Roxenia Lee Slater, 103 of East Peoria, formerly of Canton, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020, at the Loft Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton.
She was born on October 9, 1917, in St. Louis Missouri, to Robert Irl Johnson, and Ada (Tozier). They preceded her in death along with her step mother by whom she was raised, Elsie (Tozier) Johnson and one brother, Robert I. Johnson Jr.
She married Newton Manley and later she married Thomas C. Slater.
She is survived by five children, R. Eileen Manley Bieneman, Helen D. Manley Searle, Carol Slater, Tom (Lee) Jr. and Donald Slater, twenty two grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren, and several great great grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death are two children, Kermit Manley, and Dorothy Manley James, and one brother, Robert Johnson Jr.
She worked for several nursing homes as a nurse’s aide and also at St. Francis Hospital and Graham Hospital.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 3-4 pm at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home and Crematory in Canton. A funeral Mass will follow on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 10 am at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in East Peoria with a visitation 1 hour prior at the Church. Burial will be held at the Orendorf Cemetery in rural Canton.
Memorials may be made to Mass’s for her soul to St. Monica’s Catholic Church in East Peoria.
To leave online condolences, or to view Larry’s video tribute, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com
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