William B. "Bill" Doyle, 75, of Carlsbad, N.M., formerly of Middletown and Petersburg, died at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg, with the Rev. Edward Maddox officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Middletown. Military rites will be conducted by Menard County Inter Veterans Ceremony Unit.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the funeral home in Petersburg.
Services in New Mexico were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel, Carlsbad.
While living in Illinois, Doyle was co-owner of the Indian Point Limestone rock quarry at Athens.
He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II.
He was born Feb. 8, 1925, at Easton to John W. and Grace (List) Doyle. He married Geraldine "Deany" Nichols on July 14, 1951. She survives, in Carlsbad, N.M.
Also surviving are two daughters, Sylvia (and husband Gail) Ringland of Easton and Sharon Guernsey of Springfield; five grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Doyle of Mason City and Richard Doyle of Petersburg; and two sisters, Mary Louise Barnett of Cantrall and Rose Buburt of Peoria.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Doyle Jr. of Mason City.
When Doyle returned to Illinois after his military service, he and his family bought the rock quarry at Athens, which the family owned until 1976. He and his wife lived in Middletown from the time of their marriage until 1964, when they moved to Petersburg. In 1978 they moved to LaGrange, Mo., where he attended the watch making and jewelry program at Gem City College in Quincy and received his degree. Then they moved to Carlsbad, N.M., where they opened Doyle's Jewelry Store on Canal Street and operated that business until 1985.
In Illinois he was active in the American Legion as commander of Post 672 in Middletown, Logan County commander, commander of the local 40 and 8, and commander of Petersburg American Legion. When he was co-owner of the rock quarry in Athens, he was a director for the National Limestone Association.
In Carlsbad he was a member of the Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, serving as president for over 20 years. He was also a member of BPOE 1558.
His hobbies included woodworking. He was an artist and a volunteer for the Carlsbad Museum, where he also exhibited his work.
He was a Methodist.
Memorials may be made to Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, P.O. Box 642, Carlsbad, NM 88221-0642 or Noah's Ark Animal Refuge, Inc., 3417 Ferguson Road, Carlsbad, NM.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg, with the Rev. Edward Maddox officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Middletown. Military rites will be conducted by Menard County Inter Veterans Ceremony Unit.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the funeral home in Petersburg.
Services in New Mexico were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel, Carlsbad.
While living in Illinois, Doyle was co-owner of the Indian Point Limestone rock quarry at Athens.
He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II.
He was born Feb. 8, 1925, at Easton to John W. and Grace (List) Doyle. He married Geraldine "Deany" Nichols on July 14, 1951. She survives, in Carlsbad, N.M.
Also surviving are two daughters, Sylvia (and husband Gail) Ringland of Easton and Sharon Guernsey of Springfield; five grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Doyle of Mason City and Richard Doyle of Petersburg; and two sisters, Mary Louise Barnett of Cantrall and Rose Buburt of Peoria.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Doyle Jr. of Mason City.
When Doyle returned to Illinois after his military service, he and his family bought the rock quarry at Athens, which the family owned until 1976. He and his wife lived in Middletown from the time of their marriage until 1964, when they moved to Petersburg. In 1978 they moved to LaGrange, Mo., where he attended the watch making and jewelry program at Gem City College in Quincy and received his degree. Then they moved to Carlsbad, N.M., where they opened Doyle's Jewelry Store on Canal Street and operated that business until 1985.
In Illinois he was active in the American Legion as commander of Post 672 in Middletown, Logan County commander, commander of the local 40 and 8, and commander of Petersburg American Legion. When he was co-owner of the rock quarry in Athens, he was a director for the National Limestone Association.
In Carlsbad he was a member of the Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, serving as president for over 20 years. He was also a member of BPOE 1558.
His hobbies included woodworking. He was an artist and a volunteer for the Carlsbad Museum, where he also exhibited his work.
He was a Methodist.
Memorials may be made to Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, P.O. Box 642, Carlsbad, NM 88221-0642 or Noah's Ark Animal Refuge, Inc., 3417 Ferguson Road, Carlsbad, NM.
William B. "Bill" Doyle, 75, of Carlsbad, N.M., formerly of Middletown and Petersburg, died at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg, with the Rev. Edward Maddox officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Middletown. Military rites will be conducted by Menard County Inter Veterans Ceremony Unit.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the funeral home in Petersburg.
Services in New Mexico were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel, Carlsbad.
While living in Illinois, Doyle was co-owner of the Indian Point Limestone rock quarry at Athens.
He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II.
He was born Feb. 8, 1925, at Easton to John W. and Grace (List) Doyle. He married Geraldine "Deany" Nichols on July 14, 1951. She survives, in Carlsbad, N.M.
Also surviving are two daughters, Sylvia (and husband Gail) Ringland of Easton and Sharon Guernsey of Springfield; five grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Doyle of Mason City and Richard Doyle of Petersburg; and two sisters, Mary Louise Barnett of Cantrall and Rose Buburt of Peoria.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Doyle Jr. of Mason City.
When Doyle returned to Illinois after his military service, he and his family bought the rock quarry at Athens, which the family owned until 1976. He and his wife lived in Middletown from the time of their marriage until 1964, when they moved to Petersburg. In 1978 they moved to LaGrange, Mo., where he attended the watch making and jewelry program at Gem City College in Quincy and received his degree. Then they moved to Carlsbad, N.M., where they opened Doyle's Jewelry Store on Canal Street and operated that business until 1985.
In Illinois he was active in the American Legion as commander of Post 672 in Middletown, Logan County commander, commander of the local 40 and 8, and commander of Petersburg American Legion. When he was co-owner of the rock quarry in Athens, he was a director for the National Limestone Association.
In Carlsbad he was a member of the Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, serving as president for over 20 years. He was also a member of BPOE 1558.
His hobbies included woodworking. He was an artist and a volunteer for the Carlsbad Museum, where he also exhibited his work.
He was a Methodist.
Memorials may be made to Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, P.O. Box 642, Carlsbad, NM 88221-0642 or Noah's Ark Animal Refuge, Inc., 3417 Ferguson Road, Carlsbad, NM.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg, with the Rev. Edward Maddox officiating.
Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Middletown. Military rites will be conducted by Menard County Inter Veterans Ceremony Unit.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the funeral home in Petersburg.
Services in New Mexico were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel, Carlsbad.
While living in Illinois, Doyle was co-owner of the Indian Point Limestone rock quarry at Athens.
He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II.
He was born Feb. 8, 1925, at Easton to John W. and Grace (List) Doyle. He married Geraldine "Deany" Nichols on July 14, 1951. She survives, in Carlsbad, N.M.
Also surviving are two daughters, Sylvia (and husband Gail) Ringland of Easton and Sharon Guernsey of Springfield; five grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Doyle of Mason City and Richard Doyle of Petersburg; and two sisters, Mary Louise Barnett of Cantrall and Rose Buburt of Peoria.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Doyle Jr. of Mason City.
When Doyle returned to Illinois after his military service, he and his family bought the rock quarry at Athens, which the family owned until 1976. He and his wife lived in Middletown from the time of their marriage until 1964, when they moved to Petersburg. In 1978 they moved to LaGrange, Mo., where he attended the watch making and jewelry program at Gem City College in Quincy and received his degree. Then they moved to Carlsbad, N.M., where they opened Doyle's Jewelry Store on Canal Street and operated that business until 1985.
In Illinois he was active in the American Legion as commander of Post 672 in Middletown, Logan County commander, commander of the local 40 and 8, and commander of Petersburg American Legion. When he was co-owner of the rock quarry in Athens, he was a director for the National Limestone Association.
In Carlsbad he was a member of the Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, serving as president for over 20 years. He was also a member of BPOE 1558.
His hobbies included woodworking. He was an artist and a volunteer for the Carlsbad Museum, where he also exhibited his work.
He was a Methodist.
Memorials may be made to Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, P.O. Box 642, Carlsbad, NM 88221-0642 or Noah's Ark Animal Refuge, Inc., 3417 Ferguson Road, Carlsbad, NM.
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