EDITH MATHIS THRAILKILL

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Edith Mathis Thrailkill, 94, formerly of Villa Ridge and Murphysboro Ill., died Saturday March 20, 1999 at the Harborside Health Care Center in Venice, Fla.

Born March 1, 1905, she was the daughter of James William and Allie Watkins Mathis. On June 23, 1929, she married Howard M. Thrailkill of Carbondale.

He died Nov. 15, 1996. The couple had been married 67 years.

Thrailkill graduated from Southern Illinois University and received a master's degree from Columbia University in New York.

For a time, she was an art consultant for elementary schools in Connecticut before retiring to Florida.

The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was preceded in death by five sisters, two brothers and one niece.

She is survived by four nieces and four nephews.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home, with the Rev. Wiley Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds.