Grace Ellen Sahr, 65, of Vandalia passed away at 6:25pm, Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Edwardsville Nursing & Rehab Center.
Services will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia, with Rev. Robert Weaver officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or American Cancer Society.
Grace was born December 13, 1949 in Edinburg, TX, the daughter of Lester and Margaret (Shives) Lookingbill. She worked various jobs over the years, from babysitting to running a register at gas stations to working at Wal-Mart. She loved religion, and enjoyed attending different churches in the area, most recently the First Assembly of God in St. Elmo.
Grace is survived by her sons John Sahr of Moweaqua and Robert Sahr of Vandalia; daughter AJ Skippers of Collinsville, grandson Joseph Dellamano of Collinsville; and brother Gary Lookingbill of New Ulm, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Buddy and Joe, sisters Bernice and Dora Jean “Tiny”.