Clarence W Harvey Obituary (1929 - 2014)

Clarence "Bill" W. Harvey 84, of Decatur passed away at 8:50 p.m., Monday February 24, 2014, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Clarence's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday March 4, 2014, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Burial will be in Barnett Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the US Army Honors Team. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday morning until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Clarence was born April 29, 1929, in Valley City, ND the son of Jennings and Mabel (White) Harvey. He served in the US Army (Airborne Division). He was a retired operator from AE Staley Manufacturing Company. He married Gena G. Nihiser on November 1, 1962. Clarence enjoyed fishing, playing cards, and was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan. Surviving is his wife: Gena of Decatur; children: Tammy Beck and her husband Bob of Decatur, Tracy Lofland and her husband Dale of Indianapolis, IN, Donna Reed and her husband Todd of Lovington, Joanna Fletcher and her husband Craig of Oakley, Patricia Perry of Cottoner, AR, Virginia Reynolds and her husband Mark of Decatur, and Carl Harvey and his wife Paulette of Rochelle, IL; brother: Floyd Harvey of Detroit, MI; fifteen grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren also survive. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons: Billy Harvey and Terry Harvey, seven brothers, eight sisters, one grandson, and one great-grandson.