Jodi Marlo

DUPO, Ill. -- Jodi A. Thurston Marlo, 45, of Dupo, formerly of Villa Ridge, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 20, 2018, at her home.

Jodi was born Dec. 26, 1972, in Alton, Illinois, to Clinton J. and Jerri Bierbaum Thurston.

She was a graduate of Meridian High School Class of 1991 in Mounds, Illinois, and a graduate of Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, was very social and she loved her children.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents and her father.

Survivors include her mother, Jerri Bierbaum Thurston of Villa Ridge; sons, Liam Franke and Jaxson Franke, both of Dupo; daughter, Cailie Marlo of Dupo; two brothers, William J. Thurston of Villa Ridge and John C. (Vivian) Thurston of Chicago; two sisters, Jennifer L. Thurston of Grand Chain, Illinois, and Carol Jeanine (Wesley) Gilliland of Mounds; and nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cairo, Illinois, with Monsignor Bill McGhee officiating.

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