Nellie June Layman

Nellie June Layman, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015 at the University of Saint Louis Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Nellie was born April 28th, 1929 in Cambria, Illinois to Denny Howell and Edith (Beavers) Howell. She was an avid gardener and took great pleasure in attracting and feeding hummingbirds. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Nellie was small in stature, but she was a pillar of strength for her 2 children, 4 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. She instilled the importance of kindness, compassion, and family, while leading by example to teach determination, persistence, work ethic and mental toughness. She married the love of her life, Ralph, on April 12th, 1952 at the Bible Fellowship Baptist Church in Carterville, IL. The two were inseparable for 62 years and had a life full of love. Nellie or "mama", as referred to by her grandchildren, will be greatly missed by family, friends, and those who knew her best. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Layman; three brothers, Howard, Carl, Homer; Five sisters, Martha Keller, Wilma Tindle, Shella Christian, Dorothy Hodges, and Ella Craddock; and three half brothers, Hershel Howell, Fred Howell, and Kenneth Vaughn. Survivors include one son; Bob Layman and wife, Barbara, of Dongola and one daughter; Debra Carter and husband, Rick, of Anna; four grandchildren, Jason Layman and wife, Mindy, of Pickerington, Ohio, Chris Layman and wife, Melissa, of Fort Branch, Indiana, Ryan Carter and wife, Torie, of Anna, Cole Carter and girlfriend, Taylor Tripp, of Anna; four great-grandchildren, Kali and Wyatt Layman of Fort Branch, Indiana, Connor and Eleanor Layman of Pickerington, Ohio; sister, Betty Palmer of Hurst; sister-in-law, Donna Howell of Carterville; brother, Jim Howell and wife, Maxine, of Carterville. Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie June Layman will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2015 in the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna with Rev. John Warren officiating. Interment will be in the Hill Crest Cemetery in Carterville. Friends may call from 5 to 8:00p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015 in the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Envelopes will be available in the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. Visitation Service Thursday, January 29, 2015,5:00PM-8:00PM Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Homes 301 West Spring Street Anna, Illinois 62906 Memorial/Funeral Service Friday, January 30, 2015,10:00AM Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Homes 301 West Spring Street Anna, Illinois 62906 Cemetery Service Friday, January 30, 2015,11:30AM Hill Crest Cemetery