CANTON- Judy Carol Wickert, 80, of Canton, passed away Feb. 16, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria with her family by her side.

Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 21 at the First Christian Church of Canton. Visitation was for one hour prior to services. Burial was at Apple Cemetery, rural Lewistown.

Judy was born May 19, 1941 in Canton to Raymond and Bernadine (Cooper) Heffren. She first married James Harris, and they had two sons, Jefferey (Lita) Harris of Matanza Beach, and James “Scott” (Mo) Harris of Galva. She later married James Wickert on April 1, 1985 in Lewistown, becoming a bonus mom to Becky (Montie) Wilcoxen of Canton, and Shellie (Perri) Green of Canton. She was a grandma to 13 grandchildren, Jeramie, Christopher, Alyssa, Alex, Mandy, Derek, Carrie, Billy, Derek, Joshua, Darren, Jamie, and Heather; 24 great-grandchildren;  one sister, Kathy Lynn (Steve) Haffner; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Robert Heffren; and one sister-in-law, Rose Heffren.

Judy grew up in Summum and attended Lewistown schools, graduating in 1959. She earned her LPN nursing degree from Spoon River College in 1983 at the age of 42 and was very proud of her accomplishment. She worked for 20 years as a nurse at Sunset Manor in Canton. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Canton. She enjoyed genealogy and was corresponding secretary for the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society. She loved book indexing, going on the Spoon River Drive and flea markets. Jim and Judy loved going to listen to music and dancing together when they were able. Judy was matriarch of the Heffren family and enjoyed planning the yearly reunions and visiting with family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Canton. Condolences may be made at henrylange.com.