Virgil Don Worsham, age 84, died Monday, October 4 at the Beecher Manor in Beecher, Illinois. He was born on October 31, 1925 in Follett, Texas to Herbert and Ava Worsham.

Don grew up in Amarillo, Texas. After graduating high school in 1943 he joined the Army-Air Force and then went on to receive a degree in Art from the University of Texas. On December 31, 1947 he married Sylva Nell Goodnight. In 1950 he joined the staff of Sears Catalog as an artist and typographer. In 1988 he retired from Sears and he and Sylva moved to Florida where he enjoyed working at McDonalds.

His faith was important to him and he had served as a Sunday School Teacher at Oak Lawn Bible Church and formerly at Marquette Manor Baptist Church, where he also served as Sunday School Superintendent. He also impacted young people by coaching Little League. He enjoyed painting and fishing.

He is survived by three children, Steve (Valerie) Worsham of Evergreen Park, Tim Worsham of California, and Suzanne (Don) Wratney of Raymore, Missouri, 8 grandchildren, Tim, Kelly, Josh, Dan, Brian, Stephanie, Rebekah, and Larissa, and one great-granddaughter, Elliott McManimon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sylva, his parents and two brothers and a sister.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bethel Bible Church, 3225 W. 96th St. in Evergreen Park, where a funeral service will follow at 7:00 P.M. Interment will be held privately at St. Casimir Cemetery in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family.

Further information is available at Hultgren's Christian Funeral Service at 630-668-0027.