Earl Robert Todd Obituary (1925

Earl Robert Todd, 95 of Danvers passed away at 5:35 PM on Wednesday February 3, 2021 at Carle Bromenn in Normal. Otto-Argo-Calvert Funeral Home in Danvers is handling arrangements. There will be a celebration of Earl's life at Otto Argo Calvert Funeral Home in Danvers at 11 AM on Friday March 26, 2021. Reverend Kathy King-Nobles will officiate. A private burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery in Danvers. Earl was born August 7, 1925 in Danvers to Cecil and Alvah Ummel Todd. He married Lois Lee on June 20, 1948 in Stanford. She preceded him in death on December 5, 2016. He is survived by his two children Rodney (Barbara) Todd of Danvers, Tamara (Stephen) Sallee of Saybrook, two grandchildren Connor (Ashton) Todd and Drake (Mary) Sallee and one brother Howard (Doris) Todd of Carlock. One sister Louise Stahly preceded Earl in death. Earl was a farmer and retired from farming in 2000. Earl has been a member of the Illinois Farm Bureau since 1949. For 17 years, Earl was a rural milk route driver in which he transported cans of milk from dairy farms to Normal Sanitary, Leash Dairy, Prairie Farms and Meadow Gold. Earl became a Mason in 1951 and was accepted in the Bloomington Consistory in 1954. What Earl has been called to do in a lifetime, he has done. Earl has fulfilled his duties as a father and grandfather and as a friend and neighbor. He has fulfilled his moral obligations to the land, to farming, to the animals that he cared for and worked with, to his family and community. Today he walks the horizon to a new life. Memorial contributions may be made IAA Foundation or online at IAA Foundation.org