Marjorie Bainbridge

MARJORIE BAINBRIDGE, 87, OF STONEFORT, IL DIED WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 2008 IN DEACONESS HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IN. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY JULY 26, 2008 AT 11 AM AT FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL. VISITATION WILL BE SATURDAY FROM 9AM UNTIL SERVICE TIME. BURIAL WILL BE IN BOLTON-TRAMMELL CEMETERY IN STONEFORT, IL. REVEREND GORDON SMITH WILL OFFICIATE. SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 2, 1921 IN STONEFORT, IL TO THE LATE ESCUE & EMMA (GRACE) BOYD. SHE MARRIED HAROLD “PETE” BAINBRIDGE ON JANUARY 25, 1941 AND HE PRECEDED IN DEATH. SHE WAS A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THE STONEFORT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE SHE WAS THE CHURCH ORGANIST FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE WAS ALSO A ACCOMPLISHED WRITER AND POET. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 2 DAUGHTERS: SHERRYL CASE AND JILL BAINBRIDGE BOTH OF STONEFORT, IL; 4 GRANDAUGHTERS: TRACY (ALAN) LAMBERT OF HARRISBURG, IL; GARYN (BOB) SUTTNER OF MEMPHIS, TN; KRISTIN (KELLY) PHELPS OF HARRISBURG, IL AND SHEA COOLEY OF ELDORADO, IL; 9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: TYLER & COLLIN LAMBERT; SOHN & SABRYN SUTTNER; KENNEDY & KOLE PHELPS; DAKOTA & DAWSON METTEN AND DRAYSON GRATHLER; A BROTHER: ROBERT (SUE) BOYD OD SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; NIECES: ANGIE LAY OF STONEFORT, IL; RENE (DAVID) BOMONTI OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; AND HOLLY (MICHAEL) SKOWRONSKI OF NAPERSVILLE, IL; A NEPHEW: STEVEN (KATHY) LAY OF OZARK, IL; A SPECIAL FRIEND AND CAREGIVER: LORIE MCKNIGHT. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, PARENTS. A DAUGHTER: CAROL COLLINS COOLEY; A SISTER: MIDGE LAY AND A BROTHER: LLOYD BOYD.