PHOEBE KEMPFER, 77, of Ellis Grove, IL, passed away at 4:35 pm, Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL. She was born to Clyde and Tressie (nee: Mayberry) Kissiar on September 1, 1937 in Missouri She married Ivan James Kempfer in 1953 in Ellis Grove, IL. He preceded her in death on January 13, 1994. Phoebe was a School Bus Driver. She was of the Baptist faith. Bingo was her passion. Survivors: 5 Children: Iva Jean (Steve) Roche Tobie (Pat) Prader Christina Kempfer Stacie Kempfer 8 Siblings: LaVerna (Robert) Kempfer Millie (Samuel) Eggemeyer Ethel Kious Fran Kissiar Ronald (Sheila) Kissiar Donald (Kathy) Kissiar Connie (Jim) Stoecklin Richard Kissiar 9 Grandchildren 10 Great Grandchildren Preceded in death by: Parents, Husband - Ivan Kempfer, 1 Son - James W. Kempfer, 2 Brothers - Winford Kissiar and Cletus Kissiar and 1 Grandchild Funeral Service: 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 28, 2015 Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home Evansville, Illinois Officiating: Rev. Bill McCluskey Interment: Ellis Grove City Cemetery Ellis Grove, Illinois Visitation: Saturday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Evansville, Illinois Memorials: To The Family