Obituaries
Death of Beulah Mae Enslow
Beulah Mae Enslow, 86 of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Carlinville Area Hospital in Carlinville. Beulah was born on November 1, 1937, in Farmersville a daughter of Andrew and Beulah Brown Behl.
Beulah graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1955. She married Kenneth Sharp and then Willard Bouillon. Beulah then married James Enslow on September 1, 2000, in Atwater. Beulah was a faithful member of the Carlinville Zion Lutheran Church. She enjoyed cooking and traveling.
Beulah is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Kenny) Bouillon of Carlinville; sons, Glenn Sharp of Randolph, WI and Larry (Debbie) Sharp of Carlinville; sisters, Dory (Gerald) Kahl of Shipman and Rose Boatman of Carlinville; ten grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Beulah was preceded in death by her parents and spouses, Kenneth Sharp, Willard Bouillon, and James Enslow.
Graveside service will be conducted at 10:00 am, Friday, June 7, 2024, at Mayfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Carlinville.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church. Davis-Anderson Funeral Home, Carlinville, IL, is in charge of arrangements.
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Lois Ilaine Erspamer Sawyer, 94 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 9:51 am. She was born on February 9, 1930, in Gillespie to Louis Poi and Bertha Annetta Sunman Poi Lewis.
She married John Peter Erspamer on September 4, 1950. He preceded her in death on November 24, 1989. She married Dempsey Sawyer on May 15, 1993, and he preceded her in death in 2016. She had been a bookkeeper for Duracraft and Daley’s Chevrolet. Lois enjoyed reading, gardening, painting, drawing, cooking, traveling, bird watching, adventures, her family and her beloved cat, Molly.
She is survived by her children, Ann (Timm) LaRoche of Gillespie, Joan (Paul) Alexander of Gillespie, and Lynn Erspamer of Litchfield; grandchildren, Shannon (David) Wright of Gillespie, Suzanne (companion, Josh) DeMartini of Madisonville, KY, Jared (Amanda) Johnson of Staunton, Adam (Ashli) Alexander of Gillespie, Travis (Laura) Mize of Dallas, TX, Britini Bernardini of Nokomis, and Marissa (Jacob) Summers of Litchfield; great grandchildren, Macie, Isabel and Alexander Wright, Joseph and Gino DeMartini, Brianna Johnson, Ansley Alexander, Lucas and Jeffrey Bernardini, Fisher, Sabrina and Gabriella Crow; great great grandchild, Dominic Joseph “DJ” DeMartini; sisters, Patricia Thompson of Carmel, IN, Phyllis Dodd of Pooler, GA, and Marion Boston of Springfield; and brothers, Ernie Lewis of Carbondale and Fred Lewis of Ft Meyers, FL.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, spouses, and brother, John Lewis.
Private services will be held. Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie is in charge of the arrangements.
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