Alan proudly served his country in the United States Army, during the Korean War. He was a faithful member of Christ United Church of Christ in Belleville. He was a lifetime member of the Korean War Veterans Association, Imjin Chapter 95 and the VFW Post 1739 in Belleville. He was active with the Boy Scouts of America and was a Cubmaster and Scout leader. He was a member of the Henry Raab PTA, Central Junior High PTA, and an honorary lifetime member of the State of Illinois PTA. He retired as a Stove Mounter from Peerless-Premier Appliance and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union Local 482. Alan also volunteered his time to the Christ UCC's food pantry. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Louisa, nee Peter, Pees; a sister, Elsie Jean Tsao, brother-in-law, Thomas Ki-Cheng Tsao; and his nephew, Michael Eli Tsao.
Surviving are his loving wife, Dixie Mae, nee Smithe, Pees, of Belleville, Illinois; his children, Jesse Alan Pees, of Evansville, Illinois, Glenna Mae (William Allen) Curtis, of Belleville, Illinois, and Joseph Henry (Rachel Stephanie) Pees, of Belleville, Illinois; his grandchildren, Isaiah Alan Curtis, Jeremiah William (Casandra) Curtis, Nathan Glenn Pees, Robert Alan Pees, and Emma Mae Marie Pees; his sister, Lois Ann Pees, of Belleville, Illinois; and many other extended family, in-laws, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
Memorials are appreciated to the Illinois Veterans Home of Anna, 729 N. Main St., Anna, IL 62906 or to the Community Interfaith Food Pantry, 1218 W. Main St., Belleville, IL 62220. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com.
Funeral: Due to Covid-19 mitigation, services are being held privately with Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois. Interment will follow in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois.
