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Fulton Obituaries

Eric D. Tarvin

Eric D. Tarvin, 60, of Canton passed away May 21, 2026 at his residence. He was born July 7, 1965 at Havana, the son of Gary and Carolyn “Sue” (Hamm) Tarvin. He was preceded in death by his parents. Eric grew up in Palos Heights and later relocated downstate to Fulton County. Surviving are his…

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Virginia L. Poscis

Virginia L. Poscis, 84, of Cuba passed away on Tuesday May 19, 2026 at Graham Hospital in Canton. Virginia Louise Poscis (Cozart) was born February 17, 1942 in Canton. She was the daughter of Park and Imogene (Easley) Cozart. She married Walter L. Poscis on July 10, 1960 in Cuba. He died March 30, 2015.…

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Larry A. Post

Larry A. Post, 76, of Lewistown, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at his home surrounded by family. He was born December 8, 1949, in Canton, the son of Claude and Victoria (Glad) Post. He married Catherine Hadsall on February 14, 1970, in Canton. She survives. Also surviving are five children: Larra (Jeremy) Ford of…

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Velva Ann Fletcher

Velva Ann Fletcher, age 72, passed away on May 21, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital with her loving family by her side. Velva was born on October 12, 1953, in Canton. She built a life centered around family, love, loyalty, and creating memories with the people she cared about most. Quiet and reserved by nature,…

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Edwin “Ed” Jonathan Oest

Edwin “Ed” Jonathan Oest, 75, of Havana, passed away at his home at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026. He was born on January 20, 1951 in Canton to Edward and Dortha (Slaight) Oest. He married Nancy Welker on February 12, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ed is survived by his wife, Nancy Oest,…

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Wilbur Pettett

Wilbur Pettett, 91, of Canton, passed away, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Carle Hospital in Peoria. He was born in Peoria, on May 25, 1934, to Delmas and Margaret (Broaddus) Pettett. They preceded him in death as well as a son Doug Pettett and brother, Chuck (Joyce) Pettett. Wilbur is survived by his wife of…

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Margaret Jean Wallace

Margaret Jean Wallace, 90, of Monmouth, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. She was born July 26, 1935, in Monmouth, the daughter of Charles Raymond and Mildred Fern (Bullwinkle) Gillette. She was raised and educated in Monmouth, attending Monmouth High School. She later attended Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg. Jean…

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Doris Jean Rowe

Doris Jean Rowe, 96 of Lewistown, passed away at 4:44 pm Wednesday May 12, 2026 at Graham Hospital. She was born December 19, 1929 at Havana, the daughter of Alford W. and Margie I. (Lynch) Watson. She married Charles E. “Whitey” Rowe Jr. on July 23, 1949 at Canton. He preceded her in death on…

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Dr. Jaime H. Cercone

Dr. Jaime H. Cercone, 84, of Lewistown died on May 2, 2026 in Graham Hospital. He lived in Lewistown since July 1980. Born November 2, 1941 in San Jose, Costa Rica to Maggi and Odilie (Segura) Cercone. He migrated to the USA in 1961 to attend Wheaton College in Illinois where he obtained a B.S.…

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Patrick “Pat” Lee Pollitt

Patrick “Pat” Lee Pollitt, 72, of Canton passed away Thursday, April 16th at his residence. He was born in Canton on April 22, 1953, to Charles and Eleanor (Munson) Pollitt. Pat is survived by his brother, Jeffrey (Jane) Pollitt of Peoria; nephews, Shaun (Megan) Pollitt of Elburn, Nicholas Pollitt of Lafayette, IN, Eric (Teresa) Pollitt…

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