Anna K. “Billie” Ligon
Of Arlington Heights

Anna Kathryn “Billie” Ligon was born on July 28, 1919 in Louisiana, Missouri to the late John Otto Bell and Justine Agatha (Bruch) Elder and passed away on March 24, 2010 in Buffalo Grove. Left to celebrate her joyous life are her children Kathryn Jasper and her husband, Charles, from Prosper, TX and Ken Ligon and his wife, Claudette, of Palatine, IL; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 2 nieces and other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John E. Ligon; son, Richard A. Ligon; granddaughter, Heather E. Harvell and sister, Polly Hunter.

Billie met Johnny in Louisiana, MO, when she was just 11 years old. When Johnny proclaimed that he was going to marry her someday, she kicked him and ran home crying. Eventually Johnny’s proclamation came to pass, and they were married on June 8, 1940. They moved to Arlington Heights in the early 1950s, where they raised their family and had many life-long friends that were near and dear to them. She worked for Paddock Publications for over 25 years, where she was a dedicated employee and friend to all. She was a loving and loyal wife, a wonderful and nurturing mother and a grandmother extraordinaire. She never met a stranger and all who knew her loved her for her sweet and caring nature and her fun-loving spirit. She saw the world through rose colored glasses. We were all blessed to have had her in our lives.

Visitation Monday, March 29, 2010 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights. Funeral service 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd. Interment is at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your local Alzheimer’s Assn. of Greater Chicago, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631 in Billie’s name.