Marjorie Lucile Bower Theobald

Marjorie Lucile Bower Theobald, age 98, died on August 13, 2021, at Heritage Health nursing facility in Gibson City.

Her memorial service will be 11 A.M., Monday, August 30, 2021, at Calvert and Metzler Memorial home in Bloomington. Inurnment will be 2:00 PM at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield for family following the ceremony. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 A.M. Monday at the memorial home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington, or your favorite charity.

Lucile was born October 11, 1922, to Charles Howard Bower and Marjorie Dale Garst in Stanford, Illinois. She was married July 26, 1942, in Bloomington, IL to Robert Lowell Theobald. They were married 71 years before he preceded her in death.

Also preceding her in death were her parents and brother, Charles Robert Bower, and a great-grandson.

Lucile is survived by her brother Marvin Dale (Carol) Bower of Scottsdale, Arizona; sons Robert Dale (Jean) Theobald, Fayetteville, NC; Daniel Boyd (Patricia) Theobald, Mahomet: David Alan (Wilma) Theobald. Bloomington; seven grandchildren, Terry Lynn (Steve) Jones, Jason Robert (Caroline) Theobald, Jeremy Boyd (Natasha) Theobald, Joshua Daniel (Beth) Theobald, Dr. Jillian Lee (Dr. Richmond Robinson) Theobald, Amanda Beth (Dan) Miller, and Bryant Nelson (Deanna) Theobald; 19 great grandchildren.

Lucile was a homemaker, but worked first as a State Farm agent employee, and then as a Mills publications executive assistant.

She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, International Chapter PEO Sisterhood, FM chapter, Bloomington, IL; Sigma Kappa Sorority at Illinois Wesleyan, a church choir member, participated in numerous plays, an avid bridge player, and a voracious reader.