Visitation:
February 26, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral home in Mount
Pulaski
Service:
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion
Lutheran Church in Chestnut
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Connie Jean (Doty) Travis, 79, of
Mount Pulaski, formerly of Chestnut, passed away on
February 22, 2018, in her home surrounded by family.
She was born May 21, 1938, the oldest daughter of
Glen and Dorothy (Puyear) Doty of Cowden. She
graduated from Cowden High School, class of 1955,
and then went to work at Illinois Bell Telephone
Co., Decatur.
She was married to Richard Travis on November 22,
1959, at the United Methodist Church in Herrick.
They lived and raised their children on a farm near
Chestnut, and also enjoyed spending the winters at
their home in Ft. Myers, Florida. After Richard’s
death on August 12, 2012, she moved to Mount Pulaski
to be near her daughter. Her family was precious to
her, and she was an avid gardener. She was retired
from the post office and worked in real estate.
Visitation will be held at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral home in Mount Pulaski on Monday, February
26, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 pm. Memorial services will
be at Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut where she was
a member, on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 10:30 am.
Burial will follow at Laenna Cemetery in Chestnut. |
She is survived by her children: Rick
(Kim) Travis of Cowden, Lori (Pat) Przykopanski of
Mount Pulaski, Mark Travis of Edwardsville;
grandchildren: Jared (Shellie) Travis, Meghan (Ciara)
Travis, Brittany (Seth) Barnes, Jerilee (Matt)
McQuilling, Kaitlyn (Ben) Viorel, Kyle, Caleb, Chloe
Przykopanski, Zachary, Jason, and Nick Travis; great
grandchildren: Dylan, Casey, and Brody Gaddis;
Brady, Ava, and Abby McQuilling; Tucker, Audrey, and
Clara Travis; step-grandchildren: Sean and Tommy
Murphy; godchildren: Sadie Smith, Roseanne Siegal,
and Emmett Kilhoffer; sisters: Alta May Fry, Glenna
Knapp, Carol (Lyle) Barnes, Vickie (Dave) Yakey.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband;
son Jerry Travis; grandson Justin Travis;
great-grandsons: Brinnon and Griffin Gaddis; and
foster son Rob Smith.
Memorials may be made to the Mount Pulaski or
Chestnut EMS.
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