Dalton City – Russell Ray Vick, 59, of Dalton City passed away in his residence at 8:00 p.m. December 25, 2010.
A celebration of Russell’s life will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion. Burial will be in Northfork Cemetery with full military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the U.S. Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com
Russell was born June 8, 1951 in Mattoon, IL the son of Robert and Ethel (Atkinson) Vick. He married Debra Wampler on December 8, 1973. He was a US Army Veteran. He worked as a Crew Dispatcher for Northfolk and Southern Railroad. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting and fishing.
Surviving is his wife: Debra of Dalton City, children: Melinda “Mindy” Scharfenberg and her husband Jeff of Decatur, Michelle “Shelly” Svoboda and her husband Brian of Decatur, Jeremy Vick and his significant other Heather of Marble Falls, TX, and Melissa “Missy” Heyen and her husband Chad of Alexandria, VA; brothers: Lester Johnson and his wife Billie of Mission, TX and Chuck Johnson and his wife Sybil of Ferriday, Louisiana; eleven grandchildren and one great-grandson also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home of Mt. Zion
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| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condolences |
January 1, 2011 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| Ellen and Steve Unger |
Vick Family |
December 29, 2010 |
We were so sorry to learn of your husband/father passing away. May God embrace and support through this difficult time. We did enjoy the pictures as we recognized Ethel and her home in some of them. This brings a tear to my eye as well. Prayers and peace, Ellen and Steve Unger, Texarkana, AR
| Shelly and Brian |
Your Father |
December 29, 2010 |
Sorry to hear of the passing of your father. May God wrap you in His arms and give you His peace and comfort during this time of need.
God Bless, Sheila Christie
