Lela M. Foss Obituary (1933

Lela M. Foss, 91 of El Paso IL formerly of St. Francisville IL passed away at 8:17 pm on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Snyder Village, Metamora IL. Visitation will begin one hour before the service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Community Bible Fellowship, El Paso. Funeral services will be held immediately after that at 11 a.m. with Luke Holderby officiating. Graveside services will be Monday, December 16, 2024, at 11 am at Oak Lawn Cemetery in St Francisville, IL. Memorials made be made to the Snyder Village Resident in Need Fund. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso is assisting the family with services. Lela was born February 6, 1933, in Lawrenceville IL the daughter of Thomas and Goldie Allen Ford. She married Thomas Foss on June 10, 1953, in Lawrenceville. He died February 26,1985. Surviving is one daughter Cathy (Mike) Deckard of Eureka IL; one brother Tom (Edna) Ford of Lawrenceville; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Lela was preceded in death by her husband Tom, one daughter Janis Mack, her parents and two sisters. She was a member of Community Bible Fellowship, El Paso. She graduated from Lawrenceville High School in 1951. She then raised two daughters with her husband and graduated in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville IN. She taught elementary school for fifteen years in St Francisville. Lela was a wonderful Christian lady who made endless meals for others in need and was always willing to help her friends and family. She will be greatly missed.