CARL WILLIE SIVELS SR.  

Mr. Carl Willie Sivels Sr., 80, of LaGrange, Mo., went home to be with the Lord on January 20, 2023.

He was born November 20, 1942 in Colp, Ill., a son of Carl Wilton and Helen Marie Day Sivels. He married Frances Lynn Lewis on July 12, 2008 in LaGrange, Mo., and enjoyed a 37 year relationship.

Carl went to Southeast High School in Springfield, Ill. He worked at John Deer Foundry for 31 years as a waste treatment operator also President Casino for 13 years as a deck hand and Metropolitan Medical Lab as a Lab Deliverer. He enjoyed going to car shows with bro Wayne, jazz festivals, the casino, dog and horse races, playing cards, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Frances of LaGrange; daughters, Shelley (Mark) Smith of Davenport, Ia., Nikki (Geoffrey) Davis of Marietta Ga., Shelley Deering of California and a niece raised as a daughter, NaJa Chamber of Davenport; sons, Daryle, Shonton Sivels, Ryan Lewis all of Davenport, Ia., Carl Sivels Jr. of Iowa City, Ia., Corey (Leah) Clark of St. Louis, Mo., Mark (Slimm) Lewis of LaGrange; brother Stanley Sivels, Springfield, Ill., sister in law, Cherry Sivels, Marquetta (Robert) Magruder of Rock Island, Ill., Stephanie Jones of LaGrange; brother in law, Wayne Lewis Jr, Tony (Vicki) Lewis both of Quincy and Kerry Lewis of Mexico, Mo.; 23 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; aunts, Marilyn, Audrey, Linda, Renee and Dedra; uncles William, Keith and Sonny; his buddies, Larry Moore, Ned Kerr, Donald Beard Sr., Sherman (Red) Robinson, Virgil Mayberry, Sam Nanss and Ronell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, Darnell Sivels, Wayne Sivels, Francine Newton and Patricia Sivels.

Funeral services will be held Friday, January 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Home in La Grange with Pastor Dane Humphrey officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 1:00 p.m. until time of services in the funeral home.

Pallbearers: Kerry Lewis, Tony Lewis, Dereck Watson, Randy Lewis, Ryan Lewis and Wayne Lewis. Honorary Pallbearers: Donavin Hick, Daryle Sivels Jr., Davion Hick, Xavier Sivels, Robert Lane and LaDaniain Lewis.

Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in LaGrange.