December 6, 2001

Nina Champion

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Nina Mae Champion, 89, of Carbondale died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill. She was born March 14, 1912, in Knoxville, Iowa, daughter of Oren and Minnie Gullion Ross. She and Charles Champion were married June 10, 1952. He died in December 1977...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Nina Mae Champion, 89, of Carbondale died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill.

She was born March 14, 1912, in Knoxville, Iowa, daughter of Oren and Minnie Gullion Ross. She and Charles Champion were married June 10, 1952. He died in December 1977.

Champion had been a childcare worker, and was a member of the Church of God in Carbondale.

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Survivors include a son, Loy Addington of Makanda, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., after 10 a.m. Saturday.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery.

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