SPRINGFIELD, IL – Mary L. Fitzgerald, 88, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village.

Mary was born in Palmyra on January 9, 1930, to Gilbert and Julia (Arnold) Shearburn.

She was preceded in death by her sons, Kenneth and Alan; brothers, Marshal "Bud" and William Wayne Shearburn; and sisters, Frances Eileen Shearburn Brown and Evelyn Eugenia Shearburn McLeese.

Mary was a homemaker and was formerly employed by Sears and a caregiver.

She is survived by her children, William (Sandie) Dennis, Richard Dennis and Mary Beth (Victor) Valencia; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Wanda Fayne Shearburn Cox.

Memorial Gathering: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 2, 2018, at Vancil-Murphy Funeral Home.