Jimmie Dee Mardis Sr. Obituary (2020)

Jimmie Dee Mardis, Sr, 81 of Decatur died Monday December 28, 2020 in his residence. A graveside service to celebrate Jimmie’s life will be held at 2:00 pm. Friday, January 8, 2021 at Macon County Memorial Park. Viewing will be at the cemetery for one hour before the service. Memorials may be made to the family through Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care. Jimmie was born in September of 1939 in Benton Arkansas son of Henry and Ellen Mardis. Jimmie worked for the Decatur Sanitation District. He married Edna Pickeing in 1960 in Lake City, Illinois. She preceded him in 2013. Surviving are his son, Jimmie (Becky) Mardis, grandkids, Jamie (Josh) Henry, Mary Gipson, Jennifer Gipson, Matt (Courtney) Gipson, Scott (Adina) Miles, Dustin Cain, Nickie Mattox, Angel Kapper, twenty-five great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, daughter, Sandra Miles and siblings.