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| James Vickers |
| Date Of Birth: | March 14, 1930 |
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| Date Of Death: | January 24, 2012 |
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| Service Date: | Friday January 27, 2012 11:00 a.m. |
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Lacon
James Hugh Vickers, 81, passed away at 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday
January 24, 2012 at the Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle.
He was born on March 14, 1930 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph and
Mona (Clark) Vickers. He married Carol Lucille Cikanek on
September 17, 1955 in Oak Park, IL, she survives.
Also surviving are five children, Kimberly (Howard) Grossman, of
Seattle, WA, Timothy Vickers, of Phoenix, AZ, Theodore Vickers, of
Belvidere, IL, David Vickers, of Lihue, HI, and Rebecca (Bradley)
Naylor, of Chillicothe; and grandchildren Michael Sharick, Laura
Sharick, Christopher Oltman, Edward Vickers, Gabriel Foster,
Matthew Vickers, and Samuel Vickers.
He was preceded in death by one son, Matthew James Vickers.
Jim served in U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he earned
his Combat Infantry Badge and reached the rank of Staff
Sergeant. He was an apprentice in the Plasterers Union in
Chicago for 4 years and remained a member of the union for 47
years. He owned Vickers Plastering. Jim and Carol owned
and operated the Green Tree Motel in Naperville. He also worked at
Methodist Medical Center and farmed for many years in the Lacon
area. Jim had an appreciation for antique cars and a love of
restoring them.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday January 27, 2012 at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lacon, with a viewing one
hour prior. Father Tom Mizeur will officiate. Burial
will follow the service at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
where military rites will be accorded by the Walter Guede American
Legion Post #593. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
on Thursday January 26, also at the church; with a prayer service
at 4:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Veterans'
Home-LaSalle or to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
Lacon.
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