Wendel Byerly Obituary
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Wendel was born on September 9, 1947, in Quincy. He was the son of Joe O. and Louise (Lincoln) Byerly. Wendel married the love of his life, Connie C. Borth, on July 15, 1967, in Galesburg. Together they celebrated 58 years of marriage. Surviving Wendel are, his loving wife, Connie; son Lee (Nicole) Byerly of Galesburg; two grandchildren, Ariel (Aidan Gist) Byerly of Kewanee and Alec (Emily) Byerly of Delong; and a great-grandson, Tucker. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Deen and Donny Byerly.
Wendel was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After his military service, he came home and worked as a maintenance welder for Maytag, until retiring in 2002 after 36 years. He loved motorcycle and stock car racing; he spent years stock car racing. He also loved camping at Shady Lakes Campground and riding around on his golf cart, visiting friends. Most of all, Wendel enjoyed spending time with his family and friends; loved his grandchildren, great grandson and was very proud of his son, Lee.
Cremation rites have been accorded. No services are planned at this time. Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes and Crematory, Knoxville are assisting the family with arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be left to the family at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Wendel J, please visit our floral store.
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Del Barnes
October 22, 2025
I knew Wendel for over 50 years we worked together at Maytag and had some fun times doing it. We raced cross country on our bikes I never could beat him. Played softball golf basketball and about every other thing you can think of. Had a lot of Friday night poker games loads of fun. I will pray for Connie and Lee and rest of the family.
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