{"id":44251,"date":"2026-08-14T06:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=44251"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:54:37","slug":"william-francis-bill-dhom-94-of-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/44251-william-francis-bill-dhom-94-of-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"William Francis &#8220;Bill&#8221; Dhom (94) of Newton"},"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>William Francis \u201cBill\u201d Dhom, age 94, of Newton, Illinois and a former resident of Teutopolis, Illinois, passed away at 12:26 PM on Thursday, August 14, 2026, at HSHS Saint Anthony\u2019s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton, Illinois, with Father Pawel Luczak, celebrating mass.\u00a0 The burial will be in the New Saint Peter Cemetery east of Newton, Illinois, with military rites by the Jasper Post #20 American Legion.\u00a0 A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois.\u00a0 There will also be visitation from 10:00 to 10:30 AM on Monday, at the funeral home prior to mass.\u00a0 In loving memory of Bill, memorials may be made to the Jasper Post #20 American Legion building fund.\u00a0 The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meyerfh.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.meyerfh.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786819368247000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1E_ogVAM9KaImuWKQGOtjn\">www.meyerfh.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>William Francis better known to his family and friends as Bill, was born on February 24, 1932, in Newton, Illinois, the son of Harry and Teresa \u201cTess\u201d (Schuch) Dhom.\u00a0 He graduated from Newton Community High School with the Class of 1950.\u00a0 After high school, he served in the United States Army during the Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>Bill married Lois Brummer on January 8, 1955, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Island Grove, Illinois.\u00a0 Lois preceded him in death on March 27, 1975.\u00a0 In August 1978, he married Anne (Henshaw) Douthit and she preceded him in death on March 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Bill worked as a mechanic for a few years and later worked as a salesman in the heating and air conditioning business for 50 plus years and 47 of these years were spent with Steffen Heating and Air in Effingham, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was a member of Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton, Knights of Columbus and the Jasper Post #20 American Legion.\u00a0 He enjoyed traveling, grilling out and spending time around a bonfire in the woods visiting with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Bill is survived by:<\/p>\n<p>Children \u2013 Deb Dhom of Newton, Illinois; Tim Dhom of Ottawa, Illinois and Doug (Susan) Dhom of Johns Creek, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Grandchildren \u2013 Dr. Alexander Dhom of Suwanee, Georgia and Sarah Kate Dhom of Denver, Colorado<\/p>\n<p>Bill was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lois, wife Anne, siblings Kate Bergbower, Teresa Marie Dhom, Gertrude \u201cGertie\u201d Guerettaz, PFC Robert Dhom (killed in action during World War II), Victor Dhom, Joan Beverlin and James \u201cJim\u201d Dhom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Francis \u201cBill\u201d Dhom, age 94, of Newton, Illinois and a former resident of Teutopolis, Illinois, passed away at 12:26 PM on Thursday, August 14, 2026, at HSHS Saint Anthony\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":44322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>William Francis &quot;Bill&quot; 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