Dreagon H. Crist, 11, of Pawnee died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Pawnee Assembly of God Church in Pawnee with the Rev. Scott Phillips officiating. Burial was at Horse Creek Cemetery in Pawnee.
Curry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dreagon was born on Dec. 27, 2004, in Springfield, the son of Casey A. and Jia (McKinney) Crist. He attended Pawnee Assembly of God Church and was a fifth grader at Pawnee Elementary School. He played for the Pawnee Junior Football League and was a former member of the Royal Rangers.
He is survived by his parents, Casey and Jia, of Pawnee; two brothers, Riley J. Crist of Jacksonville and Jace A. Crist of Pawnee; grandmothers, Marla McKinney of Taylorville and Sandra Grah of Taylorville; grandfathers, Al Gatton of Nokomis and Michael Crist of Pawnee; and great-grandmother, Cheryl Giger of Virden.
Dreagon was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Norma McKinney, and his uncle, Adam Buckley.
Memorials may be made to the Dreagon Crist Memorial Fund, c/o the Pawnee United Community Bank, 619 Fifth St., or P.O. Box 649, Pawnee, IL 62558.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.curryfh.com.
