Verle Jerome Besant, 88, recently of Alpharetta, Georgia – but forever of Centralia, IL – passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on September 25th, 2023 and Jo Ann Besant, (83), recently of Alpharetta, Georgia – but like her beloved Verle, forever of Centralia, IL – passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on October 1, 2023
Verle and Jo are survived by their children Teri Miller of Johns Creek, GA and Gary Schuchman of Wilmington, NC; Craig Besant and wife Christi of Mt. Vernon, IL; Karen “Libby” Breeze and husband Steve of Niceville, FL; and her grandchildren Claire Besant, Henry Besant, Emma Breeze, and Cooper Breeze.
First of all, thanks to all of you who have reached out to our family, after our dad, Verle Besant, and mom, Jo Besant passed away. It means a lot to all of us!
We are planning a “Celebration of Life” for them on Saturday, November 4th from 2 pm-5 pm at the Cultural Society in Centralia with a short program scheduled at 3 pm.
Thanks again for all of your heartfelt messages. We hope you can join us on the 4th to say goodbye to “the folks”.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Centralia Foundation and will be accepted at Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home at 235 North Sycamore Street, Centralia, Illinois 62801 (618) 532-3523, which is honored to be of service to the Besant family. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting http://www.sutherlandfuneralhome.com or on the Funeral Home’s Facebook Page.
