Genelle Newby

Born January 6, 1922 in Mill Shoals to Carl Owen and Erma Gladys (Pool) Leathers, she married Floyd Melvin Newby on September 17, 1938 in Morganfield, Kentucky. He died July 1, 2006 in Morton. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two sons (Gary M. Newby and Danny Lee Newby), and one sister.

Surviving are one daughter, Ellen Kay Sanders of Bartonville; two daughter-in-laws, Sharon Newby-Bowers and Cindy Newby; ten grandchildren, Paul (Mary) Sanders, Jennifer Sanders, Derek Newby, Jamie (Bob) Loeb, Heather (Dennis) Graber, Jenny (Wade) Cox, Christy (Brian) McCarthy, Bryan Newby, Sean Newby, and Joel Newby; nine great-grandchildren, Kaeleb Newby, Isaac Newby, Caitlyn Newby, Sophie Graber, Eliza Graber, Lucy Graber, Brianna Cox, Jacob Sanders,and Robert Samuel Loeb; two sisters, Mary Kathryn Dozier of Springerton and Frieda Helen (James) Rockett of Enfield; and one brother, John Robert (Maxine) Leathers of Midland, Texas.

Genelle worked for the former Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville as a housekeeper and housemother for student nurses.

She was a member of Faith Missionary Church in rural Peoria, and its Keenagers Group and Faith Quilters.

Genelle enjoyed gardening and composing gospel music. She also enjoyed playing the piano andvisited with her husband area nursing homes with their music ministry.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008at Faith Missionary Church, 1825 South Airport Road, rural Peoria. The Rev. Craig L. Hislope will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Maple Ridge Cemetery in Mapleton.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be to the Missions Fund of Faith Missionary Church, 1825 South Airport Road, Peoria, IL 61607 or Peoria Association for Retarded Citizens, Post Office Box 3418, Peoria, IL 61612.