Vernon O'Daffer

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 17, at Salem Cemetery. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois.Mr. ODaffer was born November 20, 1929, in Decatur, the son of Claude Vernon and Vivian (Parcels) ODaffer, Frost. He married Alice Rose Decrevel in June of 1957. She preceded him in death in May of 1997. Mr. ODaffer retired in 1987 after many years of service with Borg-Warner as an inspector. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, and served from 1946 through 1953 in the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 105, and the Masonic Lodge #312, a life time member of the Warrensburg Sportsman Club and a scoutmaster for many years with the Lincoln Land Scout Council, Troop 120. Mr. ODaffer enjoyed trap shooting, fishing, rose gardening and model shipbuilding. He is survived by his step son Robert E. Cameron of Decatur; daughter Vivian ODaffer of Decatur, daughter Rebecca Telford and husband John of Moweaqua; sister Violet ODaffer of Decatur; brothers: Bob ODaffer of Cummings, GA, and Gene ODaffer of Seymour, IN; granddaughters, Vanessa McClelland and husband Brett of Harristown and Jessica Dooley and husband Joel of Argenta; and three great grandchildren.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com "
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