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Obituary of Jessica Renae Drake
Jessica Renae Drake, 57 of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Carlinville Area Hospital in Carlinville. Renae was born on December 18, 1966, in Alton, a daughter of John and Bonnie Webb Glover Sr.
Jessica attended Southwestern High School. She married Thomas Vincent Drake Jr. in Carlinville on October 6, 1984. If you ask anyone what her most treasured thing in life was, everyone will tell you it was her kids and grandkids. She loved each one and her entire family with her whole heart. She treated everyone like family and any that came into her house were treated as her own. She was always a daddy’s girl and now they are back together.
Renae collected Indian art, dream catchers, and crocheted in her spare time. She also liked to read books and drink coffee. She loved to cook and everyone loved her fried chicken and potato salad. Renae loved it when she and her best friend, Kylia, would have their late-night adventures to Taco Bell. Every morning when her sister Angie was on her way to work, they would Facetime.
She loved God. She, her sisters and mother would have a Facetime bible study every evening. Most of all, she was a very kind, loving person with the gentlest soul anyone could ask for.
Renae was preceded in death by her father, John Glover Sr.; son, Dylan Drake; and brother, Randy Baze Sr.
A celebration of life will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the Carlinville Moose Lodge, 1216, 801 Pine St., Carlinville. There will be a private family burial at Mayfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Carlinville.
Renae is survived by her husband, Thomas Vincent Drake Jr. of Carlinville; mother, Bonnie Glover of Lebanon, IN; daughter, Ashley (Chris Hopper) Drake of Carlinville; daughter, Kelli (Nathan) Soronce of Plainview; son, Mathew (Danika) Drake of Carlinville; grandchildren, Landin & Reed Hopper, Sophie, Lily & Josie Soronce, Dylan Drake; sister, Joy (Cliff) Hill of Oregon; sister, Rebecca (Brandy) Brown of Oregon; brother, John (Dawn) Glover Jr. of Georgia; sister, Angie (Ammon) Heinke of Indiana; special friend, Kylia Emery; adopted son, Chris Soronce; and several nieces and nephews.
Renae is very loved and will be missed greatly by many people. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association. Davis-Anderson Funeral Homes, Carlinville, 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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