Maynard "Lee" Sisk Obituary (1932 - 2009)

Maynard "Lee" Sisk, 76, of Tower Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was born September 17, 1932 in Tower Hill, the son of Maynard P. and Violet L. Davis Sisk. Lee graduated from Darien High School in 1950. He served active duty with the U.S. Navy from 1952-1956 during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in January 1960. Lee had worked for Prairie Farms hauling milk. He then worked for Firestone and Caterpillar. Lee retired in 1985 from Sisk Auto Body in Darien, WI, where he worked with his brother. He loved fishing and building stock cars. Lee married Barbara Cloe on December 1, 1956 in Illinois. She preceded him in death on July 24, 1983. He is survived by his daughters: Deana "Kim" Wenthe husband Tim, Clinton, IL Shelly R. Austin, Pana, IL; 3 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brothers: Carl Sisk wife Janet, Clinton, WI and Gene Sisk wife Bonita, Darien, WI. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; wife; brother, Robert Sisk on April 5, 2001. Funeral Information Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana with Rev. Greg Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Tower Hill Cemetery with graveside military rites by American Legion/VFW/AmVets Honor Guard, Pana. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana.