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[September 28, 2010]  LINCOLN -- Jean E. Moody, 66, of rural Lincoln, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at 9:26 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield following a courageous battle with cancer.

A Memorial Mass for Mrs. Moody will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln. Father Thomas Taylor will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of the service.

At her request, her body was donated to medical science for research.

Arrangements are with Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln.

She had worked at Autoelectric Service, and Quality Glass and Glazing. She was also the office manager for the family business.

Jean Ellen Moody was born May 15, 1944, in Lincoln. Her parents were Kenneth and Bernadine Voyles Montgomery. She married C. Richard Moody on June 16, 1973, in Lincoln.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; three children, Jim Moody of Lincoln, Laura (and John) Walraven of Waxahachie, Texas, and Teresa (and Ben) Goff of Bedford, Texas; one sister, Ann Oakes of Middleburg, Fla.; one brother, Br. Bernard Ronald Montgomery of Conception, Mo.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, where she was a Eucharistic minister and also taught CCD classes.

She was a volunteer for the Land of Lincoln Girl Scout Council, serving as a troop leader, area cookie chairman and trainer for new leaders.

Jean enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting and needlework. She also enjoyed visiting historical sites and fall festivals with her husband on their Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

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She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1962.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society for breast cancer research.

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