Mr. Garmon was born May 30, 1945, in Fairbury, to Clanis "Hebron" and Mary Garmon.
He is survived by two daughters, Shawn (Paul) Jones and Shelly (Tony) Collom and three grandchildren, seven sisters and two brothers, Nina (Walt) Flessner, Ruby (Glen) Benway., Virginia (Tom) O'Connor, Geneva (Kenneth) Dancy, Sandra (Don) Wilson, Shelby (Henry) Aquino, Judy (Mike) Willis, Don (Linda) Garmon and Ron Garmon.
He was preceded in death by his parent and a sister, Dorothy (George) Perkins.
Mr. Garmon graduated from Rossville High School and from Sangamon State University (currently the University of Illinois at Springfield) with a bachelor's of arts degree in management. In 1966, he joined the United States Marine Corps and retired in 1988 as a master sergeant. During his career in the Marines he served tours as a drill instructor, a recruiter and three tours overseas in Vietnam, Okinawa and two in Japan.
He was a life member of the Rossville Historical Society and a member of the Rossville American Legion.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - October 30, 2007
He is survived by two daughters, Shawn (Paul) Jones and Shelly (Tony) Collom and three grandchildren, seven sisters and two brothers, Nina (Walt) Flessner, Ruby (Glen) Benway., Virginia (Tom) O'Connor, Geneva (Kenneth) Dancy, Sandra (Don) Wilson, Shelby (Henry) Aquino, Judy (Mike) Willis, Don (Linda) Garmon and Ron Garmon.
He was preceded in death by his parent and a sister, Dorothy (George) Perkins.
Mr. Garmon graduated from Rossville High School and from Sangamon State University (currently the University of Illinois at Springfield) with a bachelor's of arts degree in management. In 1966, he joined the United States Marine Corps and retired in 1988 as a master sergeant. During his career in the Marines he served tours as a drill instructor, a recruiter and three tours overseas in Vietnam, Okinawa and two in Japan.
He was a life member of the Rossville Historical Society and a member of the Rossville American Legion.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - October 30, 2007
Mr. Garmon was born May 30, 1945, in Fairbury, to Clanis "Hebron" and Mary Garmon.
He is survived by two daughters, Shawn (Paul) Jones and Shelly (Tony) Collom and three grandchildren, seven sisters and two brothers, Nina (Walt) Flessner, Ruby (Glen) Benway., Virginia (Tom) O'Connor, Geneva (Kenneth) Dancy, Sandra (Don) Wilson, Shelby (Henry) Aquino, Judy (Mike) Willis, Don (Linda) Garmon and Ron Garmon.
He was preceded in death by his parent and a sister, Dorothy (George) Perkins.
Mr. Garmon graduated from Rossville High School and from Sangamon State University (currently the University of Illinois at Springfield) with a bachelor's of arts degree in management. In 1966, he joined the United States Marine Corps and retired in 1988 as a master sergeant. During his career in the Marines he served tours as a drill instructor, a recruiter and three tours overseas in Vietnam, Okinawa and two in Japan.
He was a life member of the Rossville Historical Society and a member of the Rossville American Legion.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - October 30, 2007
He is survived by two daughters, Shawn (Paul) Jones and Shelly (Tony) Collom and three grandchildren, seven sisters and two brothers, Nina (Walt) Flessner, Ruby (Glen) Benway., Virginia (Tom) O'Connor, Geneva (Kenneth) Dancy, Sandra (Don) Wilson, Shelby (Henry) Aquino, Judy (Mike) Willis, Don (Linda) Garmon and Ron Garmon.
He was preceded in death by his parent and a sister, Dorothy (George) Perkins.
Mr. Garmon graduated from Rossville High School and from Sangamon State University (currently the University of Illinois at Springfield) with a bachelor's of arts degree in management. In 1966, he joined the United States Marine Corps and retired in 1988 as a master sergeant. During his career in the Marines he served tours as a drill instructor, a recruiter and three tours overseas in Vietnam, Okinawa and two in Japan.
He was a life member of the Rossville Historical Society and a member of the Rossville American Legion.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - October 30, 2007
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