Leona Vannatta, 99, of Mount Vernon, Illinois passed away at 2:40 P.M. March 5, 2019 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born November 15, 1919 in rural Bluford, Illinois to the late William J. Bean and Maude A. Voyles. She married the late George Frederick Vannatta on July 24, 1939 in Jackson, Missiouri. They were blessed with nearly forty-nine years of marriage before he preceded her in death on July 8, 1988.

A Visitation will be held Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 12:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Summersville Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois. A Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 P.M. at Summersville Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois with Reverend Don Verhines officiating.  Interment will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Summersville Baptist Church.

Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.