It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Henry F. Gatton Sr. of Shelbyville, Illinois, who passed away on September 3, 2023, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Henry F. Gatton Sr. to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Lester James and Norma Velma Gatton (Stockdale); his stepmother Erma Gatton; his brothers-in-law, Larry Garner, Kenny Padgett, Lawrence Bly, Jr., Ralph Bly and Robert Bly; and his great grandchild Payton Gatton.

He is survived by : his wife Nancy Sue Bly; his sons, Henry F. Gatton, Jr. (Kay) of Shelbyville, IL and Wesley E. Gatton (Jennifer) of Shelbyville, IL; his grandsons, Henry F. Gatton III (Cyndi), Dalton Gatton (Ashley), Brandon Gatton (Sarah), Jacob Gatton (Shawna) and Michael Gatton; his great grandchildren, Dylan Carter, Zayne Gatton, Taetym Gatton, Kayson Gatton, Olivia Gatton, Alexa Gatton and Braiden Gatton; his stepgreat-grandchildren, Brittany Linn, Keenan Gordon and Keaton Gordon; his siblings, Betty Garner of Monrovia, MD, James Gatton of Mattoon, IL, David Gatton of Chatham, IL and Norma Padgett of Assumption, IL; his stepsiblings, Pat Giles (John) of Beecher City, IL and Alf Allen of Shelbyville, IL; and his sisters-in-law, Violet Tripp of Shelbyville, IL. and Rosemary Bly of Shelbyville, IL..

Memorials may be given to the General Dacey Trail or Saving Orphaned Animals.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Howe & Yockey Funeral Homes