Jimmie Gale Sinks, 87, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:50 P.M., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Mount Vernon Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 21, 2016 at East Salem Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois, with Reverend John Ashby officiating.  Burial will follow at East Salem Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Friends of the Jimmie Gale Sinks Family may call from 5 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, May 20, 2016 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to East Salem Baptist Church in Memory of Jimmie Gale Sinks and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information or to send online condolences.