Mr. Harry Handy of Addieville, IL went home to plant a bigger garden, fish the ponds of heaven, and B.S. with all who had gone before him on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:25 A.M. He had attained the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 19 days.
Harry was born in Auburn, IL on July 4th, 1941, the son of Leslie and Ethel (nee Journey) Handy. He was united in marriage to Mary Page in Virden, IL on July 18, 1959, and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2013.
Mr. Handy was a coal miner for Monterey Coal Company in both Albers, IL and Carlinville, IL until his retirement. Between stints at the mines, Harry and Mary owned and operated the Handy Bar in Virden until 1978, when they sold the bar and moved to Okawville, IL.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Young; a great grandson, Callen Goforth; two sisters, Eileen Boesdorfer and Juanita Cardosi; and four brothers, Stanley, Ellis, Larry, and Tom Handy.
Funeral services will be held from the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 P.M. Following the service, cremation will be performed, and interment of ashes will be at a later date in the Auburn City Cemetery in Auburn, IL.
Friends may call at the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday from 5 P.M. until the time of the service.
CAMPAGNA FUNERAL HOME - Okawville
Harry was born in Auburn, IL on July 4th, 1941, the son of Leslie and Ethel (nee Journey) Handy. He was united in marriage to Mary Page in Virden, IL on July 18, 1959, and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2013.
Mr. Handy was a coal miner for Monterey Coal Company in both Albers, IL and Carlinville, IL until his retirement. Between stints at the mines, Harry and Mary owned and operated the Handy Bar in Virden until 1978, when they sold the bar and moved to Okawville, IL.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Young; a great grandson, Callen Goforth; two sisters, Eileen Boesdorfer and Juanita Cardosi; and four brothers, Stanley, Ellis, Larry, and Tom Handy.
Funeral services will be held from the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 P.M. Following the service, cremation will be performed, and interment of ashes will be at a later date in the Auburn City Cemetery in Auburn, IL.
Friends may call at the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday from 5 P.M. until the time of the service.
CAMPAGNA FUNERAL HOME - Okawville
Mr. Harry Handy of Addieville, IL went home to plant a bigger garden, fish the ponds of heaven, and B.S. with all who had gone before him on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 1:25 A.M. He had attained the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 19 days.
Harry was born in Auburn, IL on July 4th, 1941, the son of Leslie and Ethel (nee Journey) Handy. He was united in marriage to Mary Page in Virden, IL on July 18, 1959, and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2013.
Mr. Handy was a coal miner for Monterey Coal Company in both Albers, IL and Carlinville, IL until his retirement. Between stints at the mines, Harry and Mary owned and operated the Handy Bar in Virden until 1978, when they sold the bar and moved to Okawville, IL.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Young; a great grandson, Callen Goforth; two sisters, Eileen Boesdorfer and Juanita Cardosi; and four brothers, Stanley, Ellis, Larry, and Tom Handy.
Funeral services will be held from the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 P.M. Following the service, cremation will be performed, and interment of ashes will be at a later date in the Auburn City Cemetery in Auburn, IL.
Friends may call at the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday from 5 P.M. until the time of the service.
CAMPAGNA FUNERAL HOME - Okawville
Harry was born in Auburn, IL on July 4th, 1941, the son of Leslie and Ethel (nee Journey) Handy. He was united in marriage to Mary Page in Virden, IL on July 18, 1959, and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2013.
Mr. Handy was a coal miner for Monterey Coal Company in both Albers, IL and Carlinville, IL until his retirement. Between stints at the mines, Harry and Mary owned and operated the Handy Bar in Virden until 1978, when they sold the bar and moved to Okawville, IL.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Young; a great grandson, Callen Goforth; two sisters, Eileen Boesdorfer and Juanita Cardosi; and four brothers, Stanley, Ellis, Larry, and Tom Handy.
Funeral services will be held from the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8 P.M. Following the service, cremation will be performed, and interment of ashes will be at a later date in the Auburn City Cemetery in Auburn, IL.
Friends may call at the Campagna Funeral Home in Okawville on Friday from 5 P.M. until the time of the service.
CAMPAGNA FUNERAL HOME - Okawville
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