FRENCH, Gregory Lee 'Greg'

1963 - 2017  (54 years)

• Name	FRENCH, Gregory Lee 'Greg'
  Birth	29 Mar 1963	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FREN.G003
  Funeral	9 Jul 2017	Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	6 Jul 2017  [1]
  	Gregory Lee French, 54, of Clay City, IL passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Clay County Hospital.
  Burial	9 Jul 2017	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I27924	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	French, Wilford Wayman,   b. 3 Feb 1921   d. 27 Feb 1984 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Bayler, J.
  Family ID	F11956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Summerfield, Charles 'Chic',   b. 5 Oct 1936, Edwards County, Illinois d. 11 Dec 2014, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	French, Shirley Marlene,   b. 4 Apr 1943, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois d. 21 Apr 2015, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1960	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 8 months - She : 17 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F11957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HANCOCK, S.
  Children	1. FRENCH, C.   2. FRENCH, Z.   3. FRENCH, Gage Aubrey,   b. 6 Jun 1994, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 6 Jun 1994, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F11955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  He was born in Olney, IL on March 29th, 1963 to Charles “Chick” and Marlene (French) Summerfield. From there he was immediately adopted by his Grandparents Wilford and Joan (Bayler) French (nee Gillard) and was raised with love. Greg spent his younger years in Richland County, attending school in both Olney and Noble, IL. He enjoyed playing with and aggravating his brothers, riding dirt bikes and horses, and the country life. After his father, Wilford, passed he moved to Clay City, where he helped his mother at her restaurant and around the farm before graduating from Clay City High School in 1981. He attended Wabash Valley College after graduating with the ambition to work in telecommunications. However, plans changed and he accepted a job with the village of Clay City. Soon after that he learned he would be a father and accepted a position with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. After having his first son, Zak, and another son, Cody, with his fifirst wife, Greg would meet the love of his life Shannon (Hancock). Shannon would help raise the boys as her own, while he spent many hours serving the people of Clay County, which he was very proud of. Greg and Shannon had two more boys, Gage i in 1994, who tragically died before birth, and Maverick in 1996, who completed his family. Greg spent the next 18 years working hard and caring for his family before retiring from the sheriff’s department in 2013 after 29 years of service, 18 of which he served as Chief Deputy. After retirement, Greg loved spending time with his wife and family. He was a proud Mason and Shriner as a member of the Anthony Doherty Lodge #1111 and the Ainad Shrine Temple. Those last 4 years being truly his happiest, farming and working with his hands, and traveling and spending time with his wife. Greg will be remembered by many for his years of service with the Sheriff’s Department and by those closest to him for how much he adored his wife and loved his family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8065] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, French, Gregory Lee, 54, (http://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Gregory-Lee-French?obId=1997706#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2).