Thomas Wade Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Wade of Odin, Illinois, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, who passed away on November 22, 2021, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Thomas Wade to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Vivian Culver and Tom Culver; his adoptive father Carl Wade; his spouse Sandy; his children, Angie Ballantini (Terry) of Bloomington, Lisa Wade and Jeffrey Hawkins of Lawrenceville, Illinois; his grandchildren, Tiffany, Dan Wilder, David Simmons, Breanna (Jeremy Roberts), Taylor Lancaster, Luc Ballantini and Katelyn Hawkins; his great grandchildren, Chelsey Wilder and Samantha Wilder; and his siblings, Richard Wade, Ronnie Wade, Virginia Dailey, Linda Agnew and Theresa Spitler. He was also cherished by many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a. m. Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the Irvin Macz Funeral home in Odin with Pastor Seth Baltzell officiating where those in attendance will be asked to wear a mask.
Tom requested that in lieu of flowers, that you would donate to Shriners Children's Hospital or the Cherokee Nation to continue to honor his Cherokee heritage.
