Obituaries
Athens, IL Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Athens and Menard County, IL area

Beal, Carol
Sep 24, 2012
Carol J. Beal, age 65, of Williamsville, passed away on Monday September 24, 2012 at her residence. .
She is survived by a son, Johnny (wife Peggy) Beal of Sherman; two daughters, Lisa (husband Mark) Watson of Sherman, Lori (husband Tracy) Plumlee of Williamsville; nine grandchildren, Dustin, Kelsie, Katelyn & Michelle Watson of Sherman, Danielle, Rikki &...

Ferguson, Shirley
Sep 17, 2012
Shirley Ferguson, age 76, of Sherman, formerly of Williamsville, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at her residence surrounded by family.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Harold; children, Terri (Mark) Beard of Sherman, Vicki (Dave) Thompson of Sherman, Tammi (Mike) Steiner of Williamsville, and Jimmi Ferguson of Sherman; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters,...

Seitz, Peter
Sep 14, 2012
Peter Seitz, age 27, of Sherman, passed away on September 14, 2012. Peter is survived by his mother Peg Seitz, two children, Christian and Khloe, his siblings, Tammie Reynolds, John E. Seitz, Jr., Laura Miller, Donald Seitz, Sarah Seitz; foster sister, Kathy Holder and by several nieces & nephews. Peter was born August 6, 1985 in Springfield the son...

King, Lisa Kenoyer
Sep 5, 2012
Lisa Marie Kenoyer King, of Springfield, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the age of 50.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Lisa grew up in a Navy family, living in Texas, Washington, California, Tennessee and Virginia.
She graduated in 1980 from Greenview High School and went to work for the State...

Callaway, Edra
Sep 5, 2012
Edra E. Callaway passed away on September 5, 2012 at Heartwood Homes care facility, Appleton, Wisconsin.
She was born November 18, 1920 in Greenview, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin and Ina (Adams) Callaway.
Edra graduated from Greenview High School in 1937 as class valedictorian, then from Peoria Illinois Business College before employment with Travelers Insurance...

Graham, Jean
Sep 1, 2012
Jean Graham, age 83, of Athens, passed away on August 29, 2012 at Villa West in Sherman, IL. She is survived by a daughter Cindy (Steve) Nance of Athens, and a son Dr. Todd (Julie) Graham of South Bend, IN; Six grandchildren, Lindsay Wahl, Megan Kacholia, Nicholas Nance, and Travis, Elena & Jacqueline Graham; 3 Great-grandchildren, Lauren & Madeline...

Turner, Gladys
Aug 14, 2012
Gladys Turner, age 83, of Athens, passed away on August 9, 2012 at St. John’s Hospital.
Gladys is survived by her children; Floyd (Lauren) Turner Jr., Linda Lou (Dale) Abeln, Lisa Ann (Mike) Pusch all of Cantrall , Tracy Sue (David) Smith of Roodhouse & James Alan (Kristy) Turner of Lisle. She has 12 Grandchildren and 11...

Huffman, Glenn
Aug 7, 2012
Glenn E. Huffman, age 70, of Athens, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St. John’s Hospice. .
Glenn is survived by his wife Lois Anne; a son, Jason Huffman of Athens; two daughters, Jennifer (Brian) Schafer of Round Rock, TX, and Jacquie (Cory) Womble of Athens; one sister, Ruth Ann (Jim) Theis of Rochester; Four...

Holler, Ethel
Jul 28, 2012
Ethel Mae Holler, age 98, of Athens, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012.
She is survived by a brother, Norman (Chris) Wiseman; and children, Marietta (Bud) Wells, Charles (Glennis) Holler, Donna (Bob) Boekmann, Jim (Sue) Holler, Sandy Swan, Linda Wells, Iona Minor, Phil Holler, and Becky (Bob) Riech.
She was preceded in death by...

Polistina, Ross
Jul 27, 2012
Ross Polistina, age 76, of Sherman, passed away on July 27, 2012 at St. John’s Hospital.
He is survived by his brother, Robert of Sherman, a sister, Rosc (Harold) Bryant of Salt Lick, KY, 5 sisters-in-law, and by several nieces and nephews.
Ross was born on August 5, 1935 in Sherman, IL., the son of...

Gates, Constance
Jul 23, 2012
Constance Ann Gates, 61, of Athens, left this life after her courageous battle with breast cancer at 9 PM on July 23, 2012 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield.
She was born on June 14, 1951 in Oelwein, IA to Berniece Luhmann Taylor and George Taylor. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Kenneth Gates...

Deckard, Charles “Bud”
Jul 17, 2012
Charles “Bud” Deckard, age 82, of Greenview, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Petersburg.
He is survived by a son, Robert Charles Deckard of Springfield; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Virginia Beauchamp of Petersburg, Ruth Ann Melton of Springfield, Francis Moore of Springfield, Marian (Donald) Case of Greenview,...

Prohaska, Salena (Sally)
Jul 14, 2012
Salena (Sally) Mary Page Prohaska, age 90, of Cantrall, passed away on July 14, 2012 at her home.
She is survived by one son, Rudolf (JoAnn) Prohaska of Bloomington; two daughters, Linda (Rich) Gillmore of Petersburg, and Sandra (Phillip) Longen of Springfield; grandchildren, Brandyln (Jeff) Dennis of Petersburg, Katrina (Jeff) Dodge of Plainfield, Kristine (Matt) Glover of...

Parkhurst, Kathy
Jul 9, 2012
Kathy Parkhurst, 56, of Athens, passed away on July 6, 2012 at her home.
Cremation rites were accorded.
Memorials can be made in lieu of flowers to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
On-line condolences can be sent at chrismac:8888/mott/.

Elliott, Lucille
Jun 21, 2012
Lucille M. Elliott, age 89, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Sunny Acres Nursing Home.
She is survived by her husband, Richard; a son, Bill (Elaine) Elliott of Petersburg; three grandchildren, Ron (Betsy) Elliott of Petersburg, Kari (Nick) Leitze of Peoria, Brian Elliott of Mason City, Lisa Williams of Jacksonville FL; five great-grandchildren,...

Brady, Ronald
Jun 9, 2012
Ronald Brady, 76, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Springfield, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife; Connie, children; Lori (Jeff) Canterbury, Lona Bower, Rod (Renee) Brady, Grandchildren; Kristen (Bob) Evans, Blake Canterbury, Jared Canterbury, Holly (Jerry) Zavodny, Heather Tisdale, Jessica Rodgers, Jennifer Rodgers, Riley Brady, Great Grandson; Colin Evans, Brother, William Baney,...

Stott, Thomas “Dale”
Jun 4, 2012
Thomas “Dale” Stott, age 84, of Athens, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. .
Dale is survived by his wife, Wanda; a son, Mark (Michele) Stott of Cantrall; a daughter, Betty (Duane) Albert of Petersburg; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Elizabeth Nolting;...

Ethell, Aneta
Jun 3, 2012
Aneta Elizabeth Ethell passed over on Sunday, June 3, 2012.
Aneta had been one of the many happy residents of Sunny Acres Home in Petersburg for the last 8 years where she enjoyed many hours of playing bingo, dancing, singing and just smiling and visiting with all her fellow residents. Prior to that, Aneta had lived in...

Ramsey, Edward
May 31, 2012
Edward C. Ramsey, age 73, passed away on May 3, 2012, in Wilton, CT. Services will be held in Athens, IL at the Mott & Henning Funeral Home located at 206 N. Main Street, 217-636-8212. Visitation will be held Friday, June 1, 2012, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. with the funeral being on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. followed...

Wells, Virginia
May 18, 2012
Virginia M. Wells, age 83, of Athens, passed away on May 17, 2012 surrounded by her loving family.
She is survived by one son; Gary (Nancy) Wells of Springfield, two daughters; Joyce Wells of Springfield and Karen (Kevin) Fawns of Athens, grandchildren; Aaron (Faye) Wells of Chicago, Justin Wells of Chicago, and Ashley Fawns of Athens. Virginia...