Willard H. Carroll, 89, of Kewanee, died Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, of complications with COVID. Willard was born September 24, 1932, in Rural Stark County, the son of Sylvester and Iceil (Webster) Carroll. He graduated from Toulon High School with the class of 1950 and attended Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL. Willard married Martha A. Dyer on December 5, 1954, in Galesburg; she survives.Willard is also survived by two daughters, Leslea Carroll, Kewanee, Jill Stieghorst, Peoria; grandson, Blake (Sarah) Stieghorst; and a great granddaughter, Rylee Stieghorst, all of West Jersey. Willard was a farmer as well as a Supervisor of Assessment for Stark and Henry County, retiring in 1993. Willard loved his family, farming and traveling. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Cambridge Rotary, Kewanee Kiwanis Club, and the First United Methodist Church, Kewanee. Willard was a chairman of the board at the Kewanee Hospital, a Kewanee City Council member, co-owner of K-Town Travel Kewanee and ACF Travel in Princeton and the Tremont Forum, Kewanee. He was also a long-time Shriner and Mason.Visitation will be from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home. Masks are required and please observe social distancing guidelines. A Masonic Service will be at 6:00 pm, Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the funeral home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church. Pastor Kevin Drane will officiate. Burial will be in the West Jersey Cemetery. Memorials may be made to OSF Healthcare Foundation, First United Methodist Church, of Kewanee, or the donor's choice. Please leave an online condolence for Willard's family on www.schuenemantumblesonfuneralhome.com.
Events
VisitationDecember 7, 2021, 4:00 pm
December 7, 2021, 6:00 pm
Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home
219 E. Second St.
Kewanee, IL 61443
Email: info@stfh.info
Phone: (309) 852-2600
Masonic ServiceDecember 7, 2021, 6:00 pm
December 7, 2021, 6:30 pm
Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home
219 E. Second St.
Kewanee, IL 61443
Email: info@stfh.info
Phone: (309) 852-2600
Funeral ServicesDecember 8, 2021, 10:00 am
December 8, 2021, 12:00 am
First United Methodist Church
108 E. Central Blvd
Kewanee, IL 61443
Final Resting PlaceWest Jersey Cemetery
West Jersery, IL
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