Vernon Lickey, 70, of Brooklyn, the father of a Peoria resident, died Friday, June 2, 2000, at his home.
Born March 30, 1930, in Industry to Wilson and Ruth Loring Lickey, he married Penolia "Peggy" Ellen Goodridge on Oct. 13, 1954, in Macomb. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Littleton; one son, Lyle (and Wanda) of Albia, Iowa; two daughters, Anita Heinz of Peoria and Mrs. Gary (Janis) Finley of Centralia; and one sister, Mary Cox of Mapleton.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Macomb before transferring to the Schuyler American Legion Post 4, Veterans Foreign Wars Post, and 40 et 8.
He retired from construction, where he worked as a laborer and foreman on road and building projects in the area. He worked at Black Beauty Coal Mine in Camden until 1992. He was a member of the AFL-CIO Laborers union in Macomb.
He served as president of Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center in Rushville.
Burial will be in the Brooklyn Cemetery, with military rites accorded by his American Legion post.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - June 4, 2000.
Born March 30, 1930, in Industry to Wilson and Ruth Loring Lickey, he married Penolia "Peggy" Ellen Goodridge on Oct. 13, 1954, in Macomb. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Littleton; one son, Lyle (and Wanda) of Albia, Iowa; two daughters, Anita Heinz of Peoria and Mrs. Gary (Janis) Finley of Centralia; and one sister, Mary Cox of Mapleton.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Macomb before transferring to the Schuyler American Legion Post 4, Veterans Foreign Wars Post, and 40 et 8.
He retired from construction, where he worked as a laborer and foreman on road and building projects in the area. He worked at Black Beauty Coal Mine in Camden until 1992. He was a member of the AFL-CIO Laborers union in Macomb.
He served as president of Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center in Rushville.
Burial will be in the Brooklyn Cemetery, with military rites accorded by his American Legion post.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - June 4, 2000.
Vernon Lickey, 70, of Brooklyn, the father of a Peoria resident, died Friday, June 2, 2000, at his home.
Born March 30, 1930, in Industry to Wilson and Ruth Loring Lickey, he married Penolia "Peggy" Ellen Goodridge on Oct. 13, 1954, in Macomb. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Littleton; one son, Lyle (and Wanda) of Albia, Iowa; two daughters, Anita Heinz of Peoria and Mrs. Gary (Janis) Finley of Centralia; and one sister, Mary Cox of Mapleton.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Macomb before transferring to the Schuyler American Legion Post 4, Veterans Foreign Wars Post, and 40 et 8.
He retired from construction, where he worked as a laborer and foreman on road and building projects in the area. He worked at Black Beauty Coal Mine in Camden until 1992. He was a member of the AFL-CIO Laborers union in Macomb.
He served as president of Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center in Rushville.
Burial will be in the Brooklyn Cemetery, with military rites accorded by his American Legion post.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - June 4, 2000.
Born March 30, 1930, in Industry to Wilson and Ruth Loring Lickey, he married Penolia "Peggy" Ellen Goodridge on Oct. 13, 1954, in Macomb. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Littleton; one son, Lyle (and Wanda) of Albia, Iowa; two daughters, Anita Heinz of Peoria and Mrs. Gary (Janis) Finley of Centralia; and one sister, Mary Cox of Mapleton.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He was a Korean War Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Macomb before transferring to the Schuyler American Legion Post 4, Veterans Foreign Wars Post, and 40 et 8.
He retired from construction, where he worked as a laborer and foreman on road and building projects in the area. He worked at Black Beauty Coal Mine in Camden until 1992. He was a member of the AFL-CIO Laborers union in Macomb.
He served as president of Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center in Rushville.
Burial will be in the Brooklyn Cemetery, with military rites accorded by his American Legion post.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - June 4, 2000.
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