Richard Lee "Big Ike" Isaacs Obituary (1934 - 2014)

Richard Lee "Big Ike" Isaacs 80, of Mt. Zion, passed away at 10:04 a.m., Friday October 31, 2014, in Vibra Hospital, Springfield, IL. A service to celebrate Lee's life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion with Pastor Steve Ingram officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead 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 on Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Lee was born October 12, 1934, in Sullivan, IL the son of Truman and Kathryn (Heiland) Isaacs. He married Rosalie Jeanette on May 20, 1961. She preceded him in death on July 1, 2006. Lee served his country in the US Army. He retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company as a truck driver. Lee was a member of the South Shores Christian Church and a former member of UAW Local #751. Surviving is his daughter: Julie Chenault and her husband Don of Decatur; brothers: Jerry Isaacs and his wife Linda of Sullivan, IL, Donald Isaacs and his wife Kay of Portland, TN, and Charlie Isaacs and his wife Carol of Broken Bow, OK; grandsons: Thurman and Zachary Chenault. Also surviving is Lee's ornery cat: Prince. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, daughter: Glenda, three brothers and three sisters.