Lorenzia Sain

Sain

Lorenzia Sain, 88 of Decatur, departed this life of Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Springfield Memorial Medical Center.

A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, (530 W. Mound Rd, Decatur, Illinois 62526). Reverend Dr. C.D. Stuart will officiate. Burial will take place in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Decatur. Visitation will be held from 11 am until the time of his service on Tuesday, also in the church. Memorials may be made in his honor to Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Tanzyus Logan Funeral Service and Care is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Sain was born in August of 1926, to Boat and Minnie Sain in Hardeman County, Tennessee. He married Leola Spencer in September of 1946. Lorenzia was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. He worked and retired from Waggoners Casting Company after thirty-five years.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years; their five daughters; Ernestine (Stan) Morris, Bettie (Ralph) Smith, Nopie (Patrick) McEvoy, Lorean (Mac) Fragier and Carol (Don) Schmutzler, he was a father to Eugene Childress, he was also survived by one loving brother Boast (Jeanie) Sain; one sister in law Sarah Sain and one brother in law Hullen Taylor. He was blessed with ten grandchildren: eighteen great grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren.

Mr. Sain was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, two brothers, and one great granddaughter.

Lorenzia was the patriarch of our family, and his physical presence will be greatly missed, though he will live on in our hearts forever.