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Dale Runyon Veteran

Birth
Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Aug 2003 (aged 76)
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Spring Lake Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Dale Runyon, 76, of East Peoria died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at his residence.

Born Oct. 30, 1926, in Tazewell County to Roy and Letha Beimfohr Runyon, he married Doris Clark on May 20, 1990, in Peoria. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Daniel (and Karen) Runyon and Clark (and Andrea) Ingwersen; four daughters, Susan (and Michael) Runyon-Davis, Carol Runyon, Tricia (and Joel) Postma and Lea Anne (and Scott) Schmidgall; two brothers, Donald and Keith; and one sister, Rose Lu Popovich.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sarah Marie Runyon, one brother and one sister.

An Army veteran, he served as a commanding officer of the 12th Special Forces, until retiring as colonel.

He also worked as CEO of Maxam Gold Corp.

Burial will be in Runyon Family Cemetery.

Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - Aug. 19, 2003.
Dale Runyon, 76, of East Peoria died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at his residence.

Born Oct. 30, 1926, in Tazewell County to Roy and Letha Beimfohr Runyon, he married Doris Clark on May 20, 1990, in Peoria. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Daniel (and Karen) Runyon and Clark (and Andrea) Ingwersen; four daughters, Susan (and Michael) Runyon-Davis, Carol Runyon, Tricia (and Joel) Postma and Lea Anne (and Scott) Schmidgall; two brothers, Donald and Keith; and one sister, Rose Lu Popovich.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Sarah Marie Runyon, one brother and one sister.

An Army veteran, he served as a commanding officer of the 12th Special Forces, until retiring as colonel.

He also worked as CEO of Maxam Gold Corp.

Burial will be in Runyon Family Cemetery.

Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - Aug. 19, 2003.


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  • Created by: Stephen Cantrell
  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169889164/dale-runyon: accessed ), memorial page for Dale Runyon (30 Oct 1926–18 Aug 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169889164, citing Springlake Township Cemetery, Spring Lake Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706).