Dear Joe,
I was so sorry to hear of Wendy's passing. She was such a dear woman. I Miss the two of you and my prayers are with you that you get along well. I know you will miss her after all these years. The two of you seemed to get along so well. Sorry I missed you yesterday when you stopped by but George was glad to see you. This is our granddaughter's birthday or I would have came to the memorial service today. Anytime you are in town. please stop by. We have fond memories of you both.
sheaslett@yahoo.com
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She was born on January 5, 1956 in Herrin, the daughter of Armand and Jane (McNeil) Parola. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Eric Morris. She married Joseph M. Richey on October 18, 1999 in Springfield. He survives.
Wendy is also survived by her daughters of a previous union, Keri Morris of Hot Springs, AR and Peri Morris of Cambria; stepchildren Joe Jr. and Dawayne Hight of Peoria, Rochelle Chase of Chillicothe, Erik Richey of Davenport, IA, Emilie Richey of Cambridge and Crystal Garner of Springfield; grandchildren, Will and Sly Hardy of Springfield, Amber Meadows of Zeigler, Amarah, Emma, Isaiah, Oliana, Ulana, Yavela, and Alyssa Richey of Cambridge; siblings, Virgil Parola of Springfield, John Parola of Bangkok, Thailand, Vikki Devor of Brazil, IN and Linda Duprey of Royalton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the Riverside Community Church and lived her life for the Lord. She and her husband worked together to minister and share their own testimonies in the Celebrate Recovery Program, both at their previous church in Southern Illinois and also at Riverside.
Wendy loved animals and devoted her life to the care and rescue of many furry friends over the years. In her earlier life, she worked as a seamstress and recently was self-employed doing home improvement and cleaning services. Lastly, she was the House Manager at Prairie Center of the Arts.
She loved to spend time with family and friends and will be greatly missed.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be at noon on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Riverside Community Church.
Memorial contributions may be made in Wendy’s memory Cancer Treatment Centers of America or Vitas Hospice Care.
Arrangements have been entrusted with Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue, in Peoria.
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My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage