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General Wite “Junior” Eades Jr.

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General Wite “Junior” Eades Jr.

Birth
Lodge, Piatt County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Apr 2015 (aged 83)
Piatt County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Bement, Piatt County, Illinois, USA
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General Wite Eades, Jr., 83, of Lodge died at 9:35 p.m. April 19, 2015 at the Piatt County Nursing Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, Monticello. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Bement Township Cemetery with Bob Lane officiating.

Junior was born on March 22, 1932 in Lodge the eighth of the seventeen children born to General Wite and Ita (Gosser) Eades, Sr. He married Elizabeth Ann Tate on February 23, 1951 in Bement. Junior is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Eades of Lodge; daughter, Karen McGee of Monticello; son, Gary (Sue) Eades of Weatherford, TX; 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; brothers, Johnnie Eades of Monticello, Ronnie Eades of Weldon, Paul Eades of Argenta, and Glenn Eades of Greenup.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Arnet, Garnet, Les, Lester, Jimmie Joe, and Richard Eades; sisters, Velma Jarrell, Wilma Davis, Virginia Huff, Itilia Rose "Rosie" King, Cynthia Eades, and Zelma Spencer. Junior was a retired landscaper, avid fisherman, raised, trained and hunted Beagles, and loved spending time with his family. He was a member of the Nazarene Church, the Lodge Church of God, and the Monticello Masonic Lodge #58 AF&AM. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital [Adapted from Mackey-Wright Funeral Home online obituary].
General Wite Eades, Jr., 83, of Lodge died at 9:35 p.m. April 19, 2015 at the Piatt County Nursing Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, Monticello. A graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Bement Township Cemetery with Bob Lane officiating.

Junior was born on March 22, 1932 in Lodge the eighth of the seventeen children born to General Wite and Ita (Gosser) Eades, Sr. He married Elizabeth Ann Tate on February 23, 1951 in Bement. Junior is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Eades of Lodge; daughter, Karen McGee of Monticello; son, Gary (Sue) Eades of Weatherford, TX; 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; brothers, Johnnie Eades of Monticello, Ronnie Eades of Weldon, Paul Eades of Argenta, and Glenn Eades of Greenup.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Arnet, Garnet, Les, Lester, Jimmie Joe, and Richard Eades; sisters, Velma Jarrell, Wilma Davis, Virginia Huff, Itilia Rose "Rosie" King, Cynthia Eades, and Zelma Spencer. Junior was a retired landscaper, avid fisherman, raised, trained and hunted Beagles, and loved spending time with his family. He was a member of the Nazarene Church, the Lodge Church of God, and the Monticello Masonic Lodge #58 AF&AM. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital [Adapted from Mackey-Wright Funeral Home online obituary].

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