WASHINGTON…Sidney L. Frost, 78, of Washington, passed away at 2 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Washington Christian Village.
Sidney was born on March 6, 1932 in Brinkley, Arkansas to Chester and Myrtle Varner Frost. He married Katie Inez Larque in Arkansas in April, 1952. Katie died on February 5, 1992 in Peoria.
Among those surviving are three sons, Dennis (Vicki) Frost of Chillicothe, Robert (Bonnie) Frost of Goodfield and Daniel (JoAnn) Frost of Washington; four daughters, Debra (Bob) McCleery of Washington, Cydney Rhee (Steve) Fuller of Eureka, Rozan (Bill) Pollard of Delavan and Susan (Bill) Huggins of Rockford; two sisters, Helen (“RD”) Moore of Denver City, Texas and Peggy (Clarence) Wiesel of Wheatley, Arkansas; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, David, who died in 1999 and one sister.
Sidney was a veteran of the United States armed forces proudly serving in the U. S. Navy.
He worked for Caterpillar Construction Equipment as a welder. Sidney worked at Building LL for a number of years before finally ending his career at Mossville Technical Center after 35 years. He retired in 1991.
While Sidney worked at Caterpillar he also composed many poems and songs which he enjoyed putting to music on his guitar.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 17 at Mason-White Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Zobrist officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memory Gardens, south of Washington. Visitation will be at the funeral home after 12:30 p.m. Friday. Graveside military rites will be accorded by the U.S. Navy.
Memorials may be made to either Washington Christian Village or OSF.