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Lois Roberta Waller was born September 10, 1895 in Murphysboro Township, the daughter of Benjamin and Rosa Cowling Jenkins. Two siblings survive, Alice Huppert and Homer Jenkins, both of Murphysboro. A brother and a sister preceded her in death.
She married Frank Waller on April 3, 1920 in Murphysboro. He died in August, 1934. She leaves a son, Glenn, of Carterville. She was preceded in death by a son and daughter.
Mrs. Waller was a retired school teacher and had taught at Jenkins School, Shoal Creek School and Hiller School, all in the Murphysboro area. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Methodist church in Murphysboro, the Jackson County Historical Society, and a homemaker's extension unit.
Mrs. Waller died at the age of 85 at Jackson County Nursing Home after a one-year illness.
Southern Illinoisan, Sunday, August 30, 1981
Type: Public Announcement
Date: 1981-08-30
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