Lewis Hackleman
Sep 5, 2017Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Franklin Hospital of Benton.Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, in Leffler Funeral Home of Benton, with Brother Joe Zbinden officiating. Burial with military rites by the U.S. Marine Corps, the Benton American Legion Post 280 and VFW Post 2671 will be in the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Leffler Funeral Home.Lewis was born Oct. 10, 1957, in Berwyn, the son of Lewis Eugene Hackleman and Peggy Lou (Grammer) Hackleman.He married the former Alice Rose Ingram on Sept. 22, 1985, and she survives.Lewis was a retired corrections officer from the Marion Federal Penitentiary where he had worked for 21 years.He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.Mr. Hackleman attended the Steel City Baptist Church.He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially his grandbabies. He enjoyed woodworking and his cars.Lewis is survived by his wife, Alice Rose Hackleman of Benton; a son, Jeremy Scott Biggs of Carbondale; a daughter, Emily Renee Salatas and husband, Nick of Festus, Missouri; two grandchildren, Cayla Nicole Biggs of Cape Coral, Florida, and Lainey Dawn Salatas of Festus, Missouri; two sisters, Cindy Lampley and husband, Tike, of Benton, and Mindy Szoke and husband, Dr. David of Murphysboro; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; and his father and mother-in-law, Odria and Patricia Ingram.Memorials may be made to the Steel City Baptist Church, and will be accepted at the funeral home. (The Southern)