Anna Irby

ULLIN, Ill. -- Anna Mae Irby, 93, of Ullin, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at Day Star Care Center in Cairo, Ill.

She was born Jan. 16, 1913, in Elco, Ill., daughter of Fred and Cordelia Oller Heater. She married Robert Irby, who preceded her in death.

Irby was the oldest member of Tamms Community Church. She and her husband owned and operated Irby's Grocery in Tamms 50 years. She was a member of Tamms Senior Citizens and the Kitchen Band.

She is survived by four nieces, Margaret Ann Grace of Villa Ridge, Ill., Melinda Bigham of Tamms, Dinah Washow of Carpentersville, Ill., Pat Ballard of Lexington, Ky., and a nephew, Larry Rowland of Manlius, Ill.

She was preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.

Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery at Dongola, Ill.