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Duane Tabor

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[February 25, 2025]  ATLANTA - Duane Tabor, 83, of Atlanta, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

Visitation:  Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home

Service:  Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home

Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Duane Tabor, 83, of Atlanta, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Burial will be at Funks Grove Cemetery in rural McLean at a later date.

Albert Duane Tabor was born April 1, 1941, in Metamora, the son of Edward and Madeline A. Atchison Tabor. He was united in marriage to Sandra Ruble on June 13, 1981. She survives.

Duane is also survived by two sons, John (Amy) Tabor and Todd (Julie) Tabor, step-children: Brenda (Mike) Johnson, Larry (Terry) Bell, Jerry (Kellie) Bell, Rob (Danielle) Bell, and Amy Brewer; grandchildren: Ethan (Maddie) Tabor, Andrew Tabor, Molly Monahan, and Brittany (Caleb) Fiscus; 16 step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren: Nash Tabor, Caden Fiscus and Brody Fiscus; 33 step-great-grandchildren; and siblings: James (Brenda) Tabor, Karen (Bill) Horn, Lyle (Ruth) Tabor, Judith (Chuck Parks) Cook, and Mary Ellen Stevenson.

He was preceded in death by two brothers: Eugene Tabor and Kenneth Tabor.

Duane was a 1960 graduate of Atlanta High School. He worked in Morton for Caterpillar for 30 years, first in paint and then in maintenance. He farmed until 2008 and also worked for the City of Atlanta in maintenance. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and Allis-Chalmers tractors. He was known for being able to fix anything.

Memorials may be made to American Lung Association or OSF Hospice.

Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta is assisting the family with arrangements.


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