Cecil Morris Hope, 80, of Fithian, died at 4:32 p.m. Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System, Danville.
He was born July 18, 1924 in Glasgow, Kentucky, a son of Walter and Daisy Poynter Hope. He married Ruby Wyatt on March 16, 1951 in Springfield, Tennessee. She survives.
Survivors also include a daughter, Penny Woolwine; a son, Tobi Hope; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, a grandson and 10 brothers and sister.
Mr. Hope was a tank gunner for five beachhead campaigns for the Army in the South Pacific. He grew and sold produce in local farmer markets for 27 years.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing euchre and was a Cubs fan.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Friday, April 22, 2005
He was born July 18, 1924 in Glasgow, Kentucky, a son of Walter and Daisy Poynter Hope. He married Ruby Wyatt on March 16, 1951 in Springfield, Tennessee. She survives.
Survivors also include a daughter, Penny Woolwine; a son, Tobi Hope; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, a grandson and 10 brothers and sister.
Mr. Hope was a tank gunner for five beachhead campaigns for the Army in the South Pacific. He grew and sold produce in local farmer markets for 27 years.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing euchre and was a Cubs fan.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Friday, April 22, 2005
Cecil Morris Hope, 80, of Fithian, died at 4:32 p.m. Wednesday (April 20, 2005) at Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System, Danville.
He was born July 18, 1924 in Glasgow, Kentucky, a son of Walter and Daisy Poynter Hope. He married Ruby Wyatt on March 16, 1951 in Springfield, Tennessee. She survives.
Survivors also include a daughter, Penny Woolwine; a son, Tobi Hope; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, a grandson and 10 brothers and sister.
Mr. Hope was a tank gunner for five beachhead campaigns for the Army in the South Pacific. He grew and sold produce in local farmer markets for 27 years.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing euchre and was a Cubs fan.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Friday, April 22, 2005
He was born July 18, 1924 in Glasgow, Kentucky, a son of Walter and Daisy Poynter Hope. He married Ruby Wyatt on March 16, 1951 in Springfield, Tennessee. She survives.
Survivors also include a daughter, Penny Woolwine; a son, Tobi Hope; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, a grandson and 10 brothers and sister.
Mr. Hope was a tank gunner for five beachhead campaigns for the Army in the South Pacific. He grew and sold produce in local farmer markets for 27 years.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing euchre and was a Cubs fan.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Friday, April 22, 2005
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