Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Dave Dulaney
Apr 12th, 1950 - Dec 17th, 2021Charles David Dulaney aka LunchMeat (4.12.1950 - 12.17.2021), loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many succumbed to COVID as well as Lewy Body on Friday, December 17, 2021. He was officially diagnosed in 2017 with Lewy Body Disease and contracted COVID on December 7, 2021, and passed away peacefully in Kimble, MN.
Dave was born April 12, 1950, at Clay County Hospital in Flora, Illinois. His family lived in Flora and attended school from kindergarten through high school. After college, Dave moved to Flora and settled in to raise his family.
Dave earned his bachelor’s in education at Millikin University in Decatur. Dave was employed by the Flora, Illinois, school district as a 4th and 5th grade teacher for 35 years as well as coached Cross Country, Track and basketball.
Dave was loved by many and liked by all. He touched countless lives over the years be it through teaching grade school at Lincoln School within the Flora School district. Dave also coached Cross Country in the mid 80’s and coached track and field in the mid 90’s.
Dave had a warm smile and a kind heart and would be there to give sound advice when ever needed. Dave was a one-of-a-kind individual. He would talk to you about any subject of life but mostly loved talking about running, basketball and of course St. Louis Cardinals baseball.
Even after he retired from teaching, Dave could never sit still very long when he was healthy. During the spring and summer months, Dave would mow yards every day to keep busy. He would travel to see his grandkids in Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Virginia when he wasn’t mowing.
LunchMeat will be missed by many.
He is survived by his; 2 sons, Brian Dulaney and his wife Crystal of La Crosse, WI; and Kyle Dulaney and his wife Jennifer of San Diego, CA; a daughter, Natasha Norton and her husband Chris of Maryville, TN; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Carole Peterson & husband Mick of Pontiac, IL; and a brother, Richard Dulaney & wife Sylvia of Clemmons, NC.
Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Dulaney and Cleta (Koch) Pass.
A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Friday evening at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to a scholarship fund in memory of Dave Dulaney and will be accepted through the funeral home. To share a memory or condolence with the family, visit www.frankandbright.com