James E. Markle Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

James E. Markle, 88, of New Athens, Illinois, born September 30, 1923, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New Athens, Illinois. Mr. Markle was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Spearman, Texas. He loved farming and had horses, which he gave riding lessons to the local youth.He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Frances (Schroder) Markle; a son James Markle; a daughter, Sharon Markle; his parents, Elmer and Edella (Smith)Markle; two brothers, E.J. and Ernest Markle; and a sister, Donna Morris.Surviving are his sons, Alvin D. Markle and his wife Meriam 'Lynn', of Richmond, Texas, and Jerry Markle, of Dallas, Texas; two daughters, Carol Beane and Judy Young, both of Dallas, Texas; his granddaughter, Bianca Markle; his grandsons, James Markle, Justin Markle, Jared Markle, and John Raymond Markle; a great granddaughter, Charlotte Markle; and a sister, Veta Smith, of Dallas, Texas.Memorials are appreciated to the McPherson County Humane Society and can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 West Euclid Street; McPherson, Kansas 67460Condolences may also be expressed online at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com.Visitation: Friends may call from 12 noon to 2p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.Funeral: Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the funeral home with Rev. Jim Robinson officiating. Interment will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, Kansas.