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Dolores Meek

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Jacksonville, formerly of Jerseyville: Dolores Ivern Little Meek, 88, died peacefully at 3:15am on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Heritage Health: Therapy and Senior Care in Jacksonville, Illinois.

  Born in Jerseyville, Illinois on October 17, 1928, a daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred Mangold Little, she was married to the late Arnold Meek on December 8, 1946. She lived most of her adult life on the Meek family farm north of Carrollton, Illinois and worked at various times as a seamstress and as a greeter at the Jerseyville Wal-Mart, a job that was perfect for her, as she never knew a stranger. She was a member of the Carrollton First Baptist Church and later the Jacksonville First Baptist Church. She retired to South Jacksonville, Illinois, and lived at Heritage Health in Jacksonville, Illinois prior to her death.

  She is survived by her children: Jeanette Handling of South Jacksonville, Illinois, Kathryn (John) Scanlan of Glenarm, Illinois, Larry (Chris) Meek of Carrollton, Illinois, Diane Darnell of Urbana, Illinois, Philip (Ann) Meek of Swansea, South Carolina, and Martha Meek and Marsha Meek of Meridianville, Alabama; as well as her grandchildren and great grandchildren; her brother: Don (Carol) Little of Jerseyville, Illinois; and her brother-in-law: Hugh (Cherie) Meek of Carrollton, Illinois. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her sister: Eileen Parsell of Dover, New Hampshire; and sister-in-law: Minnie Parsell of Jerseyville, Illinois.

  Graveside services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, Illinois with Rev. Albert F. Heger officiating.

  Memorials are suggested to the Barton Stone Volunteer Association, 873 Grove Street, Jacksonville, Illinois, 62650, which provides gifts and enrichment activities to the residents of Heritage Health.


Obit Provided By:
Alexander Funeral Home

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