David Lee Sebright (83) of Altamont

David Lee Sebright, 83, of Altamont died at 7:57 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

A Funeral Mass will be at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, rural St. Elmo with Fr. Christudasan Kurisadima officiating. Burial will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery, Lawrenceville, IL. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials may be made to St. Bonaventure Building Fund.

David was born on Monday, March 9, 1936 in Lawrenceville, IL to H. Cecil and Minnie (Teterick) Sebright. He graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1954, Eastern Illinois University in 1959 and also attended Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam. He married Joan C. Nuxoll on July 4, 1959 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Effingham. He served in the Illinois National Guard for 7 years. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Elmo, Knights of Columbus, Effingham, National and Illinois Education Associations. During his working career he was a school teacher having taught at Brownstown Grade School from 1973-1994 and on the Island of Guam for 5 years; an insurance claims adjuster for State Farm and MFA Insurance and additionally farmed. In his free time, he enjoyed family, reading and traveling extensively in; Guam, Bali, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Taiwan, Japan, and most of the continental United States and Mexico or wherever the travel trailer would take him.

David had a passion for the preservation of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church that started forty-five years ago and was renewed in the last five years.

He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Joan Sebright, Altamont; son, Daniel C. Sebright, Charleston, daughters, Joan (Phil) Milleville, Akron, OH, and Caroline (Robert) Jakubowski, Vandalia; sisters, Lois Madden, Fredericksburg, VA, and Patricia Lynn Brown, Laramie, WY; grandchildren, Joe, Ashley, and Josh Sebright, Aaron, Mark, and Thomas Milleville, and Ann Lane; 7 great-grandchildren.

David was preceded in death by his parents, brother, H. Cecil Sebright, sister, Mary Lancaster and his sons, David Lee Sebright, Jr. and David Ray Sebright.

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