Gilbert Futrell

Gilbert D. Futrell, 54, of Manteno, died Monday (June 10, 2013) at his home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the 1 p.m. funeral service at the Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Pastor Chrystal Abbott will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or to the donor's choice. Mr. Futrell was an auto mechanic. He was born April 4, 1959, in Kankakee, the son of William and Joanne Shimanek Futrell. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Manteno and the First Church of God in Carbondale. He enjoyed playing the guitar, fishing, singing karaoke and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are one daughter, Emily Russell, of Benton; one stepdaughter, Jennifer Sisk, of Marion; two grandchildren, Chandler Russell and Haley Sisk; one great-grandchild, Bentley Drake; one sister and brother-in-law, Angela and David Rose, of Kyle, Texas; and one brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Lyn Futrell, of Wheaton.