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Mary Marlow Obituary
SAVOY - Mary Lou Marlow, 87, of Savoy passed away at 5:36 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 1, 2025) at The Windsor of Savoy.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana, with visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign.
Mary Lou was born Nov. 19, 1937, in Champaign, the daughter of Delbert and Ruth (Mason) Jenkins. She married James E. Marlow on May 20, 1955, in Urbana. He passed away July 5, 2024.
Survivors include three daughters, Debra (Mike) Broadrick of Champaign, Peggy (Dan) Walton of Savoy and Theresa (Jim) Knight of Leesburg, Fla. Also surviving are five grandsons, nine great-grandchildren and two sisters, Edna Haubner of Rantoul and Sandra Shafer of Urbana.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, two sisters and a granddaughter.
Mary Lou worked as a filing clerk for the University of Illinois and was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Champaign. She loved activities at The Windsor of Savoy, and she especially loved her family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bible Baptist Church in Champaign. Condolences may be offered at renner-wikoffchapel.com.
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Lynn (Heimburger) Zoll
October 6, 2025
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember sleep overs with Peggy and my first baseball game when I traveled to St Louis with the Marlow family to see the Cardinals play. I look back and it was so kind of your parents to include me on that family weekend trip (even though my family were cubs fans!). I will keep your family in my prayers.
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