Obituary: Little

Posted on April 25, 2016

Fairbury – Fabiene Leigh Little, 66, of Fairbury, passed away April 23, 2016, at Jewish Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Cremation has been accorded.

Friends may greet the family from 4-6:00pm, Friday, April 29, 2016 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury.

Memorials may be made the -Fairbury Boy Scout Troop #1870.

Leigh was born March 21, 1950 in Bellingham, WA the daughter of Lee and Mary Eileen Clinton Pardy.

She married Robert Russ Little. He passed away February 23, 2013.

Surviving are her son Robert Lee (Michelle Bolster) Little of Cropsey; daughter, Mary (Cal) Brainard of Pontiac; father, Lee Pardy; grandchildren, Cameron, Carter and Chase and Dawson, Nicole, Kimberly, Lucy, Patsy and Rodney Bolster; two brothers, Donald Smith, Florida, James Pardy, Antigua; one sister, Karen C. Smith, California.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

Leigh worked at the University of Illinois for 25 years; last working in the Center for Instruction Research and Curriculum. She also owned and operated All About You Spa in Fairbury.

Condolences and tributes may be made to the family at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

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