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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
ARCOLA – Hettie Mae Gritton, 87, of Arcola died at 1:16 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at the Heartland Christian Village, Neoga.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust St., Arcola. The Rev. Robert Clark will officiate. Burial will be in Arcola Cemetery, Arcola.
Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Colleen Gyure
MAHOMET – Marion Colleen Gyure, 74, of Mahomet died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ's Family Lutheran Church, corner of Division St. and Highway 150, Mahomet.
Blair-Owens Funeral Home, 102 E. Dunbar, Mahomet, is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Hunt
RANKIN – Helen D. Hunt, 88, of Rockford, formerly of Paxton, Elliott and Rankin, died at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at Wesley Willows Health Center, Rockford.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton. The Rev. Raymond Radae will officiate. Burial will be in Glen Cemetery, Paxton.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Kathleen Marrs
TUSCOLA – Funeral services for Kathleen Faye Marrs, 70, of Tuscola will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Taber Funeral Home, 221 E. Main St., Oakland. The Rev. Tony Crouch will officiate.
Burial will be in Embarras Cemetery, northwest of Redmon.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Marrs died at 3:09 p.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Donald Maxwell
URBANA – Donald L. Maxwell, 81, of Urbana died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana.
Lyla Melton
VILLA GROVE – Lyla Melton, 79, of Villa Grove died at 4:04 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Joines Funeral Home, Illinois 130 South, Villa Grove.
William Mitchell
VILLA GROVE – William C. Mitchell, 86, of Villa Grove died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Joines Funeral Home, Illinois 130 South, Villa Grove.
Ruth Murphy
GEORGETOWN – Ruth R. Murphy, 85, of Georgetown died at 5:42 a.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home, 200 E. West St., Georgetown. The Rev. James Blue will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Paris, Ill.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Amanda Newman
CLINTON – Amanda Newman, 86, of Clinton died at 12:05 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert Funeral Home, 201 S. Center St., Clinton.
Finley Provines
MAHOMET – Funeral services for Finley Ray Provines, 79, of Champaign, formerly of Mahomet, were scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Blair-Owens Funeral Home, 102 E. Dunbar St., Mahomet. Chaplain Vera Duncanson was to officiate.
Burial will be in Bellflower Township Cemetery, Bellflower.
Visitation was noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Provines died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2000) at home.
