| Visitation:
							4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at Curry 
							Funeral Home in Pawnee
							
							 Service:
							7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home 
							Funeral home:
							Curry Funeral Home, 407 Carroll, Pawnee 
							Obituary  
							 
							Valeda Jo England, 59, of 
							Springfield, Illinois, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at 
							her home in Springfield. Valeda was born Nov. 5, 
							1960, in Lincoln, the daughter of Joseph J. and 
							Darlene K. Shanley Hickey. She married Franklyn J. 
							England on June 7, 1980, at the Cornland Christian 
							Church. She was preceded in death by her 
							grandparents.
 Valeda was a member of the Cornland Christian 
							Church. She was a class of 1978 graduate of Mount 
							Pulaski High School. Valeda worked at the Franklin 
							Life Insurance Co. for 24 years and at Horace Mann 
							Educators Corp. for the past 15 years. Valeda was a 
							member of the Sangamon County Rescue Squad, serving 
							as its deputy chief and canine handler. She trained 
							seven dogs for rescue purposes.
 
 Valeda is survived by her husband, Frank, of 
							Springfield; her parents, Joe and Kay Hickey, of 
							Cornland; one brother, Brad L. (wife, Shannon) 
							Hickey, of Vancouver, Canada; one sister, Valery K. 
							Hickey, of Wilmington; and several nieces, nephews 
							and cousins.
 
 Valeda’s family will meet friends from 4 p.m. until 
							the time of a funeral service at 7 p.m. Thursday, 
							Feb. 6, 2020, at Curry Funeral Home in Pawnee with 
							Rev. Casey McCormick and Rev. Ryan Edgecomb 
							officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. 
							Friday, Feb. 7, at the Steenbergen Cemetery in Mount 
							Pulaski.
 
 
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                    In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested 
					to the Sangamon County Rescue Squad, 2801 N. Fifth St., 
					Springfield, IL 62702.
 Curry Funeral Home is serving the family of Valeda England. 
					Online condolences may be expressed at
					www.curryfh.com.
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