Callaway, Edra

Edra E. Callaway passed away on September 5, 2012 at Heartwood Homes care facility, Appleton, Wisconsin.

She was born November 18, 1920 in Greenview, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin and Ina (Adams) Callaway.

Edra graduated from Greenview High School in 1937 as class valedictorian, then from Peoria Illinois Business College before employment with Travelers Insurance Company. She later accepted employment in Springfield, at Sangamo Electric Company where she worked for many years, then with the State of Illinois Department of Child Welfare until her retirement in 1975. During her retirement Edra and her sister Louise lived in Springfield for 14 years until her sister’s death in 2004. Edra was known in her neigborhood for her beautiful flower gardens. After residing briefly at Lewis Memorial Christian Village in Springfield, Edra had resided at Heartwood Homes in Appleton since 2006.

Edra was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Louise (Charles, Jr.) Lockhart; her brother, Loren (Iantha) Callaway, and a half-sister Esther (Amos) Smith.

She is survived by a niece Marcia (David) Shank, Chapel Hill, NC; and nephews Roger (Terri) Callaway of Greenview; Kenneth (Carolyn) Lockhart of Springfield; Keith (Linda) Lockhart of Highland Village, TX; and Greg (Kay) Lockhart of Appleton, WI, plus several great-nieces and -nephews, friends, former neighbors and coworkers.

Funeral arrangements in Appleton are being handled by Wichmann Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens, Illinois on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM with burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Greenview following the service. Friends may call at Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens one hour prior to the time of service.

The family would like to thank the staff of Heartwood Homes for their exceptional loving and compassionate care while Edra was a resident there.