Sandra Kay Yocum, 71, of Browning died at 3:39 p.m. Feb. 2, 2020, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Sandra Kay Yocum, 71, of Browning died at 3:39 p.m. Feb. 2, 2020, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
She was born Aug. 6, 1948, a daughter of Daniel Earl and Gloria Shirlene Hamilton Duckwiler. She married Larry Horner on Jan. 30, 1967, in Summum. She later married Monty McCombs and then Gerald Yocum.
Surviving are two daughters, Angela (and Bobby) Blickenstaff and Kisha (and Jeremy Taylor) Stambaugh, both of Astoria; one sister, Carol (and Neal) Lippold of Winter Garden, Fla.; two brothers, Gale (and Susan) Duckwiler of Astoria and Dennis (and Lisa) Duckwiler of Summerfield, Fla.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Raymond, Damon and Bill Duckwiler.
She worked at Fibre Steel in Astoria and was a top-selling Avon Representative for many years. She then worked for Koster’s World of Wood, before becoming assistant manager at Hardee’s in Havana, then in Canton, and later the manager in Beardstown. For a short time, she was Dr. Gowda’s receptionist at Graham Medical Group in Canton. Lastly, she was the manager at Oberweis Dairy in Bollingbrook, where she retired.
She was a member of Summum Christian Church.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Pastor Darrin Fish officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Summum Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to The Family House, 1339 E. Nebraska Ave., Peoria, IL 61603 or her church.
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