NEOGA —
Wayne Dixon “Dick” Rawlings, 81, of rural Neoga, passed away at 9:40 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013, at Hilltop Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Charleston.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Neoga, with the Rev. Robert DeGrand and Sister Pat Theis officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, March 6, with a parish wake service at 6 p.m. at Swengel-O’Dell Funeral Home, Neoga. Burial will be in Neoga Memorial Cemetery with military services conducted by VFW Post 4325 of Mattoon. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. The family wishes a special thank you to the staff at Hilltop Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for their loving care of Dick during his stay. Online condolences may be left at swengel-odell.com.
Dick was born Jan. 8, 1932, in Shelby County, the son of Willis and Mildred (Blake) Rawlings. After graduating from Neoga High School, he joined the United States Army, where he served until his discharge in 1954. Dick was a butcher for Casstevens Grocery Store in Neoga for many years. He married Maxine Walk Sept. 29, 1956, in Neoga and later started farming for Walk Farm Inc. for several years. Dick was a member of the St. Mary of the Assumption Church of Neoga, a member of the Effingham Bowling League and a member of the Cumberland County Farm Bureau. Dick was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends.
Dick leaves wife, Maxine, of 56 years; one son, Greg Rawlings and wife, Rhonda, of Neoga; two daughters, Lori Apke and husband, Gary, of Effingham, and Amy Boothe and husband, Parker, of Charleston; seven grandchildren, Scott Rawlings and wife, Kristi, of Robinson, Beth Friese and husband, Andy, of Stewardson; Aaron Apke and fiancee, Brittany Kistler, and Meghan and Jeremy Apke, all of Effingham; Savannah and Seth Boothe, both of Charleston; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Rawlings was preceded in death by his parents and one infant son, Michael Joseph Rawlings.
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