Gregory Briddick Sr.

Gregory Briddick Sr. -- Colfax Gregory J. "Greg" Briddick Sr., 46, of Colfax, formerly of Kankakee, died Thursday (March 2, 2006) in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. Tuesday until the 7 p.m. funeral services at Faith Baptist Church, Bourbonnais. Revs. Terry Anglea, Wayne Denton and Scott Paisley, will officiate. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Wiley Cemetery in Colfax. Memorials may be made to the family, to be used for the Lord's work. Arrangements are by Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, west Kankakee. Mr. Briddick was a member of IBEW Local 176 since 1978, and an ordained minister. He started preaching in 1998 at Heritage Baptist Church in Fairbury. He was born June 18, 1959, at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, the son of John and Myrtle "Ruth" Briddick. He was a member of Prairie Baptist Church in Gibson City and enjoyed spending time with family, reading the Bible, playing with children and doing crossword puzzles. He loved, served and lived for his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour in 1984 under the ministry of Rev. John Marvin, whom he was always thankful for. He grew in the Lord under the preaching of pastors Tom Frantz, Terry Anglea, Scott Paisley and, most recently, Wayne Denton. He loved God's people and highly respected God's men. He was a witness to all he knew of Jesus' love and saving grace. He lived the scripture that says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth ..." He adored his wife and children and truly was the example of godliness to them. Surviving are his wife, the former Janice Wentzlaff of Colfax, whom he married Oct. 11, 1980, in Olympia Fields; four sons, Gregory Jr. and special friend Jennifer Perkins, Stephen, Samuel and Boaz, all of Colfax; four daughters, Crystal, Clara, Esther and Eliza, all of Colfax; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Vicki and Tom Enders of Kenosha, Wis., Tammy and Dave Lowe of Kankakee, LeVada and Stanley Lee of Pontiac, Paulette and Pat Doyle of South Dakota; and two nieces, Angela and Arika Enders. His parents are deceased.

Gregory Briddick Sr.

June 18, 1959 - March 2, 2006