Mary Alice Drake, 87, of Newman passed away at 10:04 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at her home. Mary was born on December 7, 1933 in Newman to Frank and Zella (Zeigler) Allen.  She married James Drake on July 15, 1951 in Newman.  He passed away on June 8, 2018. She is survived by four children, Debbie (Mike) Hamilton of Georgetown, IN, Cindy (Glen) Hawkins of Newman, Scott (Vicky) Drake of Newman, and Kelley Drake of Tuscola; eight grandchildren; thirteen...

Gregory C. Teter, 68, of Casey (formerly of Villa Grove) died at 6:37 p.m. on February 16, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital. Gregory was born on June 5, 1952 in Tuscola to John C. and Dorothy J. (Ledger) Teter.   He is survived by the love of his life, Diane Teter; four children, John Teter of Villa Grove, Kurt (Amber) Teter of Villa Grove, Amanda (Clint) Goodmann of Pesotum, and Lacey (Marc) Thompson of Atwood; fifteen grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and one sister,...

This week, the world lost a farmer, avionics engineer, Deadhead, minister, private pilot, programmer, Buffalo wings connoisseur, drummer, husband, father, uncle, brother, son, golfer, leader, occasional nerd and friend to all he met. Joseph Gregory “Greg” Gulick died Tuesday (Feb. 16, 2021) of COVID-19. He was born March 22, 1964, in Danville, the third and youngest child of Karen (Mitchell) and Joseph Lee Gulick. Greg’s father died when Greg was just 9, and after his...

Mark A. Reed, 61, of Villa Grove died at 5:21 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021 at his residence. He was born on May 10, 1959 in Tuscola to Forrest Lee and Norma Jean (Brewer) Reed. He is survived by one brother, Harold Reed of Sparta, WI; and one sister, Shirley Bradbury of Tuscola. He was preceded in death by his parents, Forrest and Norma Reed; and one brother, Randy Reed. No services will be held at this time.

Linda C. Fanakos, 67, of Arcola (formerly of Villa Grove) died at 11:55 a.m. on February 9, 2021 at the Arcola Health Care Center. Linda was born on February 27, 1952 to Charles and Ann (Loman) Fanakos. She is survived by one brother, Chuck Fanakos of Tolono, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Judy. No services will be held at this time.

Terry L. Green, 58, of Villa Grove passed away at 5:50 a.m. on February 8, 2021 at his home. Terry was born on May 14, 1962 in Urbana to Herman and Allie (Swafford) Green.  He married Jean Tierney on July 11, 2007 in Urbana. He is survived by his wife, Jean Green; three children, Adrian Filip, Ann Marie Green, and Michael Green; two grandchildren; two brothers, Glen (Janette) Green of Villa Grove and Ron Lewis of Manila, AR; and two nieces, four nephews, 2 great nieces and two great...

Roger E. Smith, 74, of Newman, IL passed away at 6:33 a.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He is survived by his wife, Karen; one son, Michael (Kayla) of Mahomet, IL; one daughter, Brooke (Andrew) of Cary, NC;  5 grandchildren, Elliott, Grant, Megan, Sarah, and Savannah; 2 brothers, Fred (Nancy) of Windsor, IL and Bob (Elaine) of Findlay, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Irene Smith and his sister Patricia. Roger...

Lois M. Nussell, 90, passed away at 3:50pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis, MO. At 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 6, 2021 we will begin the Celebration of her Life by expressions of sympathy with family and friends at Joines Funeral Home in Villa Grove, IL.  We will continue at 2:00 pm with a prayer service and conclude at the cemetery.  Due to Covid-19 regulations, masks will be required She was born on February 10, 1930 to Harry...

Debra S. Smith, 66, of Longview passed away at 4:10 a.m. on January 28, 2021 at her home. Debra was born on August 15, 1954 in Tuscola, IL to Leonard and Shirley (Young) McGuffey. She is survived by one daughter, Amanda Mank of Longview; one brother, Robert (Lori) McGuffey of Arcola; and two sisters, Conna Peters and Cheryl Weaver both of Danville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Shirley McGuffey. Debra graduated from Newman High School in 1972.  She was a...

Roger W. Behrends, 76, of Hugo passed away at 6:00 pm surrounded by his family at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Roger was born February 6, 1944 in Kankakee, Illinois, to Herman and Mabel (Corbin) Behrends. He married Amy Williams on September 13, 1969 at Hugo. Survivors include his wife, Amy; two daughters, Penny (Eric) Broga of Champaign and Martha (Clark) Cunningham of Springfield; and grandsons Dustin, Matthew, and Jakob Broga of Champaign. Also...