Mary Light

Mary D. Light, 78, of rural Dongola, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at her home. 

She was born on Feb. 5, 1943, in Waukegan, the daughter of Harold James and Esther Ethel Bourland Frick. 

She married Robert Carlyn Light on Sept. 28, 1963, in Mt. Pleasant.

She is survived by her loving husband, Carlyn Light of Dongola; a daughter, Darla (Jason) Lingle of Dongola; granddaughters Cheyenne Lingle and Shaylee Lingle (Zach O’Neal), all of Dongola; three sisters, Maxine (Michael) Pixley of Basalt, Colo., Janice (Harold) Davis of Conway, S.C., and Barbara (Juan) Hash of Plano, Texas; two brothers-in-law, Gaylon (Cindy) Light of DeSoto and Lee (Betty) Light of Dongola; several nephews and nieces; special friends Lou Curdie and Bobby Stevens; other relatives and many friends.  She leaves two fur babies, Holly and Tracy. She was preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church in Perks and enjoyed attending the Southern Range Cowboy Church in Goreville with her husband. 

She retired from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, where she worked 20 years as a tech. She loved raising vegetables and goats on the farm. 

She was a member of the Anna Order of the Eastern Star and the Red Hat Society. She was a social butterfly, and loved attending events and traveling.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, with Jason Forby officiating. Interment was in Christian Chapel Cemetery in Dongola.

Memorials can be made to the Southern Range Cowboy Church or to Maple Grove Baptist Church. 

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna was in charge of arrangements.