PERCY, Tara Lynn Stoffel, 17, of Percy, passed away at 3:03 PM Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born September 28, 1994 in Chester, Illinois the daughter of Randall D. Stoffel and Dianne (Loucks) Stoffel. Tara was a Junior at Steeleville High School, where she was part of the Steeleville Warriors Basketball Team, Dance Team, Math Club, Science Club, F.B.L.A., Yearbook Staff and Flags. She was also a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, West Point. She is survived by her: parents: Randy and Diane Stoffel, Percy, IL; sister: Traci and Jerry Witthoft, Steeleville, IL; brother: Wesley and Alysia Stoffel, Carbondale, IL; Nieces and Nephews: Samantha, Sydney, Jacob, and Nathan Witthoft, Robert Sheely and Baby Brooklynn Stoffel on the way; her special love: Greg Rowald of Chester, IL; maternal grandmother: Bernadine Loucks of Chester, IL; paternal grandfather: Dean Stoffel of Willisville, IL; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Tara is preceded in death by her: maternal grandfather, Lester W. Loucks and paternal grandmother, Florence Stoffel. Funeral services will be held , Friday, November 11, 2011 at 11:00am at Immanuel Lutheran Church West Point, Illinois. Rev. Wayne H. Palmer will be officiating. Burial will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, West Point, IL. Visitation will be at Steeleville High School Gymnasium on Thursday from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM and then on Friday from 7:30 am to 9am, then from 10 to 11:00am at the church. Memorials may be made to Ronald McDonald House or the Ronald McDonald Room at Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO.