L. Louise ("Weezie") Scheffel was united with her heavenly family on Thursday,
January 11, 2018, at White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Born Loretta Louise Gillingham on March 2, 1922, Louise was the fifth of twelve
children born to John and Lora (Wood) Gillingham. As a youngster, Louise could
out-run, out-throw, and out-tackle any boy in the "west end of town." She lived
to play ball with her brothers, and as an adolescent, she played on a girls'
traveling ball team.

On April 5, 1941, Louise married John Scheffel, who preceded her in death on
August 22, 1994. To this union was born John (Linda) Scheffel, Jr. , Barbara
(Charles, deceased) Anderson, and Susan (Kim) Postlewait. She was a stay-at-
home mom while her children were small, then later worked at Geers Department
Store and Boyd Memorial Hospital.

At the age of 92, Louise published a book entitled, With God's Help We Made It, a
collection of her memories of growing up during the Great Depression in a family
of 11 children. In March of 2015, she was recognized by Senator Sam McCann on
the floor of the Illinois Senate as an Illinois author. This was a moment she
treasured.

Louise was the oldest member of the Presbyterian Church in Carrollton, although
she also attended the Methodist Church, which recognized her as "Methodist
Woman of the Year" due to her service to the church. She was jokingly referred
to as a "Methoterian."


In addition to her parents and husband, Louise was preceded in death by son-in-
law, Charles Anderson, grandson, Charles Anderson, Jr., brothers Willis, Harry,
and John Gillingham, and sisters Lillian Helderman, Mary Chapman, Betty Gerson,
and Neoma Schmidt.


Visitation will be from 3-7 Sunday Jan. 14, 2018 at the Carrollton Presbyterian Church with funeral services Monday Jan. 15 at 10 A.M. at the church. Burial will be in Carrollton City Cemetery. Memorials may be to the Carrollton Presbyterian Church or the Carrollton Methodist Church