Pearl Frances Mason (1926 - 2011)

Born 21 Jul 1926 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

Wife of Benjamin Gvillo — married 16 Dec 1947 in Madison, Illinois, United States

Died 14 Apr 2011 at age 84 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

Biography

Pearl was born in 1926. Pearl Mason ... She passed away in 2011.

Obituary

Pearl Frances (Mason) Gvillo, 84, drew her last breath on earth and first breath in heaven at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 21, 1926, in Alton, the eldest daughter of the late Edwin and Stella (Vancil) Mason.

She married Benjamin F.H. Gvillo of East Alton on Dec. 16, 1947. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1986.

Pearl attended Alton High School, worked at the Kresge lunch counter in Downtown Alton and at the Walnut Grove Ice Cream Store on Broadway in Alton. She worked as a farmer's wife for 39 years. She enjoyed square dancing, volunteering at church and spending several winters volunteering with her husband at the Southwest Indian School in Phoenix, Ariz. Upon retirement, Pearl enjoyed visiting with family, friends, traveling, fishing, and enjoying life with a special friend, the late Melvin Maxeiner.

She is survived by three children, Fredrick and wife Katherine Gvillo of Pittsboro, N.C.; Kay and husband, Walter Mueggenburg, of Durham, N.C.; and Mary Lou (Gvillo) Russell of Fosterburg; six grandchildren, Michael Gvillo and wife, Erin Kirk, of San Francisco, Calif., Jeff and wife, Lauren Gvillo, of Sammamish, Wash., Jennifer and husband, Robert Bailey, of Middleton, Ohio, Nathan and wife, Klara Mueggenburg, of Lake Forest, Ill., Benjamin and wife, Cassandra Russell, of Snohomish, Wash., Malia and husband, Mark Melhoff Jr., of Rio Rancho, N.M.; nine great-grandchildren, Claire and Emily Gvillo, Dominic and Teresa Bailey, Brian and Andrew Mueggenburg, Rebekah, Andrew and Nathan Russell; seven sisters, Ora Palmer of Hampton, Ill., Marcella and husband, Floyd Paul, of Shipman, Dorothy and husband, Ulus Dawson, of Alton, Alta Auten of Brighton, Alma Jones of Wood River, Evelyn and husband, Don Fletcher, of Godfrey, Audrey and husband, Don Goodwin, of O'Fallon, Mo.; a large extended family and a multitude of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant daughter, Barbara Ann; and three brothers, Ralph, Donald and David Mason.

In celebration of her life, visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at the Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 18, with the Pastor Troy Crain officiating.

Burial will follow at the Fosterburg Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wycliff Bible Translators, P.O. Box 628200, Orlando, FL., 32862 or World Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 948, Marion, IN 46952.

The Telegraph 15 April 2011

Burial

Fosterburg Cemetery Fosterburg Madison County Illinois, USA

Sources

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68432911