Clinton Lee Garbe

June 23, 1981 - August 18, 2015

Mattoon, IL - Clinton Lee “Clint” Garbe of rural Washburn formerly Mattoon passed away after a year-long battle with brain cancer on August 18, 2015 at his home. The funeral service in his honor will begin at 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2015, at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938. Reverend Robert Clark will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until the service begins. Born in Mattoon on June 23, 1981 to Albert and Lori Hampton Garbe, he married Carissa Harlan on July 11, 2015 in North Pekin. Clint is survived by his wife Carissa; Parents, Al and Lori Garbe of Mattoon; Sister, Andrea Garbe of Falls Church, VA; Mother in law, Shirley Harlan (Ken Hicks) of Salem MO; Father in law Marc (Melody) Harlan of Chillicothe; and Brother in law, Seth Harlan of Oak Harbor, WA. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Victor & Esther Garbe and Fred & Pauline Hampton. Clint was a member of Local Sheet Metal Workers #1 and was employed by Garber Heating and Air Conditioning in Morton. He was an Eagle Scout from Mattoon Troop #152 and a member of the First Christian Church in Mattoon. Memorials may be made to the Lincoln Trails BSA Campership. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in his honor or share a memory with his family.