Dorothy Elizabeth Fouts, 97, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 A.M., Monday, June 27, 2016 at Nature Trail Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. A Private Family Burial of Ashes will be held in the Green Lawn addition of the Vermont, Illinois Cemetery at a later date. At her request, there will be no public visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Angels on Assignment at First United Methodist Church in Memory of Dorothy Elizabeth Fouts and can be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information or to send online condolences.