Patricia Ann Lingle, 81, of Marion, Illinois, and formerly of Goreville, Illinois

Patricia Ann Lingle, 81, of Marion, Illinois, and formerly of Goreville, Illinois, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 4:50 a.m. She was born on Monday, February 15, 1943, in Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, the daughter of Jay Edward and Marion Virginia (Langlois) Potter. On June 22, 1963, she married Clyde Ernest Lingle in Maywood, Illinois, and they were married for over 45 years before his passing on January 4, 2009.

Pat graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois in 1961. After high school, she worked at Roses’, a neighborhood market where she met Clyde. After moving to Southern Illinois, she worked as a cook for Goreville Schools. She then cooked in the student cafeteria at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for many years until retiring in 2006. She also volunteered at the local 4-H Camp for many years. During her time at SIUC, she welcomed many students and their families to join her and her family for holidays and other special events. Many became lifelong friends. Pat often expressed her love and kindness to others by preparing and delivering meals to those who were ill or bereaved. She was grateful for her friends and family and blessed by the time she spent with them.

She is survived by her daughter Michelle (Philip) Roberts of Marion, IL; grandsons Nicholas (Sarah) Roberts of Crossville, IL, Brendan (Cheyenne) Roberts of Raymore, MO and Ethan (Christine) Roberts of West Frankfort, IL; great-grandchildren Eloise Finley, Ezekiel David, Otto Willoughby, Adalind Maud and Amos Ray; sisters Mildred Cisneros of Bedford, IN and Barbara (Don) Shirley of Bedford, IN; bonus family members Christy Rector, Tanya Musumhi, Heberto and Patricia Santana, along with their children Maria, Isabel and Sofia; special friends Susan Beckman, Faye Barnett and Theresa Bowns; brothers-in-law Jerry Lingle and Howard Lingle; and several nieces and nephews.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband and parents, brothers Robert and Phillip Potter; sister Marie Lingle; mother-in-law and father-in-law Ina Mae and Ernest Lingle; brothers-in-law Richard Lingle and Juan Cisneros; sisters-in-law Anna Belle Rector-Abbey, Donna Potter and Janice Lingle, and a good friend, Elsie Anderson.

A funeral service for Pat Lingle will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Bethlehem Cemetery, 900 Robin Woods Lane, Tunnel Hill, IL, with burial to follow immediately. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Goreville First Baptist Church, 608 West Main Street, Goreville, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Goreville First Baptist Church or Bethlehem Cemetery. Services are being conducted by the Roberts family with assistance from Jordan Funeral Group and Pyle Funeral Homes