Marie Lynch, nee Killion, 77, of Willisville,
died Friday, Dec. 17, 1976, at Centerville Hospital.

Mrs. Lynch was born in Sato, Jackson County, Illinois,
on August 25, 1899, to James and Sarah Howe Killion.
She was married on 3 March, 1917 in Murphysboro, to
Charles Calvin Lynch, who preceeded her in death.

She was an active member of the Missionary Baptist
Church, in Willisville. She and her husband moved to
Cahokia during WW II, but kept their house in Willisville,
where Marie returned after his death.

Survivors include a son, Charles Jr., and a daughter,
Helen Pearl Thurwalker, both of St. Clair County, Illinois;
six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren, all of
whom will miss her greatly.

Funeral services will be at 1 PM Monday at the
Missionary Baptist Church in Willisville.
Burial will be in family plot in the Odd Fellows Cemetery,
in Percy, Illinois.