Earl Dean "Skip" Crain, Jr., 79, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 10:15 P.M., Thursday, July 27, 2023 at his residence.
Skip had owned and operated Skip Crain Plumbing for many years and had been a plumber for thirty-nine years.  He was a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church in Pinckneyville.  For eighteen years, Skip enjoyed playing Santa Claus.  He was an avid train collector and loved traveling by train.
He was born August 29, 1943 in Pinckneyville, IL, the son of Earl Dean and Marie (Beck) Crain, Sr.
He married Jennifer Blythe on June 21, 1964 and she survives.  They had a daughter Missy.  He then married Catherine Jane (McLain) Keene on June 28, 1986 in Perry County, IL and she survives.
He is survived by one daughter - Missy Kellerman and husband Barry of Pinckneyville, two step sons - Timothy Keene and wife Cynthia of Petaluma, CA and Patrick Keene and wife Karyn of Clermont, FL, four grandchildren - Kathleen White, Emily White, Sophia Keene, and Samantha Keene, and one sister - Barbara Davidson and husband Jerry of Belleville, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister - Cynthia Szarek.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at the St. Bruno Catholic Church in Pinckneyville with Fr. Carl Schrage and Father Jim Nall officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 P.M., Tuesday at the Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin and from 9 A.M. until the time of service on Wednesday at the church.
Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Du Quoin.
Friends may make memorials to St. Bruno School Endowment Fund, Sacred Heart Cemetery or Tunnel to Towers Foundation and will be accepted at the funeral home.