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     Orvetta F. “Betty” Cox, 99, of Decatur, passed away at 4:07 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at McKinley Court in Decatur.
     Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Central Christian Church in Decatur, where she was a member for over 70 years, with the Reverend Michael Karunas officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur.
     Betty was born on May 29, 1917 in Hallsville, a daughter of Gillard and Molly (Kindred) Harris. She married Willard M. Cox on November 14, 1938 in Clinton. He preceded her in death on August 23, 1987 in Decatur. She was also preceded in death by one sister and six brothers.

     She is survived by her daughters, Betty Lou Sturgis, Sandra (Rex) Perry and JoAnn (Tim) Ulland, all of Decatur; eight grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren and one on the way; and two great-great grandchildren.
     Betty was a volunteer at Decatur Memorial Hospital and at St. Mary’s Hospital. She also served as an election judge, for many years. She enjoyed playing Scat, Bingo and Bunco.
     Memorial contributions may be made in Betty’s memory to her church.
     Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue, in Peoria.


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Hendrick Polanco My Deepest Condolences February 28, 2019
 

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/dead-live-again-tract/dead-live-again

C. Borurguet My deepest condolence March 2, 2017
 
My condolences, as feelings of pain and bitterness become unbearable. It is my desire to convey a comforting thought based on the Holy Scriptures
          
  John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out."
 
 
This passage speaks of the resurrection of our loved ones. It is not God's plan to see us suffer and die, so He extends the following invitation to us: "Come near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8)
 
Please go to the following link to obtain more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage and again we are sorry for your loss.
 
 http://www.jw.org
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