James Kaufman, 94 of Opdyke, Illinois passed away at 5:30 A.M. September 8, 2019 at Lavender Ridge Dignified Memory Care in Mount Vernon,Illinois. He was born September 29, 1924 in Piopolis, Illinois to the late Joseph and Magdalena Kaufman. He married Phyllis Scoles on August 13, 1949. They were blessed with sixty-eight years of marriage before she preceded him in death on January 7, 2018.

A Visitation will be held Monday, September 16, 2019 from 11:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held 1:00 P.M. with Pastor David Houseworth officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Members of the Mount Vernon American Legion Post #141 will conduct Full Military Honors at the cemetery.

Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.