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Alice Mathis Obituary
Alice Mae Mathis, 96, of Karnak, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2025, at her home.
Alice Mae was born Aug. 10, 1928, in Karnak. She attended Karnak School and graduated from Karnak High School in 1946. Her parents were Frank and Lula Spindler.
She met and fell in love with George Mathis from Cypress. After he was in the armed forces, they were married on Aug. 6, 1949. Soon after they were married, they were converted at the West Eden Church and joined the Karnak Methodist Church while Rev. Carl Davis was the pastor.
Alice Mae retired from Century School in 1978 where she was employed as secretary for 20 years. On Jan. 21, 1991, George passed away at age 63. God provided some good traveling companions, she loved to travel. Her hobbies were collecting old Avon bottles, Avon Christmas plates and Barbie dolls.
She was a member of the Shawnee Homemakers. Alice Mae enjoyed staying active in the Karnak Methodist Church and had been treasure of the Methodist Women. She enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable garden. She had lived in Karnak for 74 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Darla (Russell) Nekorchuk of Gainesville, Florida, and Denise Boroviac of Mount Juliet, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Dawn Nekorchuk of Seattle, Washington, and Michael (Kat) Nekorchuk of Beaverton, Oregon; two great-grandchildren, Neil Busman-Sahay of Beaverton, Oregon, and Marie Nekorchuk of Beaverton, Oregon; special niece and caregivers, Dorothy Little, Elaine Wright and Jeff Jordan; a host of nieces, nephews and friends; and caregivers of Patties Caring Angels.
Alice Mae was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; and two brothers, Leo and David Spindler.
Funeral services honoring the life of Mrs. Alice Mae Mathis were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Karnak Methodist Church. Rev. Steve Heisner officiated. Interment followed at the Cypress Cemetery.
To leave an online message for the family or to share a memory, you can also visit our website at www.wilsonfuneralhome1928.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
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