Kenneth Gene Wade (74) of Greenup

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Published on March 7 2016 10:01 am

Kenneth Gene Wade, 74, of Greenup, Illinois passed away at 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, March 10 at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday evening at the funeral chapel. Burial will be in the Washington Cemetery on the York Road. Memorials may be made to Buckmasters American Deer Foundation’s Disabled Hunter’s Services, 10540 Daystar Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405.

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Kenneth was born on July 17, 1941 in Greenup, IL; the son of Rufus and Goldie (Hall) Wade. He married Carolyn Hanners on October 24, 1969.

She is surviving along with son Kenneth Leon (April) Wade of Casey; daughters Elizabeth (Richard) Marshall of Gays, IL, Sherry (Darrell) Budd of Rushville, IN; brother Jim (Edna) Wade of Greenup; sister Betty Stutzmann of Findley, IL; grandchildren Brandy Bierman, Jessica Abrams, Jessi Walker, Kenneth “K.J.” Wade, Matthew Wade, NaTashia East, Alishia Strader, Clayton Posten, Morgan Posten, Allison Posten; and several great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Don, Bob and Bill Wade.

Kenneth worked at General Electric Retri Manufacturing in Terre Haute for ten years. He worked at T.R.W. in Marshall for five years. He also worked at Columbia Machine in Mattoon and in the past had worked as a farm hand for Jerry Ramsey. He was a member of the Word of Life Church in Casey, IL.