William Thomas Mcelrath

William Thomas McElrath of Champaign IL. passed away on March 9, 2018 in Urbana IL. He was born in Decaturville TN. on April 13, 1947 the son of J.T. and Mary Lee McElrath. William is a graduate of Crowder High School class of 1965, he proudly served in the United States Army for six years and was employed as a mechanic for Kraft Foods for 28 years retiring in 2003. In 1998 he was united in holy matrimony to Valerie A. Kindle-Allen she survives. William enjoyed fishing, grilling, traveling and spending time with his family he was a devoted family man, he loved his family dearly. He will be greatly missed by his wife Valerie, sons; Joey (Denise) Pelmore, Paul Pelmore, Demetrius Allen, Darius Allen, daughters; CoShone (Craig) Williams, Cloreese Allen, Camila Allen and Caira (Kenya) Robinson as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, family, and friends. William is preceded in death by his parents, sister Serena, and brother James. Visitation for William will be held from 10am-11am with service starting at 11am on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Jericho Missionary Baptist Church 1601 W. Bloomington Rd Champaign, IL. 61821. Burial will be at Danville National Cemetery 1900 E. Main St, Danville, IL. 61832 Arrangements are being made by Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center 710 N. Neil St. Champaign IL. 61820 Please join Williams family in sharing photos, videos, and memories on his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com

Visitation Mar 16, 2018 Friday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Jericho Missionary Baptist Church 1601 W. Bloomington Rd. Champaign, Illinois (IL) 61821 Service Mar 16, 2018 Friday, 11:00 AM Jericho Missionary Baptist Church 1601 W. Bloomington Rd. Champaign, Illinois (IL) 61821 Final Resting Place Danville National Cemetery 1900 E. Main Street Danville, Illinois 61832