All Obituaries

Gwendolyn G. Brown, 79, of Hoopeston, passed away at 3:20 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2019, at Accolade Healthcare, in Paxton. Gwendolyn was born on November 11, 1939, in Lincoln, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Beulah (Tyler) Glover.  She married Roy Brown on June 16, 1957, in Danville.  He preceded her in death on January 14, 2008. She is survived by one daughter- Marcia Lee (Monty) Simmons of Hoopeston; sisters- Marcia (Larry) Smith of Hoopeston and JoAnn Binkley of Urbana;...

Harold “Dean” Bogard, 73, of Hoopeston, passed away at 4:54 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Heritage Health, in Hoopeston. Dean was born on February 8, 1946, in Jamesburg, Illinois, the son of Earl A. and Susan (Gray) Bogard.  He married Marsha Seiters on November 27, 1964, in Hoopeston. He is survived by one daughter- Rebecca (Amy) Bogard of Hoopeston; three sons- William (Janet) Bogard of Hoopeston, Bryan Bogard of Hoopeston and Robert (Cinnamon) Bogard of Lockport,...

John Wiley Dean, 78, of Urbana, passed away at 3:25 p.m. August 6, 2019, at University Rehabilitation Center. John was born on June 1, 1941, in Champaign, the son of Karl and Bernadine (Clifton) Dean.  He is survived by one daughter- Kelly Dean; niece- Mecqui (Theo) Dean-Smith of Danville and Noel (Juli) Dean of Danville; and great-nephew- Dawson Dean of Danville. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers- Robert and Karl Dean. John enjoyed singing, having a good time...

Jerry Don McConkey, 73, of Armstrong, Sunday, August 4, 2019, at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, in Danville. Jerry was born on July 22, 1946, in Loudon County Tennessee, the son of L.C. and Flora (Smallen) McConkey.  He married Patricia Sartin on December 5, 1975, in Sweetwater, Tennessee.  She survives. He is also survived by three daughters- Tammy McConkey of Mansfield, Illinois, Kim Lewis of Champaign, Illinois and Barbara (Joseph) Tripodi of Kenosha, Wisconsin; two sons-...

Constance E. Shaw, 72, of Tilton, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 10:58 a.m. July 21, 2019, at home with her family by her side. Constance was born in Danville, on March 15, 1947, to Leonard and Eva Garland.  She graduated from Danville High School, in 1965.  She worked at General Electric, K’s Merchandise and Krupp Presta, retiring in 2012.  On June 4, 1966, she married the love of her life “Bud” Shaw.  He preceded her in death in 2018. Constance...

Evelyn T. Stevens, 80, of Danville, passed away at 12:58 a.m. July 15, 2019, at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, in Danville. Evelyn was born on December 25, 1938, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Malcom and Illa (Brown) Stout.  She married Harry Stevens, in 1979, in Tilton, Illinois.  He preceded her in death in 2012. She is survived by her sister- Charlene (Tack) Hickman of Potomac; sister-in-law- Sandy Stout of Cape Coral, Florida; and 45 nieces and nephews. She was...

Norma L. Collier, 84, of Springfield, formerly of Hoopeston, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Heritage Health, in Springfield. Norma was born on January 23, 1935, in Hoopeston, the daughter of Edward E. and Mae E. (Beggs) Long.  She married Charles Collier on October 17, 1970, in Hoopeston.  He preceded her in death on January 21, 1985. She is survived by one niece- Laura Johnson of Missouri; one nephew- Brian Richter of California; one step-daughter- Cynthia Call of...

Jessie Ruth Bennett, (86) of Danville, went to be with her Lord and her Husband on 06/30/2019, surrounded by her family. Jessie was born January 3, 1933 in Danville, Illinois, the eighth of eleven children born to Alfred Ora (AO), and Carrie Josephine (Claypool) Ingalsbe. She grew up with a strong sense of family and hard work. Jessie attended one room school houses in Blount Township and graduated from Henning High School. She was the only girl in her grade school class. It was in this one...

Alice Dolores Brooks, went to her Heavenly Home, at the age of 88, on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 7:30 a.m. Alice was born to Cleo and Mildred (Wolfe) Pearson, on October 15, 1930, on her Grandpa Wolfe’s farm in Central Barren, Indiana.  She grew up in Urbana, Illinois.  Alice married Austin Brooks on December 26, 1948.  They were married 57 years before Austin passed away, in 2006.  Together they farmed in the Armstrong, Illinois area for 42 years before moving to...

Ruth Estelle Watson, 58, of Alvin, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Ruth was born on November 12, 1960, in Peoria, the daughter of Willard and Nancy (Haun) Adkins.  She married Rick Watson on March 5, 2015, in Sarasota, Florida.  He survives. She is also survived by one daughter- Shannon Sommer of Mossville, Illinois; one son- Strider (Laura) Sommer of Creve Coeur, Illinois; step-daughter- Michelle (Kerry) Pagel of Atwood, Illinois; step-son- Dusty Watson of...