Beulah Bourland

Beulah "Mina" Bourland, 85, of Equality, Ill.; passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2009 at Fountain View Nursing in Eldorado surrounded by her family. She was born May 12, 1923 in Warden, Ill. to Elmer and Rose (Weeks) McCann. Mina married James Laverne "Squeak" Bourland on October 18, 1946 in Woodriver, Ill. He preceded her in death on January 14, 1990. She was a member of Oak Grove General Baptist Church in Eldorado. Mina is survived by two daughters, Joan and Wayne Rexing of Equality, Marsha and Butch Smith of Harrisburg; three sons, Frank and Marla Bourland of Omaha, Allan and Jean Bourland of Fayette, Ala., John R. and Mary Kay Bourland of Equality; thirteen grandchildren and twenty-nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents; husband; her sister, Zella Sherman and her brother Bob McCann. Visitation for Mina will be held Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Equality. Rev. Arthur Austin Jr. will be officiating with burial at Zion Cemetery near Ridgway. Internet condolences may be made at www.vickeryfuneralchapel.com.