She was born February 10, 1928 in Oneida, IL to Clifford and Myrtle Murry Steward. She graduated from Walnut Grove Twsp. High School and attended Business College in Omaha, NE. She married Russell Atchison in 1951. He passed away in 1973. She later married Charles E. McLaughlin on January 5, 1974 in Princeville, IL.
Geri was employed as a bookkeeper at the Jerseyville Coop and later the Woodhull Coop for many years, retiring in 1974. Her memberships include the Alpha United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and playing golf.
Survivors include her husband Charles McLaughlin of Alpha, IL; 2 sons, Mark Atchison and Kelly (Trudy) Atchison both of Alpha, IL; 5 stepchildren, Marcia (Randy) Cowser of Carterville, IL, Janice Edmund, Beverly Brown both of Evansville, IN, Darcy (Scott) Swigart of Missouri Valley, IA, Chuck (Deb) McLaughlin of Alpha, IL; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Russ Atchison; daughter-in-law, Marcia Atchison; 2 sons-in-law, Steve Edmund and Jeff Brown; 1 grandson, Trevor Atchison; 3 brothers, Herschel, Rolland and Gene Steward.
She was born February 10, 1928 in Oneida, IL to Clifford and Myrtle Murry Steward. She graduated from Walnut Grove Twsp. High School and attended Business College in Omaha, NE. She married Russell Atchison in 1951. He passed away in 1973. She later married Charles E. McLaughlin on January 5, 1974 in Princeville, IL.
Geri was employed as a bookkeeper at the Jerseyville Coop and later the Woodhull Coop for many years, retiring in 1974. Her memberships include the Alpha United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and playing golf.
Survivors include her husband Charles McLaughlin of Alpha, IL; 2 sons, Mark Atchison and Kelly (Trudy) Atchison both of Alpha, IL; 5 stepchildren, Marcia (Randy) Cowser of Carterville, IL, Janice Edmund, Beverly Brown both of Evansville, IN, Darcy (Scott) Swigart of Missouri Valley, IA, Chuck (Deb) McLaughlin of Alpha, IL; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Russ Atchison; daughter-in-law, Marcia Atchison; 2 sons-in-law, Steve Edmund and Jeff Brown; 1 grandson, Trevor Atchison; 3 brothers, Herschel, Rolland and Gene Steward.
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