Obituary East Peoria- Donald Richard Mallicoat, 83, of East Peoria, IL, died at 6:35PM Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on May 2, 1930 in Arpin, WI to Robert O. and Anna L. Larson Mallicoat, he married Joe Ann Osborn on December 31, 1952 in Rushville, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 3 children; Dixie (Roy) Pate, Creve Coeur, IL, Theodore "Ted" (Shirley) Mallicoat, Washington, IL, and Thomas "Tom" (Shelly) Mallicoat, East Peoria, IL; 1 sister, Fay (Delmos) Winkelman, Arenzville, IL; and 1 brother, Jerry (Rose) Mallicoat, Creve Coeur, IL. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren; Amy (Brad) Nevitt, Crissy Miller, Jeremy (Staci) Arnold, Tasha Mallicoat, Jody Mallicoat, Jessica (Bryan Doyle) Mallicoat; 4 great grandchildren; Kurt "Kody", Tiffani, Austin, Jacob and 1 great great grandchild; Jordan. Donald is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Ronald and Roger. He served his country in the National Guard. Donald worked at Caterpillar Inc. for 37 years as a sign painter and retired in 1986. He was a gifted blacksmith, spending all of his spare time in his garage, growing in his talents of sign painting, metal crafting, and woodworking. Donald also enjoyed making artwork at home. Donald was a member of the UAW local 974 and also a member of the Illinois Valley Blacksmithing Association. Funeral services will be 3PM, Saturday, July, 27, 2013 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in East Peoria. Pastor Howard Love will officiate. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to service at the funeral home. Cremation Rites will be accorded after services. Visitation JUL 27. 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com