Allene F. Fugate

Allene F. Fugate, nee Bailey, age 90, late of Lansing, IL, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 12, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Samuel C. Fugate.  Loving mother of James (late Kathy) Fugate and Karen (late Carl) Lindell.  Proud grandmother of 6; cherished great-grandmother of 7; great-great-grandmother of one.  Dear sister of Bob, and Jim Bailey, and the late Dorothy McLaughlin, Wheeler Bailey, Bishop Bailey, Ruby Craft, Jewel Hendren, Golden Scism, Bill Bailey, and Charles Bailey; Special sister of Dan Lacy, the late Hilda Benton, and late Carleen Steele.  Kind aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews.  Preceded in death by her parents John and Roxie Bailey.  Visitation Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Funeral service Monday, September 16, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. with Brother Lowell J. Mullins officiating, at Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home James E. Janusz Director, 649 E. 162nd St. (Rt.6/159th St.) South Holland, IL 60473.  Interment Skyline Memorial Park Cemetery – Monee, IL.   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Little Ellen Baptist Church, 1165 Oak Ridge Dr. Manteno, IL 60950, greatly appreciated.