Wilburn Gene Capel

IN MEMORY OF: Wilburn Capel Serving Location: CRAIN FUNERAL HOME – ANNA 135 West Vienna Street, Anna, Illinois Wilburn Gene Capel, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:09PM at Parkway Manor. He was born on December 31, 1930 to Curtis Earl and Helen (Dallas) Capel in Carrier Mills, Illinois. On August 16, 1953, Wilburn married the love of his life, Janet Linzie and they spent 65 wonderful years sharing life together until her passing on March 12, 2019. He was a 1954 graduate of Butler University College of Pharmacy in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wilburn began his professional life when he and Janet moved to Carmi, Illinois in 1954 where he worked as a pharmacist. The two then moved to Anna in 1959 where Wilburn worked at Parks' Drug Store from 1959 until 1967. In 1967, Wilburn acquired the business and became owner and operator of The Capel Pharmacy until 1991. Wilburn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Anna since 1959. He served his Lord and the church as a deacon and in various other positions. Additionally his service included 28 years on the Board of Directors at Anna-Jonesboro National Bank and many years as a volunteer with the Anna Kiwanis Club. Throughout his life Wilburn loved the sport of trap shooting. He competed in and won multiple events at the Missouri State Trap Shoot; the Tennessee State Trap Shoot; and the prestigious Grand American World Trap Shooting Championship competition in Sparta, Illinois. His other hobbies in life included hunting, fishing, and working on antique cars. Survivors include daughter, Dale (Randy) Thady, sons, Kim (Tonia) Capel and Grant (Kathy) Capel, grandchildren, Evan (Jeff) Chastain, Jeremy (Stephanie) Capel, Andrea (Tim) Goodman, Lauren (Alex) Siegfried, and Olivia Capel, great-grandchildren, Ellyette Chastain, Julia Kate Chastain, Elizabeth Capel, Ben Capel, Paige Goodman, Asa Goodman, and Logan Siegfried, and many other relatives and friends. Along with his wife and parents, Wilburn was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Taylor Thady and brother, Donald Capel. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Crain Funeral Home at Anna. Funeral Services for Wilburn will be Friday, June 16, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Crain Funeral Home at Anna with Kim Capel officiating. Interment will follow the services at Anna City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Library at the First Baptist Church of Anna/or the Carmi Baptist Children’s Home/or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Memorial envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Wilburn Gene Capel

December 31, 1930 - June 7, 2023