ASKREN, Willard
Source: Williamsport Review-Republican, February 25, 1999
Willard Harold “Bud” Askren II,
63, of Covington, passed away at 8:20 a.m., Monday, February 22, 1999 at his
home. He was born in Lafayette on March 27, 1935, the son of Richard Lawrence
Askren and Lorraine (Blakely) Askren Silvestro. On May 24, 1958 he married
Elizabeth Ann Cox in Catlin, Ill. She survives. Also surviving are: three sons,
Gary. (Jeanne) Askren of Westville, Ill., Jerry (Molly) Askren of Danville,
Ill. and Larry (Dawnn) Askren of Bloomington; two daughters, Teri ( Joe)
Sermersheim and Sherri (Larry) Kuchefski, both of Danville, 111.; eight
grandchildren, Amy, Katie and Emily Sermersheim, Brooke and Christopher
Kuchefski, all of Danville, Ill., Buddy and Denton Askren, both of Westville,
Ill. and Samuel Askren of Bloomington; four stepgrandchildren, Stephen and Ben
Kuchefski, both of Danville, Ill. and Jan and Jeanne Castillo, both of
Westville, Ill; two brothers, Richard (Pat) Askren of West Union, Ill. and Jim
(Kay) Silvestro of Catlin, Ill.; three sisters, Marquerite (Dick) Blakeney of
Westville, Ill., Sally (Marlin) Rossiter of Paris, Ill. and Mary (Tom)
Seilhymer of Georgetown, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents and one
brother, Bill Askren, formerly of Attica. Following his graduation from
Covington High School, Mr. Askren served two years in the U. S. Army as a
paratrooper, then four years in the Army Reserve in Danville, Ill. He worked at
Olin near Covington for 10 years, farmed in the rural Covington area, drove a
school bus for the Covington School District and was the Mound Township Trustee
in the early 1980's. He was an owner/operator with Krieder Trucking and most
recently with Liquid Transport Corp., of Lafayette. He was a member of Benson
Chapel United Methodist Church near Covington where he was active in the Reach
Out Sunday School Class and was a church trustee. He loved his family,
especially his grandchildren, enjoyed church fellowship, his work and Indiana
basketball. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, February 25, 1999
at Benson Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael Dillon
officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, with full military
rites by American Legion Post # 210. Visitation was Wednesday at Sunset Funeral
Home and Cremation Center and from 10 to 11 a.m. EST Thursday at the church.
The family requests that memorials be given to Benson Chapel United Methodist
Church Reach Out Sunday School Class, 7114 W. U. S. Highway 136, Covington, Ind.
47932 or Family Hospice of West Central Indiana, 1630 Lafayette Road, Suite
500, Crawfordsville, Ind. 47933. – jlr