- Date Of Birth: February 26, 1941
- Date Of Death: November 20, 2018
- State: Illinois
Lester L. “Sonny” Shreeves, 77, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at Heartland Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Sonny was born February 26, 1941, in Galesburg, the son of Richard L. and Hildegard (Lemke) Shreeves. He married Nancy J. Erlandson on September 1, 1972, in Galesburg.
Sonny is survived by his wife of 46 years, Nancy of Knoxville; one sister, Tyke McCoy of Gilson; two nephews, Randy (Tracy) McCoy of Knoxville and Rodney (Sherry) McCoy of Maquon; one niece, Jane (Tyler) Moore of Springfield, MO; two great nephews and two great nieces. Sonny was a proud 50-year member of Teamsters Local 627 working as a truck driver for Rogers Bros, Galesburg Construction, Cedar Co., Arrow Construction Materials, and retired from Galesburg Ready Mix in 2003. Sonny enjoyed being outdoors fishing. He and a group of friends traveled to Rend Lake in Southern Illinois on fishing trips for many years.
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