Gloria J. Schmitt, 68

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Gloria Jean Schmitt, 68, of Springfield, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at 2:55 p.m. in her home.

Graveside services will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, at 11 a.m. at Highland City Cemetery in Highland. Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home in Highland is in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Schmitt was born Feb. 24, 1950, in Highland, the daughter of Raymond and Beulah (McCain) Schmitt.

She grew up in Marine until the age of ten, when her family moved to White City near Mt. Olive. She graduated from Mt. Olive High School in 1968, and later attended a business college.

Ms. Schmitt moved to Springfield when she got a job with the State of Illinois, and has lived there ever since.

In 2002, she retired from the Department of Human Services-Disabilities and Rehabilitation Services for the State of Illinois. She was an avid reader and liked to crochet.

She is survived by her brothers, Roland F. "Sonny" (Phyllis) Schmitt of Staunton and Arnold A. "Buddy" (Ruth Ann) Schmitt of Walshville; sisters, Joyce A. (Robert) Hamer of Greenville, SC, and Rae Marie Bokamp of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be left at www.spengel-boulanger.com.