DECATUR - Caleb Alexander Witty, 17, of Decatur, IL was tragically taken from us on Friday (Aug. 5, 2011).
A service to celebrate Caleb's life will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2011) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family c/o Hickory Point Bank.
Caleb was born on December 15, 1993 in Decatur, IL, the son of Richard D. Kelsey and Jennifer R. Kirby Hargis. Caleb loved music, playing video games, playing his guitar, art, drawing and graphic design. He was an excellent son, brother and friend who was loved by everyone.
Surviving are his parents,step-father,grandparents,sisters and brother, step brothers and sisters, and other relatives.
Caleb was preceded in death by his grandfathers: David William Kelsey and Gary Roy Witty.
Caleb was a joy to everyone that knew him. As a Christian, Caleb knew there was no greater gift than to lay his life down for another. And in doing this he became a light that was extinguished far too soon, but will burn in our hearts forever. Obituary written by family members.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on August 7, 2011
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DECATUR — A 17-year-old Decatur man died just blocks from his home in a shooting incident shortly before midnight Thursday that Decatur police termed "a cold-hearted and despicable crime."
Macon County Coroner Michael Day identified the victim as Caleb A. Witty. In a release Friday, Day said Witty succumbed to gunshot wounds at St. Mary's Hospital shortly after midnight.
Witty stepped between his sister and the armed man, Walker said, and the suspect pistol whipped him. As the 14-year-old began running toward her residence, which is in the nearby area, she heard a gunshot. Upon arriving home, she sought help from her mother, who ran to the scene and assisted a patrol sergeant with CPR efforts on her 17-year-old son.
Police had responded to the scene after receiving a call reporting the sound of a gunshot and a bullet striking the caller's residence in the 400 bock of South 23rd Street. As officers were responding to the area, they discovered Witty, shot and unresponsive.
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A service to celebrate Caleb's life will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2011) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family c/o Hickory Point Bank.
Caleb was born on December 15, 1993 in Decatur, IL, the son of Richard D. Kelsey and Jennifer R. Kirby Hargis. Caleb loved music, playing video games, playing his guitar, art, drawing and graphic design. He was an excellent son, brother and friend who was loved by everyone.
Surviving are his parents,step-father,grandparents,sisters and brother, step brothers and sisters, and other relatives.
Caleb was preceded in death by his grandfathers: David William Kelsey and Gary Roy Witty.
Caleb was a joy to everyone that knew him. As a Christian, Caleb knew there was no greater gift than to lay his life down for another. And in doing this he became a light that was extinguished far too soon, but will burn in our hearts forever. Obituary written by family members.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on August 7, 2011
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DECATUR — A 17-year-old Decatur man died just blocks from his home in a shooting incident shortly before midnight Thursday that Decatur police termed "a cold-hearted and despicable crime."
Macon County Coroner Michael Day identified the victim as Caleb A. Witty. In a release Friday, Day said Witty succumbed to gunshot wounds at St. Mary's Hospital shortly after midnight.
Witty stepped between his sister and the armed man, Walker said, and the suspect pistol whipped him. As the 14-year-old began running toward her residence, which is in the nearby area, she heard a gunshot. Upon arriving home, she sought help from her mother, who ran to the scene and assisted a patrol sergeant with CPR efforts on her 17-year-old son.
Police had responded to the scene after receiving a call reporting the sound of a gunshot and a bullet striking the caller's residence in the 400 bock of South 23rd Street. As officers were responding to the area, they discovered Witty, shot and unresponsive.
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DECATUR - Caleb Alexander Witty, 17, of Decatur, IL was tragically taken from us on Friday (Aug. 5, 2011).
A service to celebrate Caleb's life will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2011) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family c/o Hickory Point Bank.
Caleb was born on December 15, 1993 in Decatur, IL, the son of Richard D. Kelsey and Jennifer R. Kirby Hargis. Caleb loved music, playing video games, playing his guitar, art, drawing and graphic design. He was an excellent son, brother and friend who was loved by everyone.
Surviving are his parents,step-father,grandparents,sisters and brother, step brothers and sisters, and other relatives.
Caleb was preceded in death by his grandfathers: David William Kelsey and Gary Roy Witty.
Caleb was a joy to everyone that knew him. As a Christian, Caleb knew there was no greater gift than to lay his life down for another. And in doing this he became a light that was extinguished far too soon, but will burn in our hearts forever. Obituary written by family members.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on August 7, 2011
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DECATUR — A 17-year-old Decatur man died just blocks from his home in a shooting incident shortly before midnight Thursday that Decatur police termed "a cold-hearted and despicable crime."
Macon County Coroner Michael Day identified the victim as Caleb A. Witty. In a release Friday, Day said Witty succumbed to gunshot wounds at St. Mary's Hospital shortly after midnight.
Witty stepped between his sister and the armed man, Walker said, and the suspect pistol whipped him. As the 14-year-old began running toward her residence, which is in the nearby area, she heard a gunshot. Upon arriving home, she sought help from her mother, who ran to the scene and assisted a patrol sergeant with CPR efforts on her 17-year-old son.
Police had responded to the scene after receiving a call reporting the sound of a gunshot and a bullet striking the caller's residence in the 400 bock of South 23rd Street. As officers were responding to the area, they discovered Witty, shot and unresponsive.
From the Herald & Review
A service to celebrate Caleb's life will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2011) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family c/o Hickory Point Bank.
Caleb was born on December 15, 1993 in Decatur, IL, the son of Richard D. Kelsey and Jennifer R. Kirby Hargis. Caleb loved music, playing video games, playing his guitar, art, drawing and graphic design. He was an excellent son, brother and friend who was loved by everyone.
Surviving are his parents,step-father,grandparents,sisters and brother, step brothers and sisters, and other relatives.
Caleb was preceded in death by his grandfathers: David William Kelsey and Gary Roy Witty.
Caleb was a joy to everyone that knew him. As a Christian, Caleb knew there was no greater gift than to lay his life down for another. And in doing this he became a light that was extinguished far too soon, but will burn in our hearts forever. Obituary written by family members.
Published in Decatur Herald & Review on August 7, 2011
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DECATUR — A 17-year-old Decatur man died just blocks from his home in a shooting incident shortly before midnight Thursday that Decatur police termed "a cold-hearted and despicable crime."
Macon County Coroner Michael Day identified the victim as Caleb A. Witty. In a release Friday, Day said Witty succumbed to gunshot wounds at St. Mary's Hospital shortly after midnight.
Witty stepped between his sister and the armed man, Walker said, and the suspect pistol whipped him. As the 14-year-old began running toward her residence, which is in the nearby area, she heard a gunshot. Upon arriving home, she sought help from her mother, who ran to the scene and assisted a patrol sergeant with CPR efforts on her 17-year-old son.
Police had responded to the scene after receiving a call reporting the sound of a gunshot and a bullet striking the caller's residence in the 400 bock of South 23rd Street. As officers were responding to the area, they discovered Witty, shot and unresponsive.
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