| LINDLE McCONNELL |
| Mr. Lindle McConnell, 83, of 3716 Prairie Ridge, died at 3:12 p.m. Monday (June 11, 2001) in St. John's Hospital
in Springfield. Born December 25, 1917 in Pike County, IL., Mr. McConnell was the son of Robert and Maud Galloway McConnell. He married Mabel Baughman on February 6, 1938 in Pittsfield. She survives. Mr. McConnell was a member of Union United Methodist Church where he served as an usher and was a member of the Men's Club and a Scout Patrol Advisor. Lindle was an avid golfer and was a member of the Westview Men's Association and he enjoyed camping and gardening. Mr. McConnell served his country in the U. S. Army during WW II and was a member of the Liberty American Legion Post #640. Lindle worked on the railroad in Pleasant Hill before joining the Army. He moved to Quincy when he was discharged and was employed for 29 years at Fisher's Business Equipment and later for RTD Office Products until his retirement. Also surviving is a son, Ruel Leon McConnell and his wife Donna of Nixa, MO.; two grandchildren, Tamra Cox and her husband William of Moline, IL. and Dana McConnell and her companion Jeff Johnson of Springfield, IL.; five great grandchildren, Emma Wear and her husband Dave, Darcie Cox, Nathan Cox, Allissa Johnson and Abbi Johnson; two sisters, Roma Weir of Quincy and Wanda Franklin of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. McConnell was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Norma Arleen Brown; and two brothers, Dawson and Kermit McConnell. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 in Union United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mary Vick Roth. Burial with Military Honors by Liberty American Legion Post #640 will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 in Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home and Thursday morning from 10:00 until the time of services at the church. Memorials may be made to Union United Methodist Church. |