Erma Louise Feese Obituary (1924 - 2018)

Erma Louise Feese, 94, of Saybrook, Illinois, went to be with the Lord at 1:30 A.M. Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Gibson Community Hospital Annex. Her visitation will be from 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook, Illinois. The funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. Saturday, December 1, 2018, at the funeral home with Pastor Brent Zastrow officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Saybrook, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the Saybrook - Arrowsmith Fire Protection District or Little Galilee Christian Assembly. Louise was born March 30, 1924, in Atterberry, Illinois, to Epsie Wood and Annie R. Perry Davis. She married Henry Allen Feese on August 30, 1945, at Sweetwater Christian Church in Sweetwater, Illinois. He passed away September 13, 1997. She is survived by her one son, David (Sylvia) Feese of Saybrook, Illinois; three daughters, Rose Thomas of Saybrook, Illinois, Julie (Randy) Wissmiller of Saybrook, Illinois, and Cindy (Steve) Hites of Mahomet, Illinois; eight grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; one brother, Claude (Mary) Davis of Petersburg, Illinois. She was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. Louise loved and served the Lord. She was a member of the Saybrook Christian Church and the Saybrook American Legion Post 427 Ladies Auxiliary. Louise was an exceptional seamstress and baker. She made many wedding dresses and cakes for people in the Saybrook area. She drove the school bus for many years. In her spare time, she could always be found walking around Saybrook in her pink hat. The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff of Gibson Area Hospital Annex for all their care and compassion for Louise. Louise was the best mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and devoted friend who will be deeply missed.