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Champaign County, Illinois Obituary and Death Notices Collection (From various funeral homes in the Urbana, Danville, Champaign, Rantool, and surrounding area.) Champaign County Discussion Forum
Ruth Beard
OGDEN – Funeral services for Ruth E. Beard, 75, of Ogden will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph. The Rev. Guy Keysear will officiate. Burial will be in the GAR Cemetery, Homer.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Eastern Star services at 8 p.m. by Hope Chapter 104.
Mrs. Beard died at 10 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 24, 1999) at home.
Steven Bertine
BOULDER, Colo. – Steven Lee Bertine, 52, of Boulder, formerly of Champaign, died Jan. 15, 1999, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Boulder.
Howe Mortuary, Boulder, handled arrangements.
Kenneth Brandon
CHAMPAIGN – Funeral services for Kenneth E. Brandon, 80, of 1113 W. Washington St., C, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel, 601 E. Pennsylvania Ave., C. The Rev. Dale Scott will officiate.
Entombment will be in Mount Hope Mausoleum.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Mausoleum Chapel. Owens Funeral Home, Champaign, is handling arrangements.
Mr. Brandon died at 2:10 a.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Mildred Brown
CHAMPAIGN – Mildred Brown, 94, of ManorCare Health Services, Urbana, formerly of Champaign, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at the nursing home.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Heath & Vaughn Funeral Home, 201 N. Elm St., C.
Frank Burroughs
DANVILLE – Frank E. Burroughs, 61, of Danville died at 9:10 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 23, 1999) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville. The Rev. Delmar Krueger will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home with Masonic rites at 5:15 p.m. by Anchor Masonic Lodge.
Francis Hawthorne
FARMER CITY – Francis Andrew Hawthorne, 83, of Farmer City died at 12:30 p.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex, Gibson City.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, 106 N. Main St., Farmer City.
Lillian Hess
GEORGETOWN – Lillian Nell Hess, 90, of Georgetown died at 4:20 a.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village, Chrisman.
Funeral services will be at noon Wednesday at Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, 200 E. West St., Georgetown. The Rev. Leon Korb will officiate. Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Clifford Holt
CLINTON – Clifford Edward Holt, 69, of Clinton, formerly of Waynesville, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert Funeral Home, 201 S. Center St., Clinton.
Doris Kelley
CHARLESTON – Doris Sally Kelley, 60, of Charleston died at 10:35 a.m. Monday (Jan. 25, 1999) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Coles County.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston. The Rev. David McNeeley will officiate. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Charleston.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
