Mary A. Breeding's Obituary
Mary A. Breeding, 80 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on June 18, 2018 at Oak Hill Care Center, Waterloo, IL. She was born October 4, 1937, in El Dorado, AR, daughter of the late Charles R. and Lonie, nee Dumas, Larson. She was married to the late Earl L. Breeding, Sr. He had passed away April 30, 2011. They were married August 14, 1955, in Columbia, IL.
Mary was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Columbia, IL.
Surviving are three sons, Earl Breeding, Jr., of Cahokia, IL, Edward (Missy) Breeding, Sr. of Columbia, IL, James (Tammy) Breeding of Columbia, IL; daughter, Lisa (Brian Mudd) Breeding of Red Bud, IL; 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Larson of Dupo, IL, and Robert Larson of Salem, MO; a sister, Sue Clark of Richmond Hill, GA, along with other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Jimmy Breeding, two brothers, Eugene Larson, and Milton Larson; and two sisters, Margaret Arras, and Helen Cochran.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 21, 2018, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, at Lawlor Funeral Home, Columbia, IL. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, June 22, 2018, at Lawlor Funeral Home, with Pastor Allynn Walker, and Rev. Ron Chase, officiating. Interment will follow in the Evangelical St. Paul Cemetery, Columbia, IL.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to: Hospice of Southern Illinois, 305 So. Illinois St., Belleville, Il, 62220, or Helping Strays of Monroe County, 4221 Hanover Road, Columbia, IL, 62236. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com.
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