William M. “Bill” Lammers, 58, of Mt. Vernon, Ill., died on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon after a courageous battle with ill health.

He was born Sept. 13, 1954, in Newton, the son of Capt. Retired Marvin E. and Marilyn (Walker) Lammers. He married Deborah Grothoff on Jan. 19, 1996, in Mt. Vernon.

Bill graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1975 and attended classes at DMACC. He worked at Progress Industries and Woodward Hospital, was a full-time National Guardsman for which he received a medal for meritorious service, and was of the Catholic faith. He was an organ donor.