Joanne “Jody” Carls, 86, of Jacksonville and formerly of Arenzville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville.
    She was born Oct. 20, 1934, in Beardstown, the daughter of Lewis and Bertha Sprague Winters. She married Roland F. Carls on Oct. 26, 1952 in Beardstown and he survives in Jacksonville.
    She is also survived by her children, Janet Stambaugh of Beardstown, Jon (Debbie) Carls of Pekin and Joni (Jeff) Soer of Jerseyville; five grandchildren, Travis (Andrea) Schroll of Beardstown, Jenna Zielinski of Cape Coral, FL, Trenton (Petra) Carls of Salem, MA, Karyssa (Seth) Tefertiller of Jerseyville and Kendrick Soer of Collinsville; two great-grandchildren, Jakobi Schroll and Rylynn Zielinski; and one sister, Dorothy Schone of Sun City Center, FL. She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Louise Gregg; and two half-sisters, Nellie Hunter and Elta Gray.
    Mrs. Carls was a 1952 graduate of Beardstown High School and a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Arenzville and Arenzville Women’s Club. In her younger years Jody enjoyed bowling. Her family was her pride and joy and being a nurturing and caring mother was her number one priority.
    Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Sager Funeral Home with burial at Beardstown City Cemetery. The family will meet friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Due to the current health situation, face masks will be required, and to comply with social distancing guidelines, a limited number of people will be allowed in the funeral home at one time.
    Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church & School. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.sagerfuneralhome.com.