Champaign County, Illinois Obituary and Death Notices Collection (From various funeral homes in the Urbana, Danville, Champaign, Rantool, and surrounding area.) Champaign County Discussion Forum
URBANA – Funeral services for William Smith, 75, of 1503 E. Florida Ave., U, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the New Hope Church of God in Christ, 911 W. Bradley Ave., C. Elder Jerome Chambers will officiate.
Entombment will be in Mount Hope Mausoleum, Champaign.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Twin City Memorial Chapel, 1203 N. Market St., C.
Mr. Smith died at 7:05 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 21, 2000) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville.
Lydia Stahler
TUSCOLA – Lydia E. Stahler, 75, of Tuscola died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 26, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 S. Main St., Tuscola.
Leroy White Sr.
CHAMPAIGN – Private family services were held for Leroy White Sr., 78, of Champaign.
Mr. White died at 6:52 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 24, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Mary Boen
DANVILLE – Mary C. Boen, 70, of Danville died at 6:12 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 27, 2000) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan campus, Danville.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park, Danville. Raymie Gordon will officiate.
There will be no visitation. Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Danville, is in charge of arrangements.
Melvin Cook
CHAMPAIGN – Melvin H. "Hack" Cook, 71, of Champaign died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 26, 2000) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. The Rev. Sam Thompson and Gary Gilliam will officiate. Burial with military rites by the VFW Post 5520, Champaign, will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Edward Duray
CLINTON – Edward S. Duray, 94, of Clinton died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 27, 2000) at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Danville.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton.
L. Alberta Farmer
RANTOUL – L. Alberta Farmer, 76, of Rantoul died Wednesday (Sept. 27, 2000) at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lux Memorial Chapel, 1551 E. Grove Ave., Rantoul. The Rev. James Lehmann will officiate. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Elnora Flournoy
CHAMPAIGN – Elnora Flournoy, 72, of 508 W. White St., C, died at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 27, 2000) at home.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Twin City Memorial Chapel, 1203 N. Market St., C.
Pearl Glad
PAXTON – Pearl F. Glad, 89, of Paxton died at 2 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 27, 2000) at Heartland Healthcare Center, Paxton.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton. The Rev. John Davenport will officiate. Burial will be in Glen Cemetery, Paxton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ruth King
RANKIN – Ruth C. King, 81, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Rankin, died Tuesday morning (Sept. 26, 2000) at home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, 406 E. Pells St., Paxton. Burial will be in the Rankin Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
