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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. |
Valeda
Jo England