Fulton Obituaries

Mary Margaret Eblen, 75, of Rushville passed away at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, October 22 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 26 at Worthington Funeral Home with Rev. Dan Wise officiating. Interment will follow in Rushville City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday…

Janice J. DeFord, 79, of Lewistown passed away at 7:13 a.m. Saturday October 23 at the Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Canton. She was born July 14, 1942 in Canton the daughter of Ray and Leona (Rowe) Lasswell. She married John R. DeFord on September29, 1962 at Lewistown. He survives. She is alos survived…

Elizabeth Jones-Tomes-Stimler, 78, of Havana, passed away at 6:13 p.m. on Friday, October 15 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. She was born on January 27, 1943 in Canton, a daughter of Robert and Leona (Rohrer) Jones. She married Gerald “Spud” Tomes. He preceded her in death in 1990. She later married George Stimler Jr;…

Dorinda R. Ford, 58, of Cuba, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Friday October 15 at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday October 20 at Henry-Lange Memorial Home in Cuba, where visitation will be held from 12-2 p.m.. Burial will be in Cuba Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made…

Rick D. Sheets, 64, of Little America, passed away at 3:53 p.m. Friday October 15 at Graham Hospital. He was born January 25, 1957 at Canton, the son of Duane “Dewey” and Linda F. (Dennis) Sheets. Survivors include three children, Stacey Sheets of Ipava, Ricky Sheets Jr. of Little America, and Andrew (Tiffany) Sheets of…

On October 3 in Phoenix, AZ, Mary Collins Briney, formerly of Lewistown and Browning, passed from this earth. She was born August 10, 1929 in Dunfermline the 2nd to the youngest of 10 children, to Gabriel “Guy” and Johanna Zaborac Grzanich. She was predeceased by all. She attended Lewistown Community High School and graduated in…

Garth E. Cripe, 77, of Astoria passed away Monday, October 4 at 7:05 in the morning at Mason District Hospital in Havana. Garth was born in Beardstown on October 8, 1943 to Robert and Maureen Crone Cripe of Astoria. He married Carolyn Long on June 27, 1970 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Beardstown. He…

Brianne R. Kennedy, 42, of Lewistown, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Friday October 1, 2021 at Graham Hospital Emergency Room. She was born September 17, 1979 in Canton, the daughter of David and Jill (Nolan) Lawver. She married Michael Kennedy on August 17, 2009 at Lewistown. He survives with two daughters, Madison and Georgia Kennedy…