Obituary for Michael Anthony Castellon
Michael Anthony Castellon, 77, of Savoy and previously of Sidney, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, on October 16, 2020.
Mike was born on September 22, 1943, in Athens, Georgia, a son of Francisco and Dorothy (Gregory) Lopez-Castellon. He married Carol Ann (Rapp) Edgington on September 22, 1988 in Sidney, and she survives in Savoy.
Mike is survived by his son, Michael Patrick (Lauren) Castellon of Austin; TX, two step-sons, August (Allison Higgins) Edgington of Savoy, and Mark (Silvia Ortiz) Edgington of Champaign; and grandchildren Joselinne (Nelson), Jeanette, Midalyn, Milton, Jordy, Alexia, Adonay, Nelson, and Diego of Champaign.
Also surviving are his brother, David (Karen) Castellon of Athens, GA, and sister Linda Harris of Marietta, GA, and nephews Gregg (LeAnn) Harris of Woodstock, GA, and Scotty (Lauren) Harris of New Orleans.
Mike graduated from Athens HS in 1961, and attended the University of Georgia. He played in a rock-and-roll band called the Heartbeats and played bass guitar for a recording studio in Nashville. He moved to Champaign in 1975 and retired from Caradco/JeldWen in Rantoul in 2001. He moved to Sidney in 1988, where he was a member and elder of the Sidney United Church. He and Carol retired to a condo in Savoy in 2013.
Mike was an avid reader particularly of history, followed the stock market closely, enjoyed gardening, loved old cars, rooted for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and enjoyed annual trips to Florida in January, particularly in recent years when friends joined them. He had an amazing knowledge of trivia, facts, science, history, grammar and spelling, and didn’t care if he was politically incorrect. He enjoyed trips with the Corvette Club of Illinois after Carol bought a Corvette. He had a special bond with his step-sons and considered them his best friends. He became an instant grandfather to his step-daughter-in-law’s family and loved the hugs and kisses from Silvia. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends who will remember him as kind, appreciative, and humorous.
There will be a virtual memorial service available online in a week; a link will be sent to family and friends. He will be buried near his mother and grandparents in Athens, GA. Memorials may be sent to St Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, a charity he loved and supported, or to the Mark Edgington Family to be used toward immigration costs for the Hispanic family that called Mike “grandpa.”
Illiana Cremation Society is in charge of local arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family on his everlasting memorial page at: www.IllianaCremation.com
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Mike was born on September 22, 1943, in Athens, Georgia, a son of Francisco and Dorothy (Gregory) Lopez-Castellon. He married Carol Ann (Rapp) Edgington on September 22, 1988 in Sidney, and she survives in Savoy.
Mike is survived by his son, Michael Patrick (Lauren) Castellon of Austin; TX, two step-sons, August (Allison Higgins) Edgington of Savoy, and Mark (Silvia Ortiz) Edgington of Champaign; and grandchildren Joselinne (Nelson), Jeanette, Midalyn, Milton, Jordy, Alexia, Adonay, Nelson, and Diego of Champaign.
Also surviving are his brother, David (Karen) Castellon of Athens, GA, and sister Linda Harris of Marietta, GA, and nephews Gregg (LeAnn) Harris of Woodstock, GA, and Scotty (Lauren) Harris of New Orleans.
Mike graduated from Athens HS in 1961, and attended the University of Georgia. He played in a rock-and-roll band called the Heartbeats and played bass guitar for a recording studio in Nashville. He moved to Champaign in 1975 and retired from Caradco/JeldWen in Rantoul in 2001. He moved to Sidney in 1988, where he was a member and elder of the Sidney United Church. He and Carol retired to a condo in Savoy in 2013.
Mike was an avid reader particularly of history, followed the stock market closely, enjoyed gardening, loved old cars, rooted for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and enjoyed annual trips to Florida in January, particularly in recent years when friends joined them. He had an amazing knowledge of trivia, facts, science, history, grammar and spelling, and didn’t care if he was politically incorrect. He enjoyed trips with the Corvette Club of Illinois after Carol bought a Corvette. He had a special bond with his step-sons and considered them his best friends. He became an instant grandfather to his step-daughter-in-law’s family and loved the hugs and kisses from Silvia. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends who will remember him as kind, appreciative, and humorous.
There will be a virtual memorial service available online in a week; a link will be sent to family and friends. He will be buried near his mother and grandparents in Athens, GA. Memorials may be sent to St Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, a charity he loved and supported, or to the Mark Edgington Family to be used toward immigration costs for the Hispanic family that called Mike “grandpa.”
Illiana Cremation Society is in charge of local arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family on his everlasting memorial page at: www.IllianaCremation.com
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