Alice Irene Cherrill Habben

CARTHAGE, Ill. -- Alice Irene Cherrill Habben, 90, of Carthage, died at 10:50 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2011, in the LaHarpe-Davier Care Center in LaHarpe.

Alice was born April 20, 1921, in Carthage, a daughter of Lawrence Colville and Stella Golden Paris Cherrill. Alice married Edward Mimka Habben on Dec. 24, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo.

She graduated from Carthage High School and went on to receive her teaching degree at Carthage College. She later went on to get her master's degree in elementary education. She served as a teacher for 28 years. Her first teaching job was in a one-room schoolhouse; she then went on to teach in Carthage, Elvaston and Hamilton.

Alice was a member of the United Methodist Church in Carthage and Delta Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Alice is survived by a daughter, Mary Anne (Bernard) Taus of Carthage; three grandchildren, Alex, John and Alyson; one niece, Susan Ende; a great-niece, Cathy (Jeff) Codd and a great-great-niece, Casey; a great-nephew, Curt (Ellen) Mumpower and a great-great-great-niece, Abbie.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Mary Agnes Habben.

SERVICES: 2 p.m. Thursday in the Printy Funeral Home in Carthage with burial to follow in Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage.

VISITATION: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with family present from noon to 2 p.m.

MEMORIALS: Alzheimer's Association or the Illinois Literacy Foundation.

ARRANGEMENTS: Printy Funeral Home of Carthage.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.