Obituaries
Death of Patricia Ann Greer
Patricia Ann Greer, 80, of Gillespie, IL died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 1:53 am at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL. She was born on June 13, 1932 in St. Louis, MO to John Cook and Elsie (Flunker) Cook. She married Edward R. Greer on December 22, 1951 in St. Louis, MO and retired from Gateway Hospital as a secretary.
She leaves behind her husband, Edward R. Greer; granddaughter, Shelly (Stephen) Preston of Granite City, IL; son-in-law, William Barnhart of Granite City, IL; 4 great-grandchildren: Ashley Preston, Dylan Preston, Devin Preston, Makenzie Preston; and great great grandson, Andrew Preston.
In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathleen Barnhart and her granddaughter, Melissa Barnhart.
Visitation is set on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Kravanya Funeral Home Gillespie from 11:00 am until the time of service. The funeral service will take place at 12:00pm (noon) on Wednesday, May 8, at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie, IL. Burial will follow at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Edwardsville, IL. Rev. Christine Erdmann will be ministering the services.
Memorials should be made to the Gillespie – Benld Area Ambulance Service.
Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie, IL 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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