Jack R. Laramore

JACK R. LARAMORE, 71, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:42 pm, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Malcolm and Juanita (nee Mines) Laramore on May 20, 1948 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Jack married Beverly Hay on September 7, 1996 in Galva, Illinois; she survives.

Jack was a National Guard Recruiter and NCOIC for the United States Army for over 20 years. He was also a JROTC Instructor at Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois and a Park District Superintendent in Galva, Illinois.

He was a member of First Baptist Church in Chester. Jack enjoyed golfing, spending time on the Black River in Missouri and spending his winters in Texas with his wife.

Survivors:

Wife: Beverly Laramore                       Chester, IL

3 Children: Katie (Joad) Ballard            Scott Air Force Base,IL

Rich Laramore                   DuQuoin, IL

Mindy (Juan) Upegui          RAF Mildenhall, England

2 Step Children: Chad (Amy) Morse      Galva, IL

Shonna (Jeff) Haines  St. Charles, IL

3 Brothers: Ron (Judy) Laramore          Chester, IL

Jerry (Nancy) Laramore       Tilden, IL

Wayne (Pat) Laramore         Sparta, IL

9 Grandchildren: Lexi & Cayden Morse, Tyler & Trevor Haines, Payton, Layne, Bentley & Aria Laramore and Emma Ballard

Loving Dog: Murphy

Preceded in Death by : Parents and 1 Sister – Betty Arnold

Memorial Service : 2:00 pm, Friday, October 18, 2019

Pechacek Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois

Officiating: Dr. Mike Fogerson

Visitation: Friday – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Pechacek Funeral Home, Chester, Illinois

Memorials : Randolph County Humane Society