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| Name: |
John W. Yancey
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| Birth Date & Death Date |
September 22nd, 1933 - June 30th, 2010
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| Obituary: |
Morton - John W. Yancey, 76, of Morton, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
He was born Sept. 22, 1933, in Sullivan, Ill., to John and Julia (Locke) Yancey. He married Vera Maltby on Oct. 20, 1954, in Beardstown.
Surviving are his wife, Vera Yancey of Morton; two sons, John (Debbie) Yancey, Jr. of East Peoria and Steven Yancey of Ashland, Va.; one daughter, Karen (Stephen) McKillip of Morton; 10 grandchildren, David, Zachary, Jill, Kate, Lucas, John, James, Brian, Isaac, Sophie; and two great-grandchildren, Lydia and Preston; and his sister, Flossie Morris.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
John started his career with Caterpillar Inc. in 1951, retiring as an engineering supervisor in 1995.
He was a member of Groveland Missionary Church and a founding member of the Carp Anglers Group.
An Army veteran, John was a member of American Legion Post 318 in Morton.
He was a Boy Scout leader for many years and was an avid fisherman.
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| Memorials: |
Groveland Missionary Church, 5043 E. Queenwood Road, Groveland, IL 61535 or Tazewell Animal Protective Society, 100 Taps Lane, Pekin, IL 61554
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| Cemetery: |
Beardstown City Cemetery
1804 Wall St.
Beardstown, IL 62618 (map/driving directions)
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| Visitations: |
5:00PM to 8:00PM on Monday, July 5th, 2010 at Knapp - Johnson Funeral Home (map/driving directions)
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11:00AM to 1:00PM on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at Sager Funeral Home (map/driving directions)
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| Services: |
1:00PM at Sager Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 (map/driving directions)
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