Hunter Kickle Obituary (1936 - 2012)

Hunter L. Kickle, 76, of Mt. Zion passed away at 9:26 a.m., Thursday, November 08, 2012 in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. A service to celebrate Hunter's life will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Hunter will be laid to rest in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation beginning at 12:00 noon, Sunday until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Raptor Center or the Macon County Animal Shelter. Hunter was born January 9, 1936 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Hunter J. and Lillian R. (Lowry) Kickle. He was a retired chemist from A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company. He served in the US Air Force as a Survival Instructor. He married Virginia Day on August 19, 1962 and they recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Hunter was a member of the Land of Lincoln A's (a Model-A Ford car club) and the Decatur Camera Club. He enjoyed many outdoor activities including annual elk hunting trips, deer hunting, fishing, camping and horseback riding. Surviving is his wife: Virginia of Mt. Zion; daughters: Stephanie Brown and her husband Bill of Decatur, Suzanne Kobayashi and her husband Jeff of Springfield, and Andrea Miller and her husband Karl of St. Charles, MO; grandchildren: Sarah Browning of Decatur, Daniel Browning of Decatur, Kristin Kobayashi of Springfield, Rachel Kobayashi of Springfield, and Evan Miller of St. Charles, MO; brother: Brad Kickle and his wife Lynne of Mt. Zion. Also surviving is his special Border Collie, Jill. Hunter was preceded in death by his parents. The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the nurses and staff of DMH ICU Unit and to Dr. Wade, Dr. D. Patel and Dr. Liu for the care and compassion shown to them during Hunter's illness.