Oh my, I talked to cousin Sarah Geneva "Neva" CAPPS KEHRER many years ago and she knew quite a bit about her family. By the way, I believe she told me she was born in Spring Garden Twp., JCI Alonzo Olen "Lonnie" s/o George Washington CAPPS and Emma Jane PAGE ... Edith Pearl d/o William Anderson BEATY and Sarah Jane WEBB... Condolences to the family, SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of elvis500@frontier.com via > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 7:50 AM > To: Jefferson Co. Il.; Franklin Co. > Subject: [ILFRANKL] KEHRER, S. Geneva (CAPPS) (OBIT) > > S. Geneva Capps Kehrer, 89, of Mt. Vernon, died 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, > at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born July 9, 1925, > in the Frisco community north east of Ewing, the daughter of Alonzo Olin and > Edith Pearl (Beaty) Capps. She married Frank Kehrer on Sept. 9, 1940, in > Henderson, Ky., and he preceded her in death on July 9, 1994. Geneva > earned her associates degree from Rend Lake College in 1981. She worked > for six years at the Mt. Vernon Shoe Factor and for nine years at Logan Street > Daycare. Geneva attended church all her life. She and her husband Frank > helped to start Friendship Freewill Baptist Church in the 1960s. In more > recent years, she helped with the youth ministries at WWJD Ministries where > her grandson, Rodney Mellott, is pastor. She cleaned, served children and > assisted in every way possible until she was no longer able to attend. Geneva > was a kind, jolly person; she led a harmonious family and spent her life > serving the Lord as well as her family gracefully intermixing discipline with > fun. She was an honest and true lady in every sense of the word! She lived a > full life and spoke of it with her favorite saying, “I am satisfied!” She is > survived by two sons, Leon Kehrer and wife Marla of Mt. Vernon and Donnie > Kehrer and wife Vicky of Mt. Vernon; daughter, Audrey Mellott of Mt. > Vernon; granddaughters, Nan Kehrer Burkeen and husband Jody of Eureka, > Lora Greathouse and husband Tom of Mt. Vernon and Katrina Bauer and > husband Kip of Mt. Vernon; grandsons, Leon Kehrer, Jr. and fiancee Amy > Brunswick, Jason Kehrer and wife Kia of Minnesota, Sam Kehrer of Mt. > Vernon, Marty Mellott of Mt. Vernon and Rodney Mellott and wife Heather > of Mt. Vernon; great-grandchildren, Christopher Kehrer, Brandon Kehrer, > Evee, Gabe, Paul and Addison Burkeen, Ava and Jackson Kehrer, Austin and > Alexis Kehrer, Casey, Khalea, Alvy and Liam Mellott, Cody Mellott and wife > Cheyenne, Blaze and Lucy Greathouse and Ilsa and Nadia Bauer; great-great- > grandchildren, Bryson Kehrer and Savanna Mellott; and several nieces and > nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a > granddaughter, Tina Marie Kehrer Hice; brother, Kenneth Leon Capps; and > sister, Dorothy Williams. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at > WWJD Ministries, 1801 Forrest Ave., Mt. Vernon, with Rodney Mellott > officiating. Interment will be at Bethel Memorial Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. > Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hughey Funeral Home in > Mt. Vernon. For those who wish, memorials may be given to WWJD > Ministries and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey > Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864. Arrangements have been > entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call 242-3348 > or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information and to send > condolences. >