OSSIE ENDERS

HERRIN, Ill. -- Ossie Pearl Bonds Enders, 54, of Herrin died Friday, July 7, 2000, at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo.

She was born Oct. 15, 1945, at Randles, Mo., daughter of John and Rosie Breese Bonds. She and Richard Paul Enders were married July 10, 1974. He died June 29, 1998.

Enders was a member of Freewill Baptist Church at Whiteash, Ill.

Survivors include a son, Kevin Wilkerson of Johnston City, Ill; three stepsons, Bill Enders of Tinley Park, Ill., Bob Enders of Orland Park, Ill., Tom Enders of Kenosha, Wis.; three brothers, Henry Bonds of Kankakee, Ill., Billie Bonds of Herrin, Cecil Bonds of Johnston City; three sisters, Ethel Hanners of Bourbonnais, Ill., Pauline Mobley Stevens of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Dorothy James of Pocahontas, Mo.; five grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; and a special friend, Gary Cassidy of Bourbonnais.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Eddie Null officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Arbor, Mo.