David King

Buddy married Carolyn Jane Meece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carroll A. Meece 85, of Tallula died Saturday February 3, 2007, at his residence.
He was born May 2, 1921 in Tallula, Il, son of Clarence F. and Mattie Jane Acre Meece.
He married Dorothy Pennock in St. Louis , Mo. December 5, 1942.
Mr. Meece graduated from Tallula High School in 1938; he worked 34 years at Fiat Allis working as a warranty service represenitive retiring in 1982. He was a WW II veteran serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as an instructor and a flight engineer. He was a member of the Tallula Christian Church, former chief and member of the Tallula volunteer fire department, member of the Tallula senior citizens, member of the Fiat Allis Club, lifetime member of the American Legion, member of the National Harbor Society, a former member of the Illinois Lake Management Association, and a former lake ranger at Lake Petersburg .
Surviving are his wife Dorothy of Tallula, one daughter Jane (husband Buddy) King of Tallula, Three grandchildren David (wife Sharon) King, Doug (wife Chris) King of Tallula, and Donna Martin of Petersburg, five great grandchildren Jessica, Logan, and Austen King of Tallula and Kameron and Jared Martin of Petersburg, and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday February 7, 2007 at Tallula Christian Church, the Rev. Wayne Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Tallula. Visitaion will be Tuesday February 6, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg . Additional visitation time will be Wednesday February 7, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the church before services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tallula B.L.S. and the Tallula Fire Department.

Carroll married Dorothy R. Pennock on 5 Dec 1942 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Dorothy (daughter of John Arthur Pennock and Ethel Mabel Helm) was born on 5 Aug 1918 in Illinois, USA; died on 3 Nov 2013 in Tallula, Illinois, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery East, Tallula, Menard County, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy R. Meece, 95, of Tallula passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Sunny Acres Home. She was born on August 5, 1918, the daughter of John Arthur and Mable B. (Helm) Pennock. Dorothy married Carroll Meece on December 5, 1942, in St. Louis, Mo.
She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Jane (Buddy W.) King of Tallula; grandchildren, David King and Doug (Chris) King, both of Tallula, and Donna Martin of Petersburg; great-grandchildren, Logan and Austen King of Tallula, Jessica (Thomas) Rakes of Athens and Kameron Martin of Petersburg; special brother-in-law, Robert Daniels of Pittsfield; numerous nieces and nephews; and her special family at Sunny Acres Home. Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 64 years, Carroll; sisters, Mary F. Freeman and Rosa Mae Daniels, both of Pittsfield; and brothers, Lyndle and Stanley Pennock.
Dorothy was a member of the Tallula Christian Church, Tallula Senior Citizens, and the Tallula American Legion Auxiliary Post #545. She was a military wife during WWII and drove a jeep for high ranking military officers. Apart from being a homemaker, Dorothy also worked as a server for the New Salem Lodge. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan. She was also very proud to have four generations of family to serve on the Tallula Fire Department.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, November 7, 2013, at the Tallula Christian Church with the Rev. David Poeschel officiating. Visitation will be at 5?8 p.m., Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial will follow the services in Greenwood Cemetery, Tallula, Ill. Memorial donations may be made to the Tallula B.L.S. or the Tallula Fire Department.

Died:
Sunny Acres Home

John married Ethel Mabel Helm in 1911 in Pittsfield, Illinois, USA. Ethel was born on 18 Jul 1889 in Illinois, USA; died in Mar 1974; was buried in Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]