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Marjory McGill, 100,

Marjory McGill, 100, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at Wabash General Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born August 20, 1921, in Keensburg, Illinois, the daughter of Charles E. and Pearl Ellen (Gray) Kennard. She married Glenn C. McGill and together they enjoyed fifty-eight years of marriage until his passing on July 17, 2000.

Marjory enjoyed her career as a financial office clerk until her retirement from American General Finance. She dearly loved to cross stitch and spent many hours creating beautiful things. Marjory was a UK basketball fan and also enjoyed keeping up with both the Cardinals and Cubs baseball teams. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Marjory was a very good cook and loved to prepare meals for her family. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and was very kind to all who knew her. She will be dearly missed.

Marjory will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Kay Althouse, Terry Bender, and husband Fred; son, Tracy McGill, and wife Barbara; grandchildren, Andrew T. Althouse, Allison (Derek) Archer, Clint (Ashli) Bender, Patrick (Selin) McGill, Jonathan (Courtney) McGill; five great-grandchildren.

Marjory was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Pat McGill; son-in-law, Charles Althouse; brother, Charles Kennard Jr.

Graveside Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2022, at Highland Memorial Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in Marjory’s memory to ---.

Keepes Funeral Home is serving the family with the arrangements. To view Marjory’s tribute wall, leave condolences and purchase flowers for the McGill family, please visit www.KeepesFuneralHome.com.