Orick M. Nightlinger Jr.

1934 - 2023

DANVILLE - Corky Nightlinger, 88, passed away at 9:21 a.m. Friday (May 5, 2023) at Carle Foundation Hospital Hospice, Urbana.

He was born July 30, 1934, the eldest son to Orick Manning and Mildred Winfield Nightlinger Sr., in Fairmount. He married Dolores Shaw in Westville on July 27, 1958.

Survivors include Dolores; their five daughters, Kitty (Jay) Dangcil, Kimberly (Don) Nightlinger-Bray, Krystal Nightlinger, Kelly (Bill) McMasters and Kerry (Troy) Rippon; one niece and one nephew, whom he and Dolores raised, Michael Marx and Michelle Rice; six grandchildren, Chastity Burow-Catney, Amanda Richards, Heather Nightlinger, Sarah Nightlinger, Kacie Henry and Chase Rippon; and nine great-grandchildren, Grace Catney, Gavin Catney, Danica Richards, Emily Richards, Callan Richards, Hannah Richards, Cooper McLaughlin, Oliver Galbreath and Wade Nightlinger.

He was preceded in death by his three brothers, Carl J. Nightlinger, Blaine Nightlinger and Gary Nightlinger; his grandson Jacob Manning Burow; granddaughter Kandi Lynn Bray; and niece Merry Christina Conrad.

Corky attended Westville High School and Utterback Business College. He had been a printing pressman for the University of Illinois and Danville Commercial News. Corky served on the Vermilion County Board of Directors. He attended Calvary Baptist Church and had been a deacon and choir director at Edgewood Baptist Church and on the school board of the former Hope Christian High School. He loved working in his yard, spending time with all the grandkids and great-grandkids and passionately discussing politics. He also took great interest in the family geneology. Those who knew him loved his sense of light and humor.

Memorial donations may be made to Lewy body dementia research at dementiasociety.org/lewy-body-dementia or by mail to P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901.

Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at Calvary Baptist Church, Danville, with Pastors Joe Humrichous and Dan Kitinoja officiating. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until servicetime Thursday, May 11, at the church. Cremation with burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery at a later date with a family graveside service. Robison Chapel, Catlin, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences at robisonchapel.com or memories on his memorial page at weremember.com/orick-corky-manning/2d3h/memories on ancestry.com.