Carl Lay's Obituary
Carl Edward Lay Sr., 88, formerly of Vandalia passed away at
6:11am, Friday, December 11, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center,
Springfield, IL.
Services for Mr. Lay will be held at 3:00pm, Sunday, December
20, 2015 at Unity Baptist Church Hwy 185 location (Corner of Hwy
185 an Airport Rd, Vandalia, IL 62471; former Temple Baptist
Church) with Rev. Robert Weaver officiating. Visitation will
be held from 1:00-3:00pm prior to services at the church.
Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, rural Ramsey with
military rites accorded by Crawford-Hale American Legion Post # 95,
Vandalia and Brownstown VFW Post #9770. In lieu of flowers the
family asks that memorials be made to Shriners Hospitals for
Children or to Unity Baptist Church of Vandalia.
Carl was born May 16, 1927 in Knoxville, TN, the son of Frank
and Minnie (Davis) Lay. His family moved to Ramsey, IL in
1945. He worked construction and as a heavy equipment
operator for Local 520 out of Granite City and was a member of
Temple Baptist Church, Mason's Temperance Lodge#16, AINAD Shriners,
Vandalia American Legion Post #95, AMVETS, DAV Disabled American
Veterans, and Vandalia Moose Lodge #1447. Carl served in the
US Army as a paratrooper during WWII. He married Margaret
Mabel Davidson on May 10, 1944; they were married for 71 wonderful
years. Mabel resides in Springfield, IL. Together Carl and Mabel
had seven children, Carl Edward Lay Jr. who preceded in death, Mark
Gregory Lay and wife Pat of Vandalia, Teresa Kay and husband Mike
Phelps of Shelbyville, Franklin Winslow Lay of Pana, Janet Marie
and husband David Galimba of California, Donna Savilla and husband
Mike Collins of Tarpon Springs, FL, and Elvin Tyler Lay and wife
Shannon of Chatham; several grandchildren, great and
great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, son
Eddie, and one grandchild.
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