Wilma “Eileen” (Clark) Sullivan

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Wilma “Eileen” (Clark) Sullivan, 96, formerly of Peru, passed away at 11pm on June 1, 2017, at Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC.

Eileen was born October 24, 1920, in Peru, Indiana, to Orval and Ethel (Robertson) Clark. On May 4, 1947, she married Ellis E. Sullivan who preceded her in death in 2009. A 1938 graduate of Peru High School, Eileen worked at the Square D Company during World War II and later as a secretary at Holman Elementary School. She was a life-long member of the Oakdale Baptist Church.  For the past six years, she has lived in Lexington, South Carolina.

Eileen is survived by a daughter, Jane Hiller and her husband, Nick, of Columbia, SC; grandsons Stephen Sullivan of Schererville, IN, Zachary Hiller and his wife Caytie of Lenoir City, TN, Andrew Hiller and his wife Brittney of Beaufort, SC, Jacob Hiller and his fiancé Kris Cere of Boston, MA; granddaughters, Samantha Sullivan of Irvine, CA and Joyce Davidson and her husband Donald of Peru; great-grandchildren Joseph and Olivia Hiller and Samuel Sullivan and a sister-in-law Rose Clark of Lafayette, IN. Eileen was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers Manson, Gene, Marion, and Dale Clark; and a son, Max E Sullivan.

Funeral services for Eileen will be at 11 am on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, 105 West Third Street, Peru, IN, with Pastor Robert Stuck officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday, June 9, 2017, at 9am until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakdale Baptist Church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home.  Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.FlowersLeedyAllen.com.

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