Georgia Sue Sommers, 73

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Georgia Sue Sommers, 73, of Edelstein, died on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at 10:44 p.m. at home, surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Oct. 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Witt United Methodist Church. Burial will be held at a later date. 

Mrs. Sommers was born Oct. 24, 1946, in Taylorville, to Harold Reynolds and Marjorie R. (Snyder) Reynolds. She married Gerald C. Sommers on July 4, 1968, at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church rectory in Witt, and he survives.

She graduated from Witt High School in 1964, and became an RN at Decatur Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She retired as a nurse after working 20 years with Dr. Aziz Rehman of Chillicothe Family Physicians Clinic.

In addition to her husband of 52 years, Mrs. Sommers is survived by children, Heidi Nicol (Greg) Burwell of O’Fallon, MO, Deron Marlin (Joan) Sommers of Macomb and Tori Mee Sommers of Wentzville, MO; seven grandchildren; and siblings, Debbie Farrell, Kristine (John) Panieri, Bonnie (Lynn) Haines and Kelly (Twila) Reynolds.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Jill Noel Sommers; and son, Jae Kendall Sommers.

Memorials may be directed to the Montgomery County 4-H Foundation or the donor’s choice.

Online condolences to the family may be left at www.stiehldawsonfh.com.