Obituary – Georgette Minton – Valier, IL

Georgette Minton, age 88, of Valier, IL passed away at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at the Westside Care Center, in West Frankfort, IL.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Valier, with the Rev. Wayne Purdie officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery. Arrangements are through the Leffler-Poulson Funeral Home of Benton.

Mrs. Minton was born on June 12, 1927 in Christopher, Illinois, the daughter of Juels E. DeVaux and Georgette (Chalet) DeVaux. She married Jasper Newton “Sonny” Minton and he preceded her in death.

Mrs. Minton was a homemaker and a member of the Valier United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her son Alan Minton and wife Louise of Christopher; three grandsons: Kevin Minton of Valier, Brian Minton of Christopher, Rick Wright and wife Denise of West Frankfort; four great-grandchildren: Mitchell Wright, Nicholas Wright, Dustin Minton and Noah Minton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two sisters: Yvonne Webster and Georgette DeVaux.

To leave online condolences to the family or to share memories of Georgette, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com

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