Christopher Scott Pulcher

Christopher Scott Pulcher, age 36, of Murphysboro and formerly, passed away at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2009, at The Vine Community Church, 1445 S. Wall Street, Carbondale, with Pastor Greg Darling officiating. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Vine. Memorials may be made to the family to establish an educational fund for his daughter Katelyn. Pettett Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In Cahokia, funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2009, at Braun Colonial Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Hebel officiating and burial at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Columbia, IL. Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Braun Colonial Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family to establish an educational fund for his daughter Katelyn. Christopher was born on July 16, 1972, in Belleville, Illinois. His parents are Yvonne (Pulcher) Henson of Waterloo, and Richard J. Henson, who preceded him in death. Christopher was a painter working out of District Council # 58 of the Painter's Union Local # 32 in Carbondale, Illinois. Mr. Pulcher was a member of the Vine Church family in Carbondale. He was also a member of the Waterloo Social Club and the Christian Motorcycle Association. He loved playing the drums, riding his Harley, taking friends out boating, but most of all was his love of God and being a good father. Besides his mother, he is survived by one daughter Katelyn Pulcher, whose mother is Penny Pulcher; his puppy dog Reggie; one sister Jennifer Henson and Stephen Jaycox of Waterloo; his maternal grandmother Ellavee Pulcher of Millstadt, IL his paternal grandmother Margaret Jane Henson of Belleville; two uncles Sherman Dean Pulcher of Danville, CA, and Donald Henson of O'Fallon, IL; five aunts Jane Washausen and her husband Leroy Washausen of Waterloo, Charlotte Mehrtens and her husband Donald Mehrtens of Millstadt, Dianna Murdock of Waterloo, Rhonda Little of Waterloo, and Elizabeth Henson of Collinsville; special friends Fred and Mary GIlbert of Rockwood, Chris and Gerry Romine of Cobden, Rob Mezo and Brandon Wilson of Murphysboro, Chad Allen of Carbondale, and numerous friends, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Besides his step father, he was preceded in death by two uncles Michael Henson and David Henson, one aunt Verna Joyce Dickerson, and his grandfathers Sherman Pulcher and Richard L. Henson.

Christopher Scott Pulcher

July 16, 1972 - February 3, 2009