CHARLESTON, IL – Rhoda H.Royer, age 96 of Charleston, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the OddFellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon. Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2013from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the First Church of God located at 1225 MontgomeryDrive in Charleston. Services honoringand celebrating her life will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the churchwith Pastor Walter Truex officiating. Interment will follow in the Kickapoo Cemetery located south ofCharleston. It is requested that inlieu of flowers thoughtful donations in her honor be made to the First Churchof God. Gifts may be left on thememorial table at the visitation or service, or mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel,2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, IL 61920.
Rhoda was born on March 25,1917 in Kansas, Illinois and was a daughter of the late Walter A. and Anna(Melton) Hendrix. She was previously marriedto John Howlett prior to her marriage to Robert Royer on February 22,1947. Rhoda and Robert celebratedforty-nine years of marriage prior to his death on February 23, 1996. She is survived by a son, Clinton LeonHowlett and wife Ruth of Westfield, IL and a daughter, Marianna Anderson andhusband Jim of Oreana, IL; seven grandchildren, Debbie Jones, Sheley Howlett and Mary (Todd) Edwards, all of Westfield,Lisa Slater of Martinsville, IL, Kent (Tara) Anderson of Avon, IN, Kevin(Jennifer)Anderson of Sartell, MN, Kristin (Tim) Driscoll of Morrison, CO; 18 great-grandchildrenand 8 great-great grandchildren. Inaddition to her parents and husband, Rhoda was preceded in death by an infantson; two brothers, Leo and Pearcy Hendrix; and three sisters, Maxine Cook,Olive White and Doris Wilson.
Rhoda was a long-timeemployee of the Brown Shoe Company and retired when they closed the doors attheir Charleston location in 1985. Shewas a woman of faith and a member of the First Church of God where she wasactively involved with various church activities, served as a Sunday Schoolteacher and as a member of the Missionary Society.
Rhoda was a gifted artist whoenjoyed drawing and oil painting. Eachsummer she looked forward to tending her beautiful flower gardens and raisingdelicious garden produce. Her familywill always remember the many wonderfully delicious meals which she prepared inaddition to the various other ways in which she cared for them. She extended her loving kindnesses to all shemet but there was a special place in her heart for the little children. Those who knew this special lady as mom,grandma, great-grandma and friend have many fond memories to cherish and holddear.
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