Lyle C. Collis

Lyle C. Collis, 89, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Friday, June 3, 2011, in his home.

Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Coal Valley. Burial is in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Lyle Charles Collis was born November 28, 1921, in Geneseo, Illinois, the son of Charles C. and Flora Walther Collis. He served in the U.S. Army in WW II and married Betty Lou Frances Hill on March 28, 1948, in Moline. He worked at John Deere Harvester Works for 35 years retiring in 1981. He farmed for many years.

Lyle is survived by his wife, Betty Lou; four children and their spouses, John and Kathy Collis of Kewanee, Carol Regalado of Chula Vista, Calf., L. Steven and Candace Collis of Moline, and George Collis of Coal Valley; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna Daniels, three brothers, David, Charles, and Robert Collis; and a special person who was like a foster daughter, Deborah Kimbel of Coal Valley. He was preceded in death by a son, William Collis, two sisters, and three brothers.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.