Jeanette E. Buck's Obituary
Jeanette E. Buck, 85, of Alliance, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at Northwoods Care Centre in Belvidere, IL after a lengthy illness. A lifetime resident, she was born on August 3, 1921 in Alliance, to the late Raymond and Mable (Elliot) Sherrill. Jeanette was employed as a waitress in various restaurants in Alliance and for 25 years was a Stanley Home Products Dealer. Mrs. Buck was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and founded the Lamplighters Group. She was also a member of the Heartscrabble Club. She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy (Harold) Mountz of Hanoverton and Sandra (Rex) Blaine of Rockford, IL, who she lived with for the past two years; eight grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Maurice Horner, whom she married in 1939 and Harold Buck, whom she married in 1965; grandsons James Richards, Gary Beadnell and Bill Beadnell; and a brother, Billy Sherrill. The family will receive friends at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Monday, June 25, 2007 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will be held at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Monday, June 25, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Joel L. Adkins officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Park.
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