Mildred J. Savage, 99, of Vandalia passed away at 9:00pm, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care.
Services for Mrs. Savage will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia with visitation 1 hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia, IL. Memorials may be made to Parkview Free Methodist Church or Shriners Hospitals for Children. Arrangements by Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia; online condolences available at
Mildred was born October 31, 1916 the daughter of Ernest F. and Sarah E. (Ellsworth) Pasley. She married Donald E. Savage on September 22, 1934 in Greenville, IL; he preceded in death February 10, 1983. She later married Walter E. Elmore on December 7, 1984 in Morgantown, KY; he preceded her in death December 26, 2005. Mildred worked at the Johnson Stephens Shinkle Shoe Factory in Vandalia and was a member of the Vandalia Parkview Free Methodist Church.
She is survived by her extended family, nephews Paul Dotray and John Dotray, niece Imogene Biggs, and cousin Kenneth Deutsch.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and siblings.