He was also preceded in death by Elsie Smith, his grandmother, by whom he was raised.
He is survived by longtime companion, Avis Elms and her family; two sons, Russell (Kim) Light II and Chris (Cyndi) Light; three daughters, Angie (Mark) McGruder, Becky (Dave) Wiley and Darla Chismark; six brothers, Bill, Dennis, Aaron and Jeff Light and Wayne and Joe Brown; six sisters, Ann Day, Velma Brown, Audrey Brown, Christine Schafer, Cindy Alfonso and Laurel Law; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was a welder at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 25 years, retiring in 2001.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 4/25/2009
He was also preceded in death by Elsie Smith, his grandmother, by whom he was raised.
He is survived by longtime companion, Avis Elms and her family; two sons, Russell (Kim) Light II and Chris (Cyndi) Light; three daughters, Angie (Mark) McGruder, Becky (Dave) Wiley and Darla Chismark; six brothers, Bill, Dennis, Aaron and Jeff Light and Wayne and Joe Brown; six sisters, Ann Day, Velma Brown, Audrey Brown, Christine Schafer, Cindy Alfonso and Laurel Law; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was a welder at Caterpillar Inc. in East Peoria for 25 years, retiring in 2001.
Published in the Peoria Journal Star on 4/25/2009
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