A local funeral director, and president of the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce, has died.   38-year-old Mike Assalley, owner of Assalley Funeral Homes in Taylorville and several other area communities, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 11th. 

Assalley was a respected community leader.   Besides owning several area funeral homes and being president of the local Chamber, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Christian County Coroner, and a member of the Taylorville Kiwanis Club.

Assalley is survived by his wife Lauren who is involved in the funeral homes with him, and several children.

Arrangements are pending at the Shafer-Perfetti & Assalley Funeral Home in Taylorville.