Cecelia E. Player

QUINCY -- Cecelia E. Player, 86, of Sunset Home, formerly of 524 W. Holford Drive, died Wednesday (July 15, 2015) at the home.

She was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Westphalia, Mo., a daughter of William L. and Elizabeth (Meyerpeter) Scheppers. She married Stephen Polk Player on Sept. 9, 1950. He preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 2003.

Mrs. Player was a secretary for Quincy Notre Dame from 1971 until her retirement in 1993. She was a member of the Western Catholic Union. Cecelia volunteered for Blessing Hospital, and she enjoyed playing cards with her friends and family. She will be remembered most of all for being a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by a son, Roger Player and his wife, Nancy, of Quincy; two daughters, Mary Beth Young and her husband, Greg, and Cindy Cavender, both of Quincy; grandchildren, David (Michelle) Young, Michael (Mandy) Young, Bryan (Sarah) Young and Alaina Cavender; great-grandchildren, Haley, Sidney, Aly, Ella, Brooke, Leah, Olivia, Maggie, Isla and Blaise Young and Wyatt Daugherty; and a sister, Martha (husband Jim, deceased) Krone of Westphalia. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her husband, Stephen, and her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Stephen Player; a great-grandson, Stephen Andrew Young; and two sisters, Sarah Scheppers and Esther Bode and her husband, Fred.

SERVICES: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Peter, concelebrated by the Rev. Leo Enlow and the Rev. Roy Bauer. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery.

VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the funeral home with a WCU prayer service at 4:30 p.m.

MEMORIALS: Quincy Notre Dame or the Adams County Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.

WEBSITE: www.dukerandhaugh.com.

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