Lutitia “LuAnn” Monroe, 83, of Dahlgren, died 11:35 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon. She was born Nov. 4, 1928, in Hamilton County, the daughter of Will and Lena (Bosworth) Whipple. She married the Rev. Russell A. Monroe; he preceded her in death in 2009. Mrs. Monroe is survived by her son, the Rev. Alan (wife Rhonda) Monroe of Wayne City; a daughter, Dorothy (husband Gary) Roesch of Dahlgren; three grandchildren, Rebecca (John) Kinder, Brenda Roesch and Alex Monroe; two great-grandchildren, Logan Kinder and Peyton Kinder; a brother, Gary (wife Sharon) Whipple of Dahlgren; a sister, Nana (husband Richard) Wilson of East Alton; and a sister-in-law, Katherine Whipple of Belle Rive. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a grandchild, Jessica Monroe; and two brothers, David and Bill Whipple. Mrs. Monroe was a member of McLeansboro First Baptist Church and WMU. She served as school secretary at the former Aden Grade School and also served as secretary at Monroe Accounting Service in McLeansboro. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at McLeansboro First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mark Byars and Steve Hamson officiating. Interment will be at Garrison Cemetery near Aden. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at the church. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church Building Fund or to the Baptist Children’s Home and will be accepted at Gholson Funeral Home. Gholson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.