WILLIE BELL MACON Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Willie Bell Macon, 83, of Kankakee, IL, died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the home of her daughter. Visitation will be Friday, March 8, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral services at 12:00 noon at Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Howard Wills Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Mound Grove Gardens of Memory. Willie Bell Macon was born September 7, 1929 in Macon, Mississippi to Early and Rosie Washington Bankhead. She was baptized at an early age at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where she served as a Missionary and on the MotherÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Board. Ms. Macon, a resident of the area for 35 years, was a housekeeper for numerous families and will be remembered for her unconditional love and devotion to her family. She collected dolls. She was united in Holy Matrimony to Samuel Earl Orr on June 9, 1946 and later to Walter Macon on June 10, 1956, both preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons and a daughter-in-law, Samuel and Lubertha Orr of Macon, Mississippi and Tommie Orr of Mississippi; two daughters and one son-in-law, Lula Selvie of Kankakee, IL and Annie Pearl and John Shelton of Brooksville, Mississippi; one brother, Ruben Rupert of Macon, Mississippi; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Walter Macon, one daughter, Sammy Mae Orr, three sisters, Carrie Lee Roby, Mary Alice Cotton and Georgia Anna Rupert, and a son-in-law, Sylvester Selvie.

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WILLIE BELL MACON

September 7, 1929 - February 28, 2013