All Obituaries

Stephen Bence   CHARLESTON – Stephen Bence, 61, of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at SBLHC.   His memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Memorials in his honor may be made to the Betty Hawkins Scholarship Fund or to The American Heart Association.   Stephen was born February 26, 1958 at Long Beach, CA, son of Kenneth and...

Robert Rowley   GREENUP – Robert Theodore Rowley, 70, of Greenup, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.   His graveside funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Beavers Cemetery, rural Charleston, with Father Braden Maher officiating.  Military rites will be performed by Paul McVey V.F.W. Post #1592 and Charleston American Legion Post #93.  Arrangements: Harper-Swickard.    Robert is survived...

James Heaton   CHARLESTON – James O. Heaton, 76, of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Mattoon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.   His funeral will be held at 12:00 p.m. (NOON) Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Friendship Baptist Church, 18709 Harrison Street Road, Charleston, with Pastors Tom Skinner and Jamey Cohoon officiating.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the...

Eric Emberton   CHARLESTON – Eric Eugene Emberton, 51, of Effingham, formerly of Charleston, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his home.   His visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Caudill-King Funeral Home, 1117 Jackson, Charleston, with his funeral following at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend Janice Kahl officiating.  Burial will be at a later date.  Memorials may be made to Shriner’s Children’s...

Kristopher Gale   MATTOON – Kristopher Warren Gale, 39, of Mattoon, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at SBLHC.   His memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Home Church, 2350 Madison, Charleston, with Gary Stephen officiating.  PLEASE USE WEST DOOR TO THE SANCTUARY.  Memorials may be directed to the family.   Kristopher was born June 27, 1980 at Danville, son of Jeffrey and Tammy (Tucker) Gale.  He is survived by...

Stephen Buxton   CHARLESTON – Stephen C. Buxton, 79, of Charleston, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2019 at his home.   His graveside funeral was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 at  Huckaba Cemetery, rural Charleston, with military rites by Paul McVey V.F.W. Post #1592 and Charleston American Legion Post #93.  Arrangements: Harper-Swickard.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to Northside Baptist Church or Lincolnland Hospice.   Steve...

John “Pete” Terrell   CHARLESTON – John Franklin “Pete” Terrell, 64, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at SBLHC.   His memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the East Harrison Street Church of God, with Pastor Curt Weaver officiating.  Arrangements: Harper-Swickard.   Pete was born April 12, 1955 in Paris, Illinois, son of Donald and Juanita (Searles) Terrell.  He married Dianna...

Lillian Marie Gisondi   CHARLESTON - The service for Lillian Marie Gisondi will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Charleston, Illinois. Mom would have been 91 that day. She passed away Sunday evening after an unexpected series of physical ailments that included pneumonia, staph infection, stroke and a collapsing lung. Each day, a new ailment hit and each day she fought against it. Mom was a battler. After five days, sadly, there was just too...

Jon Paul Honnold   KANSAS – Jon Paul Honnold, 70, of Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his home.   The funeral service honoring his life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Kansas Christian Church, 110 N. Franklin, Kansas, Illinois with Bret Hammond and Rich Carmicheal officiating.  Military rites will be performed by the Kansas American Legion, Westfield American Legion, and the Illinois Army National Guard Military...

Evelyn L. McArthur   CHARLESTON – Evelyn L. McArthur, 86, of Charleston, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Arbor Rose, with her daughters by her side.   The funeral service honoring her life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2019 at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service.  Memorials may be made to Lincolnland Hospice.   Evelyn was born April...