SPARTA - Cora Louise Brown Ohms, 101, of Sparta, passed away at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11:40 am. Cora was born in St. Louis, MO on December 18, 1913, the daughter of Martin and Dorothea Heob Ernsting. She married Andrew Brown on February 27, 1961 in Bremen, Illinois, he preceded her in death on September 9, 1966. She then married Roger Ohms on November 1, 1979 in Gillespie, IL, he preceded her in death on June 13, 1992. Cora was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church in Sparta; General Federated Women; Sparta B & PW; and the Sparta Community Hospital Auxiliary. She was a Secretary/Bookkeeper. Cora is survived by her stepchildren, Jean Ohms of DeSoto, IL, Paula Eck and husband, Roger of Bluffton, OH, Bruce Ohms and wife, Shikego of Marietta, GA, and Leo Ohms and wife, Debbie of Hoyleton, IL; Step grandchildren, Julia (Will) Weeks, Belleville, IL, Mary Lou (Harold) Webb-Smith, Gladstone, OR, Ellen (Andy) Johansen, Moscow, ID, Susie (Bob) Fuller, West Linn, OR, Ann Hurst, Greeley, CO, Mac (Lorraine) Brown, O'Fallon, IL; 16 other step grandchildren; 23 step great grandchildren; 12 step great great grandchildren; nieces, Barbara King and husband, Bob of Sparta, IL and Claudia Loethen and husband, Phil of Troy, IL; and nephews, Sherwin Ernsting and wife, Joanne of Perryville, MO and Clark Bowen and wife, Ellie of Sparta. Cora was also preceded in death by her Parents; sister, Nora Stellwagen and husband, William; brother, Leonard Ernsting and wife, Erna; stepson, Loren Brown and wife, Beth; stepdaughter, Grace Webb and husband, Maurice; three grandchildren; niece, Carolyn Sue Bowen; and nephew, Paul Ernsting. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Sparta with Rev. Bruce Cameron officiating. Burial will follow in Jordan's Grove Cemetery, Baldwin, IL. Visitation will be at St. John's Lutheran Church on Monday from 5 pm until 8 pm then on Tuesday from 9 am until the hour of service. Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church, the American Bible Society, or Jordan Grove Cemetery.