Lillian Ruth Cowgill's Obituary
Lillian Ruth Cowgill, 92 of Decatur, formerly of Niantic, died Sunday December 30, 2007 in Fair Havens Christian Home.
Graveside services will be 10:00 am Thursday January 3, 2008 in Boiling Springs Cemetery with Rev. Lawrence Flaugher officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 pm Wednesday evening in Moran & Goebel Funeral Home.
Ruth was born on October 2, 1915 in Niantic, IL the daughter of Frank and Lottie Stout Sweet. She worked as a Cashier for Eisner's Grocery Store. She married Raymond Cowgill on June 6, 1933 in Macon County he preceded her in death on August 17, 1998.
Surviving are her sons, Max Cowgill and wife Anna of Decatur; Alan Cowgill and wife Judy of Springfield; seven grandsons, and sixteen great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, four sisters, and one son, Marvin Cowgill.
The family of Lillian Ruth Cowgill is being served by Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe Street, Decatur.
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