Herndon Foreman

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, at Community Temple Church of God In Christ, 759 S. Jackson Street, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois.Herndon was born on September 8, 1934, in Tallahassee, FL, and raised in New York City. He was the son of Jerry and Wilma Foreman.While in New York, Herndon was employed by Mike Domico, and served in the Air Force. He married Vivian Foreman on September 15, 1977; soon after they moved to Decatur, IL. In Decatur, Herndon worked for CB&A and Wagners Casting as a Millwright. He was a great carpenter and concrete worker. He worked many jobs for several people in his church and community. He also enjoyed fishing, working in the garden, public service work for his church, and spending time with his family. May the gates of Heaven be open and his soul rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Herndon accepted Christ on the 27th of August 1989, at Community Temple Church of God In Christ, Pastor Willie F. Newbon.Surviving are his wife Vivian Foreman of Decatur; children William and Beverly Foreman of Decatur; Betty and Jim Lentz of Williamsport, PA; Renee and Richard Madison of Decatur; Kevin and Lourdes of Orlando, FL; Kenny Foreman (Toni Smith) of Decatur; Brooklyn Foreman of Decatur; Susan (Cary) Haliburton of IN; Denise Barbee of Decatur; Pamela Thibideaux of LA; Rodney Johnson of Decatur; and Patricia Johnson of Carbondale. Also surviving are 33 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren; sisters Bernice Robinson of Durham, NC; Leslie Ann Foreman of Jamaica, NY; Vicky Foreman of Jamaica, NY; brothers Alfonzo Curry and wife Anetha of Brooklyn, NY; Jerrie Foreman, Jr. and wife Loretta of Laurelton, NY; Robert Lee Foreman and wife Marjorie of Virginia; and Kenneth Foreman of IL; a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousin Tracy Lee of Philadelphia, PA; and uncle Edward Curry and wife Eleanore of Andalusia, AL.Herndon was preceded in death by his parents, sister Magdline Foreman, brother Charles Foreman, an aunt and several uncles, nephew Ronald Lee, a great grandson, and a great granddaughter.Special and dearest friends Tydus Green and family, Arthur Young and family, George and Evelyn Strong and family, James Neal and family. Cassandra Jones and family, Junior Neal and family.Special thanks to Dr. Muhammad Khan, Dr. Dolores A. Estrada-Garcia, Dr. Mohammad Hasnain, Dr. Manhor Kola, and Decatur Memorial Hospice, Velma Madison and family, McKinley Davita Dialysis Center and special thanks to Ruby.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com "
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