Marcella Dighton Obituary Marcella Rose Dighton, 87, of Carthage, passed away at 7:10 P.M. Thursday evening, February 05, 2015 at the Montebello Care Center in Hamilton. Marcella was born January 19, 1928, the daughter of Orval and Rowena Esther (Elgin) Haislip in Wellsville, Missouri. She attended Carthage High School in 1946. On December 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to Roy Dighton at the First Baptist Church in Carthage. He preceded her in death in 2009. Marcella had worked at Memorial Hospital in Carthage for 5 years and for the telephone company for two years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed tending her garden and baking bread, and cooking for friends and family. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Carthage and was the organist for many years. Marcella is survived by three children, Larry (Connie) Dighton of Carthage, Gary Dighton of Carthage, and Lisa Dighton of Denver, Colorado; six grandchildren, Robert (Tammy) Dighton, Jari Dighton, Jill Murphy, Jeffrey Dighton, Misty (Troy) Forquer, and Brandon Tovrea; great grandchildren, Kody Belshaw, Leann Belshaw, Alivia Dighton, Kane Forquer, Kayden Dighton, Gretta Flynn and Grady Dighton; one great great grandson, Kaesen Gale; a sister, Jeanette (Don) Pfeifferling of Quincy; and two sisters-in-law, Deanna Haislip and Marcia Duffy. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Terry Dighton in 1980; and two brothers, Carl and Robert Haislip. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday morning at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage with burial to follow in Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage. Visitation will be held Saturday morning from 9:00 A.M. until time of services at 11:00 A.M. at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Printy Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 7, 2015: at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage Visitation will be held Saturday morning from 9:00 A.M. until time of Services: at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage, Illinois