Richard L. “Dick” Southwood

Name: Richard L. “Dick” Southwood Age: 87

Address:      Pekin, IL, formerly of Fulton Co., IL

Date of Death: Friday, February 7, 2020 Time:  6:05  am    

Place: Unity Point Health Methodist, Peoria, IL

Date of Birth: October 14, 1932 Place:   rural Lewistown, IL

Parents: Hubert and Irma (Nall) Southwood

Married: Marilyn Easley December 11, 1955 at the Ipava Presbyterian Church in Ipava, IL

Survivors: Wife-Marilyn Southwood of Pekin, IL
Son-Michael (Janet) Southwood of Canton, IL
Son-Neil (Cheril Hammond) Southwood of Parrish, FL
Son-Klayton (Tonya) Southwood of Secor, IL
6 Grandchildren:  Swenja (Jon) Pascoe, Allison Southwood, Chelsea Southwood,
Kristyn Southwood, Chase Southwood, and Ryan Southwood.
2 Great-Grandchildren:  Neil and Gabriella Pasco
Sister-Judy DeMoss of Canton, IL
Half-Brother-James (Janet) Dillow
Half-Brother-Gerald (Jane Hobbs) Southwood
Half-Brother-Gary (Delores) Southwood

Preceded by:  parents, Hubert Southwood and Irma Dillow, half-brother Ronald Southwood

Occupation:  Illinois Bell Telephone for 22 years, then State Farm Insurance Agent for 22 years.

Memberships:   First Christian Church in Pekin where he had served in various offices and taught a Sunday school class and a 65 year member of the Ipava Masonic Lodge #213 AF & AM.  Dick enjoyed spending time with his family and took pride in their accomplishments.  He and Marilyn also enjoyed seeing and learning about other parts of the world, and felt fortunate and blessed to have been able to travel to all 50 states, 22 other countries and a few islands.  They made to trips to Guatemala to help build a church and medical clinic.

Services:   Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Dick’s life will take place on Saturday, March 14 at the First Christian Church in Pekin.

Place:  First Christian Church in Pekin, IL

Officiating:  tba

Visitation:  tba

Interment:  Ipava Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials:  First Christian Church in Pekin, IL

Services By: Shawgo Memorial Home, Astoria, IL. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.shawgomemorialhome.org