Lamont Lee Farthing, 69, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, May 26, 2025, at his home.
Lamont was born October 23, 1955, in Fort Hood, TX, to Lawrence and Carrol (Anderson) Farthing. He attended the Clystic Grade School in rural Whiteside County and graduated from Morrison High School. Lamont served in the U. S. Army. On December 18, 1982, he married Susan Henslee in Morrison Lamont farmed in the rural Morrison area and also worked as a crop adjuster. He was skilled in many things and was a man of many trades. Lamont enjoyed riding dirt bikes. He was a life-time member of the AMA Motorcycle Association and a member of the Brush-Poppers Motorcycle Club.
Survivors include his wife, Susan; sons, Andrew Farthing and Anthony (Abigail) Farthing; grandson, Samuel Farthing; sisters, Marsha Ecker-Heiden of San Antonio, TX, Teresa Dever of Stillman Valley, IL, and Angela (Dave) Gorzny of Morrison; brothers, Kenneth Farthing of Morrison and Keith Farthing of Hartford, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home.
Cremation rites will be accorded; there will be no Funeral service.
A Memorial has been established.