Jeanette Helen Deyo Briggs

August 2, 1907 ~ July 2, 2014
Jeanette Helen Deyo Briggs, 106, formerly of Bradford, Ill., passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria, Ill., where she was a resident. Born Aug. 2, 1907, in Haverhill, Kan., to Albert and Rena Bevier Deyo, Jeanette was the fourth of five children. Jeanette lived in the house her father built in Bradford, Ill., since she was 1-year-old until moving to Rosewood Care in 2006. After high school, she worked in sales at Block and Kuhls and Caterpillar in 1943 in the tool crib. She was very witty, with many lifelong friends. She liked to "sit easy" and not worry. She was a lifelong member of the Leet Memorial Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary Post 445 in Bradford. She married her best friend, Dale Briggs, in 1943. He preceded her in death in 1980. They had no children. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and family members who will miss her dearly. We wish to express much gratitude to Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria for their excellent care and love shown to Jeanette during her eight years of residency, and also to Vitas Hospice for their care and compassion. Jeanette''s greatest joy was when friends and family came to visit and she''d always say, "I have no pain or worries." Memorials may be directed to American Legion Post 445 or Rosewood Care center in East Peoria. Graveside services will be Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Bradford Cemetery
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