Mary was born October 29, 1936 in Centralia IL to John and Barbara (Phillips) Beier. She married John Harold Slagle on December 26, 1958 in Centralia, IL. Together they shared 61 years of marriage, he preceded her in death on January 12, 2020.
Mary will be surviving through her three children, Marie (Chris) Zajac of Festus, MO, John H Slagle Jr. of Belleville, IL and Amy (Christopher) Gray of Belleville, IL; her three grandchildren, Synthia (Anthony) Braswell of Fairview Heights, IL, Amanda Slagle of Fairview Heights IL, and Alanna Gray of Belleville IL; and her three great-grandchildren, Daylen Braswell of Fairview Heights IL, Levi Helferstay- Braswell of Fairview Heights IL, and Kairi Braswell of Fairview Heights IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Barbara Beier, and her husband John Slagle.
Mary Slagle was a kind and giving soul. She was a school teacher and a daycare worker, but her most important job was a wife, mother, and grandmother. She was always there to help someone in need and everyone was family in her eyes. She enjoyed cooking and baking, watching her soap operas, and reading a good book. She will be dearly missed and forever loved.
Memorial donations may be made to Teach for America or the Alzheimer’s association.
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