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Visitation:
10 a.m. to Noon Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Meyer
Funeral Home in Newton
Service:
Noon Saturday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Meyer Funeral Home, Newtown, Illinois
Obituary
Bruce Lane Babbs, age 72, of Oblong,
Illinois, passed away at 5:30 PM – Wednesday, May
25, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in
Mattoon, Illinois.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Meyer
Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois. The obituary can
be viewed and condolences left at
www.meyerfh.com.
Visitation will be held 10:00 AM-12:00 PM –
Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Meyer Funeral Home in
Newton, Illinois. Services celebrating Bruce’s life
will be held following the visitation, with Gail
Anderson officiating. In loving memory of Bruce,
memorials may be made to the family.
Bruce Lane Babbs was born on March 31, 1950, in
Effingham, Illinois the son of Robert and Madonna (Wetherholt)
Babbs. He married Sheryl Sheley and to this union 3
children were born. Bruce married Carol Ann Schleder
on November 21, 1987, in New Holland, Illinois.
Bruce enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to auctions
and collecting antiques. He always had a story to
tell, no one was a stranger. Bruce’s greatest love
was his grandchildren.
Bruce is survived by:
Wife of 34 years – Carol Babbs of Oblong, Illinois
Children – Robert L. (Pam) Babbs of Greenview,
Illinois; Tracy J. Bree of Lincoln, Illinois; Sherry
A. (Eric) Leever of Beason, Illinois; Jeremy L.
(Brittany) Babbs of Oblong, Illinois and Jessica A.
Babbs (Terrence Hollis) of Oblong, Illinois.
Grandchildren – Trent, Trevor, Dalton, Madi, Tori,
Bruce, McKenzie, Jayce, Tucker, Bryar and Turner |
Great grandchildren – Oliver and Kason
Siblings - Allen (Francis) Babbs of Lincoln, Illinois and
Danny (Pat) of Middletown, Illinois
Several extended families also survive.
Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, son Shane Babbs
and grandchild Lane Babbs. |
