All Obituaries

Charles "Charlie" Edward Coon II, 46, left this life peacefully surrounded by his family on June 15, 2019 after a battle with colon cancer. Charlie was born on May 11, 1973 to Charles "Chuck" and Ruby (Claypool) Coon. He married his love of his life and high school sweetheart, Peggy S (Gnaden) Coon on December 17, 1993. Together they share 3 children: Savanna Coon, Neil (Alyxis Roy) Coon, and Leland Coon. They also have 1 granddaughter, Amber Coon- his Sweet...

  Gary Dean Hoaks Sr., 63, of Danville, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at home.  Graveside services will be on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 11:00am at Pate Cemetery, North-West of Catlin, Illinois   Gary was born May 17, 1956 in Danville.  He worked for years in construction.  He loved county music, playing guitar, fishing, and mushroom hunting.  He loved spending time with his family.    Gary is survived by his children: Tonya M. Miller, Gary...

   John Russell “Rabbit” Grissom, 70, of Allerton, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at OSF Heart of Mary Hospital in Urbana.  Per his wishes, he will be cremated with no public services.      John was born May 28, 1949 in Tuscola to Russell and Doris (Lovell) Grissom.  John joined the US Army out of High School, and served in the Vietnam War.  He was truck driver with over 2 million miles under his feet.  He loved all types of...

   Lois June Fulton, 83, of Danville, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at North Logan Healthcare.  Per her wishes, she will be cremated with a private family burial at Springhill Cemetery.    June was born January 30, 1936 in Des Moines, Iowa to Harry and Carmen (Munson) Hutton.  She attended school in Des Moines and graduated from high school in 1954.  Her hobbies included sewing, quilting, reading and crocheting.  She was employed for many years at...

   Barbara Mae Black, 90 of Danville, went home to be with the Lord at 12:46pm on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 10-11am at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville with services following at 11:00am. Pastor Raymie Gordon will officiate. Following services, Barbara will be laid to rest in Davis Cemetery in Fairmount beside her husband Richard Black who preceded her in death on...

  David “Moose” Lee Palmer, 66, of Danville, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 doing what he loved, camping.  There will be a graveside service at 11:00am on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville, with Pastor Raymie Gordon officiating.   David was born May 31, 1952 in Danville to Samuel and Betty (Felgenhauer) Palmer Sr.  He worked at Berkley Davis for many years, and later at Cronkite Trailer Sales for 30 years.  His love was auto...

  Harry “Max” D Purviance, 76, of Danville, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at home with his family.  Visitation will be from 9:30am – 11:00am on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1930 N. Bowman Ave. in Danville.  Service will follow at 11:00am Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Phillip Callahan officiating.    Max was born August 3, 1942 in Williamsport, Indiana to Charles and Mary (Clawson)...

  Darlene H. Crouch, 85 of Covington Indiana, formally of Danville Illinois, died on Monday May 13, 2019 at the Waters of Covington. A memorial service is planned for Thursday May 23, at 11am at Kruger Coan Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville. A private graveside service will be planned at a later date.    Darlene was born on December 31, 1933 in Monroeville, Indiana as the only daughter of William and Helen  O’Dell Landis Pusey. She married Ronald...

   Russell Mascari Jr., 75, of Oakwood, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 in Danville.  Visitation will be from 4:30pm – 7:00pm on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams Street in Danville.  A Prayer service will be at 4:00pm Thursday before the visitation at Kruger-Coan-Pape Funeral Home.  Funeral Mass will be at noon on Friday, May 17, 2019 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 1303 N. Walnut Street in Danville with Father Bo...

 Mark "Tiny" Knicely passed away at the OSF Hospital in Danville IL on the 9th of May 2019.  Mark just celebrated his 55th Birthday at his home in Danville on April 28th. He was born at Scott Air Force Base in Bellville IL to Hebert M. Knicely and Janet P. Knicely. Mark was raised in Illinois, Indiana, Texas and West Virginia. He  was a self-taught mechanic who recently completed his Degree in Auto Mechanics. He enjoyed the work as much as he enjoyed teaching others...