Oliver Lynn Cain Obituary (1947 - 2014)

Oliver Lynn "Ollie" Cain, 66 of Hammond, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at St. Johns Hospital, Springfield with his family by his side. A visitation to celebrate Ollie's life will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Military honors will be accorded by the US Army Honors Team at 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be to the Mt. Zion Fire Department. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Ollie was born on July 14, 1947 in Moweaqua, IL the son of William and Margaret (Adams) Cain. Ollie attended Eisenhower High School and went on to join the Army in 1964. He was stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado before being sent to Schweinfurt, Germany. After being honorably discharged he went to work for PPG Industries, Mt. Zion and retired after 25 years of service to the company. Ollie married Cheryl Gibson on February 7, 1967, in Colorado Springs and out of this union two children were born: Carrie Ann and Charles Derrick Cain. Ollie later married Anna Day on June 27, 1998. Surviving is his daughter: Carrie Ann (Cain) Boland and her husband Tim; son: C. Derrick Cain and his fianc Sherri Atwood; and Ollie's fianc: Janet Dillon; sisters: Jean Poe and her husband Don and Carol Cain; grandchildren: Joshua Bentz, Jared Bentz, Shelby Cain, Blake Boland, and Brock Boland; dear friend: Cheryl Cain; many nieces, nephews, and his great friends also survive. Ollie was preceded in death by his grandparents, mother: Margaret F. Cain, and brother: William Duke Cain and wife Anna Day Cain. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the St. Johns and SIU medical staff as well as the ICU Module D nurses for all their care and compassion.