RANTOUL -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Marsh, 91, former Rantoul resident, were Friday at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Centralia, Illinois. Mrs. Marsh, who had been ill for several years, died Dec. 20, 1957 in Denver, Colo. Mrs. Marsh was born Sept. 12, 1866 in Springfield, daughter of Edward Donaghue and Anastasia Hogan. The family moved to Rantoul in 1887. Mrs. Marsh and Harley W. Marsh were married in 1888. Surviving Mrs. Marsh are a sister, Mrs. Anna Jackson, and a brother, E. C. Donahue, both of Rantoul, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Raymond Marsh, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, all of Denver. Mrs. Marsh was preceded in death by her husband and two sons.

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