Lucille Smithey

ANNA, Ill. -- Lucille Smithey, 82, of Anna died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at City Care Center.

She was born June 21, 1919, at Mill Creek, Ill., daughter of Clyde D. and Eulalah Dillow Mowery. She and Winfred Smithey were married Jan. 5, 1937, in Pulaski County. He died Dec. 18, 1959.

Smithey lived in Alton, Ill., for several years. She had worked at Owens-Illinois Glass Co. in Alton, Park's Drug Store and Capel's Pharmacy in Anna. She later moved back to Mill Creek where she lived until moving to Anna in 1999.

She was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Mill Creek.

Survivors include two brothers, Robert Mowery of Columbus, Ohio, Perry Mowery of Union County, Ill.; and a sister, Jean DeFrates of Springfield, Ill.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill., from 5-7 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bob Richardson officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.