Clinton – Dorothy M. Ross, 84, of Clinton, formerly of McLean, passed away at Manor Care Nursing Home in Clinton on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Cremation Rites have been accorded. Memorial Services will be held at a later date with burial in the McLean Cemetery.

Dorothy M. Grubbs was born November 4, 1940, the daughter of Peona and Ruby Russell Grubbs. She was united in marriage to Teddy L. Ross on June 20, 1964. He preceded Dorothy in death on Dec. 18, 1999.

Dorothy is survived by her children: Sandra (Tom) Swearingen, Kimberly Johnson, Marvin Ross, and Doug (Erica) Ross; thirteen grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by daughter Diana Huffman, sister Ann Girdler and brother Randy Grubbs.

Dorothy retired from Eaton in Lincoln and had worked at the DIXIE Truckers Home in McLean and Country Aire Restaurant in Atlanta. She enjoyed dancing, especially line dancing, and listening to her son’s band.

Memorials may be made to UAMS Medical Center, 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205.

Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com

Sharon Burton-Walker 82 of Seabrook, Texas formerly of Clinton, Illinois passed away 6:40 P.M. April 5, 2025 at her residence surrounded by family.

Graveside services will be 1 PM Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Mausoleum Park Cemetery, Clinton, IL with Adam Brucker and Tyler R. Burton officiating. The family entrusted Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL with arrangements.
Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com

Martha Jean Flannery, 90, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home in Farmer City, IL.  Her funeral service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Stacy Landry officiating.  Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, IL.  Memorial donations may be made to the Illinois Audubon Society, P.O. Box 2547, Springfield, IL 62708.

Jean was born on December 17, 1934, a daughter of Chester and Elizabeth (Williams) Myers. She married Price Flannery Jr. October 19, 1957, in Lexington, KY.

Surviving are one son, Price “Chip” (Chris) Flannery III; daughters, Terrye (Terry Helms) Bailey, Tammy (Mark) Hunt and Janice (Mike) Manion; grandchildren, Jennifer (Jeremy) Duke, April (Blake) Warren, Krystal (Alex) Grider, Joshua McMasters, Autumn (Matt) Angel, Chelsea (Lance) Fay, Nicholas (Tory) Flannery, Joseph (Danaza Keys) Flannery, Gunnar (Hayley) Manion, and Dalton (Alyssa Appleman) Manion; fourteen great-grandchildren; and sister, Barbara Ormes.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Chester Myers; and son-in-law, Denver Bailey.

Jean was a member of the Farmer City Christian Church. She delivered meals on wheels locally for many years and worked as Curator for the Farmer City Genealogy.  She loved genealogy and even in her spare time she would research her own family and close friends. Most of all, Jean loved nature.  She loved bird watching, especially hummingbirds, watching butterflies so much that she even planted Milkweed and other plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and go hiking.

Jean was a loving mother, “Grammaw”, great “Grammaw”, sister, and devoted friend who will be deeply missed.

Dennis L.”Smokey” Eveland, of Vine Grove, KY, formerly of Clinton, IL, passed away Friday March 28th, 2025, in Elizabethtown, KY.

Cremation rites will take place in Kentucky with Memorial motorcycle rides and celebrations of life held at later dates both in Kentucky and Illinois to allow those who knew him to celebrate him.

Smokey was born September 16th, 1946, in Clinton, IL, to George Junior Eveland and Betty Jean Whitehouse.

He was preceded in death by both of his parents, his sister Patricia Eveland, brother Terry Eveland, and nephews Jeremy and Jason Eveland.

Survivors include his daughter Melinda and husband Rob Woollen of Bloomington, IL, her sister Vanessa Stephenson and her fiancé Randy Cooley of Brodhead, WI. Grandchildren Ragean and Diesel Woollen and Amelia McClure, Kelsey, Dennis the Third and Kaylee Eveland, and 16 great-grandchildren. As well as dear friends Joe and Lisa Pennell and family.

Smokey was a proud United States Army Veteran who served 2 tours in Vietnam. Anyone that knew him knows that he had a love of all things motorcycles, specifically Harley-Davidsons. That love combined with his pride as a veteran led him to motorcycle clubs where he found camaraderie and brotherhood. He was a former member of the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club and a retired member of the 2nd Brigade Motorcycle Club. He was also bestowed the honor of being a Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of Kentucky and was part of the men and women who worked hard to make the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Springfield, IL, a reality.

In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to your favorite veteran organization in his honor.

McLean -- Ronald “Ron” Fitchhorn passed away April 5, 2025, in Normal.

He was born Sept 1, 1942, one of two children of Ruth and Paul Fitchhorn.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, sister and brother-in-law Carol & Milton Tarbox, and nephew Greg Tarbox.

Ron married Yvonne Hopkins on September 12, 1963. They have two sons, Mike and Randy Fitchhorn.

Ron is survived by his wife, sons, 4 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, and one nephew.

Our dad, Ron, was known for his inquisitive mind and infectious laugh. He had a love for reading, history and agriculture. He never met a stranger and always found people to talk to. When he traveled he was always able to find the “farmers table” in local restaurants and would usually end up sitting and talking to whoever was there.

Ron was involved in many groups locally, state-wide, and nationally. We could spend a lot of time listing them all but he was not one to really worry about where he served, but that he served with a passion in all he did. We as his family, know only some of the many things he did and ask that you remember Ron for the effect he had in your life either publicly or privately. We invite you to come to his Celebration of Life and share your memories with us.

Faith was always an important part of his life. Since his retirement, and especially in the last few years of his life, he grew in that faith. He sought a deeper knowledge and understanding of God. As a man of God he sought to show Jesus to all he interacted with. In all things he asked the question, “How would Jesus handle this?”

Please come and celebrate Ron - husband, dad, uncle, cousin, grandfather, and friend - on Saturday April 12, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., at Heyworth Christian Church. The last 1/2 hour of the celebration will be a prayer service in Ron’s memory. The celebration/visitation will be a time of memories, fellowship and sharing with the people who knew and were affected by him. While we will miss Ron, we also want to remember who he was and the reward he has found with God.

In lieu of flowers, our family asks that you plant flowers in his memory or donate to either the Mt Hope/Funks Grove Fire Department or Heyworth Christian Church.

We especially want to thank those at The Arc for their encouraging, tender and loving care.

Ron was cremated and a private burial will take place at a later date.

Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta is assisting the family with arrangements.

Carla Jean Good (Rempe) of Clinton, IL passed away in her home on April 5, 2025, aged 68. Carla is survived by her daughter, Alicia Sparks (Will Sparks, Jack Sparks) of Williamsville, IL and son, Sean Good (Allie, Rylan and Harper) of Clinton, IL, sister Diane (Barry) Phipps, brother David (Wanda) Rempe, brother Eric (Valorie) Rempe, sister Greta Boudeman, sister Teresa (William) Washburn, brother Steve Rempe and sister Janet Vinson (Rempe). She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Emma Jean Rempe, her niece, Joanna Boudeman, her sister, Joyce Rempe and her husband, William L. Good.

Carla was born September 2, 1956 in Clinton, IL to Louis and Emma Jean (née Logsdon) Rempe. She worked in numerous positions over her 45-year career at State Farm Insurance in Bloomington. William and Carla married on April 30, 1977 in Clinton, and enjoyed 44 years of marriage before William’s passing in 2021. Carla poured her creative talent into home remodeling and redecorating over the years, making each of her houses a cherished home. Her love for laughter, dancing and having fun was clear to all who met her, and was shared by her many lifelong friends. She was a proud mother and grandmother, celebrating her children and grandchildren’s accomplishments with joy.

A private family service will be held at Oak Park Cemetery, Clinton, IL; a celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to www.teamrwb.org. The family entrusted Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL with arrangements. 

Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com

Thomas Elvin “Tom” Belangee, 56, of Farmer City, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025.

His funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home in Farmer City, Illinois, with Pastor Dave Ashby officiating. Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery, Clinton, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice in Tom’s memory.

Tom was born on June 10, 1968, in Clinton, Illinois, a son of Elvin and Julia (Hunt) Belangee. He is survived by his parents, Elvin and Julia Belangee of Farmer City, Illinois; brother, Tim (Melinda) Belangee of Farmer City, Illinois; sister, Erin (Brian) Young of Sullivan, Illinois, and their two children, William and Wesley.  Tom is also survived by a caring family of uncles, aunts and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Dean and Nona Hunt and paternal grandparents, Elvis and Leona Belangee.

Tom graduated from Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City, Illinois. He retired after 28 years as a custodian at Clinton Community High School.

He enjoyed fishing and spending time at his lake home on Kentucky Lake. He was a Chicago Cubs and Illini fan.

Tom was a kind and thoughtful person, known for his gentle spirit and warm smile.  He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all who knew him.

Melva Noreen Smith Yets Wilham, 89, passed away peacefully in Normal, IL on Sunday, January 26, 2025, with her loving devoted daughter by her side. 

Melva, the eldest daughter of G.E. Ernest and Edna Shaw Smith was born in rural DeWitt County on May 7,1935. She graduated, Moore Township High School, Farmer City, IL in 1953.

Upon graduating, she was employed at U of I, Urbana, IAA-FS Services, Bloomington, IL, then retired from Banner Hospital, Phoenix, AZ. After 40 years of residing in AZ, Melva then returned to IL in 2016 to live with her daughter, Linda.

Melva loved life and received many awards for her bowling, ceramics and ballroom dancing, graduating from Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She drew and painted beautiful oil paintings, bowled a 300 game and made a music CD. Her love for singing led her to sing karaoke until 86.

Melva is survived by her daughter Linda Yets Singley, Bloomington, sons Byron Wilham, AZ, Jeffrey and Troy Wilham, both NV. Grandchildren Brad, TX, Jason and Chase Wilham, AZ, Jacob Wilham, IL. Great-grandchildren Addison Wilham, TX and Jadon Wilham, AZ. Sisters, Mary Jean Reynolds and Irene Burnett, both of Farmer City, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Edna Smith, her elder brother Lyle Smith, son Byron, husbands Charles Yets and Merle Wilham, brothers-in-law Jim Borton, Jim Reynolds and Vance Burnett, niece Tina Borton Beck and nephews Kirk Borton and Jeremy Reynolds.

Melva donated her body to medical research. A private memorial service will be held at McCord Cemetery, Fullerton, Farmer City, IL at a later date.