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Karyn Hearn Slover. The murder of Karyn Hearn Slover occurred on September 27, 1996 in Decatur, Illinois, when Karyn Slover, a 23-year-old mother of one, disappeared shortly after leaving her job as an advertising sales representative. Two days later, authorities discovered Slover's dismembered remains, wrapped in plastic bags, in and near Lake ...
Nov 2, 1914. Umpire (1890–1914), worked at four World Series including Cubs' victory of 1908. Born in Decatur. Roe Skidmore. Oct 30, 1945. Pinch-hitter for Chicago Cubs, rare MLB player with batting average of 1.000. Born in Decatur. Brian Snitker. Oct 17, 1955.
Decatur (/ dɪˈkeɪtər / dih-KAY-tər) is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. [4] It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. [5]
Dwayne Orville Andreas (March 4, 1918 – November 16, 2016), was one of the leading farm industrialists of the 20th century. [3] He was often called the Soybean King. [4] He was former CEO and chairman of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Under his leadership he turned ADM into the largest processor of farm commodities in the United States.
Rupp lived in Decatur, Illinois with his wife, Florence, and family and was the owner of an insurance agency. Rupp served as mayor of Decatur, Illinois from 1966 to 1976. Rupp was elected to the Illinois Senate in the 1976 general election, defeating Democratic incumbent Robert McCarthy, also of Decatur. He served in the Senate 1977 to 1987.
Earl Paulk was born on May 30, 1927, in Appling County, Georgia, near Savannah, to Earl Pearly Paulk, Sr. and Addie Mae Tomberlin Paulk. His father was a minister in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), eventually rising to assistant general overseer of the denomination. At 17, Paulk said he received a call from God to enter ministry.
Richard Wayne Peck (April 5, 1934 – May 23, 2018) was an American novelist known for his contributions to modern young adult literature.He was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder (the sequel to A Long Way From Chicago). [3]
Owner, landscaping business. Vito Rocco Bertoldo (December 1, 1916 – July 23, 1966) was a United States Army soldier. A veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions near Hatten, France, in January 1945. Bertoldo was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois, and worked as a coal miner and truck driver.