Howard Wayne Bloxom
April 18, 1943 - December 3, 2015
Neoga, IL – Howard W. “Speed” Bloxom, age 72, of Neoga, IL, passed away at 8:05 am , Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center in Effingham, IL. Private services will be held at a later date. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Born April 18, 1943, in Chrisman, IL, Howard was the son of Roy and Ruth (Smith) Bloxom. He married Barbara Wright in Mattoon, IL, in 1993. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, Howard Bloxom and wife Amy of Mattoon, IL, Scott Wright and wife Amy of Terre Haute, IN, and Brad Pugh of Mattoon, IL; One sister, Carolyn Martin of Sullivan, IL; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death his parents and one sister, Sharon Webb. Mr. Bloxom was employed as a mechanic. He enjoyed tinkering with lawn mowers and cars, and had a knack for rebuilding transmission. Memorials in his honor may be to the family. 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.
Neoga, IL – Howard W. “Speed” Bloxom, age 72, of Neoga, IL, passed away at 8:05 am , Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Lakeland Rehab & Healthcare Center in Effingham, IL. Private services will be held at a later date. Mitchell-Jerdan... View Obituary & Service Information