Darla Glenedith Mikels

June 15, 1943 - April 24, 2014

Darla Glenedith Mikels, 70, of Rossville, IL, passed away at 1:32 P.M. Thursday April 24, 2014, near the Republic of Panama, while vacationing with her husband. She was born June 15, 1943, in Sycamore, IL, the daughter of Otis Darrell and Delores Esther (Mason) Pepple. She married Kenneth Wayne Mikels on April 7, 1963 at the Antioch Church of Christ in rural Rossville, IL. He survives in Rossville, IL. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda K. Cooper of Greer, S.C. and Laurie A. (Steve) Beach of Greenwood, IN; one son, Kenneth W. Mikels, Jr. of Lewisville, TX; one sister, Ann (David) Trent of Herscher, IL; one brother, Darrell (Karen) Pepple of Elmhurst, IL; 7 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Darla worked at the Vermilion County U.S.D.A. office for 26 years. She was an active member of the Rossville Church of Christ. Her hobbies included knitting, reading and studying genealogy and ancestry. Most of all, Darla enjoyed traveling with her husband and family and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Rossville Church of Christ 514 E. Attica St. Rossville, IL 60963.