Jessie F. Day, 73, of Sandoval passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, while in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family and her fur baby, Cody. Jessie was a diligent worker, a loyal employee, and later co-owner of Day Funeral Home, with her husband Dennis. She worked as a manager at the Best Western Restaurant and Banquet Area in Effingham, a group leader for Kaskaskia Workshop in Centralia, and a technician for the eye Clinic at Walmart in Effingham. In 2003, Jessie was a welcome addition to Day Funeral Home serving as office manager and meeting the needs of grieving families alongside her beloved husband Dennis and his family. Jessie was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the National Guard Auxiliary. She was an extremely present and supportive “Mimi” for her grandchildren who brought her heart an abundance of joy. Jessie was so grateful for the opportunity to be a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and counted her family and the times they spent together as her greatest blessings.
Day Macz Funeral Home in Sandoval is privileged to be assisting the family of Jessie Day with arrangements. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Patoka United Methodist Church with Pastor Rick Atchley and Rev. Kevin Kriesel officiating. Interment will follow at McClelland Andereck Cemetery in rural Sandoval. Friends are welcome to a visitation time to offer condolences to the family of Jessie Day from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2021, at the Day Macz Funeral Home in Sandoval, and from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Patoka United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Jessie’s honor to the Sandoval Fire Department and Ambulance Service and Shiners Children’s Hospital. Online condolences and memories of Jessie may be shared with the family by visiting www.maczfuneralhomes.com and/or on the funeral home’s Facebook page.
Jessie married Dennis Day on May 24, 2003, and he survives in Sandoval. Along with her devoted husband Dennis, survivors that will remember Jessie’s determined spirit and zest for life include her children Richard Wilson and wife Angie of Mt. Vernon, Estella Engelhardt and fiancé Joseph Snow of Odin; and Jamie Day and husband Phil Carey of Sarasota, Florida; grandchildren Ricky Wilson, Eliza Engelhardt, Aiden Wilson, Colton Snow, Everett Engelhardt, Pearle J. Carey, Addison Jessie Wilson, and Emery Engelhardt; great-grandchildren Winston Wilson; brother Edgar (Penny) Prater of Cedar Lake, Indiana; sisters Gail Melton, Yvonne (Pat) Vrabel both of Chicago, and Ann (Jim) Johnson of Chesterton, Indiana; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Terry and Deb Swagler of Sandoval, and Bob and Carol Day of Carlyle.
She was born on January 2, 1948, the daughter of Lawrence and Gladys (Salyers) Prater in Rensselaer, Indiana. She married Stephen Trout on December 21, 1990, and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1997. Jessie was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Gladys Prater; husband Stephen Trout; sisters Callie Pullins, Mary Scammerhorn, Lilly Jenkins, and Elgie Murphy; and brother Lawrence Prater, Jr.
