Michael Wharton

Visitation: 5:00 PM on July 20, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on July 21, 2011 Michael Wayne Wharton, 33, of Decatur, died Sunday, July 17, 2011. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-8 P.M. Wednesday, July 20, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Zion, IL. Michael was born November 8, 1977, the son of Dewey Lee and Barbara Joan (Stocking) Wharton, Jr. He had worked at Rick's Pest Control and was a personal assistant for Robert Thompson. Michael is survived by his parents, Dewey and Joan of Decatur; sister Ladonna Louise Thompson of Decatur; brother David R. Wharton of Decatur; half sister Lori Lynn Booth of Long Beach, CA; Robert Thompson of Decatur; grandmother Ladonna Wharton of Mt. Zion; niece Kayla M. Thompson, nephew Koven J. Thompson, and niece Faith L. Thompson. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Dewey Wharton, Sr. and grandparents, Jack and Louise Stocking. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com "
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