Lorraine (Davis) Wyatt Price of Benton

Erma Lorraine (Davis) Wyatt Price of Benton, IL, passed away January 4, 2018 at Parkway Manor in Marion.

Lorraine was born at her family home in Marion, IL on March 13, 1927, the youngest of 4 children, to Roy C. and Erma (Malcom) Davis.  Her siblings were Aileen, James and Carroll.

Lorraine married Charles B. Wyatt on November 2, 1947 at the Wyatt family farm near Rend City, IL.  Together they had 4 children:  Sandy, Rodney, Barry and Ross.  They were married for 24 years before Charles passed away on February 12, 1972.

On March 28, 1975, Lorraine married Walter S. Price.  Walter passed away on June 18, 2015 shortly after their 40th wedding anniversary.

Lorraine held a variety of jobs in her life including selling Cloverine Salve in 6th grade, painting a porch in exchange for a bicycle, and working as a telephone operator.  For many years she was a farmer’s wife and homemaker.   Her family was the most important part of her life.  She worked for the Benton Water Department and the Benton City Clerk’s office.    Lorraine always had a passion for working with books.  In 8th grade, she was a volunteer for the Marion Jr. High Library and as a senior in high school worked for the Marion High School Library and the Marion Carnegie Library.  When she attended Southern Illinois Normal College, she worked for three years at Wheeler Library cataloguing books.   She eventually retired from the Benton Public Library in 1995.

Lorraine was an active member of the First Christian Church in Benton and given her love of books and Christian faith, she very much enjoyed studying the Bible.  She was an avid reader and had a personal library.  She enjoyed gardening, both flowers and vegetables and liked to do many kinds of crafts, crosswords and jigsaw puzzles.  She and Walter enjoyed taking road trips to visit family.

Lorraine is survived by daughter, Sandy Roberts of Anna, IL; sons, Rodney (Kim Alvarez) Wyatt of Costa Mesa, CA, Barry (Karen) Wyatt of Benton, IL, and Ross (Janis) Wyatt of Marion, IL; grandchildren, Britt (fiancée Tia Fletcher) Roberts of Jonesboro, IL, Cameron (Sara) Roberts of Dunbarton, NH, Darson  (Kevin) Rhodes of Hamlin, NY, Jeremiah Wyatt of Dunedin, FL, Erik Berrey of Carbondale, IL, Amanda (Kyle) Carr of Hoover, AL,  and Josey (Whitney) Wyatt of Carbondale, IL; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Lorraine’s family by marriage includes: Linda (Roy) Turner of Fort Sumner, NM, Martha (Chuck) Lisner of Pensacola, FL, Paul (Elaine) Price of Sammamish, WA, and Evan (Gayle) Price of Chandler AZ; grandchildren Robert (Misty) Shaw of Tuscon, AZ, Karen (Fred) Ciancio of Cheyenne, WY, Jillian Lisner of Dallas, TX, Morgan Lisner of Huntsville, AL, and Hailey Price of Edmonds, WA; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles, husband Walter, all of her siblings and daughter-in-law Cindy Price.

The family is especially grateful to friend and caregiver Irene Cluck who contributed so much to Lorraine’s comfort in the past years.  Irene’s patience, kindness and compassion embodied the best of her faith.

In accordance with Lorraine’s wishes, she will be cremated, and her remains will be entrusted to Pate Funeral home in Benton.

A celebration of Lorraine’s life will be held on Sunday, January 21st at 1:30 p.m., at the First Christian Church in Benton.

In lieu of flowers, consider memorials to the First Christian Church in Benton or Benton-West City Ministerial Alliance.

Condolences may be expressed on line at www.patefh.com