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Marlene
G. Walker
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[January 11, 2024]
ATLANTA -
Marlene G. Walker, 73, of Atlanta, passed away on Friday, January 5,
2024, at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
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Service:
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Funeral home:
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Marlene G. Walker, 73, of Atlanta,
passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at Carle
BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Memorial
Service will be held at a later date.
Marlene G. Mowery was born July 23, 1950, the
daughter of Byron Leo and Hazel Katherine Cruse
Mowery. She was united in marriage to Kenneth E.
Walker on October 31, 1986. He preceded Marlene in
death on February 12, 2023.
Marlene is survived by three sons: Eric (Lorie)
Southerland, Bryon (Jamie) Southerland, and Jason
(Beth) Southerland; niece Kathy Hollonbeck, who was
like a daughter; 8 grandchildren; 5
great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Mowery.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one infant
daughter; two grandsons: Matthew James Southerland
and Michael J. Rodriguez; and two sisters: Kaye
Comerford and Faye Zielinski. |
Marlene was a loving
homemaker/troublemaker. She attended Stanford High
School until the 11th grade and then completed her
GED. While attending Lincoln College, she became a
member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She enjoyed
crafting with various mediums and loved animals.
Memorials in Marlene’s memory may be made to the
Humane Society of Logan County.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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