Fulton Obituaries

Lissi M. Ramey, 55, of Lewistown, passed away at 8:08 p.m. Monday July 4 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1967 at Canton, the daughter of Charles and Vicki (Seward) Mason. She married Joseph A. Ramey on October 18, 1986 at Lewistown. He preceded her in death on August 25,…

Mary A. Wilson, long-time resident of Canton, died July 3 while in hospice care in Bloomington. Mary was born May 19, 1929 in Chicago to T. Rudolph and Myrtle (Lloyd) Andersen and resided with them first in South Chicago and then East Chicago, IN until her marriage in 1951. She attended and graduated from National-Louis…

Lee E. Shumaker, 87, of Ellisville, passed away at 10:07 p.m. Monday July 4 at Graham Hospital. He was born September 22, 1934 at rural Ellisville, the son of Harry and Edwina (Cashmeyer) Shumaker. He married Rosalie A. Learned on February 14, 1957 at Bushnell. She preceded him in death on August 24, 2019. He…

Virgil W. Brewer, 90, of Lewistown passed away June 27 at Wesley Village in Macomb where he was a resident. He was born January 26, 1932 at Decatur, the son of B.C. and Lena (Letner) Brewer. He married Ethel Leonard on October 27, 1956 at Providence Church at rural Lewistown. She survives along with three…

Marian Grace (Gillette) Paul, age 97, of The Loft, Cantondied at 6:56 a.m. on June 26. Born on June 12, 1925 in Crawford County in Pennsylvania to Howard Virgil and Edith (Merry) Gillette. Marian first married Ellsworth McDonnell; divorcing in 1946. She met and married Ralph Linn Paul of Canton on October 7th, 1950 at…

James J. “Jimmy” Oatman Jr., of Peoria, passed away on Monday, June 20 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on September 13, 1949 in Canton, a son of James J. and Stella (Pollitt) Oatman Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Cinda Hodgkins, and one nephew,…

Terry L. Selph, 67, of Canton, passed away, Friday, June 3 at his home in Canton. He was born on October 28, 1954, in Canton, to Harvey and Mabel (Newlun) Selph. They preceded him in death along with two sons, Chris Selph and Greg Lawver. He is survived by his significant other of 37 years,…

Gregory Alan Deakin passed away peacefully but unexpectedly June 12 in his hometown of Cuba. He was born February 7, 1952, to Alan L. Deakin and Marjory J. (Hamm) Deakin. Being the youngest of three kids, he was dragged around to all kinds of activities, 4-H, sports, bands and more. Greg began his career with…