She was born February 10, 1926 in Peoria to Clayton and Lillian (Sweeney) Brinegar. She married Paris Sullivan on Sep. 29, 1946 in Peoria. He preceded her in death on February 26, 2018 in Chillicothe.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra (Michael) Sapit of Jacksonville, FL and Georgia (Michael) Siemann of Naperville, IL, two sons; Ron (Kathleen) Sullivan of Peoria and Gary (Connie) Sullivan of Peoria, eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Smith; and half-brother, Bill Williams.
She was preceded in death by her parents, step-father, husband, and one sister.
She was a member of Madison Avenue United Methodist Church in Peoria. She enjoyed traveling all over the world with her family, especially in her mint 1962 Cadillac. She was proud of the fact she and Parry flew on the Concorde over to London and came back on the QE2. Prior to having children, Mary Jane worked at Steak-N-Shake in East Peoria with her 2 sisters and Klein’s Department Store. She was a loving homemaker who loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She always put her children first.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Rev. Bob Jordan will officiate.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Harbor Lights Hospice or Heritage Health.
You may view Mary Jane’s obituary online at www.woolsey-wilton.com