Person:Dwight Yockey (2)

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Dwight Eugene Yockey
b.17 Feb 1929 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
d.19 May 2015 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
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m. 1927
  1. Dwight Eugene Yockey1929 - 2015
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  • H.  Dwight Eugene Yockey1929 - 2015
  • W.  Sheila (add)
m. 17 Sep 1955
  1. William C. Yockey1956 - 1969
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Name Dwight Eugene Yockey
Gender Male
Birth[1][4] 17 Feb 1929 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
Residence[3] 1930 Seven Hickory, Coles, Illinois, United StatesLiving with parents on a farm.
Graduation[1] 1947 Bement, Piatt, Illinois, United Statesfrom Bement High School at OpenStreetMap
Marriage 17 Sep 1955 to Sheila (add)
Residence Aft 1964 Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United Stateswith Sheila (add)
Retirement[1] 1989 from USDA Farmers Home Administration.
Residence 1997 Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United Stateswith Sheila (add)
Residence[4] 2015 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United States
Degree[1] Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United StatesBachelors degree in Agriculture from University of Illinois at OpenStreetMap.
Military[1][2] Alaska, United StatesA1C (Airman First Class) US Air Force
Death[1][4] 19 May 2015 Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, United StatesAt Piatt County Nursing Home.
Burial[2] Bement Cemetery, Bement Township, Piatt, Illinois, United States
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News-Gazette Obituary

Dwight Eugene Yockey, 86, of Monticello, formerly of Rushville, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday (May 19, 2015) in the Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello.

Dwight was born on Feb. 17, 1929 in Monticello, the son of Cecil Bond and Mary Olive Nisson Yockey. He graduated from Bement High School in the Class of 1947. Dwight continued his education at the University of Illinois, where he earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture.

He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Alaska.

He married Sheila M. Gallivan of Ivesdale on Sept. 17, 1955. He is survived by his wife; sons, John (Diane) Yockey, Patrick (Sherry) Yockey, Michael (Mary) Yockey and Louis (Sarah) Yockey; daughter, Mary Yockey (Thaddeus) Bales; brothers, Raymond (Alice) Yockey and Jim (Judy) Yockey; brother-in-law, William (Elizabeth) Gallivan and fourteen grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, William Cecil Yockey; his parents, Cecil and Mary Yockey; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, William and Catherine Gallivan; his brother-in-law, Patrick T. Gallivan and sister-in-law, Catherine Gallivan Weaver.

Dwight worked in the agriculture industry throughout his lifetime. He moved to Rushville in 1964 with his wife and children and began his career with USDA Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) until his retirement in 1989.

Dwight was an engaged community member and volunteered for his church, St. Rose Catholic Church at OpenStreetMap, the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, Food Basket, Meals on Wheels, RHS music and athletic boosters, 4-H Leader, and the Adult Literacy program where he helped numerous people learn the joy of reading.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Obituary for Dwight Eugene Yockey, in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The News-Gazette. (Champaign, Illinois)
    21 May 2015.

    via Source:Find A Grave

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 photo of bronze plaque and Yockey family headstone, with William C. and Sheila M., in Find A Grave
    17 Apr 2016.

    Dwight Eugene Yockey (1929-2015)

  3. ↑ Seven Hickory Township, in Coles, Illinois, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    9 Apr 1930.

    For text and details, see Family:Cecil Yockey and Mary Nisson (1)

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dwight Yockey obituary, in Tributes.com.
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