Obituaries: Flanagan

Posted on May 29, 2017

Harriet R. Flanagan

COOKSVILLE – Harriet R. Flanagan, 88, of Cooksville, died on May 28, 2017, at Heritage Health, Normal.

Her funeral will be held 12:00pm, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax.

Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington.

Visitation will be from 11-12:00pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to her church or Pancreatic Cancer Association.

Harriet was born September 14, 1928, in Clinton the daughter of Francis and Olive Brown Campbell.

She married James Flanagan on May 7, 1947 in Bloomington. He died July 19, 1978.

Surviving are her daughters, Kathy Snyder of Cooksville and Patti (Ed) Boda Avon, IN; son, Jim (Diane) Flanagan, Hartselle, AL; eight grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one son Francis.

Harriet worked in the cafeteria at Octavia Schools. She was a member of Union Church of Cooksville.

www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

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