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Retha McGee Obituary
September 19, 1930 - July 8, 2024
Dupo, Illinois - Retha Mae McGee, 93 years, of Dupo, Illinois, peacefully passed away on July 8th, 2024 in Dupo, Illinois. She was born September 19th, 1930, in Arcadia, Kansas, to Oscar and Viola (Workman) Palmer.
She was a lifetime member and the oldest living member of the First Baptist Church in Dupo, Illinois. Retha first worked at K-Mart and then became a librarian at the Daugherty Public Library in Dupo. She enjoyed cooking, watching movies on TCM, and drives in the country, but she was happiest when spending time with her family.
Surviving are her daughters, Elaine (Les) Simmons, Susan Spihlmann, and Linda (Howard) Martin, sister, Alice Stanger, grandchildren: Christa (Jerrod) Mahon, Jennifer (Geoff) Berry, Brian Spihlmann, Cody (Kindra) Spihlmann, Corey (Liz) Martin, and Lindsay (Blake Fuhler) Martin, great-grandchildren: Austin and Carson Mahon, AJ, Anderson, and Wyatt Berry, Ryker, Lyncoln, Izabel, and Harper Spihlmann, along with many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Viola Palmer, step-mother, Georgia Palmer, sisters, Opal Smith and Wilma Graves, and son-in-law, Larry Spihlmann.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo, Illinois. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 11th, 2024 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am with funeral services beginning at 10:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Dupo with Rick Lay officiating. Interment will follow in the Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville, Illinois.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Shriner's Hospital for Children 4400 Clayton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 .
Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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Joanne Jackson
July 11, 2024
Alice, I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family
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