Mary Francis Thurmon, age 96, of Orion, died Sunday, January 23, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, Geneseo.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, Ltd. Orion with a visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Dayton Corner, Colona, IL. Memorials may be made to Orion Ambulance.
Mary was born October 4, 1908 in Patomic, IL, the daughter of Fred and Sarah Jane Dunn Brinker. She married Gerald Thurmon on July 14, 1929at the Methodist Parsonage in Colona, IL. He preceded her in death on July 1, 1973.
Mary did her nurses training in Sterling, IL and worked in the early1950's as a nurse at Oak Glen Home in Coal Valley. She was a member of First Christian Church, Moline.
SURVIVORS
Daughter Norma(Quint)Stromquist Orion
5 Grandchildren, 9 Great grandchildren, 6 Great Great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by daughter, Geraldine Marie Thurmon; three brothers and one sister.
Online condolences may be expressed to Mary's family by visiting her obituary at www.esterdahlmortuary.com.