- Date Of Birth: April 3, 1932
- Date Of Death: November 12, 2021
- State: Illinois
Marilyn J. Deatherage, 89, of Washington, IL, formerly of Metamora, IL, passed away at 2:22 am on Friday, November 12, 2021, at Unity Point Health-Methodist in Peoria. She was born on April 3, 1932, in Cazenovia, IL, to Lee and Marcella (Rich) Bachman. She married Robert W. Deatherage on March 17, 1950 in Metamora, IL. He passed away on February 3, 2001.
Surviving are her five children, Steven (Donna), Stan (Cyndi), Beverely, Debra, and Scott (Kathy); twelve grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and three sisters, June Zimmerman, Sharon Hodel, and Velda Winkler. She was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter.
Marilyn worked as an inspector and special packer for Hallmark in Metamora for 25 years, until her retirement in 1994.
