Mr. James D. Carl

May 12, 1942 - March 12, 2018

James D. Carl, 75, of Washington died on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 10:55 A.M. at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Jim was born on May 12, 1942 in Aurora, Missouri to Herman and Ella (Sullivan) Carl. He married Brenda Street-Lambert on September 1, 1989 in Las Vegas. She survives. Jim is also survived by his 3 daughters Sandra L. (Todd) Hibbard and Kimberly D, (Joseph) Hutt both of Washington and Wendy D. (Larry) Thomas of Republic, MO; 1 son Chris (Amy) Lambert of Washington; 1 brother Kenny Carl; 2 sisters Kathryn (Norman) Talley and Mary Jo Barnett; 2 sisters-in-law Dorothy and Neita Carl; and 11 grandchildren. Jim was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters. After high school, Jim served in the Army Reserve. He then worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for over 38 years and retired as a supervisor. Jim was a dedicated member of Roland Manor Baptist Church. He loved to golf and drink coffee at Hillcrest Golf Club in Washington, where he had 5 hole-in-ones. He loved bird watching but most importantly his greatest enjoyment came from being Papa. Visitation will be Friday, March 16 from 5-7 PM at Gary Deiters Funeral Home, 444 E. Washington St. East Peoria. Funeral will be Saturday, March 17 at 10 AM at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery in Peoria. Pastor Steve Hardin will officiate. Memorials may be made to Roland Manor Baptist Church.