Obituaries
Washington- Roumanos Faddoul Khoury, 76, of Washington, Illinois, passed away at 11:04am on Sunday, February, 12, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
He was born in Aitou, Lebanon on August 21, 1940, to Faddoul and Mary (Trad) Khoury. He married Sadie Thomas on November 21, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by their seven children: Anthony (Carol), Robert (Gloria), Victoria (James) Rakestraw, Paul (Andrea), Tonya (Dustin) McDougall, John (Paige), and Mariam (Adam) Briggs; along with his 22 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and his siblings Mariam (Bakhos) Bechara, Renee (Maurice) Maroun, Sr. Rita, and Georgette.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Joseph (Margo), Antonios (Marie), and Bakhos.
He retired from Caterpillar, Inc. after 34 years of service and took pride in his family, his faith, his garden and his heritage. He was also a proud member of the St. Sharbel Men's Club and the Itoo Society.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 4-8pm at St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church - 2920 West Scenic Drive, Peoria, Illinois 61615. Following another brief visitation on Thursday, February 16 at 9am, a funeral mass will be held at St. Sharbel Church at 10 am, with Chorbishop Faouzi Elia officiating. Burial will follow immediately after at Resurrection Cemetery - 7519 Allen Road, Peoria, Illinois, 61614.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church (http://www.stsharbelchurch.com) or the Itoo Memorial fund (http://society.itoohall.com).
Friends and family may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com
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Visitation
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Feb
2914 West Scenic Drive
Peoria, IL 61615
Visitation
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Feb
2914 West Scenic Drive
Peoria, IL 61615
Funeral Mass
16
Feb
2914 West Scenic Drive
Peoria, IL 61615
Cemetery Details
Location
7519 N Allen Rd
Peoria, IL 61614