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Service:
A private family service will be held
Funeral home:
Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 140
S. Detroit Ave., Morton
Obituary
MORTON –Wanda Lou Billiter, 87, of
Morton, formerly of Atlanta, Ill., passed away on
Monday, November 30, 2020, at OSF St. Francis
Medical Center in Peoria.
Wanda was born on May 2, 1933, in Lincoln, Ill., to
Edward and Ethel (Klemm) Reinhart. She was a
graduate of Beason High School in 1951 and went on
to graduate from Lincoln College and Illinois State
Normal University.
She married Robert Billiter in Waynesville, Ill., on
June 13, 1954. He preceded her in death on August 8,
2020. Her parents and a brother, Derald Reinhart,
also preceded her in death.
Wanda is survived by one son, Kirk (Rebecca)
Billiter of Bloomington; one daughter, Carolyn
(Gary) Henricks of Morton; five grandchildren, Jenna
(Lance) Montgomery of Strasburg, Ill., Andrew
(Rachel) Henricks of Burke, Va., Derek (Kara)
Henricks of Louisville, Ky., Dylan (Sophie) Henricks
of Morton, and Kelsey Henricks of Grand Rapids,
Mich.; nine great-grandchildren, Gracyn, Graham, and
Sloane Montgomery, Leo Henricks, Oliver, Audrey,
Phoebe, and Ruby Henricks, and Ivy Henricks. Also
surviving are one sister, Beverly (Dean) Shull of
Morton; one brother, Larry (Ruth) Reinhart of
Normal, Ill.; and sister-in-law, Doris Reinhart of
Quincy, Ill.
Wanda began her teaching career in 1953 in
Waynesville, Illinois and taught there until 1958.
In the spring of 1966, Wanda was approached by the
Olympia School District 16 to help establish the
first kindergarten for the district in Atlanta at
the Atlanta Christian Church. She taught in Atlanta
for 33 years, retiring in 1993.
Wanda was a member of the Illinois Teachers
Association, the United Methodist Women in Atlanta,
and the Atlanta A Team. She enjoyed playing Bridge
and was a member of several bridge clubs in Atlanta
for many years. After she and Bob retired, they
wintered in Naples, Florida for nearly 25 years. She
and Bob loved to travel after they retired and
visited Hawaii, Alaska, and Europe. In addition,
they enjoyed numerous Caribbean Cruises. |
She loved spending summers with her husband,
family and friends at their cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks
in Camdenton, Missouri. She is credited for teaching several
of her grandchildren how to catch Crappie (“keepers”) when
they visited the lake. She was very proud of her
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A private family service will be held at Knapp-Johnson
Funeral Home in Morton. Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery
in Atlanta, Illinois.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta United Methodist Church or
Atlanta Public Library District PO Box 568.
Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton is
handling arrangements.
To view Wanda’s online video tribute or to leave a
condolence for the family, visit
www.knappjohnson.com.
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