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Kenneth 'Stein' Thompson

[April 08, 2013]  PEORIA -- Kenneth E. "Stein" Thompson, 65, of Peoria, formerly of Atlanta, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2:04 p.m. at OSF. St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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Peoria- Kenneth E. "Stein" Thompson, 65, of Peoria formerly of Atlanta passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta with Rev. Janet Jones officiating.

Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the McLean Cemetery with Military Rites accorded by the Burger-Benedict American Legion Post #573.

Kenneth Eugene Thompson was born on October 3, 1947 in Bloomington the son of Donald E. and Virginia Goodpasture Thompson. He married Cynthia R. Gordon on February 28, 1975 at the Church of God in McLean. She survives.

Also surviving are his father : Donald of Bloomington, his mother : Virginia of Englewood, Ohio, his children: Lauralee Thompson of Peoria, Mark (Ashley) Thompson of Lacon. one sister: Donna (Jim) Balskey of Lewisburg, Ohio. Three grandchildren: Elizabeth, Isabella, and Abigail.

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He was preceded in death by one brother: Ronald Thompson.

Kenneth graduated from the Atlanta High School in 1966. He served in the Army National Guard Units in Bloomington and Bartonville for 20 years.

He worked at the former Brooks Ford Garage in Atlanta. He and Cynthia have owned and operated Park 74 Quick Lube Plus in Peoria for many years.

Memorials may be made to his family.