Coping with Grief
We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.
Mary E. (Payne) Blood, of Coulterville, IL, formerly of Ina, IL, was welcomed to her Heavenly home on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the age of 89.
Mary was born on April 11, 1935 in Washington D.C. to Floyd and Florence Hester.
She married H. Marvin Payne on April 19, 1952 and together they were blessed with four children:
Marvin E. (Sock) Payne & wife Millie
Linda McMaster
Jeff Payne
Anne Fullerton & husband Mike
In addition to her children, surviving Mary are her grandkids and great grandkids:
Amanda Bourner (Jeff)
Melissa Kessler (Darren)
Brittany Suhling (Brandon)
David McMaster (Bethany)
Betsy Butler (Michael)
Katie Timmermann (Mike)
Christopher Fullerton (Hannah)
Robert Kaufman
Gregory Kaufman
Madelyn & Kassidy Bourner
Owen & Alyza Kessler
Breckin, Jensen, & Seeley Suhling
Hadley & Lennon McMaster
Mabry & Rhett Butler
Zoey & Brody Timmermann
James & baby Fullerton
After the marriage to Marvin ended, Mary wed Gene Blood on July 11, 1990. They remained happily married until Gene's passing on September 26, 2008.
Funeral Services for "Mean ole Mary", as many friends and family knew her, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, with Reverend Dale Burzynski officiating.
Mary will be laid to rest at Kirk Cemetery in Ina, IL.
Visitation will be Tuesday, April 30th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Johnston Funeral Home in Ina, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Mary's memory.
Fore more information or to send online condolences please visit www.johnstonfuneralhome.com
To send flowers to the family, please visit our floral store.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105
Tel: 1-800-805-5856
Web: http://www.stjude.org/