In Memoriam - Lois Cherry

Lois Mae (Meeks) Cherry 

Born: May 16, 1933, Barnhill, Wayne Co., IL

Died: June 6, 2024, Carmi, White Co., IL

Buried: June 10, 2024, Barnhill Cemetery, Barnhill, Wayne Co., IL

Married: (--?--) Cherry

Children:

Mark Cherry, Sr. md. Debbie (--?--)

Brenda Lefever

Monica Tomblinson

Brian Cherry md. Sherri (--?--)

Ahnentafel: 

1. Lois Mae (Meeks) Cherry 1933-2024

2. Casper Otto Meeks 1886-1945

3. Margaret Francis Atteberry 1890-1979

4. Benjamin Hardin Meeks 1838-1931

5. Amanda Belangee 1865-1941

6. Reuben Leech Atteberry 1850-1922

7. Frances Isabella Modlin 1859-1914

8. John Goatley Meeks 1809-1855

9. Sarah Jane Blissett 1809-1865

12. Jacob Atteberry 1827-1861

14. Samuel Reddick Modlin 1828-1904

16. William Meeks ca. 1778-?

17. Nancy Goatley

18. Reason Blissett

19. Anna Atteberry 

24. Reuben Atteberry 1802-1837

25. Catherine Goatley (Meeks) Crews 1806-1862

32. Priddy Meeks 1746-?

33. Elizabeth Denny ca. 1750-?

Lois M. Cherry, 91, of Fairfield, died at 7:40 pm on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Wabash Senior Living in Carmi, Illinois.

Lois was born on May 16, 1933 in Barnhill, Illinois to Otto & Margaret (Atteberry) Meeks.

Lois was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Life Fellowship Church of God in Fairfield and was very faithful to prayer and reading her Bible. She loved God, family and her church very much.  Lois also had a flair for art, color and painting.

Survivors include her four children Mark (Debbie) Cherry, Sr. of St. Jacobs, Illinois, Brenda Lefever & Monica Tomblinson both of Fairfield, and Brian (Sherri) Cherry of Marquette, Michigan, seven grandchildren Stacy Duvall, Mark Cherry, Jr., Nathan Cherry, Jason Cherry, Jessica Riley, Aaron Cherry, Alyssa Genschaw, Chelsea Cherry and numerous great and great-great grandchildren, her sister Millie Finn of Louisville, Kentucky, along with several nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers, four sisters and two grandsons.

Funeral services for Lois Cherry will be at 12 pm on Monday, June 10th at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield, with burial to follow in the Barnhill Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to the Life Fellowship Church of God and will be accepted at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.