Cyril Dale Christison Obituary (1911 - 2013)

Cyril Dale Christison, age 101, of Blue Mound, IL died on Saturday (Feb. 2, 2013) at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. A service to celebrate Dale's life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday (Feb. 7, 2013) at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Blue Mound. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Thursday. Burial will be in South Macon Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Blue Mound United Methodist Church. Dale was born on December 3, 1911 in Blue Mound, IL, the son of Clarence R. "Colonel" Christison and Edna Goffinet Christison. He married Marjorie Elizabeth Davison on August 29, 1936 in Blue Mound, IL. Dale attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Dale was a retired farmer and investor, in addition to being a part-time employee of W.T. Flora Gems for many years. He was a longtime member of the Macon County Farm Bureau and the Blue Mound United Methodist Church. Dale is survived by his wife: Marjorie Christison; sister: Josephine "Honey" Hubbard; six nieces and nephews: Susan Windels, Alice Joumaa, Phillip Bean, Jeffrey K. Davison, Marjorie LaRico and June Mann. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters: Mildred Bean and Eleanor Chambers, brother: Harold "Jack" Christison, niece: Annette Bean and his nephew: John Christison. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.