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Dale Masser Obituary
Dale was born July 2, 1933, in White County, the son of Lewis and Lura (Newcomb) Masser.
He married Joyce Leah Barr on May 6, 1954.
Dale retired in 1983 from the Illinois State Police, Department of Professional Standards. He had also served in District 12 and 13. He served in the Illinois National Guard in Korea and was a member of First Christian Church in Carmi.
In his retirement years, Dale enjoyed woodworking, gardening and traveling.
Dale is survived by the love of his life, Joyce, of 57 years; two daughters and sons-in-law, Leah and Mark Koester of Teutopolis and Joni and Don Gulley of Hays, Kan.; a son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Colleen Masser of Carmi; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Peggy Barr of Cambridge, Ohio, and Pamela and Thomas Woelfel of Centralia; a brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Shirley Masser of Prescott, Ariz.; five granddaughters, Jennifer (David) Johnson, Amy Koester, Keri Koester, Megan Gulley and Kaitlin Gulley; and three great-grandchildren, Cameron, Gracelyn and Emma Rose.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Paul Barr.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2011, in First Christian Church in Carmi. Burial will be in Herald Cemetery near Carmi. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made in Dale's memory to the Youth for Christ Summer Camp Fund or Bob Thomas Missions in Ghana and will be accepted at the funeral home.
For more information, visit www.campbellfuneralservices.com.
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