BEECH CREEK – Hubert Lindell Sapp, 83, of Beech Creek, met his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Maple Health and Rehabilitation. Born April 2, 1938, in Muhlenberg County to Isome and Elizabeth Sapp. He was a retired engraver and a retired Missionary Baptist preacher who pastored several churches in Illinois and Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Dorothy Lynn Sapp; father, Isome Sapp; mother, Elizabeth Sapp; brothers, Edison, William, Nolen, and Densil Sapp; sisters, Virgie Whitney, Hazel Epley, Eula Clementi, and Wilma Brooks.
If you were lucky enough to know Hubert then you had a friend for life. He knew no stranger. He loved with all his heart and would give the shirt off his back for anyone in need. His hobbies included gardening and small engine repair. He loved his Lord, his big family, and especially his grandbabies.
Survivors include his loving wife of 62 years, Ethel Stinson Sapp; his children, Rita (Jack) Hanson of Crystal Lake, Ill., Charlotte Palumbo of Chicago, Ill., Tammy (Robert) Schreiner of Garden Prairie, Ill., Terrance (Lucy) Sapp of Schamburg, Ill., Sheila (Bryan) Randolph of Greenville, and James (Tina) Sapp of Beechmont; brother, Gene (Betty Jo) Sapp of Greenville; fourteen grandchildren, Ian, Justin, Kaylee, James, Joseph, Jessica, Karen, Christopher, Angela, Casey, Desirea’, Darralyn, Colton, and Logan; 25 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Friday, December 17, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Bro. Barry Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Old Jackson Cemetery in Greenville. Visitation will be Friday after 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com