Fleeta Irene Guffey, 100 of rural St. Elmo, died at 2:13 p.m., Saturday, October 17, 2026 at her home.
Private family services will be held at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont with Jim Giffin officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Altamont. Memorials may be made to the St. Elmo Public Library, Altamont Public Library or the donor’s choice.
Fleeta Irene Guffey was born on Monday, December 28, 1925 in Herald, IL to Richard and Renda Mae (Catlin) Williams, she was the youngest of 11 siblings.
On February 9, 1946 she married Howard Leon Guffey and they shared 34 years of marriage before his death on October 16, 1980.
During her teenage years Fleeta worked at a factory in Chicago. She returned to this area when she married and assisted her husband in raising their six children. She found enjoyment in gardening along with reaping and canning her harvest. Other interests included genealogy/ancestry and tracing her lineage back to the Mayflower, ceramics, quilting and crocheting. Visits from her grandchildren were especially welcome and loved.
She is survived by four children: Henry Guffey, St. Elmo, Dennis (Debbie) Guffey, Altamont, Judy (Larry) Gallion, Danville, KY, Jeanette Salmons, Kerrville, TX; 14 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her husband; parents; siblings; two daughters: Priscilla Stockton and Crystal Guffey; and son-in-law, Dennie Salmons.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.giesekingfh.com
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