Rhea DeLong Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rhea DeLong of Hillsboro, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 97, on August 17, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
Though Rhea has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Allen "Slim" and Gladys Marie McCready (Fox); her husband Edwin Russell DeLong; and her brothers, Richard Dale McCready and Don Juan McCready.
She is survived by: her son Forrest "Wally" DeLong (Pamela) of Taylor Springs; her sister Betty Lou Sims (Van) of Chatham; and her grandson Christopher DeLong. She is also survived by Numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed to Calvary Baptist Church.
