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Mary Carolyn Lubbers

Mary Carolyn Lubbers 71 of Weldon, IL passed away 11:30 PM February 3, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her family.
 
Services will be 10 AM, Friday, February 9, 2018, at the Weldon United Methodist Church, Weldon, IL with Rev. John Baylor and Rev. C. Don Ferrill officiating. Burial will follow at Weldon Cemetery, Weldon, IL. Visitation will be 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, February 8, 2018, at Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL.
 
Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the Weldon United Methodist Church, or Carle Hospice.
 
Carolyn was born December 23, 1946, in Monticello, IL the daughter of Walter and Mary (Milligan) Dressler. She married Terry L. Lubbers September 4, 1966, in Weldon, IL.
 
Survivors include her husband, Terry L. Lubbers, Weldon, IL; children: Cynthia (James) Megenhardt, St. Elmo, IL; and Mark (Tena Moore) Lubbers, Champaign, IL; 3 grandchildren: Hannah, Mary, and John David, St. Elmo, IL; sister, Margaret Baylor, Decatur, IL.
 
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents and 2 sons, Roger and Timothy. 
 
Carolyn worked at Parkland College from 1974 – 1978 and worked at the Peoples’ State Bank in Weldon, IL. She continued working at Parkland’s bookstore. She loved being a homemaker and raising a family. Carolyn enjoyed walking. She was involved with being a 4-H leader in Weldon, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and Decatur Walk for the Cure. The Weldon United Methodist Church was very important to her where she was a “soul winner” for Christ, and she loved being part of funeral dinners.