Sybil I. Abercrombie, 87, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois with the Rev. David McConnell officiating. Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, April 15, at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham, Illinois. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Effingham. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com
Sybil was born June 3, 1925, in Lake City, Illinois the daughter of John and Ada (Stocks) Reed. She married Otis W. Abercrombie in 1949, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.
Sybil was a member of First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois. She retired as a secretary from John Boos & Co., Effingham, Illinois. Sybil sewed and donated cancer caps. She also enjoyed knotting the Project Linus baby quilts. She was well known for her homemade cookies by both children and adults.
Sybil is survived by her sisters, Betty Reed and Joanne "Jo" Reed, both of Sullivan, Illinois and Emma (Fred) McCall of Washington, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Otis.
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Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois with the Rev. David McConnell officiating. Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, April 15, at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham, Illinois. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Effingham. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com
Sybil was born June 3, 1925, in Lake City, Illinois the daughter of John and Ada (Stocks) Reed. She married Otis W. Abercrombie in 1949, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.
Sybil was a member of First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois. She retired as a secretary from John Boos & Co., Effingham, Illinois. Sybil sewed and donated cancer caps. She also enjoyed knotting the Project Linus baby quilts. She was well known for her homemade cookies by both children and adults.
Sybil is survived by her sisters, Betty Reed and Joanne "Jo" Reed, both of Sullivan, Illinois and Emma (Fred) McCall of Washington, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Otis.
Sign the guestbook at www.effinghamdailynews.com.
Copyright 2013, Effingham Daily News, Effingham, Illinois / Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). All Rights Reserved.
Sybil I. Abercrombie, 87, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois with the Rev. David McConnell officiating. Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, April 15, at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham, Illinois. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Effingham. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com
Sybil was born June 3, 1925, in Lake City, Illinois the daughter of John and Ada (Stocks) Reed. She married Otis W. Abercrombie in 1949, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.
Sybil was a member of First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois. She retired as a secretary from John Boos & Co., Effingham, Illinois. Sybil sewed and donated cancer caps. She also enjoyed knotting the Project Linus baby quilts. She was well known for her homemade cookies by both children and adults.
Sybil is survived by her sisters, Betty Reed and Joanne "Jo" Reed, both of Sullivan, Illinois and Emma (Fred) McCall of Washington, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Otis.
Sign the guestbook at www.effinghamdailynews.com.
Copyright 2013, Effingham Daily News, Effingham, Illinois / Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). All Rights Reserved.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois with the Rev. David McConnell officiating. Burial will be in Ash Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, April 15, at Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham, Illinois. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, Effingham. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com
Sybil was born June 3, 1925, in Lake City, Illinois the daughter of John and Ada (Stocks) Reed. She married Otis W. Abercrombie in 1949, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.
Sybil was a member of First Christian Church, Effingham, Illinois. She retired as a secretary from John Boos & Co., Effingham, Illinois. Sybil sewed and donated cancer caps. She also enjoyed knotting the Project Linus baby quilts. She was well known for her homemade cookies by both children and adults.
Sybil is survived by her sisters, Betty Reed and Joanne "Jo" Reed, both of Sullivan, Illinois and Emma (Fred) McCall of Washington, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Otis.
Sign the guestbook at www.effinghamdailynews.com.
Copyright 2013, Effingham Daily News, Effingham, Illinois / Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). All Rights Reserved.
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