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1. www.legacy.com › kermit-speer-obituaryKermit Speer Obituary (2015) - Bushnell, IL - Peoria Journal Star

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   Jan 15, 2015 · BUSHNELL - James "Kermit" Speer, local businessman and founder of Rural King Supply stores, 91, of Port Orange, Fla., formerly of Bushnell, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in...

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3. www.martinhollisfh.com › obituary › 2904474Obituary | Kermit Speer | Martin-Hollis Funeral Home

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   Jan 13, 2015 · Local businessman and founder of Rural King Supply stores, James “Kermit” Speer, 91 of Port Orange, Florida, passed away at 7:10 A.M. January 13, 2015 in Mattoon, Illinois. He was born February 7, 1923 in Ellisville, Illinois, the fifth of eight children of Thomas and Lila (Dallefeld) Speer.

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   Jan 13, 2015 · Local businessman and founder of Rural King Supply stores, James Kermit Speer, 91 of Port Orange, Florida, passed away at 7:10 A.M. January 13, 2015 in Mattoon, Illinois. He was born February 7, 1923 in Ellisville, Illinois, the fifth of eight children of Thomas and Lila (Dallefeld) Speer.

5. jg-tc.com › news › community-remembers-rural-king-coCommunity remembers Rural King co-founder Kermit Speer

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   Community remembers Rural King co-founder Kermit Speer. Rob Stroud. Jan 14, 2015. MATTOON -- Kermit Speer, who died Tuesday at age 91, was known for co-founding the Rural King company and...

6. herald-review.com › business › localSpeer, Rural King co-founder, remembered - Herald & Review

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   Jan 15, 2015 · ROB STROUD Lee News Service Writer. Jan 15, 2015. MATTOON -- Kermit Speer, who died Tuesday at age 91, was known for co-founding the Rural King company and being a philanthropist, but also was...

7. jg-tc.com › news › rural-king-a-historyRural King: A History - JG-TC.com

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   Nov 21, 2010 · Kermit Speer, one of the original owners and sole owner of the Paris Rural King, lives in Mattoon and is still active in the business. He has been and is yet today a mentor and a source of ...

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   Where did Kermit and Pat Speer live?

   • Paris was Kermit and Pat Speer's home for 15 years. The Vandalia, Ill., Rural King was opened in 1966 in an old building on U.S. Highway 40 East. A new Rural King was built in November 1973 on Van Tran Avenue, which has been renamed Veterans Avenue. An addition to that building was completed in 1983.

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   Who is Bruce Speer?

   • Bruce Speer, nephew of Kermit Speer, purchased an interest in Rural King in 1982, with the opening of the Litchfield, Ill., store. Bruce began his career as the manager of the Litchfield store. In 1985, he and his family moved to Terre Haute, Ind., where he opened and managed that store for five years.

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   What happened to Kermit & Keith?

   • In 1962, Kermit and Keith opened another store in Paris, Ill., in an old packing house with eight rooms. In 1970, land was purchased across from the Edgar County Fairgrounds and the new Paris Rural King was constructed. In 2001, that building was torn down and the current 55,000-square-foot Paris Rural King was built.

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9. www.thexradio.com › news › 78-local-newsRural King Co-Founder Dies - Effingham's News and Sports ...

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   Jan 16, 2015 · Written by Greg Sapp. The co-founder of Rural King Supply has died. Kermit Speer died this week in Mattoon at age 91. Speer, a native of Ellisville, Illinois, was a farmer in the Bushnell area, but founded Rural King Supply in Mattoon with Keith Beaird in 1960.