Jimmie L. McMichael

August 9, 1928 - December 27, 2018

Jimmie L. McMichael, 90, of Hampshire passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 27, 2018 at Pine Acres Nursing Home in DeKalb. He was born Aug. 9, 1928 in Eldorado, IL the son of Robert and Maude (Mick) McMichael. Jimmie married Charlene J. “Chuckie” Ruth on Nov. 27, 1947 in Hampshire. Jimmie worked as a custodian for Hampshire High School for 36 years retiring in 1986. He had been a member of the First United Church and a member and past president of the Hampshire Sportsman Club. Jimmie had also helped establish pee-wee baseball in Hampshire and very much enjoyed fishing and gardening. Surviving are his wife, Chuckie; sons, Bill (Patricia) of Hampshire, Leslie (Judith) of Algonquin; daughter-in-law, Marcia McMichael; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dannie; granddaughter, Carrie; two brothers, Harry, and Charles; and two sisters, Mary Lou Grabel, and Catherine Weaver. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am Saturday, Jan. 5 at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park St., Hampshire. Visitation will be held prior to services from 10 to 11 am. Private Burial of Cremains will be in the Hampshire Center Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions in his name may be directed to First United Methodist Church in Hampshire or to the Burlington-Hampshire Food Pantry.