George Wade, 77, of Flat Rock, IL, died unexpectedly on July 27, 2021. He was born July 10, 1944, in Rogersville, MO, the son of Benjamin Franklin Wade & Mary Edna (McKinnon) Wade, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Patty Wade on November 21, 1964, and she preceded him in death on April 13, 2019. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny Wade, Virgil Wade, Emmitt Wade, and Harold Wade, and by his sisters, Ruth Campbell, Mary Hampton, Dorothy Greer, Virginia Porter, and Betty Wright.
He is survived by his daughters, Kimberly Dawn (Wade) Decker & husband David (Robinson, IL) and Tiffiney Ann (Wade) McCullough & husband Kenneth (Robinson, IL); by his grandchildren, Zachery Decker, Zeth Poettker, Ethan Decker & wife Dakota, Bryan McCullough & wife Whitney, Benjamin McCullough, and Keira McCullough; by four great-grandchildren; by his brother, Clarence “Junior” Wade; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Though he spent much of his childhood in Missouri, George and his family eventually moved to Illinois. In 1962, he and his brothers, Emmitt & Johnny, made their way to the Flat Rock area, and it was here he started Wade Logging in 1964. His expertise and precision brought George professional success for over 25 years before a heart attack forced him to lay down his chainsaw in 1990. It was at this time he decided to take up poultry farming and would win both accolades and the respect of Perdue Farms for the quality of his work. In fact, it could be said that George Wade was a man of quality. His family will remember the compassion he had for the less fortunate, as well as the God-given intelligence and ingenuity he put on display, day-in and day-out. Simply put, he didn’t do anything halfway and was nothing short of a perfectionist.
Though he often sought perfection, he eventually realized that perfection was something he could not personally attain, which is why he put his life in Jesus’ hands justa couple of years ago. Because of this decision, we have the assurance that his 77 years with us were merely the beginning in light of everlasting life.