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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
Myrtle McKee
MONTICELLO – Myrtle McKee, 91, of Monticello died at 7:30 a.m. Friday (Feb. 25, 2000) at the Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Roux-Wright Funeral Home, 348 N. Piatt St., Bement.
Sarah Pinney
MAROA – Sarah A. Pinney, 68, of Maroa died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert Funeral Home, Maroa.
Gloria Prentice
DANVILLE – Gloria A. Prentice, 71, of Danville died at 6:26 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Funeral Chapel, 3550 N. Vermilion St., Danville. The Rev. Jerry Martin will officiate. Entombment will be in Sunset Mausoleum, Danville.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Lois Sibthorp
WARRENSBURG – Lois Irene Sibthorp, 75, of Warrensburg died at 2:23 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday Brintlinger Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Carroll Snyder
DANVILLE – Funeral services for Carroll E. Snyder, 84, of Danville will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Franklin St., Danville. The Rev. John Lodge and the Rev. Calvin DeVries will officiate.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church.
Pape Memorial Home and Gardens, Danville, is handling arrangements.
Mr. Snyder died Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2000) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville.
John Stephenson
GRAYSON, Ga. – Funeral services for John Edward Stephenson, 68, of Grayson, Ga., formerly of Clinton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvert Funeral Home, 201 S. Center St., Clinton. J. Kent Hickerson will officiate.
Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery, Wapella.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Stephenson died at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2000) at the Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Mattie Yoder
TOPEKA, Ind. – Mattie E. Yoder, 81, of rural Topeka died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at home.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. EST Monday at the Daniel Yoder residence, 5255 S. 900 West Road, Topeka. Bishop Lavern Lambright, the Rev. Sam Mast Jr. and the Rev. Howard Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Yoder Cemetery, Shipshewana, Ind.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday at the Daniel Yoder residence.
James Edwards
NEW YORK – James M. Edwards, 68, of Manhattan, formerly of Champaign, died Feb. 7, 2000, while vacationing in Grenada, West Indies.
Phyllis Elbs
VILLA GROVE – Funeral services for Phyllis C. Elbs, 61, of Villa Grove will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Joines Funeral Home, Illinois 130 South, Villa Grove. The Rev. John Tennyson will officiate.
Burial will be in Camargo Cemetery, Camargo.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Elbs died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at home.
William Galbraith
RANTOUL – William Richard Galbraith, 69, of Rantoul died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 24, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at American Lutheran Church, Rantoul. The Rev. Martin Halom will officiate. Burial will be in Eden Park Cemetery, Rantoul.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
Lux Memorial Chapel, 1551 East Grove, Rantoul, is in charge of arrangements.
