Violet Tweedy

ANNA, Ill. -- Violet Louise Tweedy, 87, of Anna died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Dec. 27, 1915, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Clarence Preston and Dollie Mae Graham Black. She married Russell Tweedy, who died June 30, 1982.

Tweedy was a cashier 31 years at Anna IGA, retiring in 1991. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Alto Pass, Ill.

Survivors include a son, Gary Buckner of Anna; two stepdaughters, Ann Tweedy and Dawn Blaise of Murphysboro, Ill.; and a brother, Allen Black of Malden, Mo.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dr. John Dever, the Revs. Davy and Danny Miller, Tim Sadler and Perry Williams officiating. Burial will be in Alto Pass Cemetery.