DeWayne L. Hemp, 74, Milford, IL

DeWayne L. Hemp, 74, of Milford, IL passed away on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at his home.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28 at Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at St. John the Baptist Church in L’Erable, IL. The Rev. James Holup will officiate. Burial will be at the L’Erable Catholic Cemetery in L’Erable.

Mr. Hemp was born June 1, 1935 in Buckley, IL, a son of William and Etta Zachgo Hemp. He married Margaret Dutour on Dec. 18, 1954 in L’Erable. She survives.

Other survivors of Mr. Hemp include three daughters and two sons-in-law, Susan and Larry Peters of Ashkum, IL, Wanda and Randy Berns of Clifton, IL and Debora Hemp of Beaverville, IL; three sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Kris Hemp of Cherokee Village, AR, Brian and Lynn Hemp of Winter Haven, FL and Kevin and Trisha Hemp of Milford, IL; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marilyn and Basil Kilbreath of Herscher, IL and Karen Berg of Bourbonnais, IL; two sisters-in-law, Eugenia Hemp of Ashkum and Evelyn Swanson of Wild Rose, WI; one brother-in-law, Edmund Menard of Clifton; twenty-one grandchildren; four step-grandchildren;  two great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.

Preceding Mr. Hemp in death were his parents; three brothers, Durl, Dilworth and Samuel Hemp; one sister, Naomi Ader; one daughter, Janice Hemp; and one step-grandson, Grant Yonka.

Mr. Hemp retired from Gould Battery as a charging technician after having worked there for 50 years and had farmed for many years, too. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in L’Erable. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, and gardening, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Family’s Wishes.