Tiffany Marie Lampley

Tiffany Marie Lampley, 35, of West Frankfort, Illinois passed away at 12:52 p.m. Monday, September 8, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born May 30, 1979 in Peoria, Illinois to James and Rebecca (Andell) Potter.

Tiffany grew up in Pontiac, Illinois and was a 1997 graduate of Pontiac Township High School. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2001 where she received a degree in Special Education. Tiffany met Casey Lampley while attending EIU and they wed on June 3, 2006. He survives with their smart and beautiful children: Logan, who is age 7, and Olivia, who is age 4. Tiffany was a beautiful person inside and out. Her smile and infectious laugh always lit up the room. She was a devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and Christian. Tiffany's passion was her children and she was very involved in their activities at St. John's School. She loved nothing more than entertaining her children, family, and friends. Tiffany was also a very avid photographer with blossoming talent. She provided many people some of their most cherished photos. Tiffany was a fighter and an inspiration to those who experienced her battle with cancer. We are all better people for having known her and she will be greatly missed.

Survivors include her husband, Casey Lampley of West Frankfort; children: Logan and Olivia Lampley at home; father, James Potter of Pontiac, Illinois; mother, Rebecca Andell of Dunlap, Illinois; brother, Jamie Potter of Pontiac, Illinois; sisters: Theresa Slager of Carmi, Illinois, Rachel (Les) Giffhorn of Washington, Illinois; sister-in-law, Misha Mays of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; in-laws: Steve and Daredan Lampley of Marion, IL; James and Jamelyn Dodson of Mt. Vernon, IL; grandparents: Julanne Lewis Andell; Eugenia Shutts; William Bill (Hazel) Lampley; James and Freda Dodson; Gerald and Colleen Pyron.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2014 at St. John's Catholic Church in West Frankfort, Illinois with Fr. Eusebius Mbidoaka officiating.

Visitation will be Friday, September 12, 2014 at Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Illinois from 5 to 9 p.m. Burial will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in West Frankfort, Illinois.

Memorials may be made to St. John's Catholic School in West Frankfort, Illinois. Tiffany would want donations be made to her children's school, which her and Casey cherish so much. Envelopes will be available and accepted at the funeral home and church. St. John the Baptist Catholic School 702 E. Poplar Street, West Frankfort, IL 62896.

Online condolences of sympathy may be made at www.unionfh.com.