Pearl Ellen Born

MURPHYSBORO - Pearl Ellen Born, 91, of Murphysboro, passed away at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with Reverend Shaker Samuel officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 also at Meredith Funeral Home. Interment will be private at Oakland Cemetery in Carbondale. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or the First Baptist Church, Murphysboro are the preferred form of remembrance and will be accepted at the funeral home. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.meredithfh.com. Pearl Ellen was born at Makanda, IL on November 8, 1920, to Edd and Daisy (Parker) Blessing. She married Olin Frost in 1936 and he passed away in 1959. Then she married Henry Born in 1961 and he passed away in 1980. She is also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include four children and their spouses, Shirley Frost (Lamont Pate) of Merritt Island, FL, Phyllis (Joe) Moore of Bloomington, IL, Don (Mary) Frost of Murphysboro IL, and Vickie Frost (Richard Green) of Murphysboro, IL; a special nephew and his wife, Jerry Lee (Mary Sue) Bradley, of Thompsonville, IL.; nine grandchildren, Michael Parrish, Orlando, FL, Steven Parrish, Merritt Island, FL, Thomas Moore, Marshall, IL, Angela Moore Wright, Springfield, IL, Robert Moore, Albany, NY, Laura Frost, New York, NY, Elizabeth Green Wasser, Moline, IL, Andrew Green, Baltimore, MD, and Jennifer Jacqout Broadhurst, Fleming Island, FL.; 14 grandchildren; and one great great grandson. Pearl Ellen was a member of the First Baptist Church in Murphysboro and was a homemaker. She will be remembered as a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend and always had a smile.



Service:



Saturday, March 17, 2012 1 p.m.



Meredith Funeral Home







Visitation:



Friday, March 16, 2012 5-7:30 p.m.



Meredith Funeral Home