Richard Thomas Gabbard Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Richard Thomas Gabbard of Atwood, Illinois, who passed away on January 31, 2026, at the age of 59, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard Thomas Gabbard to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his stepparents, Gary Phillips and Verleta Gabbard; his brother Bill Gabbard; his grandparents, Bill, Margarett Gough, Ben and Emogene Gabbard; his niece Darcy Cain; his nephew Eric Gabbard; his aunt Deanna Kestner; and his uncles, Bill Gabbard, Tom Gabbard, Dick Gabbard and Bill Gough.
He is survived by: his parents, Robert Wayne Gabbard of Camargo, IL and Darlene Lenore Phillips (Gough) of Atwood, IL; his children, Paige Partenheimer (Blaze) of Newman, IL, Cortnee Hack of Hammond, IL, Luke Gabbard (Sierra) of Atwood, IL, Nancy Helmuth (Derrick) of Atwood, IL and Emma Hack of Atwood, IL; his grandchildren, Wrigley, Rorey, Colin, Addison, Briggs, Kyle, Elijah, Rhett, Wynette, Gene, Sawyer and Fallon; and his siblings, Mike Gabbard of Arthur, IL, Lisa Funk (Rob) of Arthur, IL, Shawn Gabbard of Atwood, IL and Tyler Gabbard (Amber) of Mattoon, IL..
Memorials may be made to donor's choice of Illinois Conservation Foundation or Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
