Rosa Mae Lindner

Rosa Mae Lindner, 82, of Du Quoin, went home to be with our Lord on June 12, 2013, in Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, in Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser. Burial was in Mitchell Cemetery Sesser.

Rosa was born in Aug. 30, 1930, on the family farm in Sesser, the daughter of Winsor and Norma Fay (Hackney) Brayfield.

She married Ferrell Harrison in 1948, then later married Virgil Lindner in 1957. He passed away in 2003.

She is survived by two sons, Steve and Marat (Moore) Lindner of Greenbelt Md., and Eric and Cathy Lindner of Du Quoin; two daughters, Sharon and George Foster of Du Quoin and Jana and Mark Cornell of Champaign; 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Brayfield of Carbondale and Joyce Donaker of Mulkeytown; two brothers, John Brayfield of Christopher and Richard Brayfield of Michigan; cousin Merreta Graham of Sesser; sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Betty Crisp.

After graduating from SIU Carbondale, Rosa taught elementary education in the Sesser and Du Quoin School districts for many years. She also worked for the State of Illinois in the Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation.

She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, listening to Gospel music, and keeping busy with her Avon customers and flea markets.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mitchell Cemetery Association ℅ Vera Malinee, 506 S. Park, Sesser, IL 62884.