Marion Drakesmith Pollard

Memorials may be made to SSM Hospice or American Cancer Society. Marion Drakesmith Pollard, of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Friday, November 13, 2009 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late Maurice C. Pollard, Jr.; dear daughter of the late Albert and Ruth Coleman; devoted mother of Frederick W. (Mary) Drakesmith, James W. (Debra) Drakesmith, Thomas H. (Cheryl) Drakesmith, Maurice Pollard III, Antoinette "Toni" Pollard, Adele Pollard, and Paul Pollard; cherished grandmother of Matthew, Meredith, Bradley, David, Cindy, Michelle, Jonathan, Kellie, Katie, Stephanie, Douglas, Maurice IV, LaChrisha, Sammy-Jo, Chad, Lyn-Marie, Micah, Michael, and great-grandmother of 13; dear sister of Dorothy Roberts. Marion is preceded in death by her first husband Charles W. Drakesmith, son Michael J. Drakesmith, brother Cyril Coleman, and her sister Vera May. Marion was employed as a Finisher at Hitchiner from 1972-1989.