Gary Wayne Newberry
, Illinois
Gary Wayne Newberry, 66, of Lovington, passed away 7:10 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Willow Breeze Hospice House in Mattoon.Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Lovington First Church of God. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.Gary was born on July 22, 1959, in Decatur; the son of Glenn E. and Joan R. (Randol) Newberry. He was an impressive artist and enjoyed doing art projects for many people. Gary loved collecting rocks and especially loved collecting arrow heads.Gary is survived by his father, Glenn E. Newberry of Lovington; brothers, Keith (Rhonda) Newberry of Sullivan and Vernon Newberry of Lovington; nephews, Ryan Newberry and Nick Newberry; great-niece and great-nephews, Keegan, Leah and Jackson Newberry.Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Joan.
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Thomas W. "Tom" Parks
, Illinois
Thomas W. “Tom” Parks, 90, of Sullivan, passed away 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon.Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials may be made to the Sullivan Ambulance Service or to the Moultrie County PAWs: 10 Leisure Acres, Sullivan, IL 61951Tom was born on July 1, 1935, in Atwood; the son of William T. and Edith C. (Bragg) Parks. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. Tom was an electrician for USI for 12 years in Tuscola, he worked at Firestone for 9 years in Decatur and 25 years for Newton Power Station. He…
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Barbara N. Childers
, Illinois
Barbara N. Childers, 83, of Gays, passed away 8:00 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2026, at her home in Gays.Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2026, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in French Cemetery, rural Allenville. Memorials may be made to an animal shelter of the donor’s choice in remembrance of Barbara.Barbara was born on May 18, 1942, in Mattoon; the daughter of Stanley E. and Gladys M. (Burnett) Nichols. She married Robert Arthur “Bob” Childers on June 5, 1959, in Charleston; he preceded her in death on September 2, 2024. Barbara enjoyed her monthly dinners with the Mattoon Class of 1960 and going to dinner with her work colleagues from General Electric. She loved gardening and her faithful dog companion, Bella. Barbara was an all-around lover of animals, at one point she raised…
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Marcia Rae Smith Paoni
, Illinois
On May 13, 2026, Marcia Rae (Smith) Paoni passed away peacefully, with the blessing of having her devoted children nearby.Daughter of Ray and Genevieve (Stevenson) Smith, Marcia was raised on a farm near Biggsville, Illinois.After graduating from Biggsville High School she studied at the Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota.She met her first husband, Robert Spaith, there and they lived in Englewood, Ohio, and had three children, Susan, Jude and Robert.Later, Marcia married David Paoni in Rochester, Illinois, and they raised their six children together. She worked at Springfield Clinic and Memorial Medical Center the majority of her nursing career. She won many awards for nursing at her time at Memorial Medical Center.Marcia was active in the Rochester Christian Church and in the Christian Women's Club. She enjoyed singing in the choir and camping with the family.Later, Marcia and Dave purchased a motor home and traveled to Texas to…
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