Leota Marie Funk

1931 - 2004  (72 years)

• Name	Leota Marie Funk  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Jul 1931	Merritt, Scott, Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Mar 2004	Decatur, Macon, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Burial	Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I343200	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Chester Roosevelt Funk,   b. 8 Aug 1905, Exeter, Scott, Illinois d. 16 Aug 1982, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mabel Marie Dunham,   b. 3 Mar 1906, Chapin, Morgan, Illinois d. 7 Oct 1997, ..., Scott, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F127766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Frank Smith,   b. 13 Nov 1924, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky d. 16 Mar 1975, Illinois (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Carle F. Smith
  Family ID	F127770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rollin Redmond Decker,   b. 3 Feb 1926, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1997 (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Rollin Eugene Decker,   b. 16 Jun 1947, Illinois d. 12 Feb 2010, Aurora, Arapahoe, Colorado (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F127774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Melvin Leroy Hackney,   b. 31 Jan 1936, Decatur, Macon, Illinois d. 9 Sep 2009, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1968  [4]
  Family ID	F127768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) March 7, 2004 DECATUR - Leota "Lee" Funk Hackney, 72, of Decatur died Friday, March 5, 2004, at her home. She was born July 25, 1931, in Franklin, the daughter of Chester R. and Mabel Dunham Funk. She married Melvin "Sarge" Hackney in 1968 in Boody. A son, Douglas A. Hackney, preceded her in death. Mrs. Hackney retired from the Illinois Department of Employment Security in Decatur after 22 years. She was a member of Bethel Bible Church. Survivors: husband, Melvin; 10 children, Rollin E. Decker of Aurora, Colo., Allen K. (wife, Becky) Bates of Alachua, Fla., Terri M. (husband, Rich) Brown of Atlanta, Cindy K. (husband, Sgt. Major Eric) Kilianski of Texarkana, Texas, Robert E. Hackney of Florida, and Janet L. (husband, Dan) Spruell, Carle F. (wife, Tanya) Smith, Laura E. (husband, Tom) Neeley, Michael D. and Kerry S. Hackney, all of Decatur; 20 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77324] Obituary, Herald & Review (Decatur, IL), Mabel D. Funk, (October 9, 1997). [S77325] Cemetery index, Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon, Illinois, (Find-a-Grave). [S77329] Obituary, The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL), Leota Hackney, (March 7, 2004). [S77328] Obituary, Herald & Review (Decatur, IL), Melvin L. Hackney, (September 13, 2009).