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Delores Howard

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[June 14, 2010]  ATLANTA -- Delores J. Howard, 74, of Atlanta, died Friday, June 11, 2010, at 9:28 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Atlanta United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rob Roy officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of service.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Howard retired from State Farm in 2002 as an administrative assistant after 37 years with the company.

She was born June 23, 1935, in Atlanta. Her parents were John W. and Bertha V. Davis Kellems. She married Milton Howard on Dec. 2, 1953.

She is survived by her husband; her children, Sandra (and Tom) Black of Downs, Sonja (and Dave) Andrew of Ellsworth, Mark (and Beth) Howard of Atlanta, Tim (and Reva) Howard of Downs, Melissa Walters of Champaign and Daniel (and Lisa) Howard of Atlanta; two brothers, Nelson Kellems of McLean and Bill Kellems of Waynesville; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by one sister.

She was a member of the Atlanta Methodist Church.

She graduated from Atlanta High School.

Delores very devoted to her family and friends. She enjoyed raising roses and gardening, crocheting, baking wonderful cookies and apple pies. She had a special way of comforting all who knew her.

She put love into everything that she did and will be greatly missed by all.

The family would like to say a special "thank you" to the doctors and nurses at the Community Cancer Center in Normal.

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Memorials may be made to the Community Cancer Center in Normal or the Atlanta Rescue Squad.

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