Obituaries
Death of Fae Marsh McWard
Fae Marsh McWard, 101, of Palmyra, passed away Thursday evening, October 25, 2012 at Heritage Manor in Carlinville.
Fae was born on February 25, 1911 to Elza John and Jane (Knisley) Marsh in Mt. Auburn, IL. Fae was a 1928 graduate of Niantic High School. She married Myron Brown McWard on July 17, 1936 in Covington, IN and he preceded her in death on August 4, 1977.
Fae worked as a nanny in Chicago until she saved enough money to be able to go to nursing school. She then attended and graduated from St. Luke’s school of Nursing in St. Louis, MO. Fae worked as a Registered Nurse for Carlinville Area Hospital, retiring in 1979. She also worked at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Boyd Hospital in Carrollton, as well as St. Vincent Hospital in Taylorville. She was a housewife, loving to bake, cook and sew. Fae was also a member of Berea Christian Church in Mt. Auburn.
Fae is survived by her 2 daughters, Elaine Sanders of Carlinville and Annebelle Rees (Walter) of Hayward, WS; 2 sons, William E. McWard of Lake Charles, LA and David M. McWard of Palmyra; 9 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter and son-in-law Jow Huyear of Carlinville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Myron; parents; daughter, Diane Huyear; brother, Wayne Marsh and a sister, Fern Swarms.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 29, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Charles Richison officiating. Burial will follow in Hettick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Carlinville Area Hospital or Hettick Cemetery.
Davis Anderson Funeral Home is in charge of the 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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