Ted L. Garey Obituary (1937

Ted L. Garey, 86, of Hudson, IL, formerly of El Paso, IL, passed peaceably on to be with his Lord and Savior at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Ted was born on June 28, 1937, in Maquon, IL, the youngest son to Emery Halsey Garey and Mildred Josephine (Shaffer) Garey. He married his high school sweetheart, Sigrid Marilyn Miller on May 24, 1958, at East White Oak Church, Hudson, Il. Together, Ted and Marilyn cherished 63 years of a wonderfully blessed marriage. Marilyn passed away on September 28, 2021. Surviving are five children: Melody Phares, El Paso, Emery (Sandy) Garey of Hudson, Clint (Brenda) Garey of Atlanta, Becky (Kelly) Casali of Bloomington, and Chad (Denise) Garey of Carlock; they have been blessed with 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. One brother, Richard (Mary) Garey, of Eureka and brother-in-law, Myron (Peggy) Miller of Carlock, also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother Robert. Ted was a member of Danvers Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to the Danver’s Baptist Church Mission Fund. A visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, Il, with Pastor Bob Clark officiating. A burial with military rites will follow at Centennial Cemetery, Secor, Il. As a young child, Ted raised homing pigeons and taught them to recognize and return to their home loft. He also loved venturing uptown in El Paso on the weekends to buy a 5-cent movie ticket enjoying the featured “Western” on Saturday afternoons. Ted attended El Paso High School, where he was a member of the El Paso Football Team, (Comets) and played Varsity Football all 4 years in high school. He played every game, both offense and defense. His coach was very proud of him, and several times Ted’s name was in the local El Paso paper because of his exceptional running skill. When Ted graduated in May 1956, he joined the Navy Reserves Unit out of Peoria, Il, proudly serving his country for 12 years. He worked for John Deere Heller out of high school, until Richard Dunmire recruited Ted to work for him as a Diesel Mechanic for the Dunmire Equipment Company. A few years later, Ted followed in his father’s footsteps, as a truck driver and joined Nussbaum Trucking Company. Ted often spoke that the greatest company to work for was Nussbaum. He loved his boss, Alden Nussbaum. He always said that Alden treated his drivers right and took care of them. Ted drove to Chicago everyday delivering and picking up products for 36 years. His best friend Stanley Thompson, (Cork) drove alongside him, until they hit their own routes in Chicago. In those 36 years, Ted received many “Safety Awards,” for being accident free. Ted was a member of the Teamsters Union for 30 years. When Ted was not driving a semi, you could find him taking care of his animals on the farm or on a tractor in a field planting corn or soybeans. His love of farming was his favorite pastime. Ted will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was a strong man, who taught his children and grandchildren the value of hard work. He deeply missed his church family when he was not in attendance and enjoyed his spare time studying and learning prophecy. Rest assured, sitting at the feet of his Lord, he now knows all the answers.