Imogene Newlin Obituary (1926 - 2022)

Imogene Newlin, 95, of Farmer City, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Farmer City Rehabilitation and Health Care. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City, Illinois, with Pastor Bryan Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Bellflower Township Cemetery, Bellflower, Illinois. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice or Farmer City Rehabilitation and Health Care Activity Fund. Imogene was born on December 16, 1926, in Lotus, Illinois, a daughter of Vernon and Bettie Blair Franklin. She married Virgil Newlin on November 4, 1972. He passed away in 1987. She is survived by a stepson, Donald Newlin of MS; step grandson, William Davis Newlin of MS; two nieces and five nephews; along with several great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and three sisters, Virgie Raymer, Edith Raymer and Lorene Bolton. Imogene was a junior high school teacher for 30 years. She taught at Potomac, Farmer City and Pekin. She also taught piano and organ lessons for 30 years. Imogene and Virgil enjoyed traveling after their retirement to many countries and throughout the United States. Imogene was of the Christian faith and was a member of the Mansfield Church of God for many years.