WILMINGTON, Ill. — Mr. Charles David Jeffries III, 71, of Wilmington, Ill., passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at Manor Care of Kankakee, Ill.

Cremation rites have been accorded per Chuck's wishes. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 6, from p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 7 p.m. in Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington. Pastor Mark Moon from the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington will officiate.

Born Aug. 9, 1941, in Joliet, Ill., Charles was a son of the late Charles David Jeffries Jr. and Lydia Spangler Jeffries. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and at an early age displayed an interest in antiques, making his first purchase at the age of 8.