On January 2, shortly after noon, after several days with her earthly eyes closed, Eileen Summers’ spiritual eyes were opened to see the heavenly band of angels coming to escort her thru the gates of pearl to see her Lord Jesus and to her new heavenly home with no more pain and no more mental anguish of the dementia that she had suffered with for 12 years. She had been a resident of Greentree Memory Care in Mount Vernon for the last seven years of her life.

A Visitation will be held Saturday, January 5, 2019 at from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Christian Fellowship Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 12:00 P.M. with Pastor Tom Hunter officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Eileen’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Call Newell Funeral Home – Mount Vernon at 618-246-0100 or visit newellfuneralhome.com for further information.