McCoig

Rosella M. McCoig, 86 of Alhambra, Ill., died at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center in Gillespie on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. She was born on Sunday, Oct. 3, 1937, in Licking, Mo., the daughter of the Late Sam Ross Crabtree and Anna (nee Miller) Crabtree. She married SSgt. James Freeman McCoig, Sr. in 1964 in Carlinville and he preceded her in death on Tuesday, April 29, 1975.

Rosella grew up in Licking, Mo., and later in Murphysboro, Ill. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, walking and dancing. She was a loving mother and grandmother, who was always on the go.

She is survived by her seven children, Jo...