Danny Eldon Rakestraw

DANNY ELDON RAKESTRAW, 75, OF BELLE, MISSOURI, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HIS HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY ON OCTOBER 22, 2015. DANNY WAS BORN ON JULY 21, 1940 AT SPRINGLAKE, ILLINOIS.HE WAS THE SON OF ALLEN KINNIE RAKESTRAW, SR.AND OLIVE MAE BEAL RAKESTRAW. DANNY ATTENDED PEKIN HIGH SCHOOL IN PEKIN, ILLINOIS, LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.AFTER A MEDICAL DISCHARGE, DANNY WORKED AS A UNION LABOR AND THEN JOINED THE CARPENTERS UNION, WORKING AS A MILLWRIGHT/CARPENTER.HE RETIRED FROM CARPENTER'S LOCAL #945 IN JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI AND CARPENTER'S LOCAL 2298 IN ROLLA, MISSOURI. ON MARCH 1, 1975, HE MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, BRENDA LEANN RAKESTRAW, WHO SURVIVES IN THE HOME.HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY THREE SONS, ROBBIE RAKESTRAW, DANNY "BO" RAKESTRAW, AND RYAN RAKESTRAW AND WIFE MICHELLE, ALL OF BELLE, MISSOURI;THREE DAUGHTERS,APRIL KINKEAD AND HUSBAND JEFF OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS, CARI BROWN AND HUSBAND KEVIN, AND LAURI NELSON AND HUSBAND STEPHEN OF BELLE, MISSOURI;TWENTY-TWO GRANDCHILDREN,BRETT KINKEAD AND WIFE JESSICA, PRESLEY KINKEAD, AND FRIEND BLAKE MCCONKEY, TRAVIS TURNAGE AND WIFE STEPHANIE, EMMALEE TURNAGE, CODY BROWN, MORGAN BROWN, CHELSEY LASTER, ANJELICA WALKER, DALTON RAKESTRAW, JADE RAKESTRAW, CHASE RAKESTRAW, RYLEE RAKESTRAW, CHANDRA MARKERT AND FIANCE CHAD HOPKINS, CAITLYN WILSON, GRACEJO MANTLE, ELDON RAKESTRAW, SHAYE RAKESTRAW, TRISLYN WEBSTER, TARA WEBSTER, AND TERANCE RAKESTRAW;EIGHT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; LAILA, ABBEY, AND KOOPER KINKEAD,JOLISA, JACKSON, AND JOSEPH WALKER, ARIELLE TURNAGE, AND ADELYN HOPKINS; ONE BROTHER, NORMAN RAKESTRAW OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS;TWO SISTERS; VERA ADKINSON AND HUSBAND GARY OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS AND CONNIE GALVIN AND HUSBAND JAMES OF MANITO, ILLINOIS;FATHER-IN-LAW, LEE STOUGH OF BELLE, MISSOURI; BROTHER-IN-LAW,JOHNNY STOUGH AND WIFE DONNA, BELLE, MISSOURI,DONALD SPENCER OF MANITO, ILLINOIS; SISTER- IN-LAW, ANN RAKESTRAW, OF PASADENA, TEXAS; AS WELL AS MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND COUSINS. DANNY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, ALLEN SR, AND OLIVE RAKESTRAW, OF MANITO, ILLINOIS;ONE DAUGHTER, DANNETTE SUE RAKESTRAW HEINHOLD-GUTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA; THREE BROTHERS,ALLEN RAKESTRAW, JR AND WIFE HELEN OF MANITO, ILLINOIS,PHILIP RAKESTRAW, AND CLYDE RAKESTRAW, OF PASADENA, TEXAS;ONE SISTER, MARY SPENCER, OF MANITO, ILLINOIS; AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, SHIRLEY STOUGH OF BELLE, MISSOURI. DANNY LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.HE LOVED VISITING HIS "ILLINOIS FAMILY".HE WAS ALWAYS SMILING, LAUGHING, MAKING OTHERS LAUGH!HE NEVER MET A STRANGER.DANNY WAS A FATHER/GRANDFATHER FIGURE TO MANY.HE LOVED LIFE, ENJOYED HIS "BABIES", AND LIVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST.HE ENJOYED HUNTING AND FISHING, PLAYING SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL AND BINGO.DANNY WAS AN AVID CHICAGO CUBS FAN.HE LOVED WATCHING "HIS TEAM" PLAY, WIN OR LOSE, HE STAYED TRUE TO THEM ALL OF HIS LIFE. MEMORIAL SERVICES WERE HELD AT THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN BELLE, MISSOURI, ON SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 1, 2015. VISITATION WILL BE HELD AT HENDERSON FUNERAL HOME IN PEKIN, ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015, FROM 2-4PM.THIS VISITATION WILL RUN CONCURRENT WITH A VISITATION FOR HIS BROTHER, CLYDE RAKESTRAW. GRAVESIDE RITES WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH CEMETERY IN LINN, MISSOURI IN DECEMBER. Visitation Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Henderson Funeral Home and Crematory 2131 Velde Dr. Pekin,IL 61554