Marian Lee

MARIAN E. LEE, 74, of Peoria, IL, passed away at 9:12 P.M. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at OSF ST. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main in Arcola, IL. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Edwards Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior. Rev. Rod Drury will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery.

Marian was born on June 1, 1939 in Bryant, Indiana. She was the daughter of William Darwin and Blanche Opal (Ebersole) Butcher.

She is survived by four sons; Michael Lee and his wife Lynn of Spring City, TN, Nolan Lee and his wife Cindy of Arthur, IL, Shawn Lee and his wife Jennifer of Lino Lakes, MN, and James Lee and his wife Regina of Toledo, IL; two daughters: Marcia Spear and her husband Bobby of Arcola, IL, and Joyce Lee of Peoria, IL; twenty-three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, James Butcher and his wife Patricia of The Villages, FL; one step-sister, June Smith of Bryant, IN; one sister-in-law Wanda Butcher of Angola, IN and one daughter-in-law Tina Lee of Hindsboro, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Nathan, Lee, two brothers, William and Paul Butcher her step-mother, Edith Butcher and her Aunt Bernadine Houser who was like a mother to her.

Marian worked as a Data entry operator for banks and insurance companies for many years.

She liked sewing and reading, and she was a member of the Peoria Christian Fellowship.

Marian always enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren.