Thomas Wiltshire

At the age of 91, Thomas Wiltshire, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2018 at the funeral home.

Tom was born June 9, 1926 at home in Odell, Illinois, the son of Ralph and Ellen (Nolan) Wiltshire. He is a 1944 graduate of the Odell High School. He then received his Bachelor Degree from Illinois State University and later his Master’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. On September 5, 1953, Tom married Irma Margaret Polhill. They raised three children and celebrated thirty-nine years of marriage.

Tom worked as a teacher for over thirty years for the Milledgeville High School, teaching Social Studies, History, and Economics. He worked summers mostly painting homes, and sometimes selling cars. Tom was a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, Retired Teachers, American Poultry Association, and a past member of the Mt. Carroll School Board. He enjoyed coaching youth baseball. Tom had a passion for animals, especially chickens. He raised exotic chickens, and he would serve as a judge at the some of the shows. When he wasn’t raising animals, he was watching the Cubs. Tom was proud to have seen the Cubs win The World Series Championship.

Tom will be dearly missed by his son, Bob (Chris) Wiltshire of Chadwick, Illinois; his daughter, Mary (Rick) Meador of Lena, Illinois; five grandchildren: Amy Wiltshire (Jacob Chapman), Eric Wiltshire, Terry Wiltshire, Brett Meador and Madison Meador; a great granddaughter, Jordan Chapman; two brothers, C.E. Wiltshire(Geri) and Ralph Wiltshire and his special friend, Gloria Bausman. Tom is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Irma, son, Kerry and grandson, Robert Wiltshire, Jr. and his sister Ellen (Wiltshire) Thalman, sister-in-law, Betty Wiltshire, and brother-in-law Russell Thalman.