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Service:
A private family service will be held. A celebration
of life will be held at a later date.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Eloise Slayton, 82, passed away at
4:07 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at OSF
Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.
Eloise was born on November 13, 1938 in rural
Atlanta, daughter of Carol “Pete” and Eleanor
(Jensen) Hutchcraft. She married Bernard Wayne
Slayton on December 20, 1957 in Lincoln. He preceded
her in death on January 31, 2000.
Surviving Eloise are her children: Andrea (Jeff)
Tibbs of Greenview, Douglas Slayton of Champaign,
and Debra (Michael) Turner of Lincoln; three
grandchildren: Jay Tibbs, Alexandra (Timothy)
Koehler, and Chase Turner; her siblings: Patricia
(Leroy) Welker, Laura (Marvin) Riewerts, Sharon
(Ron) Shull, and Karen (Tony) Soria, and several
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents and three siblings: Gene, Janice, and George
Hutchcraft.
Eloise graduated from New Holland
High School and Lincoln College. Eloise retired from
the State of Illinois Department of Corrections on
December 31, 2002. |
She enjoyed making and sharing
homemade peanut brittle and made the best pies.
Eloise was an avid reader of novels, took special
delight in watching birds, and enjoyed her travels
to the Lake Superior area.
A private family service for Eloise will be held. A
celebration of her life will be held at a later
date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in
Eloise’s name to the Lincoln Public Library, Habitat
for Humanity, or Donor’s Choice.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
The family would like to extend a special thank you
to Eloise’s neighbors, friends, and caregivers.
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