of his department and serving 10 years as assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Humanities. After retirement, he continued his research and directed and acted in plays in local theater.
Surviving are his sister, Janis Long of Decatur; brother, Ross Thompson and wife Wilma of Decatur; many nieces and nephews; many friends around the world. He preceded in death by his was and former wife, Lois parents Long. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp DECATUR Roger A. Hammer DECATUR Billy Yu Hammer, 46, Decatur, died Wednesday (May 2, 2007). Arrangements incomplete: Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service Inc.
DEATHS LISTED Decatur, Macon County BILBREY, William G. Decatur BRIEHLER, Donald John, Decatur HAMMER, Billy Yu, Decatur LEWIS, Lillian Leslie, Decatur LONG, Roger Decatur STEVENS, Alberta, Decatur TAYLOR, Vesper Lee, Decatur Central Illinois BALL, Harry Mattoon BOWER, Frieda, Olney CONE, Tim, Mattoon EVANS, Rosalee, Mattoon HAMMETT, Ada Jones, Tuscola HINKEL, Amy Marie, Effingham HORN, Ina Herrick LAHR, Roy Lincoln LaVELLE, Jacqueline, Effingham MALONEY, Leta, Tuscola MORGAN, William Taylorville MOUNTEER, Robert Watson NUXOLL, Pauline Avanell, Effingham PONDER, Marian Louise, Tuscola PRYOR, Gertrude Lorene, Sullivan REEVES, Cathy, Clinton RILEY, Thelma Salem SPARKS, Charles Nokomis STANLEY, Raymond Robinson WYETH-WESTWATER, Mary Kathryn, Charleston YODER, Roger Lee, Arthur The Herald Review publishes free death notices including date of death and service arrangements. Basic obituaries are published for a flat fee of $25. There are limits on the amount of information included in basic obituarles. Expanded obituaries, which include additional information desired by the the deceased, are published for $9 per column inch plus a flat fee of $10.
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Bilbrey 62, of Decatur, died 6:10 PM Friday, May 4, 2007 at St. Hospital. Services will be 10 AM Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Brintlinger and Earl William Funeral Bilbrey Sr. Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5 8 PM Monday, May 7, 2007 at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Memorials have been suggested to American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association. Bill was born in Decatur, IL on September 22, 1944, the son of Leroy and Venita Neal (Hood) Bilbrey. He later married Sharon K.
Shafer on March 11, 1963, in Decatur, IL. Bill worked as an equipment operator for Macon County Highway Department retiring in 2006 after 27 years of service. He enjoyed rummaging, loved his cabin, spending time at his place on the lake in Pana, and spoiling his grandkids. He was a member of the Eagles Village Board Member (Trustee Member) at Long Creek, and was a member of the Laborer's Union. Surviving are his wife Sharon; two daughters, Lisa R.
(husband, Ken) Barnes of Atlanta, IL and Kimberly R. Ludlow of Decatur; one son William "Bill" G. Bilbrey Jr. of Decatur; four brothers, Clarence Bilbrey of Florida, Robert Bilbrey of Decatur, Larry Bilbrey of Mt. Zion, Fred Bilbrey of Idaho; one sister Ruby Malone of Mississippi; seven grandchildren, Beau and Jeff Bilbrey of Decatur, Jordan Elizabeth, and Jake Ludlow of Decatur, Travis, Nikole and Connor Barnes of Atlanta; and one great granddaughter, Alexis Bilbrey of Decatur.
Preceding in death are both parents, three sisters, one brother, and one grandson, Michael Bilbrey. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp/21 DECATUR Lillian Leslie Lewis, 90, of Decatur, passed away at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 3, 2007, at McKinley Court Nursing Home, Decatur. Lillian was born on May 22, 1916, in Memphis, Lillian Lewis Lewis Lillian Lewis the second of four daughters of George and Nannie M.
Leslie. Lillian graduated, as Valedictorian, from Memphis High School in 1934 and then went to Gem City Business School, Quincy, from which she graduated in 1936, having attained the speed of 120 words per minute in shorthand. She worked, then, for the owner of the Tenk Hardware Quincy, until she left in August 1937 to go to CulverStockton College, Canton, Mo. While there she worked her way through as secretary to Dean of Students, graduating in 1941, Cum Laude, in Business Adm. Econ.
She then was a secretary to the Admissions Counselor of Monticello College, Godfrey, until March 11, 1945 when she marred a USNR pilot, Joseph A. Lewis. They traveled to various Naval Air stations in St. Louis, Opalocka, Great Lakes, Oxnard, and San Diego, Ca. After Joe's discharge from the Navy in October 1945, they returned to Canton, Mo.
She was a housewife there and in Shelbina, Overland Mexico, and finally in St. Paul, as Joe was with the New York Life Ins. Co. Transferring to Decatur in January 1955, she remained a housewife until 1966 when she went to work on a part-time basis at Millikin University. That extended for 21 years as secretary to the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Lillian enjoyed Bridge, and P.E.O. meetings, having joined Chapter Memphis, Mo. In 1938, and thereafter belonging to P.E.O. in Canton, Shelbina, Overland and Mexico, and in St. Paul, and in 1955 Chapter IF of Decatur, Il.
She was a long time member of the Keystone class of Central Christian Church in Decatur. Lillian and Joe traveled extensively in the U.S., Canada, and also to England, Portugal, France, and Switzerland with various groups. They were on three different ocean cruises to the Caribbean, Alaska, and lastly, and the BEST, an 11,000 mile cruise from San Diego thru the Panama Canal, and Puerto Rico, and home. On another trip, they had flown to Seattle and Anchorage, and then toured Alaska via railroad and bus back to Juneau, and cruise liner back to Seattle. Lillian really enjoyed retirement, in 1988, playing golf, Bridge, lunches with friends, and traveling, mostly to Mesa, for 1-2 months per year, as well as Amtrack to the West Coast, and in the last Amtrack trip to Modesto, Ca.
Lillian was always ready to go to the Decatur Club for dinners and parties with family and friends. Lillian is survived by her husband; son John Lewis of Madison, WI; daughter Joann L. Curtis of Decatur, IL; and two grandchildren, Alix A. Frazier, and Charles W. Curtis, now with the U.S.
Navy Nuclear division presently at Charleston, S.C.; and their first great grandchild, Emberlynn R. Frazier, born May 3, 2007. Lillian was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and their first child, a girl, in 1946. Interment will be in Canton, after a memorial service to be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Central Christian Church in Decatur. The family will meet with friends one hour prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Culver-Stockton College, Canton, 63435, or to Central Christian Church, 650 W. William Decatur, 62522. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are handling the arrangements. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp 2LJ DECATUR Alberta Stevens, 87, Decatur, died Tuesday (May 1, 2007).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Peter's AME Church. Visitation: one hour before services in the church. Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton.
Arrangements by: Walker Funeral Service and Chapel. Stevens Taylor DECATUR Vesper Lee "Ves" Taylor, 75, of Springfield, formerly of Decatur, Korean War Army veteran and state employee, died Wednesday (May 2, 2007). Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday, First Church of ARMY God, Springfield. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m.
Sunday, Ellinger-Kunz Funeral Home, Springfield, and one hour before services in the church. Burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton, with military rites. Memorials: First Church of God, Springfield. CENTRAL ILLINOIS Ball MATTOON Harry A. Ball, 83, Miami, formerly of Mattoon, died April 5, 2007.
Arrangements incomplete: Mitchell-Jerdan Funer- al Home, Mattoon. Bower OLNEY Frieda Jared Bower, 95, Rochester, formerly of Olney, died Friday (May 4, 2007). Arrangements incomplete: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney. Cone MATTOON Tim Cone, 52, died Friday (May 4, 2007). Arrangements incomplete: Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon.
Evans MATTOON Rosalee Evans, 78, Mattoon, died Friday (May 4, 2007). Arrangements incomplete: Schilling Funeral Home, Mattoon. Hammett TUSCOLA Ada Jones Hammett, 90, Stuart, formerly of Tuscola, died Feb. 27, 2007. Graveside memorial services: 11:30 a.m.
Monday, Tuscola Cemetery. No visitation. Arrangements by: Edwards Funeral Home, Tuscola. Memorials: Cancer Charities. Hinkel EFFINGHAM Amy Marie Hinkel, 90, Effingham, formerly of Newton, IGA manager, died Friday (May 4, 2007).
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Crain Funeral Home, Newton. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial: West Lawn Cemetery, Newton.
Horn HERRICK Ina B. Horn, 70, Herrick, farm wife, died Thursday (May 3, 2007). Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Wallace-Carroll Funeral Home, Herrick. Visitation: two hours before services.
Burial: Myers Cemetery, Herrick. Survivors: sons, Myles Paradee, Decatur; Joe Paradee, Petersburg; Scott Paradee, Assumption; Ferlyn Paradee, Fort Leonard Wood, Phillip Paradee, Mount Vernon; Waylon Paradee, Mesa, Andrew Paradee, Greensbough, N.C.; daughters, Valerie Scarbough, Springfield; Vanessa Willoughby, Danvers; brother, Ray Horn, Wisconsin; sisters, Vicky Walding, Decatur; Sharon Horn, Chicago; 32 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren. Preceded by: parents, one infant son and one sister. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp Lahr LINCOLN Roy E. Lahr, 76, Lincoln, retired lawncare laborer, died Friday (May 4, 2007).
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: New Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Memorials: Habitat for Humanity, Jefferson Street Christian Church or County Food Pantry.
SULLIVAN Gertrude Lorene Pryor, 89, of Sullivan passed away 10:10 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2007 at Sullivan Health Care, Sullivan. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kellar Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Sullivan Church of God, Sullivan or Sullivan Health Care. Gertrude was born January 2, 1918 in Sullivan the daughter of William C. and Oriallee (Green) Risley.
She married Jessie Curtis Pryor May 29, 1959 in Lovington. She was in Civil Service during WWII. Gertrude was retired from Brown Shoe Company, Sullivan. She was a member of the Sullivan Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Curt; son, Michael Pryor and wife Jo Ann of Sullivan; daughter, Beverly Lehmann and husband Bill of Rosebud, MO; brothers, George Risley of Sullivan and Billy Risley of Arthur; sister, Eileen Ray of Gays; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by one son, Jessie Jr. (Sonny), two sisters and two brothers. Obituary written by family members. Online guest book at www.legacy.com/heraldreview/Obituaries.asp Pryor BE PREPARED! Life Insurance to fit everyone's needs. 217.875.4063 www.nooninsurance.com Morgan TAYLORVILLE William E.
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