July 7, 2006

Blanche Mosby

JONESBORO, Ill., -- Blanche Mosby, 93, of Jonesboro died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 18, 1912, in Reynoldsville, Ill., daughter of Henry and Sarah Lindsay Meisenheimer. She and Orris "Red" Mosby were married Jan. 12, 1933, in Jonesboro. He died Jan. 28, 1979...

JONESBORO, Ill., -- Blanche Mosby, 93, of Jonesboro died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Dec. 18, 1912, in Reynoldsville, Ill., daughter of Henry and Sarah Lindsay Meisenheimer. She and Orris "Red" Mosby were married Jan. 12, 1933, in Jonesboro. He died Jan. 28, 1979.

Mosby was a member of First Baptist Church, and Union County Home Extension.

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Survivors include a son, Orris Mosby Jr. of Jonesboro; a daughter, Donna Mosby of Carbondale, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by seven sisters and four brothers.

Friends may call at Hileman Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Verlee Eaker officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery.

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