All Obituaries

Coral Jean (Collings) Toune, 80, of Conway, AR formerly of Braidwood, Bolingbrook, and St. Anne, IL passed away August 5, 2017.        Mrs. Toune was born August 2, 1937 to Kenneth W. and Jean (Redden) Collings.     She is survived by her husband David L. Toune, whom she married July 21, 1972; Daughters, Monica Gott, Salem, MO, Teresa (Karl) Barber, Hampshire, IL, Dawn (Jeb) Harper, Lee, IL; Sisters, Marianne (Ken, deceased) Winburg, Kaye (William) Miles;...

Funeral Service will be on June 20, 2018 at 10:00 am at Blurton Funeral Home, Hoopeston. Graveside will follow at Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Illinois. Visitation will be held on Tuesday June 19 from 4-7:00 PM at the funeral home.

James Miles, 76, of Champaign and formerly of Hoopeston, passed away Wednesday,   June 13, 2018 at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana, Illinois. James was born on July 10, 1941, in Hoopeston, Illinois, the son of Harold and Jessie(Travis) Miles. He is also survived by son- Joe Miles of Champaign; grandchild- Travis Miles of Champaign. He was preceded in death by his parents and son- John Miles. James worked as a machinist for several years.  He enjoyed golfing,...

Edgar “Bud” Shaw, 74, of Tilton, passed away peacefully at 6:20 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2018, at home with his family by his side. Bud was born in Danville on April 23, 1944, to Edgar and Dottie Shaw. He graduated from Danville High School, in 1962.  He worked as a Sergeant for the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department, retiring after 20 years.  Later he was a driver at Auto Zone for 10 years and worked part time for 12 years at the Tilton Police Department. On...

Obituary – Virginia Rose Schultz Camp   Virginia Rose Schultz Camp, 82, was born March 7, 1936 in Danville, IL. She was the daughter of Stanford Albert Schultz and Wanda Naomi Beauvois.  She lived her early life in in the South part of Danville and Westville area. Virginia attended local public schools including Westville High School.   Virginia married Ronald William Camp (he survives) on August 23, 1953. She spent her early married life in rural Westville. ...

Shirley "Granny"  Lee Van Camp, 82, of Potomac, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at home. Shirley was born on September 2, 1935, in Danville, the daughter of Leonard and Eva (Schweighart) Garland.  She married Cedric O. Van Camp on July 16, 1955, in Tilton.  He preceded her in death on November 8, 2006. She is survived by two daughters- Debby Larkin of Potomac and Jeannie Van Camp of Paxton; son- Cedric R. Van Camp of Potomac; four grandchildren- Amy...

In memory of Lavon E. Silver Hoagland (98 years) who passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Presence Merkle-Kniprath Countryside in Clifton, Illinois. She was born on September 24, 1919 to Joseph and Orvilla Sprague in Penfield, Illinois. Lavon was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling, bowling and playing bridge with friends. For many years she was a volunteer in Special Olympics with her daughter, Kathie. She is survived by her daughter,...

Jerry G. La Mar, 73, of Westville, formerly of Rossville, passed away at 2:59 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Jerry was born on November 11, 1944, in Rossville, the son of Vernon and Laverna (Dukes) La Mar.  He married Phyllis Van Driessche, on June 20, 1980, in Danville.  She survives. He is also survived by three daughters- Mindy Burchett of Coweta, Oklahoma, Missy (Randy) Nelson of Wagoner, Oklahoma and Tammy (Charles) Frakes of Porter,...

Zelda Marie Kuchenbrod passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at her home in Pensacola, Florida.   Zelda was born in Paxton, IL on August 16, 1939 to Orville and Roxie (Fox) Henson. Zelda married Harold G. Niccum on May 9, 1959. A daughter, Cindy, was born on June 1, 1960. Zelda then married Harry C. Kuchenbrod on September 24, 1982.   She was preceded in death by daughter, Cindy; her parents; brother, Thomas Henson; sister, Barbara Keefe and sister, Shirley...

Jeffery Ray Pryle, 51, of Fairmount, passed away at 10:53 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at his home. Jeffery was born on January 17, 1967, in Danville, IL, the son of John and Marilyn (Stonebraker) Pryle. He is survived by two sons- Josh (Holly) Pryle and Jacob Pryle both of Danville; one brother- Doug Pryle of Charleston, Illinois; and two sisters- Theresa Lovett of Danville and Christine (Dan) Felix of Catlin. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister- Denise Pryle. Jeffery...