Richard Edwin Coombes, age 84, of Morton, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Richard was born July 11, 1937 in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Robert and Rachel (Brown) Coombes. He married Mary Price on July 27, 1968 in Peoria; she survives.
He is also survived by his two daughters, Laura (Steve) Brown of Pekin, Il and Sheila (Brad) Stillabower of Fredericksburg, VA; one son, Dean (Mai Chi) Coombes of Gurnee, IL; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Roberta Golden of Stilwell, OK; four nieces and a nephew.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Carlos Coombes.
He was a member of The Lions Club and First Christian Church in Creve Coeur. He was active at his church, serving on the board in multiple roles; teaching adult Sunday school classes for over twenty years and serving as an officer for the Illinois Cluster of the Disciple Churches in the area. He retired after 45 years at Caterpillar as a Standards Engineer and served ten years as a member of the American National Standard Institute.
A visitation for Richard will be held Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Remmert Funeral Home, 521 E Washington St, East Peoria, Illinois 61611, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.RemmertFuneralHome.com for the Coombes family. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Creve Coeur or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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