Roger Gott

SULLIVAN - Roger Gott, 65, of Sullivan, died 6:05 a.m. Monday (June 29, 2009) in his residence. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with the Pastor Tom Miller officiating. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan High School Athletic Program. Condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Roger was born May 16, 1944 in Monmouth, IL , the son of Vernon L. and Mabel I. Clevenger Gott. He retired as an Allstate Insurance Claims Manager after 35 years. Roger had been a member of the chain gang for the Sullivan High School Football games for 25 years, was a member of the Prairieland Frontiersmen Muzzle Loading Club and a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. He enjoyed hunting, boating, fishing, blacksmithing, woodworking and making flintlock rifles, helping family, friends and neighbors with projects and most of all spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Roger married Martha 'Mardi' O'Brien on February 5, 1966 in Walton, IL. Surviving are his wife, Mardi of Sullivan; sons, Jim Gott of Marshall, IL, Bill (Nikki) Gott of Grand Rapids, MI, Dan (Janna) Gott of Normal, IL; grandchildren, Ashlynne of Chicago, Ryan and Grace of Grand Rapids, MI, Tyler and Clare of Normal, IL; sisters, Beverly Earp of Monmouth, IL, Pauline (Pastor Tom) Miller of Decatur, IL, Sharen Curtis and Karen (Larry) Lowery both of Cameron, IL; brother, Wayne (Chris) Gott of Idaho Falls, ID, and special life long friend, Art Kirgan. He was preceded in death by his parents.