Mary Lee (Shadden)
Dawdy, 65, of 504 Plaza
Drive, Mendota, formerly of
Rockford, died May 2, 2013,
in her residence.
There will be no services.
Burial will be at Restland
Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Merritt Funeral Home,
Mendota provided arrangements.
She was born Feb. 6, 1948,
in Manchester to Harley and
Marjorie (Whitaker) Dawdy.
She worked as a waitress for
restaurants in Rockford.
She is survived by one
daughter, Patricia Holder
of Walnut Ridge, Ark.; two
sons, Jon Johann of Roscoe
and William (Priscilla)
Johann of Granite City; her
mother, Marjorie of Mendota;
one brother, Samuel (Bonnie)
Brighton; and two sisters,
Helen Jane Johnson of South
Beloit and Mary (David)
Gilliam of South Beloit.
She was preceded in death
by her father in 1990 and one
brother, Jim.
Memorials may be directed
to Mendota Area Senior Services.