Roy Darius Springer

1914 - 2011  (96 years)

• Name	Roy Darius Springer  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Dec 1914	Bellflower, McLean Co., IL
  	on a farm
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Oct 2011	Gibson City, Ford Co., IL
  	GCH Annex
  Burial	12 Oct 2011	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
  	East Bend Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I4917	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	David Valentine Springer,   b. 24 Feb 1875, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 20 Aug 1954, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena A. (Lena) Birkey,   b. 26 Dec 1877, Metamora Twp., Woodford Co., IL d. 24 Jul 1958, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1900	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL   [3]
  	By Peter Zehr
  Family ID	F2244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Sutter,   b. 8 Sep 1917, Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 13 Oct 2015, Gibson City, Ford Co., IL (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1939	Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL
  Children	1. Carol Joan Springer   2. Royal James Springer   3. Elwyn Keith Springer   4. Mark Bodenhamer
  Family ID	F3466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2015

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Dec 1914 - Bellflower, McLean Co., IL Marriage - 30 Dec 1939 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Death - 7 Oct 2011 - Gibson City, Ford Co., IL Burial - 12 Oct 2011 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obit: FISHER — Roy D. Springer, 96, of Fisher passed away Friday (Oct. 7, 2011) at the Gibson Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City. Roy was born Dec. 23, 1914, on a farm near Bellflower, the son of David V. and Lena Birkey Springer. He attended Prairie Cottage Country School and Bellflower Township High School. He married Edna Sutter on Dec. 30, 1939, in Hopedale. She survives. Also surviving are his children, Carol (James) Rhodes of Topeka, Kan.; Royal (Beverly) Springer of Fisher; Keith (Kathleen) Springer of Saybrook; and Mark (Mary Jo) Bodenhamer of Newbury Park, Calif. He had 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, John, Aaron and Melvin; and two sisters, Elizabeth and Kathryn. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the East Bend Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Michael Dean officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church, and one hour prior to service on Wednesday. Roy and Edna farmed in Bellflower Township during their working years. After retirement they moved to Fisher. They enjoyed volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages in Champaign for 10 years. Roy was a member of East Bend Mennonite Church, Fisher, which he attended his entire life. In his youth he accepted Christ as his savior and was baptized. He and his family attended and assisted with worship and Sunday school at Alexander Chapel (AME) in Gibson City for three years. On Jan. 2, 2009, Roy and Edna celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at East Bend Mennonite Church with family and friends. Roy was a good and devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by his family. He enjoyed watching his sons’ and grandsons’ sports activities. He dearly loved his grandchildren and they have fond memories of the fun they had together. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sutter Scholarship Fund at Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., or to Mennonite Mission Network, Elkhart, Ind. Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, is in charge of the arrangements. https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/roy-springer/article_0c50aa1b-7150-52d4-af0b-e317c018865d.html

  
  

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  [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/roy-springer/article_0c50aa1b-7150-52d4-af0b-e317c018865d.html. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28725804/roy-darius-springer. [S225] Peter Zehr, East Bend Mennonite Church Records.