Margie Kay Chesser, 83, of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Willowbrook Memory Care in Vandalia.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with services to follow, with Randy Sands officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Chesser was born Nov. 22, 1940, in Panama, to the late to Victor and Opal (Miller) Hammack. She attended Panama schools and was a graduate of Hillsboro High School, class of 1958. She married the love of her life, Rodger “Butch” Chesser on Feb. 16, 1959, in Hartsville, TN. He preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 2021, after nearly 63 years of marriage.
Mrs. Chesser was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was patient, kind, loved Christ and loved everyone unconditionally and taught her daughters this through the life she lived every day. She enjoyed bowling with her teammates and playing cards with her card club friends, and always looked forward to the Chesser girls’ lunches. One of her favorite things in the world was making cookies with her grandkids every Christmas.
She is survived by four daughters, Pam (Jim) Roberts, Debby Cook (companion Dave Grotts), Kim (Craig) Pavolka and Faith (Brian) McCarty, all of Hillsboro; eight grandchildren, Natalie, Amanda, Jacob, Abbey, Rachael, Brett, Tessa, Sam and Julia; four great-grandchildren, Jarrett, Jordyn, Bo and Pearl, and little Margot Kay, due to arrive in January; and siblings Bob Hammack and Linda Dippold.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Bill Hammack.
Memorials can be directed to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund where 100 percent of donations go directly to the research for a cure.
Condolences can be left at www.houghfuneralhome.com.
