Obituaries

Cecil Eugene Warren

Cecil Eugene Warren

Apr 13, 2015

Cecil E. Warren, 78, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015, in Pana, IL. Memorial Services will be held at 1 p.m., on Monday, April 20, 2015, at Vera Baptist Church, Vera, IL, with the Rev. Dave Hall, officiating. Memorials: To The Family. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences...

Rev Lawrence E Becker

Rev Lawrence E Becker

Apr 6, 2015

Rev. Lawrence E. Becker, 90, of Hillsboro, Illinois, formerly of Coffeen and Vandalia, passed away Monday, April 06, 2015, in Hillsboro, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 11, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, Vandalia, IL, with Pastor Terry Westerfield, officiating. Burial will follow at Green-Hill Cemetery, Rural Fillmore, IL, with Military Rites by Patoka...

Kenneth W Kelly

Kenneth W Kelly

Mar 29, 2015

Kenneth W. Kelly, age 70, passed away at Decatur Memorial on Sunday, March 29, 2015 with family and friends by his side after a long illness with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Born September 6, 1944 in Vandalia, IL he was son of Sammuel (Vess) and Lila (Stapp) Kelly. Ken was raised on a farm in rural Ramsey, IL and...

William Leon Animal Blosser

William Leon Animal Blosser

Mar 18, 2015

William Leon Animal Blosser, 62, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Services will be held at a later date in Michigan. Mr. Blosser was born November 20, 1952, in Benton Harbor, MI, the son of Charles W. & Juanita (Heyn) Blosser. Married Debora E. Vosburg on June 23, 1982, in...

Shirley Ann Sanders

Shirley Ann Sanders

Mar 15, 2015

Shirley A. Sanders, 75, of Bingham, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Springfield, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Bethel Baptist Church, Rural Vandalia, IL, with Rev. Joe Lawson, Dr. Ben Foxworth & Rev. Larry O'Dell, officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Cemetery, Rural Ramsey, IL. Visitation will be held...

Donald P Renaker

Donald P Renaker

Mar 15, 2015

Donald P. Renaker, 91, of Fillmore, IL, died on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his residence, Fillmore, IL. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness, Taylorville, IL. Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore is in charge of the arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.millerfh.net....

David Michael "Mike" Waltz

David Michael "Mike" Waltz

Mar 15, 2015

David Michael Waltz, born August 23, 1943, died March 15, 2015. Mike was born August 23, 1943, in Vandalia, IL, the son of Warren David "Dave" & Agnes Winefred (Miller) Waltz. Mike married Cheri Lynn Kerr in 1980, and they divorced in 2001. Their one child, Brent Waltz, was born October 1981, and passed away December 2004. He sas...

Forrest "Potto" Dewitt Johnson

Forrest "Potto" Dewitt Johnson

Feb 28, 2015

Forrest D. "Potto" Johnson, 94, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 07, 2015, at Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL, with Rev. Pastor Robert Weaver officiating. Burial will follow at Maxey Cemetery, Rural Smithboro, IL, with Military Rites. Visitation will be...

John R Kimbro

John R Kimbro

Feb 28, 2015

John R. Kimbro, 82, of Fillmore, IL, died on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at his home. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday 3-4-15 at Grace Fellowship Church in Fillmore, IL with Pastors Harry & Myron Kirk officiating. Burial will follow in Glendale Cemetery, in Fillmore, IL with Military Rites. Visitation will be held from 9-11 AM, Wednesday,...

Roy Laverne Elliott

Roy Laverne Elliott

Feb 25, 2015

Roy L. Elliott, 80, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Vandalia, IL. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2015, at First Pentecostal Church, Vandalia, IL. Private Burial at later date. He was born April 28, 1934, in Seminary Twp., IL, the son of Elbert Laverne & Alma Zoe (Galyean) Elliott....

Katherine "Chris" Christine Henry

Katherine "Chris" Christine Henry

Feb 25, 2015

Katherine C. "Chris" Henry, 81, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Vandalia, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 28, 2015, at St. James Lutheran Church, Vandalia, IL, with Pastor Krista Stokke officiating. Burial will follow at McInturff Cemetery, Rural Vandalia, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Saturday,...

Micheal Leroy Brown

Micheal Leroy Brown

Feb 24, 2015

Micheal L. Brown, 48, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015, in Vandalia, IL Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials: to The Family. He was born May 19, 1966, in Pekin, IL, the son of William Allen & Carol Kay (Beaver) Brown. Micheal is survived by: Daughters- Karol Brown, Vandalia, IL and...

John T Willis

John T Willis

Feb 20, 2015

John T. Willis, 71, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away February 20, 2015, at his home.

Ruth H Murfin

Ruth H Murfin

Feb 17, 2015

Ruth H. Murfin, 102, of Vandalia, Illinois, formerly of Vernon, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Vandalia, IL. Private family services will be held at a later date at Patoka Cemetery, Patoka, IL. Memorials: Patoka United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 96, Patoka, IL. She was born December 21, 1912, in Patoka, IL, the daughter of...

Madonna B Smith

Madonna B Smith

Feb 14, 2015

Madonna B. (Carter) Smith (1935 - 2015) Madonna B. Smith, 80, of Belleville, formerly of Ramsey, died on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Miller Funeral Home in Ramsey, with the Rev. Larry O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in Ramsey Cemetery. Visitation was to be held from...

Donald E Davisdon

Donald E Davisdon

Feb 11, 2015

Donald E. Davidson, 80, of Fillmore, IL, died on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, in Fillmore, IL. Services will be held at 4 P.M. Monday, February 16, 2015, at Liberty Church, Bingham, IL, with Pastor Harry Kirk, officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 P.M. Monday, prior to the service at the church. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations...

David Alan Hutchcraft

David Alan Hutchcraft

Feb 6, 2015

David A. Hutchcraft, 52, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 06, 2015, at his home in Vandalia, IL.

Linda Wendell

Linda Wendell

Feb 4, 2015

Linda Wendell, 67, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Vandalia, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 04, 2015, in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia, IL, with the Rev. Joe Lawson, officiating. Friends and family may gather at the Cemetery at 10:30 A.M. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL,...

Bernard Eugene Hall

Bernard Eugene Hall

Feb 3, 2015

Bernard E. Hall, 90, of Ramsey, IL, died on Tuesday, February 03, 2015, at Ramsey, IL. Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, February 06, 2015, at Miller Funeral Home in Ramsey, IL, with Pastor Jim Wright, officiating. Burial will follow at Bolt Cemetery, in Rural Ramsey, IL with Military Rites. Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM...

Robert "Bob" L Durbin

Robert "Bob" L Durbin

Jan 25, 2015

Robert "Bob" L. Durbin, 77, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, in his home.