RYLEE PINKSTON

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Rylee Wade Pinkston, 23, of McHenry, Ill., died Monday, April 9, 2001, in McHenry as a result of an automobile accident.

He was born Sept. 5, 1977, in Poplar Bluff, son of Robert and Kathy Harris Pinkston. His mother is formerly of Cape Girardeau. He and Karin Eller were married July 17, 1999.

Pinkston served in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Avery Pinkston of the home; his parents; two sisters, Elaine and Kara Pinkston; and paternal grandparents, Robert and Ruth Pinkston, all of Poplar Bluff.

The funeral was held Friday at Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home in Crystal Lake, Ill.

A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff with the Rev. Bruce Pittman officiating.

Friends may call at the church Monday after 4:30 p.m.

Announcement courtesy of Cotrell Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.