Mary Lee Pinkstaff, age 82 of Lawrenceville, Illinois, died December 8, 2015, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 27, 1933, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Maude (Eagle) Rushing. She married Donald M. Pinkstaff and he died February 25, 1994.
Mary Lee worked at Bank and Trust in Robinson, Illinois and for Frank Ladner at Huntleigh Securities/RT Jones Investing in Lawrenceville for 18 years. She also worked as a volunteer for Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. Mary Lee was a member of Calvary Apostolic Church and VFW.
Preceding Mary Lee in death were her parents, her husband Don, two brothers, Skip and Earl, and one sister Betty Stanker.
Survivors include one son, Todd (Pebbles) Jones of Rock Falls, Illinois; three daughters, Susan (Gary) Cornes of Lawrenceville, Melody (Steven) Olivadoti of Winston Salem, North Carolina; and Wendy (Bobby) Clements of Monticello, Georgia; two sisters, Thelma Worley and Cecil McKeighen both of Lawrenceville; ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.
Funeral services will be 1 PM Saturday at Calvary Apostolic Church in Lawrenceville.
Visitation will be from 11 AM to 1 PM Saturday at the church
Burial will take place in Lawrenceville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Calvary Apostolic Church.
Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home in Lawrenceville is handling the arrangements.