All Obituaries

Retired Master Sgt. USAF Russell G. Smith, 85, of Browning, passed away at 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his home. Services for Retired Master Sgt. USAF Russell G. Smith will be announced by the Wood Funeral Home in Rushville.

Joan Hanning, 90, of Concord, North Carolina, formerly of Rushville, passed away at 1:15 PM, Monday, August 10, 2020, at her home. She was born on June 3, 1930, in Schuyler County, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Mary (Simpson) Ward.  She married Gale Hanning on September 18, 1948, at the First United Methodist Church in Rushville.  He preceded her in death on February 11, 2012. Surviving are one daughter Linda Hood and husband Reverend James of Concord, North Carolina, seven...

Reba Allyenne Morgan, 88 of Grandview Missouri, formally from Rushville Illinois, passed away August 5, 2020, at the Life Care Center of Grandview.  She was born in Brooklyn IL on November 24, 1931 and attended Rushville schools. Reba married Maurice Ritchey Morgan in 1959. He passed away July 19, 1991.  She was a homemaker who loved to work in garden and be a farmer’s wife.  Reba enjoyed cooking and canning. Her famous dishes were homemade cinnamon rolls and egg...

Sarah Lee Davis Swartwout, 97, of Lincolnton, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019. She was born on December 24, 1921, at Breezy Point Farm in Hamburg, Alabama, the daughter of John Holmes and Charlotte (Parks) Lee.  She first married Donald Davis, of Rushville, on September 2, 1943, in Marion, Alabama. He preceded her in death on October 16, 1997.  She later married Lewis Swartwout in 2003.  He preceded her in death on April 5, 2017. Surviving are two...

Rose M. “Rosie” Taylor, 90, of Rushville, formerly of Metamora, passed away at 2:12 PM, Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville. She was born on October 14, 1929, in Metamora, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Schaub) Alig.  She married Donald Taylor in November 1970 and he preceded her in death on November 9, 1980. Surviving are two sons Daniel Daxenbichler and wife Kathy of Rushville and Kendall Taylor and wife Kimmie of...

Wayne Tomlinson’s Obituary The Schuyler County Spreader…Final Edition Wayne Tomlinson, 89, of Rushville, passed away at 11:06 AM, Saturday, July 11, 2020 at his home surrounded by his children.  Wayne was born at home on January 15, 1931 in Schuyler County, Illinois, the son of D.M. and Florence Ella (Walker) Tomlinson.  Wayne and his nine siblings (Grace Marie (Gracie), Robert Morris (Tommy), Jessie Leroy (Orvie), Glen Eddie (Polecat), Dorothy (Dottie), Gerald...

     JoAnn Robertson, 88, of Keosauqua, Iowa, formerly of Rushville, Illinois, passed away at 11:58 AM, Friday, July 10, 2020, at her home.      She was born on September 26, 1931, in Cairo, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Ehrhardt) Urban.  She married Lester Robertson on October 10, 1953, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Rushville.  He preceded her in death on February 2, 2020.      Surviving are...

Marla J. Spencer, 77, of Rushville, passed away at 1:34 AM, Thursday, May 7, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Springfield, surrounded by her children. She was born on October 12, 1942, in Rushville, the daughter of Raymond and Melba (Lobb) Brocksieck.  She married Dean Spencer on July 25, 1985 and he preceded her in death on July 24, 2006. Surviving are twin daughters Sandy (Brad) Heaton of Jacksonville, Cindy (Steve) Allison of Springfield, and son Greg (Ellen) Reeves of Leroy,...

Melba June Johnson 82, of Rushville passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Melba was born on September 3, 1937 in Ray Illinois. She was the daughter of Herbert and June (Brackett) Crumley. She married Beverly Hart “Budgie” Johnson on October 29, 1952 in the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Parsonage in Rushville. Budgie passed away on August 24, 2016. Melba was an LPN for many years at Snyders – Vaughn Haven Nursing...

Cecil Lee Vancil, 72, of Macomb, passed away at 5:53 AM, Thursday, July 2, 2020, at his home. He was born on February 25, 1948, in Rushville, the son of Ivan and Vera (Diseron) Vancil.  He married Doris Sargent on November 17, 1968, at the First United Methodist Church in Rushville.  She preceded him in death on August 21, 2016. Surviving are two children Amy Walker of LaHarpe and Aaron Vancil and wife Tara of St. Cloud, Florida, six grandchildren Colton Walker, Carson Walker,...