Obituary – Thomas Ripley Landrith
Peoria Journal Star
June 20, 2012
Thomas Ripley “Tommy T” Landrith, 77, of 1560 Edgewood Drive, Pekin passed away at 3:01 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Morton Terrace. He was born August 08, 1934, in Pekin, to Thomas P. and Lydia Davis Landrith. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Phillip Landrith, and one sister, Ella Mae Lee. Surviving are brothers, James (Bea) Landrith of Pekin and Earl Landrith of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Minnie (Dean) McKinney of Coal City and Mary (Phillip) Wilcox of Columbus, Ohio; one half-brother, William (Debbie) Landrith of Springfield; and numerous nieces and nephews. Tom served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for many years at American Distillery. He later worked for Pekin Insurance for 14 years. He then worked for Professional Cleaning Service in Pekin. Tom was an avid karaoke singer. He also enjoyed playing shuffleboard, darts and bowling with his friends. He had been a lifetime member of the George Maple Memorial AMVETS Post 235 and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 1869, both in Pekin. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. The Rev. Judy Doyle will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin, where military honors will be provided by the U. S. Air Force and the Tazewell Area Ceremonial Team. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Additional visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday.