Mr. Jay True Dodge

Jay True Dodge passed Oct. 31, 2014 in Seneca, S.C. Born Oct. 8, 1920 to Laura Mae Wells and James True Dodge at Fairview Farms in Littleton, Ill.; great grandson to John Solomon Dodge of Littleton, Ill., veteran Civil War. Student Western Ill. State Teacher’s College, Western Ill. Univ., Macomb; branch manager Chicago Daily News; WWII NCO S/Sgt., B-29 Squadron Ops., 498th Bomb Group, 873rd Bomb Squadron, Saipan; BS in Marketing, Univ. of Ill.; grain merchandiser and commodity specialist, Archer Daniels Midland, 26 years; member Chicago Board of Trade, Peoria Board of Trade, and St. Louis Merchants Exchange; president, Peoria Board of Trade, Peoria, Ill.; Board of Directors, National Grain Trade Council, Washington, D.C. Eucharistic Minister, St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Peoria, Ill and St. Paul the Apostle Church, Seneca, S.C.; chairman of the church building finance committee; lecturer on hedging and agricultural interests, Univ. of Ill. Extension Service and Illinois Central College, Peoria, Ill.; member Salem Lions Club and Blue Ridge Orchid Society, Seneca, S.C. Married Jeanette Mary Parquette (preceded in death Oct. 14, 2013) of St. Charles, Ill. Aug. 21, 1948 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Champaign, Ill. Survived by eight children: James True Dodge (Constance) Atlanta, Geo.; Laura Havran (Richard) Salem, S.C.; Mary Pat Heintzman (Michael) Salem, Ore.; Cynthia Smith (Michael) North Bend, Wash.; Rebecca Mollet (Arthur, deceased), Escondido Calif.; Susan Cassidy (Lewis) Bluemont, Vir.; Jay Michael Dodge (Diana) Peoria, Ill.; Rachel Miller (Kevin) Morton, Ill.; thirteen grandchildren: James Patrick Dodge (Jackie), Andrew Havran (Marie), Lisa Havran Wink (Brian), Margaret Havran, Jonathan, Rebecca and Joseph Heintzman, Dylan Cassidy, William and Anthony Dodge, Jay True, Emelia, and Finn Miller; and 4 great grandchildren: Morgan and Adam Heintzman McClain, Reagan Havran, and Cora Havran Wink; Brian Dodge preceded in death; three sisters Laura Marjorie Parker, Delle Maxine Sellers, Virginia Humphreys precede in death. Memorial Mass and reception at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 180 Bounty Land Road, Seneca, SC on Nov. 10, 11:00 A.M. Burial of Jay and Parky’s ashes will be in Bethany Cemetery in Rushville Ill. at a later date. Memorials to Building Fund St. Paul the Apostle Church, 170 Bountyland Road, Seneca, SC 29672, or the Cursillo in Christianity, 401 NE Madison, Peoria, IL 61603. Davenport Funeral Home, PO Box 462, Wallhala, SC 29691, is in charge of the arrangements; for more information call 864-638-3611 or visit www.davenportfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Jay True Dodge

October 8, 1920 - October 31, 2014