Marguerite J. Overbey, 86, of Lincoln died Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at 9:45 a.m. at the Christian Village.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Zion Cemetery, with the Rev. Dennis Shaw officiating. There is no visitation.
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs. Overbey had worked at U.S. Corrugated Box Co.
She was born Jan. 10, 1920, to Alvis Zepho and Emma Coldwell Laughner. She married Marion E. Overbey on Sept. 25, 1936, at St. Charles, Mo. He preceded her in death Dec. 26, 1999.
She is survived by two sons, Jerry Overbey of Beason and Guy Overbey of Lincoln; two daughters, Marian M. Howerton of Lincoln and Emma May Boyd of Lincoln; two sisters, Helen Overbey of Lincoln and Mary Jane Dunn of Springfield; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the bus fund at Friendship Manor.
Family Members
Parents
Alvis Zepho Laughner
1894–1983
Emma Grace Coldwell Laughner
1896–1996
Spouse
Marion E. Overbey
1919–1999
Siblings
Mary Jane Laughner Dunn
1917–2016
Helen C. Laughner Overbey
1918–2014
Children
Jerry E. Overbey
1939–2012
Emma May Overbey Boyd
1942–2016