Joshua Brian Gambrel Obituary (1990 - 2020)

Joshua Brian Gambrel, 29, of Heyworth, Illinois, passed away at 1:38 P.M. Friday, July 10, 2020, at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Heyworth, Illinois, with Kurt Flora officiating. Interment will be in Randolph Township Memorial Cemetery, Heyworth, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the funeral home and from 10:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Emily Gambrel to be used as a college fund for Miles. Joshua was born October 24, 1990, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, to Kerry J. and Lisa S. Voights Gambrel. He married Emily Marie Morgan on May 18, 2019, in Heyworth, Illinois. She survives in Heyworth, Illinois. Also surviving are his mother, Lisa (Brian Smith) Gambrel of Heyworth, Illinois; father, Kerry (Brenda) Gambrel of Springfield, Illinois; one son, Miles Robert Gambrel at home in Heyworth, Illinois; one brother, John (Hollee) Gambrel of Bonita Springs, Florida; two sisters, Heather and Hayley Smith both of Heyworth, Illinois; four nephews, Desmond Gambrel of Bonita Springs, Florida, Kameron Colon of Heyworth, Illinois, Lucas and Carson Burns of Heyworth, Illinois; one niece, Elise Burns of Heyworth, Illinois; and maternal grandmother, Jill Voights of Seabring, Florida. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather and his paternal grandparents. Joshua was a 2013 graduate of Western Illinois University and worked for Magellan Pipeline as a Senior Operator. Joshua loved fishing, golfing, canoeing, and spending time with his family and friends.