Clifford S. Durst, 73, of 1104 S. 18th St. died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998, at Pekin Hospital.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Metamora to Joseph and Amanda Winkler Durst, he married Shirley Messersmith-Carter on May 20, 1961, in Palmyra, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Sam of Pekin and Mark of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Mark (Sonia) Hess of Pekin and Mrs. Mike (Venisa) Brown of Metamora; three brothers, Jim of Eureka, Wesley of Henry and Jake of Lacon; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Bernadine) Fauber of Metamora, Mrs. Don (Evelyn) Westefor of Chillicothe and Mrs. Lawrence (Geraldine) Kenyon of Metamora.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving as a gunner.
He was a heavy equipment operator in construction at McDougal-Hartmann in Mossville for 45 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Teamsters Local 627 in Peoria, where he was the business agent for five years. He was a member of the Teamsters Retirees Club.
He was a former member of Spring Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he was a former deacon.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 6, 1998.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Metamora to Joseph and Amanda Winkler Durst, he married Shirley Messersmith-Carter on May 20, 1961, in Palmyra, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Sam of Pekin and Mark of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Mark (Sonia) Hess of Pekin and Mrs. Mike (Venisa) Brown of Metamora; three brothers, Jim of Eureka, Wesley of Henry and Jake of Lacon; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Bernadine) Fauber of Metamora, Mrs. Don (Evelyn) Westefor of Chillicothe and Mrs. Lawrence (Geraldine) Kenyon of Metamora.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving as a gunner.
He was a heavy equipment operator in construction at McDougal-Hartmann in Mossville for 45 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Teamsters Local 627 in Peoria, where he was the business agent for five years. He was a member of the Teamsters Retirees Club.
He was a former member of Spring Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he was a former deacon.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 6, 1998.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
Clifford S. Durst, 73, of 1104 S. 18th St. died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1998, at Pekin Hospital.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Metamora to Joseph and Amanda Winkler Durst, he married Shirley Messersmith-Carter on May 20, 1961, in Palmyra, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Sam of Pekin and Mark of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Mark (Sonia) Hess of Pekin and Mrs. Mike (Venisa) Brown of Metamora; three brothers, Jim of Eureka, Wesley of Henry and Jake of Lacon; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Bernadine) Fauber of Metamora, Mrs. Don (Evelyn) Westefor of Chillicothe and Mrs. Lawrence (Geraldine) Kenyon of Metamora.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving as a gunner.
He was a heavy equipment operator in construction at McDougal-Hartmann in Mossville for 45 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Teamsters Local 627 in Peoria, where he was the business agent for five years. He was a member of the Teamsters Retirees Club.
He was a former member of Spring Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he was a former deacon.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 6, 1998.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Metamora to Joseph and Amanda Winkler Durst, he married Shirley Messersmith-Carter on May 20, 1961, in Palmyra, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Sam of Pekin and Mark of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Mark (Sonia) Hess of Pekin and Mrs. Mike (Venisa) Brown of Metamora; three brothers, Jim of Eureka, Wesley of Henry and Jake of Lacon; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Bernadine) Fauber of Metamora, Mrs. Don (Evelyn) Westefor of Chillicothe and Mrs. Lawrence (Geraldine) Kenyon of Metamora.
Three brothers preceded him in death.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving as a gunner.
He was a heavy equipment operator in construction at McDougal-Hartmann in Mossville for 45 years, retiring in 1992. He was a member of Teamsters Local 627 in Peoria, where he was the business agent for five years. He was a member of the Teamsters Retirees Club.
He was a former member of Spring Bay Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he was a former deacon.
Cremation has been accorded.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - October 6, 1998.
Obituary provided by Stephen Cantrell.
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