Dewitt Obits

Dorothy Jane Cisco of Maroa

Dorothy Jane Cisco, 89, of Maroa died 6:15 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 10, 2011) in Manor Court, Clinton. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, with Tim Barbee officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial will be in Maroa Cemetery. Memorials: Wapella Christian Church. Dorothy was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Maroa, the daughter of Derrick and Bertha Ferree Braden. She was a member of Wapella Christian Church. She was retired from Ace Hardware, Clinton, and former employee of General Telephone Co. and Thorp Seed Co. She had a great sense of humor, loved life and cherished her friendships. Her church was very important to her, and her main topic of conversation was her nieces and nephews who she loved dearly. She married Wayne Thrift in 1941. He preceded her in death in 1944. She later married Herbert Lyle Cisco on June 5, 1948, in Clinton. He preceded her in death Dec. 8, 2003. Surviving are her nieces and nephews, Bill Schroeder of Franklin Park; Robert Braden, Steve Braden and Ron Braden, all of Maroa; Russel Hawks of Metamora; Mary Gualano of Estero, Fla.; Charlotte Crabtree of Decatur; Ruth Ann Wilson of Clinton; Margaret Jane VonBoeckman of Peoria; special cousin, Jerry Cisco of Waynesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; two sisters; nephew, Dick Schroeder; niece, Jane Blanchard.