Jefferson County Illinois Obituaries

Archer, Elinor Maureen 81

Archer, Elinor Maureen 81, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away on 
Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. 

Survived by husband Robert Archer of Mount Vernon, Illinois; 2 sons; John Thomas Archer 
and wife Mary K. of St. Louis, Missouri,Robert Richard Archer and wife Cynthia A. of Peoria, 
Illinois; daughter Debbie Bunting and husband Randy of Carmi, Illinois; 7 grandchildren; 
Zachary Thomas Archer of Chicago, Illinois,Carolyn Marie Archer of St. Louis, Missouri, 
Patrick Charles Archer and wife Lindsay of Ames, Iowa,Erin Elizabeth Archer of Chicago, 
Illinois, Michael Robert Archer of Peoria, Illinois, Emily Ann Bunting of Carmi, Illinois, 
Courtney Marie Bunting of Carmi, Illinois; sister-in-law Rosemary Mester of Petersburg, 
Illinois; several nieces and nephews survive; her parents and one brother: Henry Mester 
preceded her in death. 

Elinor was a member of the St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary in Mount Vernon.
Born Thursday, July 31, 1924in Springfield, Illinois to Elmer Henry Mester & Mary (Linges) 
Mester. She Married Robert Archer on January 26, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois. She Retired 
from working as a secretary at Mount Vernon Township High School and also worked for several 
years in the Real Estate business.

Services: Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Hughey Funeral 
Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Minister TBAVisitation will be from 12 Noon to 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, 
August 1, 2006, at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Interment Oakwood Cemetery in 
Mount Vernon, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the St. Mary's Good Samaritan 
Hospital Auxiliary and will be accepted at the funeral home and the chapel or may be mailed to 
Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.Arrangements have been entrusted to 
the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com 
for further information. 


Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Date: August 1, 2006
Submitted by Cindy Ford 

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