September 13, 2001

Vertis Ralls

ANNA, Ill. -- Vertis Irene Ralls, 78, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Oct. 2, 1922, in Delta, Ill., daughter of Harry and Lou Gearing Goleaner. She and Robert Lee Ralls were married Dec. 22, 1940, in Jackson, Mo...

ANNA, Ill. -- Vertis Irene Ralls, 78, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill.

She was born Oct. 2, 1922, in Delta, Ill., daughter of Harry and Lou Gearing Goleaner. She and Robert Lee Ralls were married Dec. 22, 1940, in Jackson, Mo.

Ralls was a member of Jonesboro Pentecostal Church.

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Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Peggy Youngblood of Anna; three sons, Jack Ralls of Dongola, Ill., Darrell and Dennis Ralls of Anna; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two granddaughters, two sisters, and two brothers.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 6 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Rev. Joe Aldridge and Carolyn Green will officiate. Burial will be in Valley Mission Cemetery.

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