Loren W DeJournett Obituary (1926 - 2018)

Loren W. DeJournett 91, of Mt. Zion, IL passed away 7:57 a.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018, in Generations at McKinley Place. A service to celebrate Loren's life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 26, 2018, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek with military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the US Navy. Memorials may be made to the Generations at McKinley Place. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Loren was born November 24, 1926, in Essex, MO the son of Elva and Edith (Critis) DeJournett. He married Mary E. Good on April 6, 1945. She preceded him in death on February 7, 2013. Loren retired as the Plant Maintenance Supervisor of Prairie Farms Dairy. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Mt. Zion. Surviving are his daughter: Beverly Scott and her husband Stephen of Greensboro, NC; sons: Gary DeJournett and his wife Linda of Valley Center, CA and Calvin DeJournett of Zephyr Hills, FL; grandchildren: Greg Scott and his wife Suzanne, Lena DeJournett, Jason DeJournett, Laura DeJournett-Pantouris and her husband Chris, Teal Sprouse and her husband Austin and Danny Castle; great grandchildren: Tyler Scott, Cody Scott, and Audrey Mae Sprouse; sisters: Betty Catron and her husband Glen, Ruth Wilson, and Barbara Wilson and her husband Ron; sister-in-law: Lois DeJournett. Loren was preceded in death by his wife, parents, two brothers and one sister. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to DMH Hospice Care and the staff at Generations at McKinley Place for all their loving care and support.