Garden Prairie, ILJames Peter Cannell, 92, departed from this earth on August 27, 2011 in his Garden Prairie home. Jim was born March 8, 1919 to Adam and Mary Hazel on their Winnebago farm and graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1936. He farmed with his dad, and then his brother, until he married Luraine Johnson on January 29, 1946. After farming in Winnebago for a year, they bought a farm south of Capron where they lived and farmed the rest of their 65 years together. Jim went from dairying to beef to farming only crops. He worked hard and wisely to send all four daughters to the University of Illinois and built up a wonderful farm. He enjoyed all the activities of his children and grandchildren. Jim generously served his community as Capron State Bank Board President, Boone County Board chairman, Capron School Board President, Farm Bureau Board Vice President, Illinois Agriculture Association Director, Livestock Feeders Association President, and as a participant in many other organizations. Survived by his wife, Luraine; daughters, Lois Ramon, Belvidere, Carol (Jerry) Falzone, Loves Park, Julie (Marshall) Newhouse, Capron, and Ann (Richard) Carrick, Belvidere; grandchildren Allison, Scott, Lindsey, Eileen, Leanne, Philip, Kathryn, Bethany, Emily and Molly; great granddaughters Evelyn and Julia and one great grand baby to arrive any day; sister in-law, Ces Cannell and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Francis and Tom; three sisters, Jane, Helen Knoll and Marie VanHara; infant son, James.

Memorials will go to a North Boone School Scholarship and Capron Lions.