JONESBORO - James Harold "Jimmy" Page, 57, died at 9:41 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2009, at his home.
He was born Jan. 12, 1952, in Anna, the son of Harold Wilbert and Mattilene "Mat" Moore Page.
He married Sheri LaDawn Gifford on Sept. 1, 1973, in Anna.
Jimmy was a member of Mount Moriah Lutheran Church in Anna.
He started working in the Illinois Department of Corrections when he was 17.
He continued to work his way through the ranks, where he at one time held the position of assistant deputy director of corrections for the state of Illinois; he continued working in this field and retired after 32 years.
He was an avid SIUC Salukis and Southern Illinois Miners supporter.
Jimmy is survived by his wife, Sheri Page of Jonesboro; one son, James Harold "Jimmy" Page II and his wife Candice of Jonesboro; his parents, Harold and Mat Page of Anna; one brother and sister-in-law, Tommy and Lisa Page of Chester; two brothers-in-law, Doug and Tom Stoner, both of Anna; one aunt, Claudine Lovejoy of Lufkin, Texas; one uncle, Dan and wife Cheryl Page of Cape Girardeau; nieces, Mandy and Ashley Page, and Amy and husband Aaron Eggemeyer; great-niece and great-nephew, Cooper Thomas Eggemeyer and Emma Page Eggemeyer; a cousin, Linda Berry; other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Wilbert and Martha Page, and James and Tommie Moore.
Services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Christine Erdmann, and the Rev. Dr. Richard Hertenstein officiating.
Interment will be in the Anna City Cemetery.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Mount Moriah Lutheran church or Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan from 4/21 to 4/22/2009
James attented AnnaJonesboro Comunity High School with the class of 1970.