Charles L. McGehee, 76, of Peotone, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 P.M., Saturday, January 5, 2013, in the Riverside Memorial Hospital of Kankakee, Illinois.  Charles was born July  25, 1936, in Paris, Tennessee, the son of Gilmer D. and Suddie M. ( Cox ) McGehee. He married Marilyn K. Peckham, May  30, 1992, in Kankakee, Illinois. Charles served in the United States Army and was a former employee of the Ace Hardware Corp. of Matteson, in the Maintenance Department. He attended the Manteno Nazarene Church of Manteno, IL. Mr. McGehee leaves his wife, Marilyn K. McGehee of Peotone, IL; four daughters, Charla Brooks and husband Dennis of Newton, IL, Lynette Lawrence of Exton, PA; Renee Sparling and husband Frank of Yale, IL and Jennifer Sparling and husband Rick of Neoga, IL; one brother, Robert McGehee and wife Debbie of Taylorville, IL; one sister, Loretta McGehee of Springfield, IL; eleven grandchildren, Joel, Jeron, Jacob, Kailyn, Jaidyn, Braidyn, Samantha, Zackary, Alena, Daniel and Rayna. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, four sisters and two grandsons, Eric and Landon.    

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 P.M., (Noon) on Wednesday, January  9, 2013, in the Swengel - O’Dell Funeral Home of Neoga, with the Rev. Steve Massengill of Neoga, officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the services, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Neoga Memorial Cemetery, Neoga, Illinois.

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