Antonia Marie Gomer

March 21, 1996 - January 20, 2016

Antonia Marie Gomer, 19, of Chapin died as the result of an auto accident Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. She was born Mar. 21, 1996 in Springfield, the daughter of Jay Gomer and Rosalie Dahlsten Gomer. Surviving are her parents, Jay Gomer of Jacksonville and Rosalie Dahlsten Gomer of Chapin; sisters, Samantha and Jessica Gomer of South Jacksonville; brother, Jayson Gomer of Chapin; a multitude of honorary siblings; grandparents, Sherry Miller of Ronan, MT, Dennis and Rebecca Brazinski of Franklin; and great grandmother, Marjorie Engstrom of Chapin. She was preceded in death by a grandfather, John Gomer. Antonia graduated with honors from Triopia High School. At Triopia, she was a member of the speech and debate team, volleyball team, pom squad, yearbook committee, and was a FFA High Achiever. Currently, she was a sophomore at Illinois College where she was majoring in biology and was a member of the Chi Betta Literary Society.. She was a member of the Chapin Christian Church. Her love of God lead her to start the “Chi-Rho” youth group at the church. Antonia loved animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Recently, she had been accepted into the veterinary program at University of Mizzou with a scholarship. She touched every life she came into contact with, both human and animal. She did not believe in bullying and helped everyone she could. Celebration of Life services will be held 7:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at the Daws Family Funeral Home in South Jacksonville. The family will meet friends Monday from 4:00 p.m. until time of the services at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to PAWS animal rescue.