Larry Cable Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Larry Keith Cable, 81, of Vandalia, IL passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at SBL Fayette County Hospital. Private Family Services will be held with Rev. Bruce Sasse officiating. Interment will follow at Forbis Cemetery, Brownstown. A Walk-Thru Visitation will be open to the public from 9:00-10:00 AM, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children or to Forbis Cemetery. (It is recommended that guidelines set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Illinois Department of Public Health as they relate to COVID-19 be followed. This includes but is not limited to face covering and social distancing. Please be respectful of others.) Mr. Cable was born on January 03, 1939 in Sefton Twp., Fayette County, IL, the son of Donald and Gladys “Marie” (Sturgeon) Cable. He married Joyce Maxine Howard on August 02, 1958; together they celebrated 62 years of marriage and raised three children. Larry was first employed by both, the Princess Peggy Dress Factory and the Sheepskin Factory, he later became a Sergeant for the Illinois Department of Corrections; working at the Vandalia Correctional Center for over 20 years. Larry also had an avid interest in sewing machines; running his own business, Cable’s Sewing Machines Sales and Service. He was a member of the AINAD Shriners, Masonic Temperance Lodge #16, Vandalia Rotary Club #6490, was an alderman for the City of Vandalia for over 40 years, and volunteered his time at the local blood drives. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Cable of Vandalia; son, Ronald Cable and significant other, Jody Smith of Brownstown; daughters, Vicky and husband Jeff Workman of O’Fallon and Kathy and husband Michael Roedner of Effingham; grandchildren, Afton Workman-Ralph and husband, Mike Ralph of Verona, WI, Ronnie Cable and wife, Amanda of Brownstown, and Brandon Cable and wife, Mandy of Brownstown; and great-grandchildren, Emma, Elizabeth, Lillian, Brody, Colton, and Haylee He was preceded in death by his parents.

Larry Cable

January 3, 1939 - November 26, 2020