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Emory L. Bumgardner

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[July 15, 2020]  NORMAL - Emory L. Bumgardner, 67, passed away at 8:44 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Carle BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.

Visitation: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home

Service: Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home

Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Emory L. Bumgardner, 67, passed away at 8:44 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Carle BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Rev. Kevin Summers will officiate. Burial will follow at Funks Grove Cemetery in rural McLean.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home on Saturday.

Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Emory Lee Bumgardner was born March 16, 1953, in Hillsboro, Ill., the son of Alfred M. and Annie G. Buckles Bumgardner. He married Sarah E. Rose on July 20, 2002. She survives.

Emory is also survived by two step-sons: Ryne (Georgena) Sherman and Brent Sherman; one step-daughter: Chelsea (Josh) Summers; three grandchildren: Max, Auggie, and Ava; one sister: Lou Ellen Thurston; and one brother: Garald Bumgardner.

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He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother: Marty Bumgardner.

Emory was a farmer in the Petersburg area for his entire life. Emory was a member of Cross Pointe Church of God in Bloomington. He previously attended the Atlanta United Methodist Church and belonged to the Methodist Men's Group. He was a member of the Menard County Farm Bureau.

He was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, and enjoyed watching sports on TV.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cross Pointe Church of God or Wounded Warriors Project.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.


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