Vinetta Bowlby's Obituary
Vinetta Frances Bowlby, age 87, of DuQuoin, IL, passed away Monday morning, July 17, 2006 at the Fair View Nursing Home, DuQuoin, IL. Vinetta was born in DuQuoin, IL, November 4, 1918 the daughter of Miral and Pearl (Moore) Burnett. She was united in marriage to Melvin Carl Bowlby in DuQuoin, IL in 1945 and he preceded her in death in 1997. Vinetta was a graduate of the R.A. Wheatley School in DuQuoin, IL and a member of the First Baptist Church of DuQuoin, IL. She worked at the Crab Orchard Defense Plant in Carbondale, IL during WWII and later worked at Marshall Browning Hospital, DuQuoin, IL. Vinetta was a faithful Christian who attended first Baptist Church in DuQuoin, IL all of her life when she was able. Vinetta is survived by two sisters, Ruth Ostrom of Tucson, AZ and Ann Copple of Ironwood, MI, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son, Jerry Richard Bowlby, and one brother, Harley Burnett. Funeral services will be at the Pyatt-Harrawood & Epplin Funeral Home, Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Steve Bareis officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, DuQuoin, IL. Friends may call at Pyatt-Harrawood & Epplin Funeral Home, DuQuoin, IL, Thursday from 12:30 p.m. till Services.
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