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Death of Doris “Chubby” Calhoon
Doris “Chubby” Calhoon, 75, of Brighton, IL passed away at 4:35 am on Monday Sept 2, 2013 at Christian Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born May 11, 1938 in Alton, IL to the late Theodore and Ida (Schmidt) Warner. She married Wayne Calhoon on March 28, 1956 in Alton, IL.
She was a homemaker and baked for craft shows for 30 years, making thousands of angel food cakes and other homemade desserts to just as many in not more friends, family and loyal customers over the years.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne; her son, Shane of Brighton; sister: Ruth Owens; sister and brother in law: Lois and Harold Wall; sister in law: Lee Warner; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Chubby was preceded in death by her son: Forrest; brother: Robert Warner; sister and brother in law: Margaret “Sissy” and Charles Eaker.
Visitation is scheduled on September 6, 2013 from 9 am until services at 10 am at Targhetta & Wooldridge Funeral Home in Brighton. Services will take place at 10 am Friday September 6, 2013 at Targhetta & Wooldridge Funeral Home in Brighton with Reverend Ray Robinson ministering the services. Burial will follow at Gilead Baptist Cemetery in Hettick.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association
Targhetta & Wooldridge Funeral Home in Brighton 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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