Viola Glass' Obituary
Viola Bessie Glass, 87, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital with her family by her side.
Viola was born April 11, 1929, in Essex, MO to James and Georgia (Bunch) Coleman. She married James L. Glass. He passed away March 30, 2012.
She is survived by her son, Doyle Townsend of Decatur; two grandchildren, Tyler Harris of Schaumburg, IL and Dorothy Harris of Kankakee, IL; and two great-grandchildren; her brother, Carl Coleman of Sparta, WI.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James; her three brothers, John, Robert and James Coleman and three sisters, Dolly Chandler, Johnanna Davis and Odell Coleman.
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Viola Glass will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2016, at Jasper Street Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday before the service at the church. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to American Heart Association.
The family of Viola Glass is being served by the Moran & Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe St., Decatur, IL 62526. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.moranandgoebel.com.
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