Craig “Chili” Gehant, age 57 of Blue Eye, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
Craig was born October 23, 1958 to Don and Tonna Gehant. Craig grew up in West Brooklyn, Illinois, graduating from Mendota High School in 1976. He was a self-taught master musician loving the mandolin, guitar and fiddle, playing at Silver Dollar City and many festivals. He also was proud of his commercial driving record of millions of miles with no accidents and countless awards. He was a good friend to many and a glance over his glasses meant you may be wrong…in a loving way.
He was a big brother to David Gehant of Sycamore, IL., Vicki Gehant of Blue Eye, AR., Brenda (Bill) Burress of Ottawa, IL., Joe (Janet) Gehant of Cape Fair, MO., Becky ( Mickey) Lamkin of Troy Grove, IL., Kelly (Kevin) Lewis of Mendota, IL., Theresa Gehant of Compton, IL. And many nieces and nephews.