Letha Tish

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with Rev. Chuck Banning officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 6 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.Letha was born September 13, 1910, in rural Macon County, the daughter of Otto and Blanche (Webb) Karl. She married V.E. (Ted) Tish on October 27, 1931. He preceded her in death in 1967.She retired from the Decatur School District where she was a cafeteria worker for many years. She was a member of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed quilting and visiting with family and friends.Surviving are her daughter Helen Pumphrey, son Larry and wife Judy Tish, grandchildren: Christie Merriman, Debbie and husband Dan Perry, Diana and husband David Schollenbruch, Lori Pumphrey, Sheri Spain, Greg and wife Kim Tish, Beth and husband Mike Roach and Gary Tish all of Decatur; Angela and husband Rick Grossman of Bolingbrook, IL and Tracy and husband Mike Collins of Lantana, FL; 10 great grandchildren; 3 great-greatgrandchildren; 5 great-stepgrandchildren, 6 great-greatstep-grandchildren; sister Grace Karl of Evanston, IL.She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two daughters Shirley Beals and Joan Knotts, and four sisters.The family wishes to thank the long term care staff on Decatur Memorial Hospitals 6th floor where Letha resided for the last 18 months for their excellent care and love they gave her and the staff at Keystone Meadows where she resided for 6 years.Condolences may be left to the family at www.brintlingerandearl.com "
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