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Thomas E. Polk Sr.

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[August 25, 2015]  MOUNT PULASKI - Thomas E. Polk Sr., 84, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at 3:28 p.m. Saturday August 22, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation: From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski

Service: 4:00 p.m. Wednesday August 26 at the funeral home

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski

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Thomas E. Polk Sr., 84, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at 3:28 p.m. Saturday August 22, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Tom was born on March 19, 1931 in Pana, to Thomas Floyd and Ina Mae Haubner Polk. He married Olivia A. O’Leary on October 9, 1949. She preceded him death on September 19, 2005.

Surviving are three sons; Thomas (Margie) Polk Jr. of Mount Pulaski, Tim (Lou Ann) Polk, of Mount Pulaski and Terry (Diane) Polk of Decatur, siblings; Barbara Williamson of Lostant, Jerry (Shirley) Polk of Sullivan, Judy Herbord of Sullivan, Connie Lewis of Silver Cliff, CO, Kathy Langley of Silver Cliff, CO; eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings; Donald Polk, Patricia Polk, Emily Greiwe, Daniel Polk, Nancy Jo Polk, and Bonnie Milner, and one grandson Thomas Polk III.

Tom was a construction foreman for Wilham Construction and a retired millwright. He enjoyed camping, fishing, playing cards, and a big Chicago Cubs fan.

Services for Tom will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday August 26, 2015 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Stephen Collins officiating. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. (two hours prior the service).

Memorials may be made to the family of Thomas Polk Sr. Burial at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery will be held at a later date.

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