Carolyn J. Woodard, 73, Clinton, died at 8:20 p.m. Monday (April 16, 2012) at her family home, Clinton.

Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday (April 19, 2012) at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kenney. J. Kent Hickerson will officiate. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Second Chance Adoption.

She was born Sept. 20, 1938, in Clinton, daughter of Harold and Leona Mearida Day. She married Raymond E. “Woody” Woodard on Nov. 25, 1956, in Clinton. He passed away Aug. 1, 2011.

She is survived by her mother, Leona Day, Clinton; son, Brett (Angelle) Woodard, Clinton; two stepgrandchildren, Yvette Dempster and Dana Winter; and siblings, Donald Day and Jean (Dale) Schriber, both of Clinton.

She was preceded in death by her father and one brother.

She enjoyed antiques, garage sales and her dogs.

DECATUR – Todd Steven Followell, 44, of Decatur died 5:50 p.m. Sunday (April 15, 2012) in his residence. Celebration of Life services will be 4 p.m. Thursday, (April 19, 2012) in Maranatha Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Ron Howerton officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services in the church. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Maranatha Assembly of God Church. Todd was born April 3, 1968, in Decatur, the son of David John and Judith Ann Woollen Followell. He was a member of Maranatha Assembly of God Church. He was an underwater welder, welder and massage therapist. He loved his dogs and three cats. Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Les and Betty Woollen of Wapella; brother, Jeffrey David (Robin) Followell of Indianapolis, Ind.; niece, Jinny (Colin) Parker of Decatur; great-nephew, Charlie Parker; nephew, Tyler David Followell of Denver, Colo.; stepniece, Taylor Ann Chambers of Indianapolis; aunts, Janis (Bill) Ellis of Wapella; Joan (Terry) Rousey of Indiana; uncles, Timothy (Dawn) Woollen of Phoenix, Ariz.; Joe Woollen of Wapella; several cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Junior W. and Laverne Followell; uncle, Kenneth Elmer Followell.

Mary Louise Gowler, 79, of Farmer City, Ill., passed away at 7:55 a.m. on April 15, 2012 at Farmer City Rehab & Health Care.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. There will not be a funeral. Cremation rites will be accorded following visitation. Calvert’s is in charge of arrangements.

Interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City.

Memorials may be made to Farmer City Rehab & Health Care.

Mary was born on July 25, 1932 in Wesleyville, New Foundland, Canada, daughter of Sidney Jones and Mary Ann (Roberts) Jones. She married Everett Gerald Gowler on October 6, 1951 at St. John’s New Foundland. He passed away on June 19, 1996.

Survivors include son Richard (June) Gowler, Clinton; three grandchildren Tracy (Steve) Boss, Brownsburg, Ind.; Karen (Jason) Mincolla, Okinawa, Japan, and Edward (Laurie) Gowler, Mahomet, Ill.; three step- grandchildren Cassi Flahart, Milwaukee, Wis.; Jennifer Flahart, Bonne Terre, Mo., and Calvin (Danielle) Flahart, Nottingham, Pa., and two brothers Jabez Jones, Nova Scotia, Canada, and George Jones, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mary worked for years at the Clinton Bowl. She was in the Women’s Bowling Hall of Fame and a member of the Eagles Lodge, where she was a Golden Eagle.

Zelma A. Carter, 62 of Wapella, IL went to be with her Heavenly Father at 2:40 P.M. on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at her family residence.

 Funeral services will be 11 A.M. Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Heyworth, IL with Rev. Richard Gray and Pastor Spencer McPheron officiating. Burial will follow at the DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, IL. Friends may call from 5 – 7 P.M. Wednesday at the Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Zelma Carter Memorial Fund or the American Diabetes Association. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL in charge of arrangements.

 Zelma was born October 4, 1949 in Clinton, IL the daughter of Raymond O. and Bernice F. (Nelson) Carter.

 She is survived by her loving daughters: Bridget V. and Angela C. Carter both of Wapella, IL; 2 Grandsons: Christian M. & Joshua T. Carter, they truly were the apple of her eye; 4 Sisters: Sharon McGhee, Donna Carter, Thelma Carter and Vivian (Russell) Crutcher all of Clinton, IL; 2 Brothers: Roger (Pat) Carter, Joliet, IL and Russell (Bernadine) Carter, Springfield, IL and many special Nieces & Nephews and Great Nieces & Nephews.  She was preceded in death by her Parents, her significant other and 1 Niece.  She will sadly be missed by all who knew her. 

Zelma was employed with Eureka Company for 28 years and the former Todd Uniforms. She attended the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Heyworth, IL.

Doris M. Jost, 56, of Clinton died at 10:50 a.m. Friday (April 13, 2012) at her family residence in Clinton.

Her celebration of life service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Mark Savage will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Memorials may be made to Jacobs Well  3476 Summer Ave. Memphis, Tennessee  38122.

She was born April 3, 1956, in St. Ignace, Mich., to John Hibbard and Pearl Callahan Hibbard. She married Richard Heath Sr. She later married Chuck Jost.

Surviving are her mother, Pearl Garriott, Clinton; one son, Rick (Dawn) Heath, LeRoy; one grandson, Brandon Heath; brothers, John (Teresa) Hibbard, Clinton; Kenny Hibbard and Kris Hibbard, Clinton.

She was preceded in death by her father and 3 brothers.

She enjoyed collecting dolls.

Hazel L. Luttrell, 90, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Clinton, Ill., passed away at 5:552 a.m. on March 30, 2012 at Park Place Nursing Center, Tyler, Texas.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Calvert’s, J. Kent Hickerson officiating. Interment will be at Rose Cemetery, Lane, Ill.

Memorials may be made to the Lane Christian Church.

Hazel was born on August 8, 1921 in Clinton, daughter of Albert Wantland and Lura (Brennan) Wantland. She married Eugene N. Luttrell on February 28, 1948 in Clinton. He passed away on March 26, 2008.

Survivors include two daughters Dottie Pucket, Tyler, Texas, and Alice (Raleigh) Randles, Arp, Texas, six grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren.

Her parents, five sisters and three brothers preceded her in death.

She was a member of the First Christian Church, Clinton. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and sewing for others.