Marilyn Moreland

ANNA, Ill. -- Marilyn K. Moreland, 63, of Anna died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in St. Anthony's Medical Center in South County, Missouri.

She was born Aug. 15, 1953, in Anna, the daughter of Junior and Jane (Kinder) Treece. She married Dale Moreland on Feb. 26, 1977, in Anna.

Marilyn was a pharmacist. She worked for five years at Broadway Prescriptions, 10 years for Super X Pharmacy and 15 years for Kroger Pharmacy.

She received a kidney and pancreas transplant in 1989, which gave her a new lease on life, and she made the most of it. In 2010, her kidney failed, and she was plagued with health problems, one after another; however, she maintained a positive outlook and an incredible will to live life no matter what the hurdle was.

Marilyn is survived by her husband, Dale Moreland of Anna; a son, Brad (Maren) Moreland of Anna; a grandchild, Myla Moreland; her mother, Jane Treece of Wolf Lake, Illinois; a sister, Karen (Gary) Davison of Marion, Illinois; a brother, Kent (Mary) Treece of Wolf Lake; her mother-in-law, Bonnie Moreland of Anna; aunts and uncles; four nieces and nephews, Christopher (Natalie) Davison, Andrea (Shane) Wade, Kaleb (Kerri) Treece and Abbie (Jason) Stegle; four great-nieces and -nephews, Conner Wade, Hudson Wade, Avery Stegle and Koralynn Treece; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Illinois.

Funeral service for Marilyn K. Moreland will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Bill Littrell officiating. Entombment will be in the Anna City Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

To leave online condolences for the family, visit rendlemanhilemanfh.com.