Fred Negene Sewell

1935 - 2018  (83 years)

• Name	Fred Negene Sewell  [1]
  Birth	18 Apr 1935	Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  	son of Hayes and Maude Sewell
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1993 and 1996	4631 Meadow Lane, Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois   [3]
  Death	29 Oct 2018	Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois   [1]
  Obituary	2 Nov 2018	Peoria, Illinois   [2]
  	Fred "Rockie" Sewell of Bartonville passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018, in his residence. He was born in Henderson, TN, to Hayes and Maude Sewell. He married Mary Louise Mabie in May of 1962. She survives. Also surviving are his children, Lana (Tyler) Simmons, Cindy (Rich) Hermann, Greg Sewell and Cheryl (Loren) Peacock; his grandchildren, Megan (Ryan) Welker, Dylan (Samantha) Simmons, Lynsi (Joe) Hinrichsen, Nick Hermann (Bree Luster), Quinton Carlyle, Connor Peacock, Mason Sewell, Calvin Peacock, Dalton Sewell and Creighton Peacock; his great-grandchildren, Jonah, Claire, Franklin and Carson; his brother, Claude (Toma Lea); his sister, Sylvia; and numerous nieces and nephews who all held him in high esteem. Preceding him in death were his father, mother and four brothers. Rockie was a seven-year veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked at Keystone Steel & Wire Company and started Sewell Brothers Tree Experts in 1963, a company he was very proud of and continues to be a successful family-run business. Rockie was involved in several clubs and organizations. He was a past Master at Bartonville's Masonic Lodge (twice). He was a member of the Limestone American Legion Post 979. He served as Bartonville Police & Fire Commissioner for 25 years. He coached his son, a few sons-in-law and lots of other Bartonville boys in the Limestone Junior Baseball League. He also advocated on behalf of several homeowners as a member of the Oak Grove Fire Protection Board. He loved playing softball and managing a team in Bartonville's Senior Slow Pitch league. One of Rockie's favorite things was being with his entire family, especially around a table playing games. Cremation rites have been accorded. Graveside committal services will be in Maple Ridge Cemetery in Mapleton, IL.
  Reference Number	42610
  Burial	Maple Ridge Cemetery, Mapleton, Peoria County, Illinois   [4]
  Person ID	I42345	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F16298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 24 May 1962, Thu, Page 15 - Marriage Licenses. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 194566958 - obituary published in Peoria Journal Star from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, 2018. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 194566958.