All Obituaries

Margaret Cornwell Smith May 4, 1926 – February 3, 2021 Margaret Cornwell Smith, 94, of Georgetown passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at home. Per her wishes, she will be cremated with a graveside committal at Forest Park Cemetery, Georgetown, IL at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2021 with Pastor Jim Blue officiating. Margaret was born May 4, 1926, in Westville, IL to parents Andrew and Elizabeth Spisok Wargo. She married Wayne Cornwell on October 9, 1942 in St. Charles, MO. He...

Cleo L. Mockbee, 81 of Danville, IL, passed away at 5:48 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2021, at OSF Sacred Heart in Danville. Cleo was born in Jamesburg, IL., on Dec. 8, 1939, the son of Cleo L. Mockbee Sr. and Dallas Irene Holt. He married Kay Ellis-Mockbee on Sept. 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, IL; she survives. Cleo was in the Army from 1963 to 1965, he served as Military Police in Hamburg, Germany. While he was in the military, he played basketball on the Army team. He worked at Hyster’s...

Janet Sue (Cox) Winchester, 70, of Danville, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2021 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center. Janet was born on a sweltering hot August day in 1950 and passed on a bitter cold day in February 2021. The birth and passing of this wonderful woman, however, is not nearly as relevant as all the days and nights in between that she lived life to her fullest and touched so many hearts along the way. Words cannot express the amount of unconditional generosity she gave...

Warren W. Hershberger, 72, of Danville passed away on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 at Carle Hospital in Hoopeston, Illinois due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Warren was born on October 19th, 1948 in Danville, Illinois the only child of Walter and Gloria (Stevens) Hershberger. Warren married Cris (Richards) on July 12, 1980 in Danville, Illinois, she survives. He was preceded in death by his...

Patricia Ann Clay, 89, of Danville, IL went to be with the lord on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Bowman Estates Assisted Living. She was a member of the Holiday Hills Free Methodist Church now – the Family Community of Holiday Hills. She loved her church and singing in the choir. She believed in the power of prayers. Pat enjoyed all of the holidays and decorating her home, especially Christmas! She loved making shamrocks for everyone to wear on St. Patty’s Day. She always said,...

Jane Norton, 79, of Danville, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at Arcadia Care Danville. She was born April 13, 1941 in Melrose Park, Illinois the daughter of Harold Vernon and Jane Rainier (Sanborn) May.   Survivors include 4 children, Jodi Hartman of Princeton, Illinois, Tim White of Romeoville, Illinois, Rusty White of Danville, Illinois, and Doug (Carrie Bloomfield) White of Georgetown, Illinois; 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren; a brother, David May of...

Donald Dwight Primmer, 87, of Savoy, Illinois, formerly of Danville, passed away on February 9, 2021, at 8:19 p.m. at Carle Foundation Hospital. He was born on July 24,1933, in Decatur, Illinois. He was the son of Albert Ray and Hazel Marietta Wildman Primmer. He married Alice Louise Kiest on August 2, 1952, in Springfield, Illinois. Alice passed on August 24, 2012. He is survived by a daughter, Marietta Good, of Savoy, Illinois, and 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 5...

Charles E. “Chuck” Brooks Chuck Brooks, 62, of Danville, IL passed away at 1:53 am on Monday, February 8, 2021 at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, Danville. He was born January 27, 1959, in Danville to Charles and Sandra (Mackin) Brooks.  He married Rita Hyer in Danville on May 20, 2000.  He is survived by his wife and mother, both of Danville, and a brother, Mark (Tammy) Brooks also of Danville.  Chuck was a special dad to Amanda “Amy” Long of St....

Margaret Ann Miller - 9/4/1938 to 2/7/2021 – Passed at home surrounded by family. She enjoyed her yard, traveling, and her grandchildren/great-grandchildren. She loved playing cards, trivial pursuit, and laughter. She was a strong, spunky woman. She ran Miller’s News Agency from 1969 to 2014, graduated from the U of I School of Social Work in 2004, and volunteered at the local prison and her church to bring hope and laughter to the community she loved. She is survived by 4 of 5...

Mary Carol (Thoma) Day passed away peacefully at her home on February 5, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. Mary touched many lives over her 80 years on this earth. With her beautiful smile, kind heart, and a warm conversation, she never met a stranger. Many of her acquaintances even became lifelong friends. She always looked for the good in people and would go above and beyond showing kindness and compassion to all. She put everyone’s needs before her own. Mary was born to Carl...