Thelma Alton

November 14, 1918 - September 13, 2014

Thelma I. Alton, 95, of Vandalia passed away at 9:33am, Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Crown Point Community Church with Rev. Pete LeDuc officiating.  Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services at the church.  Burial will follow at Noffsinger Cemetery, Mulberry Grove, IL.  Memorials may be made to Fayette County Health Dept Hospice Thelma was born November 14, 1918 in Pleasant View Twp. Macon Co. IL, the daughter of Lawrence and Minnie (Smith) Moore.  She married Melvin I. Alton on November 28, 1936 in Effingham Co. IL.  She worked on the farm with her husband and was a homemaker.  She is survived by her sons Nick Alton and wife Diane and Scott Alton and wife Edna all of Vandalia and Roy Alton and wife Linda of Centralia; eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Melvin Alton Jr., and two brothers.