Ellen Lingle

ANNA, Ill. -- Ellen Lingle, 89, of Anna died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at the City Care Center in Anna.

She was born on July 4, 1916, in Olmsted, Ill., daughter of Clyde and Myrtle Sheffer Rivers. She and Elmer Lingle were married Dec. 24, 1937. He died on March 4, 1966.

Lingle was a member of the Mill Creek Lutheran Church. She was a housekeeper with the Union County Hospital.

Survivors include two sisters, Helen North of Cobden, Ill., and Carrie Robinson of Valley Station, Ky.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a sister.

Friends may call from noon until time of funeral Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home, with Rev. Allen Speer officiating. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery in Dongola, Ill.