CENTRALIA — Dickie Peoples passed away February 1st, 2024, at his residence with his wife by his side.

He was born July 4th of 1946, in Centralia. He was son of Hulen Peoples and Wilma (Guy) Peoples. He also has three sons, Danny Brown of Centralia, Chris Brown and wife Molly of Centralia, and Shaun Brown of Centralia. He has one daughter, Michelle Atchison and husband Ron of Centralia. He has 3 sisters, Charlotte Morgan of Centralia and Rebecca Cross of Springfield and Elizabeth Peoples of Centralia. He has one brother Allen Peoples and wife Susan of Texas. In addition, he has 18 grandkids, and 15 great grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Peoples graduated from Centralia Township High School in 1964. He served 3 years in the US Army. He was also a part of the VFW, Moose, and Texas Fold’em Club. He was a Mason for 46 years. He was a hard worker. He worked at Rockwell International for 21 years. He was a member of Local 520 for 54 years and was president there for some time. He worked at Continental Tire as a security guard for 4 years. He was retired for 16 years. Most importantly, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, he will be dearly missed by those who knew him.

A graveside service for Dickie Peoples, will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the Boyd Cemetery with Military Honors at 1:00 pm. Memorial Donations can be made to Pamala Peoples and can be accepted at the Sutherland-Garnier funeral home in Centralia IL 62801 (618)-532-3523, which is honored to be of service to the Peoples family during this time. Online condolences can be made to the family by visiting Sutherlandfuneralhome.com or visiting the funeral home’s Facebook page.