Marjorie Marcella Meredith

life story

Loving mother and grandmother

She Is Gone

~By David Harkins

You can shed tears that she is gone

or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back

or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she’s gone

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

or you can do what she’d want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

Obituary

JERSEYVILLE – Marjorie Marcella Meredith, 95, passed away at 10:07 a.m., Monday, March 15, 2021 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jerseyville.

She was born in Jersey County, Illinois on September 22, 1925, the eldest of six children born to the late Fred and Verna (Watson) Marshall.

She began her working career at the International Shoe Factory in Jerseyville and worked for many years as a cook and waitress at various establishments in the area.

She married William Leo “Pat” Meredith on April 2, 1949 in Jerseyville. Together, they were the proud parents of five children and shared in 57 years of marriage, prior to his death on December 19, 2006.

Marcella was an avid reader. She and Pat enjoyed hosting family and friends for countless cookouts. Later in life, she became quite thrifty and took up couponing and yard sales, keeping close track of the money she had saved each year.

Surviving are four daughters and a son, Judy Russell and Marsha Hansen, both of Jerseyville, Illinois; Pam and Jim Rankin of Kingsport, Tennessee; Diane and Tom Morgan of Bartow, Florida and Terry and Phyllis Meredith of Godfrey, Illinois; 13 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; as well as a brother, Fred Marshall of Jerseyville.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Sharon Frazier, Vivian Kadell and Freda Bock; a brother, Marvin Marshall; as well as a son in-law, Bob Russell.

Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. All CDC guidelines, including the wearing of mask and social distancing measures must be followed.

Funeral services and burial will be private with interment to take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Jersey County Relay for Life or to Jerseyville American Legion Post #492 Color Guard, in care of the funeral home.

Memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.crawfordfunerals.com

memorial service

Open Visitation

March 18, 2021

Crawford Funeral Home 1308 IL-109, Jerseyville, IL 62052, USA