Pauline Christina Lant

, 87 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 1:15 a.m. Friday July 4, 2014 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born May 31, 1927 in Pekin, Illinois, the daughter of Charles E. and Nellie Mae Winkler Wilcox. On February 13, 1945, she married James Lant in Stronghurst. He preceded her in death on October 20, 2001.

Mrs Lant was a homemaker most of her married life. Earlier, she had worked at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, the Stronghurst Caf, and Vancil Locker Service in Stronghurst. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, baking, reading, and watching the television series Gunsmoke. She attended the Stronghurst Christian Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Judy (Dewaine) Sly of Media, IL, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one sister, Mary Graber of Burlington, IA, and one brother, Philip Wilcox of Mediapolis, IA. She was preceded in by her husband, parents, two sisters, Donna Newman and Vera Martin, and one brother, Robert Wilcox.

The funeral service for Mrs. Lant will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday July 7, 2014 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Stronghurst. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Stronghurst Cemetery. Memorials have been established for Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab, Henderson County Hospice, and OSF Hospice. Condolences may be left at banksandbeals.com.