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Shirley Mae Stevens, 88, of Flora, IL, formally of Johnsonville, IL. passed away at Clay County Hospital on Friday, October 13, 2023. Shirley (lovingly known as ....
Dr Aimee Reel Hemphill gained her wings on January 14, 2023, at Evelyn's House in Creve Coeur, Missouri following a brief illness. Aimee was the second child out of four children born to Robert A Reel, Sr, and Hazel (Stine) Reel on September 3, 1949. She is survived by two brothers, Robert A, Jr (Cheryl) and Joel, and a sister Christine (Tony) Graves. She was a loving mother to her daughter Darcy E Hemphill and grandson Asa Hemphill Roeters. Sam Spiller, Aimee's longtime friend and companion shared the love of the outdoors, enjoying their time together, gardening, hiking and conservation work. Aimee graduated from Marion High School in 1967 with honors. She was accepted into the school of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois. After graduation from U of I she went on to get her Masters in Veterinary Science at Washington University in Pullman, Washington. Aimee enjoyed a career as a vet doing relief work in Southern Illinois and Arizona. A highlight of her career ....
Herschel Eugene "Gene" Rapp of Zenith, Illinois passed away at his home on October 18, 2021. He was 84. Gene was born October 9, 1937, in Zenith, the son of Herschel and Malinda (Henson) Rapp. Gene grew up in Paxton, IL, a town he spoke of fondly his entire life. He served for six years in the Illinois National Guard. He worked a variety of jobs in the Paxton area including food distribution at J.M. Jones in Urbana, IL where he met his wife Cynthia "Cindy" Ruppel. Work took him to Minneapolis, MN where he worked for Gateway Foods for many years. He returned to Zenith in 1984 where he worked for Knapp Oil Company until his retirement. Gene was a master carpenter and all around "handyman." He built everything from furniture to the very home he lived in for the past 35 years. After retirement, he enjoyed rebuilding cabins at the Brush Creek Campgrounds in Zenith where he will be laid to rest. Gene loved living in the country where he enjoyed feeding birds and ....