MARION - Vida L. Boyd, 89, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the River to River Community of Marion, located east of Marion.
She was born Saturday, March 15, 1924, in rural Johnson County, near McKinney Chapel Church, northeast of Goreville, the daughter of Harvey Silvester and Ida (Ollis) Burns.
Her working career was with Tempo Store of Marion, as a clerk and later worked at Marion Memorial Hospital for many years.
She was the last surviving charter member of First Apostolic Church of Marion.
In her spare time she enjoyed reading her Bible and working word find books. She also found great enjoyment spending time with her family and keeping up on all the many activities they were involved with. The many memories that have been created will now be cherished by those she leaves behind.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna "Sue" and Clyde Arnold of Iuka, and Darla "Jeannie" and Bruce Lowe of Marion; four grandsons, Jeff Arnold and his wife, Anita, of O'Fallon, Jason Arnold of Iuka, Justin Lowe and his wife, Kari, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Jonathan Lowe and his wife, Debby, of Puyallup, Wash.; six great-grandchildren, Aviana Arnold, Zane Arnold, Gracelyn Lowe, Macyn Lowe, Shaelyn Lowe and Gage Lowe; sister, Imogene Moss of Marion; other extended family and many good friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lola Burns, Bertha Holderfield and Allene Burroughs; and two brothers, Loy Burns and Ernie Burns.
Visitation for the family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home at 900 N. Court St., in Marion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the Revs. Ronald G. Walls and Steve Miller officiating. Interment will follow in McKinney Chapel Cemetery of Williamson County, near Lake of Egypt.
For those who prefer, memorials may be made to First Apostolic Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or may be mailed in care of Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, Marion, IL 62959.
For additional information, or to leave an online condolence of memory or light a candle in memory, visit www.wilsonmcreynolds.com.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Jan. 31, 2014
She was born Saturday, March 15, 1924, in rural Johnson County, near McKinney Chapel Church, northeast of Goreville, the daughter of Harvey Silvester and Ida (Ollis) Burns.
Her working career was with Tempo Store of Marion, as a clerk and later worked at Marion Memorial Hospital for many years.
She was the last surviving charter member of First Apostolic Church of Marion.
In her spare time she enjoyed reading her Bible and working word find books. She also found great enjoyment spending time with her family and keeping up on all the many activities they were involved with. The many memories that have been created will now be cherished by those she leaves behind.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna "Sue" and Clyde Arnold of Iuka, and Darla "Jeannie" and Bruce Lowe of Marion; four grandsons, Jeff Arnold and his wife, Anita, of O'Fallon, Jason Arnold of Iuka, Justin Lowe and his wife, Kari, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Jonathan Lowe and his wife, Debby, of Puyallup, Wash.; six great-grandchildren, Aviana Arnold, Zane Arnold, Gracelyn Lowe, Macyn Lowe, Shaelyn Lowe and Gage Lowe; sister, Imogene Moss of Marion; other extended family and many good friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lola Burns, Bertha Holderfield and Allene Burroughs; and two brothers, Loy Burns and Ernie Burns.
Visitation for the family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home at 900 N. Court St., in Marion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the Revs. Ronald G. Walls and Steve Miller officiating. Interment will follow in McKinney Chapel Cemetery of Williamson County, near Lake of Egypt.
For those who prefer, memorials may be made to First Apostolic Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or may be mailed in care of Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, Marion, IL 62959.
For additional information, or to leave an online condolence of memory or light a candle in memory, visit www.wilsonmcreynolds.com.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Jan. 31, 2014
MARION - Vida L. Boyd, 89, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the River to River Community of Marion, located east of Marion.
She was born Saturday, March 15, 1924, in rural Johnson County, near McKinney Chapel Church, northeast of Goreville, the daughter of Harvey Silvester and Ida (Ollis) Burns.
Her working career was with Tempo Store of Marion, as a clerk and later worked at Marion Memorial Hospital for many years.
She was the last surviving charter member of First Apostolic Church of Marion.
In her spare time she enjoyed reading her Bible and working word find books. She also found great enjoyment spending time with her family and keeping up on all the many activities they were involved with. The many memories that have been created will now be cherished by those she leaves behind.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna "Sue" and Clyde Arnold of Iuka, and Darla "Jeannie" and Bruce Lowe of Marion; four grandsons, Jeff Arnold and his wife, Anita, of O'Fallon, Jason Arnold of Iuka, Justin Lowe and his wife, Kari, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Jonathan Lowe and his wife, Debby, of Puyallup, Wash.; six great-grandchildren, Aviana Arnold, Zane Arnold, Gracelyn Lowe, Macyn Lowe, Shaelyn Lowe and Gage Lowe; sister, Imogene Moss of Marion; other extended family and many good friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lola Burns, Bertha Holderfield and Allene Burroughs; and two brothers, Loy Burns and Ernie Burns.
Visitation for the family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home at 900 N. Court St., in Marion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the Revs. Ronald G. Walls and Steve Miller officiating. Interment will follow in McKinney Chapel Cemetery of Williamson County, near Lake of Egypt.
For those who prefer, memorials may be made to First Apostolic Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or may be mailed in care of Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, Marion, IL 62959.
For additional information, or to leave an online condolence of memory or light a candle in memory, visit www.wilsonmcreynolds.com.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Jan. 31, 2014
She was born Saturday, March 15, 1924, in rural Johnson County, near McKinney Chapel Church, northeast of Goreville, the daughter of Harvey Silvester and Ida (Ollis) Burns.
Her working career was with Tempo Store of Marion, as a clerk and later worked at Marion Memorial Hospital for many years.
She was the last surviving charter member of First Apostolic Church of Marion.
In her spare time she enjoyed reading her Bible and working word find books. She also found great enjoyment spending time with her family and keeping up on all the many activities they were involved with. The many memories that have been created will now be cherished by those she leaves behind.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna "Sue" and Clyde Arnold of Iuka, and Darla "Jeannie" and Bruce Lowe of Marion; four grandsons, Jeff Arnold and his wife, Anita, of O'Fallon, Jason Arnold of Iuka, Justin Lowe and his wife, Kari, of O'Fallon, Mo., and Jonathan Lowe and his wife, Debby, of Puyallup, Wash.; six great-grandchildren, Aviana Arnold, Zane Arnold, Gracelyn Lowe, Macyn Lowe, Shaelyn Lowe and Gage Lowe; sister, Imogene Moss of Marion; other extended family and many good friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lola Burns, Bertha Holderfield and Allene Burroughs; and two brothers, Loy Burns and Ernie Burns.
Visitation for the family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home at 900 N. Court St., in Marion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the Revs. Ronald G. Walls and Steve Miller officiating. Interment will follow in McKinney Chapel Cemetery of Williamson County, near Lake of Egypt.
For those who prefer, memorials may be made to First Apostolic Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home or may be mailed in care of Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, Marion, IL 62959.
For additional information, or to leave an online condolence of memory or light a candle in memory, visit www.wilsonmcreynolds.com.
Published in The Southern Illinoisan on Jan. 31, 2014
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