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Billy Brandenburg Obituary

ATWOOD - Billy D. Brandenburg, 97, of Atwood died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 23, 2025) at Carriage Crossing, Champaign.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, with military rites accorded for the Army veteran. The Rev. Micheal Drake will officiate. Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 66 E. U.S. 36, Atwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Published by The News-Gazette on Oct. 29, 2025.

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11:00 a.m.

Mackville Cemetery

1488 East 100 North Road, Atwood, IL 61913

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Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home - Atwood

66 East US Highway 36 P.O. Box 574, Atwood, IL 61913

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