Rick L. "Pickle" Benefield, age 69

August 23, 1953 – January 23, 2023

Rick L. "Pickle" Benefield, age 69, of Sainte Marie, Illinois, and a former resident of Newton, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away at 7:25 PM – Monday, January 23, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburg, Indiana.

Funeral services celebrating Rick's life will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) – Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois, with Chris Parr officiating.  Burial will be in the Hunt Cemetery – Yale, Illinois.  Visitation will be held 2 hours before the service.  In loving memory of Rick, memorials may be made to the Meyer Funeral Home, 307 West Jourdan Street Newton, Illinois 62448.  The obituary can be viewed, and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com .