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Raymond McMillan Obituary
PEKIN - Raymond W. "Ray" McMillan III, 67, of Pekin passed away at 3:57 a.m. Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the Largo Medical Center emergency room in Largo, Fla.
Born Sept. 10, 1947, in Covington, Ky., to Raymond Jr. and Loretta (Schoo) McMillan, he married Sue Elizabeth Rudolph on Dec. 5, 1970, in Newport, Ky. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, Chris (Sami Howell) McMillan of Valparaiso, Ind.; one granddaughter, Kylie McMillan of Valparaiso, Ind.; his mother, Loretta McMillan of Newport, Ky.; two sisters, Pat (Rich Beal) McMillan of Southgate, Ky., and Donna (Larry) Walz of Newport, Ky.; one brother, Jim (Lisa) McMillan of Fort Thomas, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews.
His father preceded him in death.
He was a United States Army veteran.
Ray was a co-owner and former president of Pyro Industrial Services in Portage, Ind., where he began working on June 15, 1992. Previously, he worked at Newport Steel in Newport, Ky., and later at Keystone Steel & Wire Company in Bartonville.
Ray enjoyed entertaining his friends and traveling, especially to Florida.
His visitation will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. A time of sharing memories of Ray will follow at 4 p.m. Cremation will be accorded.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Illinois Memorial Kidney Fund, Post Office Box 235, Morton, IL 61550.
To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com.
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Stephanie Billings
June 7, 2015
Such a lovely wonderful man, so sorry for your loss Sue and Chris. Truly, I can't say enough nice things about him. I was lucky to know him.
Joe Buchheit
June 6, 2015
Sue,
So sorry for your loss. It seems just like yesterday that we were at Burkart's playing gin and handicapping horse races. May he rest in peace.
Bob Boswell
June 5, 2015
So shocked to hear about Ray. Deepest sympathy from the Boswell family. Going to miss a fellow handicapper. Sweet spirited friend.
Eric Scott
June 5, 2015
Sue so sorry for ur loss. Ray was a wonderful man and like a father to me. Just last Friday he took my finance and I out to dinner to selabrate. I will always cheerish the time we had. My prayers go out to you're family.
Charles Johnson
June 5, 2015
To the McMillan family,So sorry for your loss.
Greg Schoo
June 4, 2015
Sue, So sorry for your loss. Ray was a great guy, I have a lot of wonderful memories of Thanksgivings spent with him at Aunt Lou's house while growing up. I will have you and all the family in my prayers.
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