Obituary of Blanche M CHASTEEN, Marion County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of Blanche M. Chasteen 8 Feb 1993 Blanche M. "Thompson" Chasteen, 80 of Kinmundy died at 7:02 a.m. Monday, February 8, 1993, at St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Illinois. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Neal Funeral Hom, Kinmundy, IL. Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to Kinmundy-Alma Emergency Medical Technicians. Mrs. Chasteen was born May 29, 1912, in Meacham Township, the daughter of Fred Ernest and Lucy Venus "Mulvaney" Thompson. She married Morris Chasteen. He preceded her in death in 1957. She was a member of the Kinmundy Christian Church. Surviving are her sons, Lester of Effingham, Marvin of Pana, Bill of Moweaqua, daughter Alice Torgler and Virginia Gibson of Salem; sisters, Normagene Hopper of Metropolis, Marjorie Pierce of Brookport, Neita Williams of Brownstown, Freida Wright of Fayetteville, NC, and Josephine Thompson of Taylorville, Illinois. 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, and four brothers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern