Monica Jo Graham
, Illinois
March 29, 2026
Monica Jo Graham, age 70, of Mattoon passed away on March 30, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.Services will take place at a later date. Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family.Monica was born on September 16, 1955 in Mattoon, Illinois the daughter of Robert Eugene and Betty Joann (Welch) Kelly. She married James Alfred Taylor. He passed away in 1993.Survivors include daughters, Jamie Nicole Grena and Amanda Jo (Richard) Sexton all of Mattoon, IL; grandsons, Michael “Riley” Lawson of Mahomet, IL and Matthew William Grena of Chicago, IL; and brother, Todd Robert (Angie) Kelly.Monica was preceded in death by her parents; and life partner of many years, Richard Knollenberg.Monica will be remembered for her kind heart and caring spirit. After many years at Consolidated Communications, she spent 30 years at The Learning Zone Childcare Center, where she loved caring for the many children she met over the years.…