Edith Marie Little

Marion Edith Marie Little, 85, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 2:35 P.M. at Saline Care Center. Edith was born August 20, 1924 in Marion the daughter of Alonzo & Mary (Klope) Hanks. She married William Bill Little on March 12, 1946 and together they shared over 42 years of marriage until his death on June 27, 1988. She was a member of Davis Prairie Baptist Church and worked as a cook for the Marion Unit 2 School District. She is survived by her; Son Charles Little and wife JoAnn of Mulkeytown Daughter Beulah Miskelley and husband Thomas of Marion Daughter Dianne Snyder and husband Cecil of Murfreesboro, Tennessee Son Danny Little and wife Denise of Creal Springs Ten Grandchildren Twenty Great Grandchildren Two Great Great Grandchildren Four Sisters; Fern Randall of Mt. Vernon Margurete Rushing of Jefferson City, Missouri Elise Black and husband Bob of Marion Carrie Hensley of Cuba, MO Two Brothers; Ruel Hanks and wife Mary of Pittsburg Richard Hanks of Goreville Several nieces and nephews Preceded by her Parents, Husband, Granddaughter Julie Snyder, Brothers Gilbert, Dale & Lyman Hanks Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 11:00AM at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home in Marion with Pastor John Howatt officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, May 24, 2010 from 5-8:00 PM at the funeral home. For those who prefer memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available and accepted at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home, 800 North Market Street, Marion, IL 62959.