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Ray Stout Obituary
Born: June 5, 1930
Died: July 6, 2016
Ray W. "Bud" Stout, 86, of Burlington passed away Wednesday afternoon July 6, 2016 in his home.
He was born June 5, 1930 in Oak Park the son of Benjamin and Catherine (Strachan) Stout. Bud was a 1948 graduate of Burlington High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served in the Korean War serving as a corporal in the 5th Army RCT. He was very proud of his service to his country and was a life member of the VFW Post 8043 and American Legion Post 680 both in Hampshire.
After his military service he married LaVonne V. Sparrow on Sept. 27, 1952 in Sycamore and they became longtime residents of Burlington. Bud was a charter member of the Burlington Fire Dept. and served as a water fight referee for many years. He was also a lifelong member of the Elgin Scottish Society and a member of Genoa Masonic Lodge # 288.
Surviving are his children, Bill (Donnia), Rick (Donna), Ron (Rhonda), Don (Sheri), and Peg (Tim) Neisendorf; 20 grandchildren; and 6 great grandchildren; son in law, Rob Bernas; sister, Margaret (Willard) Lenschow, and brother, Jim (Janice) Stout.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, LaVonne on April 4, 1989; daughter, Cathy Bernas in 2010; and his sister, Shirley (Art) Getzelman.
Funeral Services was held at 11 am Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Burlington Methodist Church (corner of South and Center Streets), Burlington. Burial with Military Honors will be in the Burlington Twp. Union Cemetery. Visitation was held on Monday, July 11 from 4 to 8 pm at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St, Hampshire and continued on Tuesday at the church prior to services from 10 to 11am.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be directed to the Burlington Methodist Church.
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Raymond Stout
October 8, 2016
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Faith Whitwell
July 12, 2016
My thoughts and prayers are with all of Bud's family and friends today. I first met Bud at church and remember him fondly. He was always ready with a smile and a little conversation. I remember one Halloween, when we stopped by his house while trick or treating. He was so sweet and invited us to come in, so we could visit a little. My daughter thought that was so cool, because no one else ever did that! A small gesture that made for a life long memory, as she is now 32 and still reminisces about it!
Kathryn Gorenz
July 10, 2016
The last time I talked to Mr. Stout he was sharing about the Korean war, it clearly was an important part of his life. I enjoyed his humor even at Halloween...he creatively dropped candy into my cigarette tubes. My prayers go out to his family and friends.
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