David Powley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

David Thomas Powley, 75, of Butler, passed away Oct. 17, 2014, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. He was born in Danville, Ill., on May 4, 1939, the son of the late Lon and Margaret McGuire Powley. Mr. Powley was born in Danville on May 4, 1939 to Lon and Margaret (McGuire) Powley. He first attended Indiana State University, then went to Worsham School of Mortuary Science in Chicago where he obtained his Funeral Director/Embalmer's license. He worked as a funeral director/embalmer in the Chicago area for a number of years before becoming a hardware merchandiser for more than 35 years, mostly affiliated with Ace Hardware. He married Barbara Tucker in Fowler, IN, on Aug. 20, 1971; she survives. Also surviving are one son, Mark Powley of Butler; three daughters Deborah (husband Paul) Janos of Chicago, Melinda (Michael) Dimatteo of Cary, and daughter Sarah (Eric) Hopf of St. Louis; and eight grandchildren, James and Katherine Janos, Ray, Hayley and Jacob Dimatteo, and Alexander, Lucas and Sean Hopf. He was preceded in death by his parents and by one brother, Roy Hiram Powley, who preceded him in May, 2013. A member of the Catholic faith, he attended St. Raymond's Catholic Church in Raymond. He belonged to St. Raymond's Knights of Columbus Council 4696 and counseled in Marriage Encounters in the Peoria Diocese. He belonged to the Illinois Hardware Association, the Hoopeston Chamber of Commerce, and at one time was a Jaycee. He was a past president of the Hoopeston Industry Corp. An avid reader, he enjoyed history and was a Lincoln historian.

David Powley

May 4, 1939 - October 17, 2014