Joshua McFadden

Joshua McFadden, 42, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Ind. 

He was born on Aug. 12, 1978, in Champaign, the son of Russell Lynn and Laura Easter McFadden. 

He married Lane Gaffney on June 24, 2006, in Leroy.

He is survived by his wife, Lane McFadden of Jonesboro; his sons, Aidan Ryan McFadden and Gavin Allen McFadden, both of Jonesboro; his parents,  Russell and Laura McFadden; his mother and father-in-law, Gary and Sharon Gaffney; a brother, Christopher McFadden of Bloomington; a sister-in-law, Anna (Aaron) Anderson of Carterville;  nieces and nephews Alex McFadden, Sam and Alana Rausenberger and Averi Anderson; Lane’s grandmothers, Leota Gaffney and Gail Wohlwend; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. 

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Richard and Evelyn Easter; and by his paternal grandparents, Virgil and Naomi McFadden.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He greatly enjoyed his time with the Marines. He worked for 14 years at Anna State Bank before becoming a guard with the Illinois Department of Corrections.

He was a jokester and loved making people smile. He loved spending time with his family and everyone that knew him understood his greatest joy in life was his boys. Whether it was on the golf course with them or at the ball fields watching or coaching their games, he loved every moment spent with them. His loving and generous nature will never be forgotten.

Funeral services for Joshua McFadden will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Interment with military honors will follow in the Jonesboro Cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, today, at the funeral home. 

To visit his memorial page and to leave online condolences for his family, visit rendlemanhilemanfh.com.

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro is in charge of arrangements.