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Visitation: From 9 a.m. until 11
a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Holland Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Charles "Fred" Myers, 75, of Middletown, passed away
March 31, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center,
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday also at the funeral home with Ryan
Edgecombe officiating. Burial will follow in
Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Fred was born December 2, 1939 in Gary, IN, the son
of Charles Matthew and Wanda Mae (Cook) Myers. He
married Karen Wiggins on May 6, 1967 in Lincoln.
He proudly served his country in the United States
Air Force. He retired from Lincoln Developmental
Center after 36 years of service. Fred was a member
of the Middleton Presbyterian Church and the
Middletown American Legion Post 672. He was also a
member of the Greenview Masonic Lodge Af & Am #653.
He was an avid Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and
Illini fan. He was active in the church and enjoyed
volunteering at the Logan County Food Pantry and for
various other causes and organizations. Fred's first
love was his family. He loved spending time with his
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. |
Surviving are his wife Karen Myers of Middletown,
daughter Amy Marie DeCanter (David) of Mason City,
son Jeffery Matthew Myers (Naoko) of Sherman,
grandchildren Justin DeCanter, Kendra Kelly, Skyler
Myers, and Reid Myers, and great-grandchildren
Patrick Kelly and Mathieu DeCanter.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial donations may be made to the Middletown
Presbyterian Church or the Logan County Food Pantry
and will be accepted at the funeral home.
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