- Date Of Birth: July 16, 1914
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2018
- State: Illinois
Lyman Creed, 100, passed away Saturday, January 10th, after a brief illness, at his home in Irvington surrounded by his family. He was born on July 16th, 1914, in rural Centralia to Charles Emmett and Gladys (Fisher) Creed. He married Lorraine Grathwohl on September 20, 1940, at the Irvington Methodist Church and she preceded him in death in 2012.
He is survived by his daughter, Sandy Beguelin, and husband, Henry, of Centralia, and son Gary Creed and wife, Sharon, of Waterloo. Also, surviving are grandchildren: Carla Holden and her husband, Chris, of Nashville, TN, Jennifer Pennings and husband, David, of Racine, WI, Eric Beguelin and wife, Stephanie, of Raleigh, NC, Angela Creed and husband, Dr. Ed. Hengel, of Columbia, Scott Creed of Waterloo, and Nicole Creed and husband, Jeff Fleece, of Liberty Hill, TX, as well as 12 great-grandchildren, sister Ferris Kasten and husband Wilfred of Hoyleton, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brother Orville, sisters: Eula Treffert, Vera Baldridge, and Evelyn McTall. Mr. Creed graduated from Centralia Township High School in 1932 and attended SIU Carbondale where he obtained his teaching certificate. In his early years, he taught school in the White Swan area, Horse Creek, Walnut Hill, and Irvington. He and his wife operated a grain and Holstein dairy farm in rural Hoyleton. They retired in 1973 and moved to Irvington. For the next few years, he worked at the Pitchford Elevators in Mt. Vernon and Richview where he enjoyed selling pecans in the fall. He loved music and performed with gospel and barbershop quartets and sang at many church events with his sister, Evelyn McTall.After retirement, he was well known for baking cookies and pies, especially coconut, pumpkin, and chocolate pies and potato chip cookies that were the grandkids’ and neighbors’ favorites. In the summer he could be seen working in his garden and mowing his lawn with his John Deere tractor mower, tending to his 100+ mums, and enjoying the daily visits from his neighbors, friends, and relatives. He especially enjoyed all the visits from his grandkids and enlightened them with stories, riddles, jokes, and lots of trivia.
