VERNA JEAN SILL

Verna Jean “Jeanie” Sill, 73, of Durham, Missouri, formerly of Ursa, Illinois, died January 13, 2024, at her home.  She was born on May 3, 1950, in Quincy, Illinois, to Jim Cook and Wilma (Curtis) Chipman.

She married Richard Sill on Nov. 27, 1981, in their home in Ursa, Illinois. They spent most of their years there until they moved to Durham, Missouri in 2011.

Jeanie was a 1968 graduate of Ewing High School. She graduated from Gem City Beauty School in 1976 and John Wood Community College in 1980.  She was so proud to spend 36 years at UPS. She was a member of the Crossing at 48th in Quincy, Illinois.  

She is survived by her husband, Richard; children, Cody (Nicole) Sill, Fowler, Illinois, Susan (Terry) Houston, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, Donnie Shanks, Cambridge, Wisconsin, Jimmy Shanks, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Lea Houston, Justin Shanks; siblings, Barb Wright, Lorrie (Lynn) Pilkington, Alice (Jim) Schnelle, Nick Cook, Bonnie Johnson, Glenn Chipman; sisters-in-law, Debbie (Jim) Thome, Chris (Mike) Svejda, and Teri Sill; stepfather, Hobart Chipman. Many nieces and nephews also survive.

Jeanie was preceded in death by her mother, Wilma Chipman; father, Jim Cook; father-in-law, Paul Sill; mother-in-law, Jeanne (Kenady) Sill; stepmother-in-law, Shirley Sill and a brother-in-law, Lew Sill.

A Celebration of Jeannie's life will be held at 10 a.m., January 19, 2024, at The Crossing 48th Street in Quincy, Illinois. Kory Hollensteiner to officiate.  Private Interment at the New Loraine Cemetery in Loraine, Illinois.

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. January 18, 2024, at the Triplett Funeral Home in Mendon, Illinois.  Memorials: American Cancer Society, Adams County 4-H or the Lewis County 4-H.