Charles W. "Chick" Tallon, Jr. Obituary (1927 - 2015)

Charles W. Chick Tallon, Jr., 87, of Downs, died at 6:30 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at Heritage Health in Bloomington with his daughter by his side.His funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday (October 27, 2015) at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will be at Hopewell Cemetery in Downs. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Downs Fire Department, the LeRoy Fire Department or the Community Cancer Center in Normal.Chick was born November 11, 1927 in Downs, the son of Charles W. and Daisy M. Arbuckle Tallon. He married Mildred Jean Weakley on October 24, 1948; they had three daughters, Debra, Brenda and Linda.Surviving are one daughter, Linda Sage of Bloomington; three grandchildren, Brad (Jennifer) Tallon of Mill Spring, NC, Tom (Carrie) Estes and Blake (Danielle) Estes, both of Downs and five great-grandchildren, Jacob, Morgan Owen Estes and Stella Raney Tallon and his beloved dog, Sugar.He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean on December 15, 2014; two daughters, Debra Tallon and Brenda Estes, six brothers and sisters, Nellie Roberts, Thelma Tallon, Don Tallon, Ray Tallon, Iola Thompson and Maxine Hamblin.Chick graduated from Downs High School. He farmed in rural Downs his entire life. He was passionate about farming and enjoyed watching his crops grow.Chick was a good man and would do anything to help others. He enjoyed his time every morning with the coffee drinkers, Larry, Eric and Kenny. He also enjoyed fishing, watching ball games, playing black jack, eating a good meal, having a good laugh, but most of all, spending time with his family and friends.