Glenda Bollinger

Glenda I. "Punkie" Bollinger, 92, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.

She was born Aug. 25, 1926, near Oak Ridge to John H. and Lydia A. Wedekind Ludwig. She and John W. "Bill" Bollinger were married Jan. 19, 1946. Three children were born to their union, and they had been married 63 years when Bill passed away Feb. 11, 2009.

Glenda was raised in the Oak Ridge area and was a 1943 graduate of Jackson High School. She worked at the former Litz Poultry Plant in Jackson, the former shoe factory in Cape Girardeau, briefly at the former Cousin Fred's in Cape Girardeau, and 16 years in Scott City as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1986. She was a lifelong member of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson.

Loving survivors include three children, Connie (Stephen) Wright of Jackson, David (Linda) Bollinger of Burfordville and Mark (Lisa) Bollinger of Glenallen, Missouri; two siblings, Jonell (the late Jim) McNeely of Jackson and Terry (Dorothy "Dottie") Ludwig of Cape Girardeau; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a sister, Maxine (Elmer) Southard; and a young sister, Marjean Ludwig.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Joe Rowley and Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

The family appreciates memorial contributions to Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.