All Obituaries

James “Jim” Benton Tipsword, 96, of Beecher City, IL passed away at 10:41 a.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 in the Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville, IL.  Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Beecher City.  Masonic rites will be performed at 11:00 a.m. by the Greenland Masonic Lodge #665 of Beecher City followed by the funeral service with Pastor Sid Hutchison officiating.  Burial will take...

Mary Louise Allen Heiman, 81, of Shelbyville, IL, formerly of Herrick, IL, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in the Shelbyville Manor with her loving daughter by her side. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Cowden with George Allen officiating.  Burial will take place in Myers Cemetery in rural Herrick.  Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at Lockart-Green Funeral Home...

Allen “Lee” Slater, 90, of Windsor, IL passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at home.  Lee was born on August 23, 1930, in Pana, the son of John and Mildred Slater.  Lee grew up in Windsor, graduating from Windsor High School in 1948, he was a star basketball player.  After graduation, Lee attended Millikin University before marrying Elizabeth Kays, his high school sweetheart, in 1949. Lee joined the family business, Windsor Supply Co., where he...

Elizabeth “Colleen” Miller, 87, of Cowden, IL passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at home with loving family members by her side. Colleen was born on August 22, 1933, in De Land, IL, the daughter of Fred and Clara (Burton) Cooper.  She was a 1951 graduate of De Land-Weldon Senior High School.  Colleen and Marlin Miller were united in holy matrimony on August 13, 1960, in Kankakee, and celebrated 50 years of marriage before his passing on April 14,...

Leon “Cap” Vonderheide, 79, of Shumway, IL passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL after a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis.  A Private Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shumway with burial in the church cemetery.  A public visitation will be held from 3:00-6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Brummerstedt...

Ethel Hetzel Haley, 100, of Crystal Lake, IL, formerly of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Bickford Senior Living in Crystal Lake IL. Ethel was born at home on August 1, 1920, in Bond County, IL, the daughter of William and Suzannah Hetzel.  She married Marshall Haley in 1948.    Ethel was a resident of Shelbyville from 1948 until 2012, when she moved to the Chicago area to be near her daughter. Ethel was a member of the Nazarene...

Betty Lovins Primmer, 91, of Gainesville, Texas, formerly of Whitewright, Texas passed away on December 2, 2020.  Betty was born on December 14, 1928, in Windsor, Illinois, to Forest and Marjorie Fay (Cain) Lovins.  She grew up in Windsor, Illinois with three of her four siblings:  Marjorie Lovins, Deanne Wheat and Jay Lovins. Her oldest sibling, Forest, Jr., passed away before Betty was born.   Betty was a young mother, wonderful artist and her daughters’...

Clinton Andrew Camic, 97, of Windsor, IL passed away at 10:20 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL.   Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor with Reverend Jim Dona officiating.  Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service.  Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery with military rites performed by the Garrett-Baldridge American Legion #725...

Ann Elbert, 87, of Shelbyville, IL passed away at 11:52 p.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville with Pastor Steve Williams officiating.  Burial will take place in Glenwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville.  Memorials may be made...

Floyd E. Cody, 92, of Tower Hill, IL passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Friday, December 25, 2020 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.   Arrangements are pending at Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville, IL.