Obituary East Peoria - Gilford J. "Gil" Hagey, 91, of East Peoria died at 10:58 PM on Monday July 30, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on April 27, 1921 in Peoria to Gilford and Grace Tapp Hagey. He married Jacqueline "Mickey" Smith on July 19, 1941 in St. Louis, MO. She survives. Also surviving are one son; Buck (Lori) Hagey of Washington, one daughter; Deborah Hagey of East Peoria, three grandchildren; Curt (Polly) Hagey of Mackinaw, Anita (Brad) Madden of Washington, Jonah (Amber) Bigelow of East Peoria and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his favorite pet dog; Sophie. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter; Tonya Bigelow, one brother; LaVerne Hagey and one sister LaVada Freeman. For two years, Gil served his country in the US Navy during WWII. After he was discharged, he owned and operated Hagey Grocery for several years in East Peoria on Edmund Street in the Richland Bottoms neighborhood. He also sold insurance for Prudential in central Illinois from 1949-1960. Later he worked at Caterpillar in East Peoria for twenty-five years, until his retirement in 1984. He was a Lifetime member of VFW Post #2078 in East Peoria as well as the Masonic group Abbas Grotto in East Peoria and Masonic Lodge #46 in Peoria. Gil was most satisfied when he was able to spend time with his family. He also loved passing time fishing, hunting and gardening as well as being around horses. There will be a funeral service for Gil on Thursday August 2, 2012 at 6PM at Deiters Funeral Home in East Peoria. Pastor Ralph Bauer will officiate. There will be a visitation from 4-6 that evening. There will be a private family burial in Fondulac Cemetery on Friday. Visitation AUG 2. 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com