Rancel E. Carrell

Rancel was born on August 8, 1924, to William Elmer and Mintie (Powless) Carrell in Johnsonville, IL. He married Mary Jane Burton on September 29, 1946, in Flora, IL.

He served in the Navy during World War II. He is a member of the Pleasant Grove Christian Church of Geff. He was a past member of Cisne Rotary Club and the Bedford Township Fire Department. He worked as a roustabout for Union Oil Co. In the past he owned Friendly Gas Co. and was a farmer.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Verle (June) Carrell.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mary Jane; sons Vance and Stanley Carrell of Cisne; brother, Bill (Mildred) Carrell of Toledo, OH; nephews, Terry (Sue) Carrell of Sidney, IL, Kent (Laurel) Carrell of Marion, IL, Ronald (Mary) Carrell of Weatherford, OK, David (Susan) Carrell of Saline, MI; nieces, Becky (Steve) Ford of St. Joseph, IL, Lynnadene Carrell of Toldeo, OH, Dawn (Jim) Nowaczyk of Holland, OH, and Marla (Nathan) Brunaugh of Carbondale, IL.

A funeral service will be held at 10am on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne with a burial following at the Cisne Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, from 6pm-8pm at Hosselton Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Rancel’s memory may be directed to Pleasant Grove Christian Church and will be accepted at Hosselton Funeral Home.