Is his sister, Connie, married to Fred SIEVEKING s/o Robert W SIEVEKING Sr. and Eleanor Marie CARRIER ? > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:02 AM > To: Franklin County > Subject: [ILFRANKL] VINCENT, Larry C. (OBIT) > > WEST FRANKFORT -- The world lost a good egg in Larry C. Vincent, 72, of Fort > Myers, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Fla. It > was 2 a.m., because he never did anything at a decent hour. > > He arrived in West Frankfort on Nov. 12, 1940, and grew up among good > working-class coal miners and other people he revered. He loved his college > basketball (SIU Salukis, thank you very much) and his St. Louis Cardinals. > > He relished a large steak, a margarita (with salt, as he was no Philistine), > marshmallow shakes from Dairy Queen and anything that was all-you-can- > eat because Larry "Never Pay Retail" Vincent liked a good value for his dollar. > He wiled away many an hour at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy running jugs, > drinking Bud and sitting around a fire swapping fish stories. > > Survivors include his loving and devoted wife, Susanne; his children, Valerie > McChesney, Nancy Vincent and Justin Vincent; sons-in-law, Bill McChesney > and Drew Moore; grandchildren, Heather (Jonathan) Manetta, Holly (Daniel) > Ades and Ryan McChesney; the three cutest great-grandchildren on the > planet, Adrianna Manetta, Alex Manetta and Aubrina Ades; his sister, Connie > (Vincent) Sieveking; his aunt, Alberta (Vincent) Tabor; and hundreds of other > relatives and wonderful friends. > > Larry was a teacher and administrator by trade, and when he transitioned > from working fool to retirement, he and Sue took to the camper and roamed > the wilds of Florida. Never one to settle down to a life of leisure, he became > a key character in Storage Wars long before A&E ever thought to film such > adventures. It was his poker table. As he would tell his annoyed children > before any task, "Busy hands are happy hands." > > Upon being informed by Sue that they needed to become foster parents, he > agreed on the condition he would not have to take any of the girls to the > bathroom. He did, of course, and much more, but that was just his way: in for > a penny, in for a pound. > > He is now playing a wild game of pinochle with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams > and James Dean, and having a nice family dinner with his parents and > grandparents. All he would want from us is to crack open a beer, head out in > a Jon boat and catch a big fish, while wondering what bait he would have > used. > > Services will be at 6 p.m. March 4 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Fort > Myers, Fla., and at 6 p.m. April 2 in St. John's Catholic Church in West > Frankfort. > > Larry "Never Pay Retail" would lament the waste of money on flowers, but > he would be honored by gifts to the donor's local hospice, St. John's Catholic > School in West Frankfort or St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Fort Myers. > > Go Dawgs! > > Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort is in charge of arrangements. > > > Published in The Southern Illinoisan on February 25, 2013 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Sheldon, I talked with Connie a few minutes ago.  She said her brother did pass away and Fred Sieveking is her husband.  He is president of our local Gideon Camp. Have a great evening, Ruth --- On Tue, 2/26/13, Sheldon Jones <srjones@pcisys.net> wrote: From: Sheldon Jones <srjones@pcisys.net> Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] VINCENT, Larry C. (OBIT) To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 7:21 PM Is his sister, Connie, married to Fred SIEVEKING s/o Robert W SIEVEKING Sr. and Eleanor Marie CARRIER ? > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:02 AM > To: Franklin County > Subject: [ILFRANKL] VINCENT, Larry C. (OBIT) > > WEST FRANKFORT -- The world lost a good egg in Larry C. Vincent, 72, of Fort > Myers, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Fla. It > was 2 a.m., because he never did anything at a decent hour. > > He arrived in West Frankfort on Nov. 12, 1940, and grew up among good > working-class coal miners and other people he revered. He loved his college > basketball (SIU Salukis, thank you very much) and his St. Louis Cardinals. > > He relished a large steak, a margarita (with salt, as he was no Philistine), > marshmallow shakes from Dairy Queen and anything that was all-you-can- > eat because Larry "Never Pay Retail" Vincent liked a good value for his dollar. > He wiled away many an hour at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy running jugs, > drinking Bud and sitting around a fire swapping fish stories. > > Survivors include his loving and devoted wife, Susanne; his children, Valerie > McChesney, Nancy Vincent and Justin Vincent; sons-in-law, Bill McChesney > and Drew Moore; grandchildren, Heather (Jonathan) Manetta, Holly (Daniel) > Ades and Ryan McChesney; the three cutest great-grandchildren on the > planet, Adrianna Manetta, Alex Manetta and Aubrina Ades; his sister, Connie > (Vincent) Sieveking; his aunt, Alberta (Vincent) Tabor; and hundreds of other > relatives and wonderful friends. > > Larry was a teacher and administrator by trade, and when he transitioned > from working fool to retirement, he and Sue took to the camper and roamed > the wilds of Florida. Never one to settle down to a life of leisure, he became > a key character in Storage Wars long before A&E ever thought to film such > adventures. It was his poker table. As he would tell his annoyed children > before any task, "Busy hands are happy hands." > > Upon being informed by Sue that they needed to become foster parents, he > agreed on the condition he would not have to take any of the girls to the > bathroom. He did, of course, and much more, but that was just his way: in for > a penny, in for a pound. > > He is now playing a wild game of pinochle with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams > and James Dean, and having a nice family dinner with his parents and > grandparents. All he would want from us is to crack open a beer, head out in > a Jon boat and catch a big fish, while wondering what bait he would have > used. > > Services will be at 6 p.m. March 4 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Fort > Myers, Fla., and at 6 p.m. April 2 in St. John's Catholic Church in West > Frankfort. > > Larry "Never Pay Retail" would lament the waste of money on flowers, but > he would be honored by gifts to the donor's local hospice, St. John's Catholic > School in West Frankfort or St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Fort Myers. > > Go Dawgs! > > Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort is in charge of arrangements. > > > Published in The Southern Illinoisan on February 25, 2013 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message