BENTON - Dorothy Linn, 99, passed away at her home Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013. She was born Nov. 2, 1913, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Louis and Ethel (Davis) Hughes. She married Ernest Carl Linn and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1965. Mrs. Linn was a member of North Benton Baptist Church. She was a cook at Hill City Grade School for several years. She loved to cook and was an excellent dumpling maker. She also loved to crochet and read. Mrs. Linn worked for years for Williams Hardware then retired from VanHorn Hardware. She is survived by son, David Linn and wife, Donna, of Benton; grandson, Steven Linn and wife, Amanda, of Wisconsin; two great-grandchildren, Delaney and Gavin. Mrs. Linn was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Rueben Hughes; two sisters, Margaret Hughes and Esther Park; and a sister-in-law, Ermal Hughes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Burton Wills officiating. Burial will be in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after noon Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mrs. Linn's name may be made to North Benton Baptist Church. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from March 21 to March 22, 2013

Is Dorothy's husband Ernest Carl Linn the son of Charlie O. Linn and Maude Sanders? They had a son, Carl born about 1915. Bob -----Original Message----- From: BLS <elvis500@frontier.com> To: Franklin County <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 8:29 am Subject: [ILFRANKL] LINN, Dorothy (OBIT) BENTON - Dorothy Linn, 99, passed away at her home Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013. She was born Nov. 2, 1913, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Louis and Ethel (Davis) Hughes. She married Ernest Carl Linn and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1965. Mrs. Linn was a member of North Benton Baptist Church. She was a cook at Hill City Grade School for several years. She loved to cook and was an excellent dumpling maker. She also loved to crochet and read. Mrs. Linn worked for years for Williams Hardware then retired from VanHorn Hardware. She is survived by son, David Linn and wife, Donna, of Benton; grandson, Steven Linn and wife, Amanda, of Wisconsin; two great-grandchildren, Delaney and Gavin. Mrs. Linn was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Rueben Hughes; two sisters, Margaret Hughes and Esther Park; and a sister-in-law, Ermal Hughes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Burton Wills officiating. Burial will be in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after noon Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mrs. Linn's name may be made to North Benton Baptist Church. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from March 21 to March 22, 2013 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

per Cave Twp Cem. book Franklin Co, IL (MANDRELL-ROSE-PICKARD 2000) pg 58 HUGHES, Ethel (Loretta jm) (3 Jan jm)1892-- (8 Nov jm)1975 Lewis (Jackson jm) (20 Apr jm)1892--(23 July jm)1955 HUGHES, Margaret E. 1925--1998 (notations are mine jm) Lewis & Ethel m. 9 Oct 1912 Benton FCI Jo Ann McGhee ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@frontier.com> To: "Franklin County" <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 10:27 AM Subject: [ILFRANKL] LINN, Dorothy (OBIT) BENTON - Dorothy Linn, 99, passed away at her home Wednesday morning, March > 20, 2013. >She was born Nov. 2, 1913, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Louis and Ethel > (Davis) Hughes. >She married Ernest Carl Linn and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1965. >Mrs. Linn was a member of North Benton Baptist Church. >She was a cook at Hill City Grade School for several years. She loved to cook > and was an excellent dumpling maker. She also loved to crochet and read. Mrs. > Linn worked for years for Williams Hardware then retired from VanHorn > Hardware. >She is survived by son, David Linn and wife, Donna, of Benton; grandson, > Steven Linn and wife, Amanda, of Wisconsin; two great-grandchildren, Delaney > and Gavin. >Mrs. Linn was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Rueben > Hughes; two sisters, Margaret Hughes and Esther Park; and a sister-in-law, > Ermal Hughes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in Morton and Johnston Funeral > Home in Benton, with the Rev. Burton Wills officiating. Burial will be in > Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after noon > Saturday at the funeral home. >In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mrs. Linn's name may be made to North Benton > Baptist Church. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from March 21 to March 22, 2013