Dallas E. Minniear

Dallas E. Minniear, 76, of Jacksonville, IL and formerly of Lawrence, IL died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 18, 1935 in Knox County, IN; the son of Alfred and Opal Sanneman Minniear. He married Nina L. Main on June 8, 1958 in Lawrenceville and she survives. He is also survived by three brothers, Jim Minniear of Lawrenceville, Harry Minniear (wife, Barbara) of West Salem, and Lynden Minniear (wife, Nancy) of Jupiter, FL and by several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Douglas Minniear in infancy. Dallas was a 1953 graduate of Lawrenceville High School and served with the US Navy from 1953-1957. He attended Eastern Illinois University from 1959-1962 where he was awarded a degree in Business Education and named to Pi Omega Pi, the national business honor society. He was selected to participate in a nationwide rating of colleges and accounting students. He has served as a certified public accountant since 1964. Dallas was a partner in the McGladrey-Pullen Accounting firm in Springfield. In May of 1976, Dallas and Frank Hynes purchased the firm's Jacksonville office, establishing their own accounting firm, Hynes & Minniear. Their firm eventually merged with the Zumbahlen, Eyth & Surratt accounting firm in 1991 and Dallas continued to work until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants and was a former member of the JACOA board of directors and the Jacksonville AMBUCS Club. He also formerly served as treasurer for the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. At his request, cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville where the family will meet friends from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sunday. Graveside committal services will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday at Centerville Cemetery in rural Lawrenceville with Rev. Ron Crawford and Bill Legg officiating. Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Memorial gifts are suggested to the American Lung Association or a charity of the donor's choice. var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height. if (item){ //Looks like we have tukios_iframe. Lets do stuff var currentWidth = item.clientWidth; var proposedHeight = (currentWidth + 80) * 9/16; item.height=proposedHeight; } PDF Printable Version