Lavon E. Silver Hoagland (98 years) passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Presence Merkle-Kniprath Countryside in Clifton, Illinois. Graveside Service will be held at Floral Hill Cemetery in Hoopeston, Illinois at 1100 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Pastor Cathy Najmon will be officiating. In lieu of flowers please send memorials to Presence Merkle-Kniprath Countryside, 1190 E 2900 North Road, Clifton, Illinois or Kankakee Valley Hospice, 482 Main Street NW, Bourbonnais, Illinois, 60914.