Mr. Wendell G. Carey, 92, of Blandinsville, Illinois passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 at 1:57 P.M. at the Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, Illinois.
He was born March 31, 1917 in Macomb, the son of George and Mary Towle Carey. On July 19, 1936 he married Adelaide Mae Thompson in Canton, Missouri.
Mr. Carey had farmed near Fountain Green, Illinois for many years. He moved to Blandinsville in 1959 where he built the bowling alley and operated it for the next seven years. He then worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the area. He was a member of the Twin Oaks Golf Club and the First Christian Church in Blandinsville. He enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Dennis (Lou) Carey of Macon, Missouri, two daughters, Patsy (George) Butterfield and Nancy (Darrell) Badord all of Blandinsville, 9 grandchildren, Doug (Becky) Butterfield, Greg (Lynn) Butterfield, Todd (Karrie) Butterfield, Jodi (Garrett) Lindell, Michele (Chris) Shannon, Laura (Charles) Huff, Chawn (Greg) Cochran, Chad (Cindy) Carey and Angela Carey,13 great-grandchildren, Melissa, Stephen, Patrick, Brian and Brandon Butterfield, Austin and Brooke Lindell, Dani and Mandi Huff, Nathan and Nolan Shannon, Nikki Cross and Ambreeial Benham, and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Jacob Butterfield and Mickenzie Cross, two brothers, Marion Carey of Blandinsville and Paul Theodore Carey of Marshfield, Missouri and 1 sister, Rosemary Albright of Good Hope, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 8 brothers.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Blandinsville where the family will meet with friends, Monday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. Pastor Gordon Blankenship will officiate. Burial will be in the Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville. A memorial fund has been established for the First Christian Church.
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He was born March 31, 1917 in Macomb, the son of George and Mary Towle Carey. On July 19, 1936 he married Adelaide Mae Thompson in Canton, Missouri.
Mr. Carey had farmed near Fountain Green, Illinois for many years. He moved to Blandinsville in 1959 where he built the bowling alley and operated it for the next seven years. He then worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the area. He was a member of the Twin Oaks Golf Club and the First Christian Church in Blandinsville. He enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Dennis (Lou) Carey of Macon, Missouri, two daughters, Patsy (George) Butterfield and Nancy (Darrell) Badord all of Blandinsville, 9 grandchildren, Doug (Becky) Butterfield, Greg (Lynn) Butterfield, Todd (Karrie) Butterfield, Jodi (Garrett) Lindell, Michele (Chris) Shannon, Laura (Charles) Huff, Chawn (Greg) Cochran, Chad (Cindy) Carey and Angela Carey,13 great-grandchildren, Melissa, Stephen, Patrick, Brian and Brandon Butterfield, Austin and Brooke Lindell, Dani and Mandi Huff, Nathan and Nolan Shannon, Nikki Cross and Ambreeial Benham, and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Jacob Butterfield and Mickenzie Cross, two brothers, Marion Carey of Blandinsville and Paul Theodore Carey of Marshfield, Missouri and 1 sister, Rosemary Albright of Good Hope, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 8 brothers.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Blandinsville where the family will meet with friends, Monday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. Pastor Gordon Blankenship will officiate. Burial will be in the Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville. A memorial fund has been established for the First Christian Church.
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Mr. Wendell G. Carey, 92, of Blandinsville, Illinois passed away Friday, January 8, 2010 at 1:57 P.M. at the Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, Illinois.
He was born March 31, 1917 in Macomb, the son of George and Mary Towle Carey. On July 19, 1936 he married Adelaide Mae Thompson in Canton, Missouri.
Mr. Carey had farmed near Fountain Green, Illinois for many years. He moved to Blandinsville in 1959 where he built the bowling alley and operated it for the next seven years. He then worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the area. He was a member of the Twin Oaks Golf Club and the First Christian Church in Blandinsville. He enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Dennis (Lou) Carey of Macon, Missouri, two daughters, Patsy (George) Butterfield and Nancy (Darrell) Badord all of Blandinsville, 9 grandchildren, Doug (Becky) Butterfield, Greg (Lynn) Butterfield, Todd (Karrie) Butterfield, Jodi (Garrett) Lindell, Michele (Chris) Shannon, Laura (Charles) Huff, Chawn (Greg) Cochran, Chad (Cindy) Carey and Angela Carey,13 great-grandchildren, Melissa, Stephen, Patrick, Brian and Brandon Butterfield, Austin and Brooke Lindell, Dani and Mandi Huff, Nathan and Nolan Shannon, Nikki Cross and Ambreeial Benham, and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Jacob Butterfield and Mickenzie Cross, two brothers, Marion Carey of Blandinsville and Paul Theodore Carey of Marshfield, Missouri and 1 sister, Rosemary Albright of Good Hope, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 8 brothers.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Blandinsville where the family will meet with friends, Monday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. Pastor Gordon Blankenship will officiate. Burial will be in the Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville. A memorial fund has been established for the First Christian Church.
Banks & Beal
He was born March 31, 1917 in Macomb, the son of George and Mary Towle Carey. On July 19, 1936 he married Adelaide Mae Thompson in Canton, Missouri.
Mr. Carey had farmed near Fountain Green, Illinois for many years. He moved to Blandinsville in 1959 where he built the bowling alley and operated it for the next seven years. He then worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the area. He was a member of the Twin Oaks Golf Club and the First Christian Church in Blandinsville. He enjoyed playing cards and gardening.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Dennis (Lou) Carey of Macon, Missouri, two daughters, Patsy (George) Butterfield and Nancy (Darrell) Badord all of Blandinsville, 9 grandchildren, Doug (Becky) Butterfield, Greg (Lynn) Butterfield, Todd (Karrie) Butterfield, Jodi (Garrett) Lindell, Michele (Chris) Shannon, Laura (Charles) Huff, Chawn (Greg) Cochran, Chad (Cindy) Carey and Angela Carey,13 great-grandchildren, Melissa, Stephen, Patrick, Brian and Brandon Butterfield, Austin and Brooke Lindell, Dani and Mandi Huff, Nathan and Nolan Shannon, Nikki Cross and Ambreeial Benham, and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Jacob Butterfield and Mickenzie Cross, two brothers, Marion Carey of Blandinsville and Paul Theodore Carey of Marshfield, Missouri and 1 sister, Rosemary Albright of Good Hope, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 8 brothers.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Blandinsville where the family will meet with friends, Monday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of services. Pastor Gordon Blankenship will officiate. Burial will be in the Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville. A memorial fund has been established for the First Christian Church.
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