Born November 16, 1933 in Pekin to Elmer W. and Jessie M. (Thompson) Shue, he married Loretta J. Kohler on January 12, 1957 in Pekin. She died January 10, 2019 in Pekin. He also was preceded in death by his parents; four grandsons; five brothers and three sisters.
Surviving are two sons, Franklin Shue, Jr. and Roger (Jo) Shue, both of Pekin; two daughters, Monica Depew and Susan (Rick) Shults, both of Pekin; eleven grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Franklin was a retired member of Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union Local 627 in Peoria, where he worked out of for more than 25 years, last as a truck driver with C.A. Powley.
He was a member of Normandale Reformed Church in Pekin.
His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2021 at Lakeview Cemetery in Pekin. Pastor David Craig will officiate. There will be no visitation. Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin is handling the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Normandale Reformed Church, 2001 South 2nd Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554.
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