John Auvil Sr's Obituary
Decatur-John Auvil Sr., 84, of Decatur passed away at 5:17 am Monday June, 27, 2011 in Aspen Ridge Care Centre.
John was born on January 14, 1927 in Jeff, IL the son of John H. and Ruby (Peck) Auvil. He married Nelda Pauline (Sims) on October 12, 1946 in Decatur.
He is survived by his wife Nelda Pauline, 4 children, John F. Auvil (Rita) of Lovington; Ed Auvil (Lucy) of Decatur; Kathie Jeffery (Jim) of Decatur; Billy R. Auvil Sr. (Jan) of Decatur; brother, Donald Auvil of California; sisters, Marie Portwood of Decatur; Lottie Stivers of Indiana; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchildren;
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother.
John was a WWII Veteran and last month went with the Honor flight to Washington D.C. He was in the Army 11th Airborne Pacific Theater in Japan from 1945-1947 and served as a Missile Specialist from 1954-1957. He retired from Mueller Company after 33 years then retired from Magna bank Security after 20 years.
The family would like to say a special thanks to the 2nd floor staff and administration at Aspen Ridge.
Graveside service celebrating the life of John will be 10:00 am Friday, July 1, 2011 at Graceland Cemetery in the Veterans section with Military Honors by the Macon County Honor Guard and conclude with the 'Flight Home' ceremony. Memorials are suggested to the family.
The family of John Auvil Sr. is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home honored provider of Veterans Funeral Care, 2091 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL. View the on line obituary and send condolences to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
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