Simons Mortuary

12/22/2025

Ms. Brenda Faye Payton, age 66, of Peoria, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Born on July 25, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Mr. O’Neal Payton and Delores D. (Lewis) Payton, Brenda lived a full life. She was a proud graduate of Wichita State...

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12/20/2025

12/20/2025

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12/13/2025

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12/07/2025

Simons Mortuary 33rd Annual Holiday Gala

12/05/2025

Timmy L. Walker was born on December 3, 1969, in Kankakee, Illinois. He peacefully passed
away at home on December 3, 2025.

Timmy was the beloved son of Willie Louis Sanders and Josie Mae (Walker) Sanders. He was a 1988
graduate of Manual High School. Throughout his working life, Timmy was known...

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11/29/2025

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11/29/2025

Miss Xia Linette Sykes, 19, of Peoria, IL, passed away at 7:28 pm on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at home. She was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and our ancestors, joining the lineage that holds her forever.

Xia was born on October 20, 2006 in Peoria, IL. She...

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11/26/2025

Mrs. Ebony Ulynn Pickett-Chapman, 46, passed on November 25, 2025 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL.

Ebony was born on September 14, 1979 to Terri (Ross) and Pizzarro Pickett in Peoria at OSF Hospital. She married Gregory Chapman on July 13, 2013.

Ebony was a loving and caring wife,...

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11/22/2025

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