The girl from the Cabbage Patch Shirley Faye Lovell, 78 of Roxana, IL. passed away the early morning of September 18, 2013. Shirley was born on March 1, 1935 in a little place in southern Illinois called the cabbage patch near Aden, IL to George and Mary Redmon. Shirley was married to Everett L Tedford in Shawnee Town, IL. in 1953 until his death in 1989. She later married Frank N Lovell of Roxana, IL. in 1994. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Sharon and husband Larry Biggerstaff of McLeansboro, IL and Sheila and husband Randy Bligh of Alton, IL. Shirley is survived by brothers Everett Redmon of Springerton, IL. and Roy Redmon of McLeansboro, IL. and Sisters Helen Sever of McLeansboro,IL., Hazel Buchanan of Paragould, AR., FloAnn Hart of McLeansboro, IL and Linda Dickey of Wayne City, IL. Also Surviving are her grand children Lance and wife Maggie Dillinger of Wood River, IL., Amanda and husband Vaughn Bosaw of Alton, IL., Brandon Dillinger of McLeansboro, IL., Justin Bligh of East Alton, IL., and Erin Bligh of Alton, IL. Shirley also had 7 great-grandchildren; Trenton, Kirsten, Dade, Hudson, Sheldon, Piper and Chloe. Shirley was preceded in death by her Parents, her Husbands, Brothers Orville, Marvin "Cotton",and Ronnie as well as sister Ruby Jean Sefried. Shirley was a proud strong woman who loved large family dinners, watching her grandchildren, spring time and the time of new growth as well as the changing of the leaves in the fall, she always enjoyed working out in her garden and tending to her flowers. Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each other That we are still Call me by my own familiar name Speak to me in the easy way you always used Put no difference into your tone Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed At the little jokes we always enjoyed together Play, smile, think of me, pray for me Let my name be ever the household word that it always was Let it be spoken without effort Without the ghost of a shadow in it Life means all that it ever was There is absolute unbroken continuity What is death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind Because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you for an interval Somewhere very near Just around the corner All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost One brief moment and all will be as it was before How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again! Canon Henry Scott-Holland