{"id":10134,"date":"2025-05-18T20:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=10134"},"modified":"2025-05-18T20:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:10:19","slug":"kathryn-rose-proffitt-68-of-rural-mattoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/10134-kathryn-rose-proffitt-68-of-rural-mattoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathryn Rose Proffitt (68) of rural Mattoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Kathryn Rose Proffitt\u00a0 68 of rural Mattoon, Illinois passed away at 6:05 PM Wednesday May 14, 2025 in the HSHS St. John\u2019s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn was born February 13, 1957 in Kirkwood, Missouri the daughter of James and Rose (Miller) Kelly.\u00a0 She married John Proffitt April 21, 1990 in Kirkwood, Missouri.\u00a0 Mrs. Proffitt worked as City Editor for the Effingham Daily News in Effingham, Illinois and also as Church Secretary for the St. Mary Of The Assumption Church in Neoga, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her husband John Proffitt of rural Mattoon, Illinois;\u00a0 children,\u00a0 John Patrick Proffitt of rural Mattoon, Illinois and Morgan Jasper Proffitt of Charleston, Illinois; brothers, Jim Kelly (Maudie) of Farmington, Missouri and Tom Kelly (Linda) of Centennial, Colorado; sister, Margaret Sohn (David) of Overland, Missouri; Several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.\u00a0 Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial donations made to the donor\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<p>As per her wishes cremation rites will be accorded and a Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM\u00a0 Thursday May 22, 2025 in the Swengel &#8211; O\u2019Dell Funeral Home in Neoga, Illinois.\u00a0 Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time also at the funeral home. 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