Edna Darlene “Dee” Toliver, age 75
September 27, 1947 – April 16, 2023
Edna Darlene “Dee” Toliver, age 75, of Newton, Illinois, was called home to be with her Lord at 8:52
PM – Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.
Funeral services celebrating Dee’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Meyer
Funeral Home in Newton, Illinois, with Tom Matson officiating. Burial will be held the Aten Cemetery
north of Hidalgo, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 PM – Monday, April 24, 2023, at the
funeral home. In loving memory of Dee, memorials may be made to the Come Alive Minister CAM
Pregnancy Care Center of Winder, Georgia and can be mailed to the Toliver Family 603 West Marion
Street, Newton, Illinois 62448. The obituary can be viewed, and condolences left at
www.meyerfh.com.
Edna Darlene, better known as “Dee” was born on September 27, 1947, the daughter of William
Kenneth and Thelma Elizabeth (Wilson) Ward. She married Alan Toliver, and he survives.
Dee graduated from Newton Community High School with the Class of 1965. She worked for 20
years as the director of Come Alive (CAM) Pregnancy Center in Winder, Georgia.
Dee was a member of the New Beginnings Church in Newton. She gave of her time as a volunteer at
the Family Life Center in Newton.
Dee is survived by:
Husband of 30 years – Alan Toliver of Newton, Illinois
Children – Mary (David) Houck of Effingham, Illinois; Brent Toliver of Toluca, Illinois; Kelly Jackson of
Newton, Illinois; and Stacy (Elsie) Weaver of Carthage, Illinois
Grandchildren – Matthew Einhorn, Joshua Houck, Ashley Reese, Chelsey Weeks, Kaleb Jackson,
Kyle Weaver, Sierra Weaver, and Jayla Weaver
Siblings – Dale (Marilyn) Ward of Mattoon, Illinois; Roena Dart of Carlinville, Illinois; and Marsha
(Rodney) Cochran of Newton, Illinois
8 Great Grandchildren
Dee was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Earl Ward and James Ward and a sister Sharon
Einhorn.
