Funeral services for Cecil Rhoades were held Dec. 26, at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Burial was at the Coffey Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Coffey Cemetery c/o McWilliams Funeral Home.
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Cecil C. Rhoades, 90, Gallatin, died Dec. 22, 2016, at the Daviess County Nursing & Rehab.
Cecil was born April 18, 1926, the son of Henry Alvin and Frances (Wright) Rhoades in Maysville, where he attended country school.
At a young age Cecil started farming and broke horses. He entered in the US Army and was a World War II veteran. After leaving the military he moved to California where he learned his lifelong trade of operating heavy equipment and dozer work.
Cecil was united in marriage to Dorothy Hanks May 19, 1951 in Cameron.
Cecil worked for the highway department for several years, and ran the maintainer for Salem and Grand River Townships for many years.
Cecil was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy; two grandsons, Ray Rhoades and Jeremy Cook; great-grandson, Kouper Rhoades; and 19 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his children: sons, Henry Rhoades and wife Belinda of Jameson, Gene Rhoades and wife Lynn of Demorest, Ga.; daughters, Elizabeth Davis and Linda Vyrostek and husband Larry, both of Gallatin; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 15 great- great-grandchildren.