PEORIA -- Charles Leland Feller Jr., 60, of 4050 Hollow Creek Drive died at 10:44 a.m. Friday, May 16, 1997, at his home.

He was born Oct. 13, 1936, in Thebes to Charles Leland and Mary Catherine Bower Feller Sr. Surviving are his parents of Fairfield; one son, Robin Robert of Washington; two daughters, Cindy Nauman of Peoria and Marti Witmer of Mesa, Ariz.; five grandchildren; one brother, Bob of Columbia, Mo.; and three sisters, Joyce Stone of Manito and Iva Mae Clark and Diane Witwer, both of Fairfield. He was preceded in death by one son, Rodney, and one brother.

He received his bachelor of science degree from Western Illinois University. He taught freshman English at Lewistown Community High School for 32 years. He also worked for the TP&W Railroad in East Peoria for many years. A member of Laborers Local 165, he worked summers for R.A. Cullinan & Son Inc., C.A. Iber & Son and Canton Contractors. He last was an agent for Shelter Insurance Co. in Peoria for six years.

He was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Church and the Christian Businessmen's Association.

Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.

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