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Funeral: 12 Noon Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Visitation: 10 a.m.-12 Noon Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Interment: Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora
James Leroy “Binger” Uebinger, age 78, of Flora, IL, passed away at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at home, surrounded by his family.
Jim was born in Wendelin on April 19, 1936, and married Donna Lee on June 3, 1956, in a ceremony at her parent’s home in Flora. During his lifetime, Jim owned three Flora-area businesses: Uebinger’s Shell Service Station, Jim Uebinger Trailer Sales, and Uebinger’s Home Furnishings. Jim was always the ultimate “car man.” He liked to look at cars, talk about cars, and especially loved to drive cars (always too fast in his younger days.) Jim was a Christian and a member of the First Baptist Church of Flora.
Jim is survived by his wife: Donna Uebinger of Flora; children: Brad Lee Uebinger of Avon, IN, Shari (Jeff) Harvey of Flora, and James Brent (Tammy) Uebinger of Flora; stepfather: Leo Smith of Flora; brothers: Richard (Golda) Cunningham of North Miami, FL, David (Nancy) Briscoe of Norris City; sisters: Sue (Bing) Lowe of Lockhart, TX, and Marie Browning of Flora; sister-in-law: Ruby Warren of Flora; and brother-in-law: Bob (Marie) Lee of Ellerslie, GA; 5 grandchildren: Brandi (Danny) Brown of Seattle, WA, Trenton Harvey of Austin, TX, Shannon (John) Hurliman of Bloomington, Rylee Uebinger of Flora, and Elizabeth Williams of Flora; 5 great-grandchildren with a 6th one “on the way”; and many nieces and nephews. He counted the members of the McDonald’s coffee drinkers among his special friends.
A funeral service for Jim Uebinger will be held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora at 12 Noon on Saturday, January 24, 2015. A visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday. Interment will follow in Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests giving to a college fund for Rylee Uebinger or First Baptist Church of Flora. To share a condolence or memory, visit www.frankandbright.com.
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Our world lost a good man with the passing of Jim Uebinger. To Donna and family, we offer our sincere condolences. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May God be with each of you. RIP Jim.
yes he will be missed,we miss seeing him every day where I work,allways happy go lucky. was a good man and and father.
Sorry for your loss, Jim was a great friend to the Flora community!
We are so sorry for your loss. May God grant you peace in your heart.
Our thoughts and prayers to your entire family. Jim was a very kind man with a smile for everyone he met.
Prayers to the family during this hard time. Jim was a great guy! I always looked forward to seeing him every day at Julians around 9:30 each morning for coffee with the guys. Always had a smile on his face and kind words to say. He will be missed.
Thank you brother-in-law for being such a great influence. You provided me with many opportunities.
My heart is saddened by the loss of such a great man of the community. My sincere condolences to Donna and family.
The life lessons Jim taught me have carried me through many tough situations. He was an amazing businessman and a loyal friend. He and his family gave me the opportunity to grow and mature and welcomed me into their close family and I will forever be grateful for the time I shared with him. My heart hurts for Ms. Donna, Shari and their families. I'm terribly sorry for your loss and your grief will be heavy on my mind. Rest in the greatest peace Jim, you were a very good friend to me.
Donna and family, we are so sorry to hear of your loss of your loved one. Our thoughts and prayer are with you during this very trying time. Jim was well liked by so many, and he will be missed. RIP, Jim.
may his soul rest in peace and his family be comforted at this time of loss.
Donna and family, am so sorry for your loss, Jim was a good guy and will be missed by many. My prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
Sorry to hear He will be Missed by many People Prayers for you & family
Donna and family, words can't express the sympathies we are sending you all. We will be praying for God's comfort and love to surround you at this time. So sorry for your loss.
May the Lord wrap His arms around the Uebinger family tightly, and may the heartbreak and hurt be filled with joyful memories of your time with Jim. As Jim is an angel in the stars, an angel of God now, look for the sparkle in the sky and in your memories. A very nice man. Our thoughts are with you at this time as you celebrate his wonderful life here on earth.
Jim always had a smile for everyone. Seemed like no matter what kind of day he might have been having, that smile was there. Jim was a blessing to those he came in touch with. Know that prayers are going up for the family
prayers for peace to the family and friends. Jim was always very kind to my family and me.
Jim was one in a million. I sure will miss him coming into the store and saying...well hello there! Always smiling and positive things to say. Love you all.
My sincere condolences to the Uebingers and Harveys. All of you are in my prayers!
always good to me. Very nice person proud to call him a friend. Rip him
My condolences to Donna and family.
Many people will miss Jim's smiles and wisdom
Donna, Brent and Sheri, So sorry for your loss. Jim was always so nice and had a beautiful smile for everyone. He will be missed.
Praying for comfort and God's amazing grace for all of the family.
To Donna and family, So sorry for your loss. May God bless each and everyone of you in your time of sadness. But rejoice binger is now in a better place with no more suffering.
So sorry to hear of the loss of your father, husband, grandfather. May God be with you at this very hard an sad time. Sending prayers to you all. God Bless.
My parents, Lester and Kate Wilson, camped at Ubinger's park for many years and always spoke so highly of Jim and his family. Our sympathy to Jim's family and friends.
Hugs to all, he was a great man.
Jeff and Shari. U are in our thoughts and prayers!
I am so sorry for your loss.
My deepest sympathy to Donna and the family. Praying God's comfort for all of you!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at the sorrowful time. God bless
Many of us remember when we were kids, Jim, Dick & Dave, where we went to grade school, then Dick and I are in the 1953 Harstan. Sorry for the loss of Jim and sorry I did not keep in touch.
He will be missed.
Our deepest sympathy on the loss of your dear husband, dad and grandpa. He was a great family man and will be missed always. Prayers for you all.
Donna & family, So sad to hear of Jim's passing. Our sincere condolences.
Donna, I would like to extend my sympathy to all your family. Jim was always such a friendly, caring man. He will be missed. I do pray that God will grant you grace and comfort in the coming days.
My condolences. I remember many mornings at coffee at the Ranch Steakhouse with Jim.
Donna and Family, So sorry for the loss of your husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.... our sincere condolences.
Such a sad time for anyone that knew Jim. What a special person he was. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Donna and family. So many good memories of our trips to Flora when Grandma and Grandpa Lee were alive and your "fast" trips to Big Rock with Jim behind the wheel. Sending our love!
Aunt Donna and family, Mom and I are so sorry to hear of your huge loss. I have wonderful memories of visits to Flora when Grandma and Grandpa were still with us - fun visits to Charlie Brown Park, and later your beautiful store. Sincere condolences and love to you.
Ms. Donna & family....Praying for you to find peace and comfort in the trying days ahead...We will miss his smiling face. He always seemed to be smiling no matter where you saw him and he always had a big hello to say.....sending our thoughts and prayers for you and big hugs
My prayer is with you all. HUgs to remember how lovely of family you are to everyone who has had the goodness to no the family.. Heartfelt loss to you all.... walterene
Sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all. Mary
Thoughts and prayers are with the Eubinger family. May God comfort you with precious memories in the days ahead.
Jim was such a nice man! Praying for your family during this time. Love you all!
Donna.....you and Jim were quite a pair! You shared the love of God, the love you have for each other, the love of and for your children and of your grandchildren, the love of traveling, your love for First Baptist and life in general. He will leave a void and I pray God will wrap His loving arms around each of you to bring comfort during the difficult days ahead.
Rick has fond memories of working at the Shell station in the 60's when gas was 28cents/gal. Jim always allowed Rick to wash and work on his car inside during evenings and never complained of me hanging around. We surprised him along with others at his 50th birthday at The Green Lantern his favorite place to eat. Greatly enjoyed his friendship thru the years and sincerely missed.
Sorry for your loss. Would like to be there but we are in Texas.
Donna and family, Sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.
So sorry for your lost our prayers are with the family. God be with you in adjusting to life without Jim . He was a good man and will be missed by many.
I pray the peace of the Lord will keep you strong. May the memories of this fine man keep laughter in your heart.
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