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ALICE SAVAGE
GODFREY — Alice "Lucille" "Lucy" Savage, 84, of Godfrey, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born May 18, 1933, in Glasgow, Illinois, to Buell and Evelyn (Clanton) Howard. Lucy worked for many years at Owens Illinois Glass. She married Royce Savage June 28, 1953, in Glasgow.
Lucille was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton, where she was an Encounter founder and sponsor. In her free time she enjoyed sewing, cooking and needlework.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Royce Savage of Godfrey; son, Terry (Jodi) Savage of Sweetwater, Tennessee; two daughters, Rebecca (David) Waggoner of Godfrey and Karen Renee (John) McCabe of Modesto, California; six grandchildren, Jennifer (Dan) Schneider, Lisa (Kyle) Velikis, Conner McCabe, Carley McCabe, Hailey Savage (fiancé, Logan McNeil) and Grant Savage; two great-grandchildren, Mason Schneider and Hannah Velikis; three brothers, Dean Howard of Glasgow, Illinois, Larry Howard of Barry, Illinois, and Earl Howard of Bloomfield, Iowa, and three sisters, Linda Sipes of Clayton, Illinois, Laura Balcom of Winchester, Illinois, and Lorna Monroe of Pleasant Plains, Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Donald and Merle Howard, and a sister Carolyn Hester.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at Main Street United Methodist Church. Paynic Home for Funerals entrusted with services. Memorials can be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association. Online guestbook available at www.paynicfh.com.
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Julie Cocozza
November 14, 2017
My mom, Mary Helen Mathews, worked with both Royce and Lucille at O-I. Your family has my sincere condolences on the passing of Lucille. Julie Mathews -Cocozza
American Heart Association
November 13, 2017
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
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