Connie Nolen

Connie S. Nolen, 78, of Sullivan, died 1:35 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2017 in her home.

Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Reed Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Dona officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday. The family request casual dress. Memorials are suggested to the St. Judes Children’s Hospital or the ASPCA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.

Mrs Nolen was born December 13, 1938 in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Grover and Ida Mae Cherry Robison. Connie retired from General Electric in Mattoon and was a member of the Broadway Christian Church, Mattoon. She married Howard Nolen on March 15, 1963 in Bethany and he survives.

Also surviving are her daughters Lora (Bill) Frazier of Sullivan, Kelly (Jack) Brown of Sullivan and Tiffany Nolen of Mattoon; grandchildren Rachel Nowlin, her sons Skylar and Lane; Kristina Brownlee, her sons Aidan and Blaze; Haily Brown; Brooke Jewel; Paige Schoonover, her son Chance; Ben Schoonover, his sons Landen, Ethan and Mason; brother Grover ‘Joe’ Robison of Long Creek; sisters Bette Porter of Leander, TX, Beverly ‘Bonnie’ Denton of Decatur and Judith Barnes of Shelbyville.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved cat Opie.

Connie lived her life to the fullest. She enjoyed traveling, winters in Florida, camping and long talks with her family on the front porch. She adored animals, especially her beloved cat Opie. Connie was a friend, a mother, a grandmother and a beautiful wife. She loved her family immensely and was very proud of each of them. She was the glue that held her family puzzle together and though that piece of puzzle is missing, her ray of light will forever shine. She will be deeply missed by everyone that was a part of her life. Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end, they simply mean we’ll miss you until we meet again.