Joseph William “Joe” Pinkston, 40, of Macon, IL passed away at 2:41 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 13, 2010) at St. Mary’s Hospital.
A service to celebrate Joe’s life will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 18, 2010) at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Macon, IL. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in c/o Peoples Bank of Macon. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Joe was born on February 16, 1970 in Racine, WI, the son of Charles R. and Lucille (Alekner) Pinkston. He graduated in 1988 from Moweaqua High School. He worked for Decatur Industrial Electric and previously worked for Illinois Crane. He was a member of the Free Time Boat Club in Decatur. Joe was a hard worker, an avid Green Bay Packer fan, a wonderful husband and father, and the favorite son-in-law of Hans and Ruth Bruegger. He enjoyed boating, snowmobiling, but most of all he enjoyed being a grandpa. He married Ruth Ann Christenson on April 24, 2009.
Surviving is his wife: Ruth Ann Pinkston of Macon, IL; parents: Charles R. and Lucille Pinkston of Moweaqua, IL; children: Devin Pinkston of Decatur, IL, Aspen Krepfle of Decatur, IL, Macey Pinkston of Noblesville, IN and Madisyn Pinkston of Noblesville, IN; granddaughter: Chloe Pirtle of Decatur, IL; brother: Mike “Pinky” Pinkston and his wife Donna of Decatur, IL; sister: Marsha Harrington of Racine, WI; nieces and nephews: Anna (John) Jesse, Eric Edwards, Brandon (Katie Gross) Pinkston, Katie Britton, John Pinkston, Casey Pinkston and Shaun Pinkston; great nieces and nephews: Miranda Jesse, Markus Jesse, Raegan Jesse and Braden Pinkston; beloved dogs: Brandi, Toby and Daisy.
Joe was preceded in death by his grandparents: Leroy and Jeanne Pinkston, Pete and Thurma Alekner, brother: Mark Pinkston, sister: Kimberly Pinkston.
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| ed cutler |
so sorry |
December 18, 2010 |
chuck&lLou im so sorry,Im going to miss him.Heaven got a good man
| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condolences |
December 18, 2010 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| John & Karen Heneberry |
Chuck & Lou |
December 17, 2010 |
We were surprised & saddened to hear of the loss of your son Joe.Our thoughts are with you and your family
| Jack & Linda Hilberling |
With Sympathy |
December 17, 2010 |
Ruthann, we are so sorry for your loss. You are in many people's prayers & thoughts now, please know that you are in ours. Blessings to you, Jack & Linda
| Susie & Jim Mitchell |
Our Condolences |
December 17, 2010 |
Lou & Chuck,
We were so shocked to learn of Joe's passing and can't begin to imagine what heartache you must be going through. Please know that we are thinking of you during this difficult time.
Take care,
Jim & Susie Mitchell
