Mildred Calvin

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Mildred Ruth Calvin, 87, of Villa Ridge died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Jackson Manor in Jackson.

She was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Villa Ridge, daughter of Glenn W. and Myrtle Helman Aldrich Sr. She married Raymond Calvin, who died Nov. 22, 1980.

Calvin was a member of Villa Ridge Union Church and its Ladies Aid.

Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Palmer of Dongola, Ill., Thomas Palmer of Seattle, Richard Palmer of Vienna, Ill.; a daughter, Marilyn Melton of McLeansboro, Ill.; a stepson, Harold Calvin of Alton, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a number of stepgrandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, and from 12:30 p.m. to service time Sunday at Villa Ridge Union Church.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge.