Mary Gail (Saathoff) Dycus, 74, of Litchfield, died on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 at 4:04 p.m. at her home.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 2, from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Plummer Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at noon at Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. The Rev. Roy Eller of New Hope Baptist Church will officiate. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of services.
Mrs. Dycus was born Feb. 5, 1949 in Litchfield, the daughter of the late Harry George and Matilda Mae (Bruce) Saathoff. She graduated from Litchfield High School in the class of 1967, and married Dennis Dycus. They owned Den-Mar Trucking, and later divorced. Mrs. Dycus also had been employed by the State of Illinois Secretary of State Office.
She enjoyed the outdoors while she was working in her flower gardens and riding her “trike” motorcycle. Mrs. Dycus was a loving and faithful member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Litchfield.
Mrs. Dycus is survived by her three nieces, Linda Kalaskie of Springfield, Phyllis Jenkins of Carlinville and Kathleen (Randy) McFarland of Collinsville and her nephew, Lee Saathoff of Virginia; great-niece, Heather Laurent of Bingham and great-nephews, David Kalaskie of Springfield, Nathan Kalaskie of Chatham, Ricky (Emily) Jenkins II of Springfield and David McFarland of Collinsville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, David Saathoff; and her four sisters, Marita Saathoff, Paula Perrine, Dolores Butts and Dorothy Saathoff.
The family suggests memorials to New Hope Baptist Church or Adopt-A-Pet - Macoupin County Animal Control and Adoption Center, as she loved her church and animals.
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