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 Eldon
Behle
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[July
22, 2010]
ELKHART
-- Eldon Henry Behle, 85, of Elkhart, died
Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 4:45 p.m. at St.
Clara's Manor in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at
the Elkhart United Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Dayle Badman officiating.
Visitation will be at Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and at the
Elkhart church on Saturday from 10 a.m. until
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Mr. Behle taught vocational agriculture at
Campsville, Perry, Elkhart and Mount Pulaski
high schools. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born July 31, 1924, in Ferguson, Mo.
On Oct. 27, 1950, he married M. Joan Stevenson,
who had grown up as his childhood neighbor in
Ferguson.
He is survived by his wife; their three
children, Charlotte (and Gary) Johnson, Donald
(and Alison) Behle and Robert (and Suzanne)
Behle; one sister, Eleda Hofer; nine
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and
one brother, Ralph.
He graduated from Ferguson High School in
1942 and attended the University of Missouri
until he was drafted into the Army. He served in
Japan and South Korea from 1945 to 1946. Then he
resumed his studies at Mizzou and graduated in
1950 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture
education.
He sponsored FFA and judged 4-H projects
until he retired from teaching in 1988. After
retirement, he served on the Logan County Board
(1990-1998); worked for the Illinois Crop
Improvement Association; was a weighmaster at
the Logan County Fair; worked as a bailiff at
the Logan County Courthouse; served as chairman
for the Logan County Chapter of the American Red
Cross; served on the Elkhart Library Board,
belonged to the Retired Teachers Association;
was a member of the Logan County Paramedic
Association board; and was an active member of
the Elkhart United Methodist Church. |
He enjoyed raising farm animals, hunting,
fishing, gardening and even kept honeybees for a
short time.
Memorials may be made to the Elkhart
Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
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