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5/11/09 Mary Belle Boren
Mary Belle Boren, 89, of Herrin, passed away 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving husband and family.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2009 at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home in Herrin. Rev. Donald Grammer will officiate. Interment will be in Herrin City Cemetery at Herrin. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home in Herrin. Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance and may be made to TIP Hospice or to the First Baptist Church of Herrin, envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Mrs. Boren was primarily a homemaker during her lifetime, and was best known for her meals on Sunday for her family and taking care of her five grandkids. Mary Belle and her husband, Ray, formerly owned and operated the Boren IGA Stores in Herrin, Harrisburg and Carbondale and during World War II, she also worked for an ordinance plant and a Lemon Packing Plant in San Diego, CA.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Herrin, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the Herrin Women's Club.
She was born July 18, 1919 in Herrin, IL to Ray and Hazel (Ladd) Francis.
Mary Belle was united in marriage with Ray E. Boren on July 9, 1938 in Jackson, MO. Surviving are her husband of 70 years, Ray E. Boren of Herrin; three children, Brenda Preston of Herrin, Jerry Boren of Carbondale, David and Amy Boren of Herrin; five grandchildren, Amy (Jeff) Suchadoll of Houston, TX, James Neal Preston of Portland, OR, Brian Preston (Mrs. Boren's care-giver) of Herrin, Joshua Boren and Danielle Boren of Herrin; four great grandchildren, Jordan Preston, Brandon Suchadoll, Jake Suchadoll and Jenna Suchadoll; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Barbara Francis of Herrin; nieces and nephews, Thomas (Ib) Boren of San Diego, CA, Chick (Karleen) Boren of Covington, TN, Terry and Maria Boren of Barnes, WI, Michael and Pam Musgrave of San Francisco, CA, Paulie Francis of Herrin, Sally (Brian) Suprenant of Herrin and Jim and Wendy Francis of Rochester, MN and special friend, Dorothy Mercer of Herrin.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant sister.