Karleen E. Mewes

Taylor Ridge, Illinois Funeral Services for Karleen E. Mewes, 83, of Gaston SC, formerly of Taylor Ridge will be Monday at 11:00 at Trimble Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Illinois City Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 6 PM at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Edgington Presbyterian Church or the American Heart Association. Karleen died on Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at the Providence Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Karleen was born on June 6, 1919 in Mercer County, Illinois to Wilbur and Coreta (Bistline) Castor. She married Maynard Mewes on July 27, 1940 in Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1981. Karleen was a member of the Edgington Presbyterian Church, the United Presbyterian Women, Home Extension, and the Buffalo Prairie Eastern Star. She enjoyed traveling, reading and eating out. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and enjoyed her "grand-dogs" Shoti and Ozy. Karleen is survived by her daughter and son-in-law; Sandra and Harold Young and a grandson, Jeremy Young all of Gaston, SC; a sister-in-law, Lola Aull of Muscatine and many nieces and nephews. Karleen was preceded in death by her parents, husband and a infant brother, Byron. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com, or you can visit with Sandra at her aunt's home in Muscatine, where she will be staying until, Friday, July 12th. END OF OBITUARY