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Gail Wade Markey

Mr. Gail Wade Markey, 45, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 1:10 A.M. at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

He was born January 13, 1964 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of William Anthony “Tony” and Priscilla Karen Gooding Markey. On July 2, 2002 he married Julie Beach in Carthage.

He was a 1982 graduate of the Dallas City High School and served in the US Army from 1982 until 1986. He then served with the National Guard for four years and was stationed in Germany during Desert Storm. He worked for G. E. in Burlington for 18 years, retiring in 2007 due to a disability. He was a member of the Dallas City American Legion and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He is survived by his wife, six children, Anthony James Markey, Joseph Thomas Markey, Jessica Marie Markey, Jillian Ann Beach, Jessica Leigh Beach and Rayden William Markey all of Dallas City, his father and step-mother, Tony and Alene Markey of Dallas City, three sisters, Joanne Denise Brown of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Jacqueline Dee Countryman of Lomax, Illinois and Christina Marie Markey of Fort Madison, Iowa and two brothers, Paul Anthony Markey of Dallas City and Christopher Dean Markey of Anderson, South Carolina. He was preceded on death by his mother.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dallas City with Father Tony Trosley officiating. Burial, with Military Rites, will be held at a later date in Gittings Mound Cemetery near Dallas City. Friends may call after 3:00 P.M. Thursday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 P.M. followed by visitation with the family until 9:00 P.M. Thursday. A memorial fund has been established for his children’s education. Send a condolence here.

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Obituaries - 2009 Gail Wade Markey Mr. Gail Wade Markey, 45, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 1:10 A.M. at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. He was born January 13, 1964 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of William Anthony “Tony” and Priscilla Karen Gooding Markey. On July 2, 2002 he married Julie Beach in Carthage. He was a 1982 graduate of the Dallas City High School and served in the US Army from 1982 until 1986. He then served with the National Guard for four years and was stationed in Germany during Desert Storm. He worked for G. E. in Burlington for 18 years, retiring in 2007 due to a disability. He was a member of the Dallas City American Legion and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, six children, Anthony James Markey, Joseph Thomas Markey, Jessica Marie Markey, Jillian Ann Beach, Jessica Leigh Beach and Rayden William Markey all of Dallas City, his father and step-mother, Tony and Alene Markey of Dallas City, three sisters, Joanne Denise Brown of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Jacqueline Dee Countryman of Lomax, Illinois and Christina Marie Markey of Fort Madison, Iowa and two brothers, Paul Anthony Markey of Dallas City and Christopher Dean Markey of Anderson, South Carolina. He was preceded on death by his mother. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dallas City with Father Tony Trosley officiating. Burial, with Military Rites, will be held at a later date in Gittings Mound Cemetery near Dallas City. Friends may call after 3:00 P.M. Thursday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 P.M. followed by visitation with the family until 9:00 P.M. Thursday. A memorial fund has been established for his children’s education. Send a condolence here.
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