Charlotte L. Mosley DUNKER

HULL, Ill. -- Charlotte Louise Mosley Dunker, 86, of Hull, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 20, 2010) in the Barry Community Care Center.

Charlotte was born March 26, 1924, in Pike County, near Hull, to Georgia Mae Billings Mosley and Asa Bates Mosley. She was the second of five children.

She went to Pigeon Creek School for eight grades and graduated from Hull High School in 1941. Then she attended Chillicothe Business School for two years. During World War II, she worked for Caterpillar in Peoria.

On Dec. 14, 1945, she married Wilbur Eldon Dunker. They made their home farming near Hull. They had two children, Linda Sue Dunker and Robert Eldon Dunker.

Charlotte was an active member of the Hull United Methodist Church and the Hull United Methodist Women. She participated in Eastern Star and Home Extension. She belonged to the same bridge club for more than 40 years.

She is survived by her husband, Wilbur, of Hull; a daughter, Linda of Hull; a son, Robert (Mary Lou) of St. Joseph; four grandchildren, Kathy (Nathan) Garrison of Savoy, Carey (Peter) Rossi of Savoy, Courtney Astle of Chicago and Clay Dunker of St. Joseph; 10 great-grandchildren, Haley, Hayden, Emma, Elijah, Aleigha, Grace and Solomon Garrison, Lydia and Max Rossi, and Will Astle; two brothers, Glen Mosley of Barry, and Robert (Lera) Mosley; a sister-in-law, Linda Mosley of Hannibal, Mo.; two brothers-in-law, Bill (Betty) Dunker, and John (Eileen) Dunker of Hull; five sisters-in-law, Virginia Schulz, Pearl Hillyard, June (Robert) Lingwall of Hull, Ruby Cole, and Pat Likes of Barry; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Georgia and Asa Mosley; a sister, Marjorie Hokanson; a brother, Richard Mosley, and a great-grandson Nathaniel Garrison.

SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Hull United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Kinderhook Cemetery. Pastor Shelia Kelly and Pastor Sheri Renner will conduct. Pallbearers will be Larry Mosley, Tom Dunker, Chuck Dunker, Rick Dunker, Jim Foster and Larry Kroencke.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. today in Hull United Methodist Church.

MEMORIALS: Hull United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or to the Barry Community Care Activity Fund.

ARRANGEMENTS: James O'Donnell Funeral Home, Hannibal, Mo.

WEBSITE: www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com.

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