Verda O. Chappelear, 89, of Hillsboro, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at 11:25 a.m. at Hillsboro Area Hospital.
Private burial services will be held at a later date. Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Chappelear was born July 11, 1930, in Greenville, to David A. and Rudy A. (Jordan) Langel. She graduated from Bond County High School and met Raymond Rex Chappelear while they were both attending Greenville College. The couple married on Oct. 7, 1951, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 2013.
She was an excellent cook and loved to garden.
She is survived by her seven children, David (Lu) Chappelear, John Chappelear, Jack (Rochelle) Chappelear, Mary (Terry) Bone, Tom (Micki) Chappelear, Teresa (Steve) Boston and Annette (Butch) Mikeska; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a brother, Charles Langel of California.
In addition to her husband,she was preceded in death by grandsons, Jeremy Chappelear and Kevin Boston; a granddaughter, Julie Ann Bone; her parents; and infant siblings, Beulah and David Langel, Jr.
Memorials may be made to the Mt. Auburn Cemetery Association in Greenville, in c/o Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, 203 W. Oak St., Greenville, IL 62245 or Hillsboro Area Hospital.
