All Obituaries

Bobbie Jene Morgan, 35, of Potomac, passed away at 7:38 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Bobbie was born on December 1, 1985, the daughter of Robert Gene Morgan and Pamela Diana (Ward) Reid.  She was previously married to Mike Wagner. She is survived by two sons- Xavier Williams of Rantoul and Bentley Tester of Potomac; 6 brothers- Travis (Mandy) Reid of Calvert City, Kentucky, John Jackson of Danville, Dale Morgan of Danville, William Morgan of...

Vickie Lynn Huston, 65, of Rossville, passed away at 5:59 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2021, at home with her family by her side. Vickie was born on February 26, 1956, in Danville, the daughter of Robert and Ilene Rose (Allison) Phillips.  She married Ed Huston on June 6, 1997, in Danville.  He survives. She is also survived by her six children- Mike Huston, Christina Phillips, Chad Huston, John Stanley "Bear" Cox, Christie Huston and Jason Cox; seven grandchildren; four...

Iris A. Smith- Copenhaver, 95, of Danville, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2021, at Hawthorne Inn, in Danville. Iris was born on May 17, 1926, in Rankin, Illinois, the daughter of Lewis and Alice A. (Watson) Davis.  She married Earl Smith on February 8, 1946.  He preceded her in death on February 10, 1986. She later married Irvin “Buck” Copenhaver on December 14, 1996, in Danville.  He preceded her in death on January 13, 2008. She is survived by...

Donna Marie Edwards, 75, of Danville, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Accolade Healthcare of Danville.  She was born to Daniel “Mike” Lewis and Ramona Vivian Lindley Shaffer, on September 3, 1946, in Covington, Indiana.  She married James Edwards, in Tuscola, Illinois, on December 8, 1970.  She attended Tilton Grade School, Danville High School and Danville Area Community College, for floral design.  She was an active member of the General...

Alvie Bemount Sr, 87, of Rantoul, passed away at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, in Urbana. Mr. Bemount was born on September 4, 1934, in Mahomet, Illinois, the son of James and Violet (Campbell) Bemount.  He married Donna Sharp and she preceded him in death on February 5, 2019. He is survived by two sons- Alvie Bemount Jr. of Kentucky and Scott Bemount of Rantoul; one sister- Florence McGufee; eight grandchildren and several...

Marla Jean Abbott, 74, of Fowler, Indiana, passed away at 3:15 p.m. est. Monday, October 4, 2021, at Greenhill Manor, in Fowler. Mrs. Abbott was born on December 12, 1946, in Danville, Illinois, the daughter of Gerald and Margaret (Snook) Miller. She married Billy Joe Abbott on November 25, 1995, in Catlin. He preceded her in death on January 30, 2018. She is survived by four children- John Dicken of Westville, Margaret Birge of Hoopeston, Charles (Dot) Tiffin of Fairmount and Troy (Jody)...

Sarah Genevieve “Jenny” Clark, 99, of Hoopeston, formerly of Potomac, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Heritage Health, in Hoopeston. Mrs. Clark was born October 14, 1921, near Newman, Illinois, the middle child of twelve to Frank and Hester Mae (Waltz) Clark. She married Walter Wayne Romine in 1940. He preceded her in death in 1964. She later married John W. A. Clark in 1966. He preceded her in death in 2008. She is survived by two sons: Walter Dwain...

Ruth O. Thornsbrough, 92, of Bend, Oregon, formerly of Westville, Illinois, passed away on September 10, 2021. She was born August 7, 1929 in Cayuga, Indiana to Orville and Susan Ellis Boyd. She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Jay Franklin, her second husband of 33 years, Thomas Thornsbrough, her brothers Frank and John, and her sisters Charlotte Montgerard and Kate Giguere. Ruth retired as Office Manager for the Vermilion County Regional Superintendent of Schools and also...

Holley “Dale” Hammer, most commonly known as "Unc" 78, of Potomac, passed away at 7:49 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital, in Urbana. Holley was born on March 5, 1943, in Lafayette, Indiana, the son of Holley Houston and Tommie Mae (Kingrey) Hammer. He is survived by two sons, Holley D. Hammer Jr., of Franklin KY, and Joseph Hammer of Oklahoma. Two daughters, Erikka Dalye Hammer and Amanda Mounts both of West Lafayette IN.  Five...

Peter Lorance Gernand Sr., 92 years old, formerly of Potomac, passed away peacefully the morning of September 18, 2021.   Born in the Southside of Chicago, IL in 1929, to Peter John and Lorna Gernand, Pete was affectionately nicknamed Teddy by his sister, Virginia.   The nickname stuck and later he was known as Ted to family and friends. Ted was smitten by Margaret Reed when he saw her working on her rural Potomac family farm.    They married in Chicago on...