
    302 East Main Street - P.O. Box 121
Oblong, Illinois 62449
"Serving others as we would be served"
      2002
 VISITATION: 12:30 – 2:30 P.M. Sunday December 29, 2002 FUNERAL: 2:30 P.M. Sunday December 29, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home – Oblong FLORENCE EVA WALL 81 Richland, Kentucky VISITATION: 5 ~ 8 P.M. Friday, December 27, 2002 Puliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 2 P.M. Saturday, December 28, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois GERALD "DOC" DART 82 Oblong, Illinois formerly of Paris, Illinois VISITATION: 1 
		~ 3 P.M. Friday, December 27, 2002 MEMORIALS: Oblong American Legion Post #219 Envelopes available at the Funeral Home JOHN L. DUFFY 83 HUNT CITY, ILLINOIS GRAVE SIDE SERVICE: 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 21, 2002, Oblong Cemetery - Oblong, IL. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Hunt City Christian Church MEMORIALS: Hunt City Christian Church – envelops at the Grave Side Memorial Service or may be mailed to the funeral home MILITARY RITES: Grave Side Military Rites will be conducted by Oblong American Legion Post # 219 DOROTHY B. COULTER 87 Robinson, Illinois VISITATION: 10:00 - 12 Noon, Saturday, December 14, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL SERVICE: 12 Noon, Saturday, December 14, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Dorothy B. Coulter Memorial Fund with envelopes available at the funeral home MARY V. NEWSOME 93 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 ~ 8 P.M. Friday, October 11, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 12, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Hospice of Southeastern Illinois or Oblong Schools Academic Foundation with Envelopes Available at the Funeral Home BERNICE R. VANCE 83 Decherd, Tennessee Formerly of Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 1 ~ 3 P.M. Saturday, October 5, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 3 P.M. Saturday, October 5, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois MARTHA E. JACOBS 75 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 ~ 8 P.M. Friday, October 4, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 5, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Oblong First Christian Church with envelopes available at the Funeral Home KEITH E. KIDWELL 80 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. Sunday, September 29, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 1 P.M. Monday, September 30, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association With Envelopes Available At The Funeral Home MILITARY RITES: Oblong American Legion Post #219 KATHLEEN M. FRANCIS 79 OBLONG, ILLINOIS VISITATION: 9:45 A.M. ~ 10:45 A.M. Wednesday, September 25, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home ~ Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL MASS: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 25, 2002 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church ~ Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: National Parkinson Foundation with Envelopes available at the Funeral Home and Church M. DELORIS McDANIEL 89 OBLONG, ILLINOIS VISITATION: 
        9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:30 
        A.M. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 DOROTHY A. COULTER DHOM 90 Merrillville, Indiana, Formerly of Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 3 - 6 P.M. Sunday, September 22 at Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, IL FUNERAL SERVICE: 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with envelopes available at the Funeral Home and Church 
 NANCY LUCILLE RIDDELL 92 Billings, Montana, Formerly of: Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 5 - 7 P.M. Tuesday, September 17, 2002 ~ Pulliam Funeral Home Oblong, Illinois, and 2 - 3 P.M. Wednesday, September 18, 2002 ~ 1st Baptist Church Rochelle, Illinois FUNERAL: 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 17, 2002 ~ Pulliam Funeral Home Oblong, Illinois and 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 18, 2002 ~ 1st Baptist Church Rochelle, Illinois MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association with Envelopes available at the Funeral Home and Church HUBERT F. SHIPMAN 72 Oblong, Illinois NO VISITATION GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 
        10:30 a.m. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5,2002 MEMORIALS: DONOR'S CHOICE envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home. LOUISE MITCHELL 71 TOLEDO, OHIO formerly of Crawford County PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE JENNIE MARIE [SPYKER] DUNLAP 83 Robinson, IL. VISITATION: 6  8P.M. Tuesday August 27, 2002 & Wednesday August 28 until time of service FUNERAL: 10:30 A.M. Wednesday August 28, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home  Oblong MEMORIALS: First Christian Church of Hardinville Envelopes at or may be mailed to funeral home REVA G. HECK 80 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 1 - 3 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Oblong Wesleyan Church With envelopes available at the Funeral Home JAMES DELBERT "J. D." FRYE 84 Overland Park, KS GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:30 A.M. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 2002 PALESTINE CEMETERY PALESTINE, IL. MILITARY RITES: MILITARY RITES AT THE GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY OBLONG AMERICAN LEGION POST # 219 EDNA B. HAMIL 82 Rural Oblong, Illinois GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:00 
        A.M. Friday, August 9, 2002 ELMA 
        P. SHINN 94 Oblong, Illinois  FUNERAL: 
        10:30 a.m. Wednesday August 7, 2002 MEMORIALS: 
        Bible Chapel Church envelopes at the funeral home VICKIE LYNN PROVINES 7 Rural Sumner, Illinois VISITATION: 4-8 P.M. 
        Thursday, August 1, 2002 FUNERAL: 10 A.M. Friday, 
        August 2, 2002 MEMORIALS: Vickie & Connie Provines Memorial Fund with envelopes available at the Church and Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, IL CONNIE SUE PROVINES 27 Rural Sumner, Illinois VISITATION: 4 - 8 P.M. 
        Thursday, August 1, 2002  FUNERAL: 10 A.M. Friday, 
        August 2, 2002 MEMORIALS: Connie & Vickie Provines Memorial Fund with envelopes available at the Church and Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, IL WILLIAM H. "BILL" WOODS 74 Rural Robinson, Illinois ANITA J. CHAPMAN 77 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6  8 P.M. FRIDAY JULY 19, 2002 and Saturday morning until time of service. FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. SATURDAY JULY 20, 2002 PULLIAM FUNERAL HOME  Oblong MEMORIALS: ALHEIMERS ASSOCIATION / PARKINSONS FOUNDATION or AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home RUTH 
		A. BAKER 88 Oblong, Illinois THOMAS 
		A. "TOM" COATS 94 Oblong, Illinois EUNICE W. IKEMIRE 91 Pierceburg, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. Tuesday July 2, 2002 FUNERAL: 
		10:30 A.M. Wednesday July 3, 2002 MEMORIALS: 
		SEED CHAPEL CHURCH BETTY I. KEYS 73 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. Saturday, June 22, 2002 FUNERAL: 1:00 P.M. Sunday, June 23, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home, Oblong, Illinois BURDENIA F. HART 86 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 9 - 10:30 A.M. Friday, June 21, 2002 FUNERAL: 10:30 A.M. Friday, June 21, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, Illinois MEMORIALS: Dugan Cemetery Fund with envelopes available at the Funeral Home LORENE RANDOLPH, 82 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 1 - 2 P.M. Thursday, June 13, 2002 FUNERAL: 2 P.M. Thursday, June 13, 2002 HONORARIUMS: Oblong 
		Schools Academic Foundation with envelopes REV. LaVerl COOK 91 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday June 13, 2002 FUNERAL: 10:00 a.m. 
		Friday June 14, 2002 MEMORIALS: Evangelical 
		United Methodist Church – Oblong VERLIE 
		LINGAFELTER SHAFFNER BUCKNER 93 Martinsville, IL. NELLIE A. MILLER 82 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. 
		TUESDAY MAY 21, 2002 
 MEMORIALS: CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR A KIDNEY DIALYSIS UNIT PERNA L. WIREY 49 Stoy, Illinois VISITATION: 5 - 7 p.m. Wednesday May 8, 2002 
 MEMORIALS: CRAWFORD 
		COUNTY EXCEPTIONAL CITIZENS FAYE L. KIRK, 90, Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. Tuesday, May 7th, 2002 and Wednesday Morning until time of Service. FUNERAL: 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 8th, 2002 PLACE: Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong, Illinois MINISTER: Rev. Jerry Pinkstaff CEMETERY: Oblong Cemetery, Oblong, IL CAROL MARIE DART, 68, RURAL OBLONG, ILLINOIS FUNERAL TIME AND DATE: 2 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2002 PLACE: PULLIAM FUNERAL HOME - OBLONG MINISTERS: BRO. CHARLIE RAINS & BRO. RANDY NAVE CEMETERY: HUTSONVILLE CEMETERY, HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2002 AND SUNDAY UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE HONORARIUMS: Oblong Schools Academic Foundation or Oblong Lake Fund with envelopes available at the funeral home. LARRY DEAN KIBLER, 63, Oblong, Illinois GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 3 P.M. Saturday, May 4, 2002 PLACE: Mound Cemetery, Rural Jasper County, IL NO VISITATION HONORARIUMS: LARRY DEAN KIBLER Memorial Fund withenvelopes available atthe funeral homeand cemetery. MILITARY RITES: Will be conducted by The Oblong Americam Legion Post #219 RAYMOND "RAY" W. ATKINS, 82 of Oblong, Illinois FUNERAL TIME & DATE: 10:30 A.M. FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2002 PLACE: FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH - OBLONG, ILLINOIS MINISTER: BRO. HARRY RANDOLPH CEMETERY: OBLONG CEMETERY, OBLONG, ILLINOIS VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 PULLIAM FUNERAL HOME - OBLONG & FRIDAY 9 A.M. UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE AT THE CHURCH HONORARIUMS: FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH - OBLONG, IL MILITARY RITES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE OBLONG AMERICAN LEGION POST #219 CLEDA B. DUFFY, 79 of Hunt City, Illinois FUNERAL TIME & DATE: 10:30 A.M. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2002 PLACE: PULLIAM FUNERAL HOME - OBLONG, ILLINOIS MINISTERS: BRO. RANDY NAVE & PHIL BOYD VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002 AND UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE ON THURSDAY. HONORARIUMS: HUNT CITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH WITH ENVELOPES AVAILABLE AT THE FUNERAL HOME MAMIE 
		REA MAYS 101- BREA, CALIFORNIA FORMERLY OF  
 GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 
		10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, 2002 
 MEMORIALS: 
		AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY envelopes at or may be PAULINE E. MARTIN FIELDER 86 Palestine, Il. formerly of Oblong, IL. VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. 
		Friday April 5, 2002 Pulliam Funeral Home - Oblong FUNERAL: 1:00 p.m. Saturday 
		April 6, 2002 MEMORIAL: White Oak Church envelopes at the funeral home and church. Memorials may be mailed to the funeral home also. INFANT GRACIE FAITH WILLIAMSON - Mattoon, Illinois 
 GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:30 a.m. SATURDAY APRIL 6, 2002 OBLONG CEMETERY OBLONG, ILLINOIS REV. ORAL GRIGG - Officiating NO VISITATION VERA S. MILLER 91 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: PUBLIC VISITATION 6 - 8 p.m. Monday April 1, 2002 FUNERAL: PRIVATE FAMILY 
		FUNERAL SERVICE Tuesday April 2, 2002 MEMORIALS: EASTERN ILLINOIS 
		CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS HOME - Oblong FREDA E. SMITH 66 rural Willow Hill, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 P.M. Tuesday March 26, 2002 & Wednesday morning until time of service FUNERAL: 10:00 A.M. 
		Wednesday March 27, 2002  MEMORIALS: Lincoln Land Hospice envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home LEO M. YAGER 98 Oblong, Illinois NO VISITATION GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Private 
		family Graveside Service  MEMORIALS: Eastern Illinois 
		Christian Childrens Home - Oblong GRANT WOODS 76 Oblong, Illinois NO VISITATION: FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. 
		Thursday March 21, 2002  MEMORIALS: Berlin Congregational Christian Church Envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home LARRY D. MYERS Sr. 68 Olney, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday morning until time of service FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. 
		Wednesday March 20, 2002 MEMORIALS: American Heart Association with envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home MILITARY RITES: Oblong American Legion Post #219 LORENE FLORENCE LANGFORD 81 North Richland Hills, Texas formerly of Newton, IL. & Terre Haute, IN. VISITATION: 12:00 NOON 
		- 1:45 p.m. Friday March 8, 2002  GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:00 
		p.m. Friday March 8, 2002 
 MEMORIAL: Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Research envelopes at funeral home and Graveside Service, may also be mailed to funeral home. ORIS G. "FUZZ" WAGGONER 81 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday February 27 and Thursday until time of service FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. 
		Thursday February 28, 2002  MEMORIALS: Oblong High 
		School Boys Baseball Program  ORPHA 
		FLORENCE TONN 84 Belleview, Florida formerly of Oblong & Hunt City 
		areas HERBERT K. RUSSELL 89 Oblong, Illinois MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1:30 
		p.m. Monday March 4, 2002  VISITATION : 12:30 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. Monday March 4, 2002 MASONIC SERVICE: Conducted by Oblong Masonic Lodge AF & AM #644 during Memorial Service MEMORIALS: American 
		Cancer Society  CHARLES O. CRAIG 79 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 5 - 8 p.m. 
		Friday February 22, 2002 GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11:00 a.m. Saturday February 23, 2002 Lawrenceville City Cemetery Lawrenceville, IL. MEMORIALS: American Heart Association OR American Cancer Society. Envelopes at or may be mailed to the funeral home MASONIC SERVICE: 7:45 
		p.m. Friday Conducted by MILITARY RITES: At the Graveside Service conducted by Oblong American Legion Post #219 RUBY C. MAUS 90 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday February 17, 2002 FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. Monday February 18, 2002 MEMORIALS: Oblong Christian 
		Food Pantry OR Oblong Lake Fund STANLEY J. "SARGE" NOVAKOSKI 73 Robinson, IL VISITATION: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday February 13, 2002 FUNERAL SERVICE: 10:30 a,m. Thursday February 14, 2002  MEMORIALS: Oblong Athletic Booster Club OR Oblong American  GRAVESIDE MILITARY RITES: Oblong American Legion Post #219  VESTA M. NEWBOLD RUDDELL 97 Oblong, Illinois VISITATION: 6 - 8 p.m. Friday February 8, 2002 FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. Saturday February 9, 2002 MEMORIALS: First Christian Church - Oblong envelopes at or may be  GEORGE  T.  THOMPSON        75           Oblong, Illinois           FUNERAL:     10:30 a.m. Wednesday February 6, 2002           GRAVESIDE SERVICE:     1:30 p.m. Wednesday           MEMORIALS:   Oblong Girls Softball Association  envelopes at Hester M. Goodwin 94 Oblong, IL 
 
 
 
 
 BERNADINE BOYD 91 Huntsville, TX formerly of Oblong 
 
 
 OTIS L. " OTE" MILLER 64 Rural Oblong (The Bend) 
 
 
 LOIS MARIE GRUBB 72 Oblong, Illinois 
 
 DONALD E. RUSSELL 71 Oblong, Illinois 
 
 
 NELLIE SHINN 92 Oblong, Illinois 
 
 
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