Rowena Huddleston Obituary (1933 - 2020)

Rowena Huddleston, 87 of Nokomis passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at Nokomis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was born June 6, 1933 in rural Tower Hill daughter of William and Edna (Nihiser) Ukena. She married Rodell Huddleston in 1950 in Arkansas and he preceded her in death in 2002. Rowena graduated Pana High School with the class of 1950 and had worked at Mallory's and for 28 years for Ronk Electric in Nokomis. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Witt where she was an active member of the Methodist Women. Later in life she enjoyed doing food demonstrations at the Pana Walmart. She also enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, playing Bingo and most importantly, spending time with her family. She is survived by her children Larry (Brenda) Huddleston of Nokomis, Terry Huddleston and significant other Susan Cooley of Ramsey, Jerry (Bonnie) Huddleston of Decatur, Rick (Denise) Huddleston of Oconee and Vicky Gingras of Brandon, FL; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 3 great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and special Uncle Joseph Ukena. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at McCracken-Dean Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Lawton officiating. Burial will follow at Mound Cemetery in Pana. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until the time of the services on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the funeral home. Memorials in Rowena's honor are suggested and may be made to Mound Cemetery Association for care of the cemetery and will be accepted by McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, which is assisting her family.