RODNEY A. PRICE

Rodney Price

Rodney A. Price, 81, of Morton, formerly of Astoria, died at 4 a.m. May 14, 2023, at Snyder Village Health Center in Metamora.

He was born Jan. 10, 1942, in Canton, a son of Evan and Lois Etter Price. He married Elizabeth “Beth” Johnson on Oct. 19, 1974, in Champaign. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Brian (and Jennifer) Price of Morton; one daughter, Alison (and Steve) Gold of Boulder, Colo.; one sister, Rhonda (and Michael) Barfield of Saint Charles, Mo.; and four grandchildren.

He was a Navy veteran, serving from 1966-68 with a rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.

He was a graduate of Milligan College in Tennessee with a Bachelors degree in Business. He and Beth were third generation owners of Price Oil Company in Astoria.

He was an active member in several area churches, with his last membership at Grace Church in Morton. He was Past President of the Illinois Archaeological Society.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Pastor Ben Murray officiating. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday.

Memorials may be made to the South Fulton Track Project or the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sent to www.shawgomemorialhome.com.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 5/17/2023