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 Mary
Southern
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[March
12, 2008]
MOUNT
PULASKI -- Mary Helen Southern, 93, of Mount
Pulaski, formerly of Latham, died Tuesday, March
11, 2008, at 1:30 a.m. at Vonderlieth Living
Center.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski, with the Rev. Kevin Treptow
officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11
a.m. at the funeral home. |
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Burial will be in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg.
Mrs. Southern was a homemaker.
She was born April 1, 1914, at Latham to
Charles and Margaret Wachter Alsup. She married
Delbert H. Southern in Macon County on Aug. 12,
1934. He preceded her in death on Feb. 9, 1994.
She is survived by one son, Del F. (and
Sandra) Southern of Latham; one daughter, Connie
(and Bennett) Biscan of Mount Dora, Fla.; two
sisters, Bernice Disbrow and Mable McCane, both
of Decatur; one brother, Raymond Alsup of
Clinton; six grandchildren, Craig (and Debbie)
Southern of Galesburg, Matthew (and Daphne)
Southern of Springfield, Joel (and Carey)
Southern of Villa Park, Ryan (and Alison)
Southern of Decatur, Todd (and Erin) Biscan of
St. Augustine, Fla., and Kelly (and Duane)
Gossett of Sorrento, Fla.; and 10
great-grandchildren, Marissa Southern of
Galesburg, Ava Marie and Thomas Allen Southern
of Springfield, Paul Charles Southern of Villa
Park, Linley and Nathan Southern of Decatur,
Lauren and Taylor Biscan of St. Augustine, Fla.,
Ashley Jayne Hogsette of Sorrento, Fla., and
Amanda SeRine of Sorrento, Fla.
She was also preceded in death by three
brothers, John, Floyd and Carl. |
She was a member of Latham Methodist Church,
a 50-year member of the Eastern Star and a
member of the Sunshine Club.
She enjoyed gardening and farming.
She graduated from Latham High School in
1932.
Memorials may be made to Latham Methodist
Church, Latham Eastern Star or Latham Fire
Department.
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