Leona Laird's Obituary
Leona L. Laird, age 74, passed away at 12:36 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at her home in Pinckneyville, IL. Leona was born on July 4, 1934 in Pinckneyville, IL, a daughter to Earl O. and Wilma Lorene (Hill) Jones. On October 2, 1954, she married Robert Laird in Rice, IL and he survives. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Pinckneyville, IL and enjoyed being a housewife, taking care of her home and caring for her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband: Robert Laird of Pinckneyville, IL two sons: Orval (Katherine) Laird and Donald Laird, both of Pinckneyville, IL, one daughter: Joyce (Joe) Stevenson of DuQuoin, IL, two sisters: Frieda Asbury of DuQuoin, IL and Karolyn Jones of Coulterville, IL, five grandchildren: Morgan Sherman, Cody Laird, Sloane Laird, Joseph Stevenson, and Joshua Stevenson, two great-grandchildren: Isaac and Jacoby Sherman and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters: Ethel Hicks and Flora Mae Laird and one brother: Earl Dean Jones. Funeral services will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2008 with Brother Rick Hatley officiating. Interment will be in Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville, IL. Friends may call on Sunday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again on Monday from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the donor's choice.
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