HOMER – James R. "Dick" Coyle, 82, of Homer passed away at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 6, 2015) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at Kirby Funeral Home, 708 S. Main St., Homer, with the Rev. Teri Shane officiating. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery, Fithian. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
James was born on May 21, 1933, in Danville, the son of Harry H. and Lola Ruth Bush Coyle. He married Judith Corzine on April 20, 1957, in Danville. She survives.
Survivors also include two sons, Mark Coyle of Homer and Scott (Deborah) Coyle of Mahomet; three grandchildren, Stephen (Emma) Coyle, Robert Coyle and Michelle Coyle; and one great-granddaughter, Lila Rose.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Don Coyle.
James was a Navy veteran during the Korean Conflict, serving aboard the ship Howard W. Gilmore.
He was a sheet metal worker with R.H. Bishop and Nogle and Black and a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union No. 218.
He enjoyed working in the yard and eating at Ryan's four to five times a week.
Memorials can be made to Homer Fire and Rescue.
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