Gordon Omer Warfel

88 year old Gordon Omer Warfel of Smithville died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was a member of the Smithville First Baptist Church. Warfel was also an electrical engineer and he served in the U.S. Navy. The funeral will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Mark Bass will officiate and burial will be in the Westlawn Cemetery in Newton, Illinois. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Omer and Docia Adkins Warfel and two sisters, Ilah Britton and Violet. He is survived by his wife, Mainell Warfel of Smithville. Two children, Gordon William and wife Linda Warfel of Charleston, Illinois and Marie and husband Tommy Davis of Smyrna. Six grandchildren, Randall and wife Donna Warfel, Layne and wife Jennifer Warfel, Kim Warfel, Kent Cast, Nathan Davis, and Chandler and husband Scott Schwede. Seven great grandchildren, Jacob and Kendall Cast, Patrick and Hali Davis, Brenden Warfel, Braden and Maddox Schwede. A sister, Peggy Enright of Apex, North Carolina. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.