Lyle E. Decker , 88, of Rock Island, formerly of Aledo, IL, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Amber Ridge, Moline, IL.

Private live-streamed services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, and may be viewed at wheelanpressly.com/milan-live-stream. Private visitation will be one hour prior to services at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Milan, IL. Burial, with military honors presented by Moline American Legion Post 246, will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, IL. Memorials may be made to the family for a local veterans' organization to be determined later. Current social distancing, face masks and capacity limitations will be observed.

Lyle was born March 9, 1932 in Burgess, IL, a son of Charlie and Minnie (Hall) Decker. He graduated from Aledo High School. Lyle was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was formerly married to Joyce Bewley. He later married Maxine Beasley Taylor in August of 1982. She preceded him in death on May 7, 2008.

A man of many talents, Lyle worked at Bear Manufacturing for 26 years until their closing. He later worked at Material Products and Tri-City Manufacturing for many years. He owned Decker's Welding, a skill he developed while serving in the Air Force, and did upholstery work from his shop at home. He was a deputy sheriff with the Mercer County Sheriff Department under Sheriff John Sloan, and later for the Aledo Police Department under Chief Hugh McAtee.

Lyle was a member of the Illinois Police Association. He loved camping, fishing, playing pool at Maggie's Place in Reynolds, going to casinos with his daughters, and wintering in Arizona.

Surviving are his daughters, Christine Palmer, Mesa, AZ, Kathy (Kurt) Gehn, Geneseo, IL, Cindy Miller, Payson, AZ; stepchildren, Albert "Butch" (Karen) Taylor, Mesa, AZ, Sandy Conklin, Coal Valley, IL; grandchildren, Deena Bradford, Tara Carr, Justin (Amy) Fowler, Honesty (Dewey) Trobaugh, Christopher (Trish) Reed, Kyle Tharp, Matthew (Micheala) Gehn, Sean Flynn, Casey Flynn; fourteen great grandchildren; two great-great grandsons; and numerous nieces, nephews, and additional family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Maxine; grandson, Brandon Gehn; brothers, Bert, Arvid, Lee, Charles, and Cletus Decker; and sister, Lila Bloomfield.