Catherine Fay Littrell, age 88 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at her home with her family by her side.
Catherine was born on September 6, 1934, in Willisville, Illinois the daughter of Clyde and Freida (Schnider) Steele. She married Ronald Lee Littrell on December 27, 2001, in Chester, Illinois and he survives in Salem.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, George Eric Fagan and wife Cindy of Salem; siblings, Eileen Glasscock of The Villages, Florida, Arthur A. Steele and wife Sue of Percy, Illinois, and Ricky Joe Gearhardt and husband Jim of Percy, Illinois; grandchildren Jake Hockett, Jon Handegan, and Brandi Dilley; and great-grandchildren, Paisley, Presley, and Hunter Hockett, Kinley, Brella, Tatum, and Stetson Handegan, and Quinton and Vayda Dilley.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Orpha Jean Brenning.
Catherine worked as a telephone operator for Illinois Bell, then Magazine Mailers, and later Gilsters in Steeleville. She was also a homemaker. She loved playing lottery tickets and poker machines. She served for many years as a classroom mother at Raccoon Grade School.
Graveside services for Catherine Fay Littrell were held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Noon at the Percy Village Cemetery in Percy, Illinois, Rev. Steve Duncan officiated. Crouse Funeral Home in Salem assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.CrouseFH.com.
