Judy Maxine George, 80, of Hamilton, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. She was born September 29, 1941 in rural Mt. Pleasant to Virgil George and Helen Frances Swan Prickett.
On August 18, 1961 she married Melvin Eugene George at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.
Judy was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School. She attended Word of Life Lutheran Church in Fairfield and formerly attended First Lutheran Church in Keokuk where she was a member of LCW, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday school for twenty years. She and her husband were charter members of Christ Vision TV ministry in Keokuk. She was a cub scout leader and took Tom Ross classes in oil painting; enjoyed line dancing, coloring and drawing, embroidery, and playing with her grandkids.
She worked at the telephone company in Mt. Pleasant as a switch board operator and retired after twenty-five years at Pioneer Lumber in Hamilton.
Survivors include her husband of Hamilton; two sons, Mark (Armilda) of Hamilton and Marty (Sue) of New London; daughter Joni (Mike) Wikman of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; eight grandchildren; sisters Shirley Giberson of Hillsboro and Barb Prickett of Salem; brothers Gary Prickett of Burlington and Randy Prickett of Salem; and sister-in-law Karen George of Northfield, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Ronald and James; two brothers-in-law John George and Dwight Giberson; and two sisters-in-law Debbie Prickett and Brenda Prickett.
According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and inurnment will be at a later date. A memorial service will be held at Elliott Chapel, New London at 10:30 am Friday, December 31, 2021 with Rev. Michael Scudder officiating. The family will greet friends beginning at 9:30 am until the time of the service. A memorial has been established in her honor. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.