Peggy Post

Peggy Post

- Peggy Post, 88, of Jacksonville, died Monday, July 11, 2022, at her residence in Jacksonville. She was born May 2, 1934, in Hillview, the daughter of James Warren and Frances Marie Miller Campbell. She married Eugene Edwin Post on September 26, 1953, in Bowen, and he preceded her in death on April 19, 1986.
Mrs. Post is survived by three children, Marsha (John) Nelson of Jacksonville, Mike (Michelle) Post of rural Versailles, and Matt (Jackie) Post of Arenzville; ten grandchildren, Emily (Steven) Hawley of Maryville, Greg (Jessi) Nelson of Jacksonville, Joshua (Dana) Post of St. Louis, Missouri, Jordan Post of Jacksonville, Jenna (Brian) Schnitker of Arenzville, Mallory Simpson of rural Versailles, Jessica (Jared) Simpson of Jacksonville, Joe (Morgan) Simpson of Mt. Sterling, Jessica (Brian) Bennett of Scotland, and Jacob Post of Arenzville; 13 great-grandchildren, one brother, Jim (Lynn) Campbell of Advance, Missouri, and one sister, Mary Roodhouse of Greenville. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Don, Bob (surviving wife Sherry of Salem, Indiana), Ken, and Sam Campbell.
Mrs. Post worked for many years alongside her husband in their business, Post Oil Company of Chapin. She was a devout Christian who lived her life to serve her Lord. As the foundation of her family, Mrs. Post was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and gave countless hours of service through prison ministry, bible study, home church, and serving as church choir director.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, with burial at Grace Cemetery near Chapin. The family will meet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Williamson Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Jacksonville Food Bank thru First Presbyterian Church. Condolences may be left online at www.airsman-hires.com.