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- Lelan E. Stallings MD, 82 of Murphysboro
died at 8:20 pm on Thursday, April 7,
- 2011 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in
Murphysboro. Lelan was born in July 23, 1928 in Granite City, IL, a son
to the late Clifford and Ruth (Bayer) Stallings. He was united in
marriage to Julia Wickham Porter on August 18, 1983.
- Lelan completed Premed at the University
of Colorado. He earned his MD from the College of Medicine, University
of Illinois,Chicago, IL in 1955, completing his Ophthalmology residence
at Indiana University School of Medicine in 1967.
- From 1956-1964, Lelan was in general
practice, and practiced ophthalmic medicine in Carbondale, IL from 1967-
to December, 2010.
- At the age of 65, Lelan took up running
with his wife, participating in the River to River Relay for several
years and finishing two marathons. He was also an avid gardener and
fisherman.
- Lelan served with the army in occupied
Japan from 1946-1948. He was a member of the Jackson County Medical
Society, IL State Medical Society, and AMA, as well as a Fellow of the
Academy of Ophthalmology, a provider for the National Eye Care Project,
and a Member of River to River Runners.
- Lelan is survived by his loving wife,
Julia; his three sons, Lee Stallings and his wife Joell, and daughter
Chelsea of Bedford, TX; Clifford Stallings and his wife Belinda and
their three sons, Casey, Alex and Donovan, of Gilbert, AZ; and John
Stallings and his wife, Jennifer of Wilmington, NC; his stepchildren,
Roy Flannagan and his wife Beckie and their son, Wickham of Florence SC,
and Julia Shaw and her husband Scott of Iowa City, IA.
- He is also survived by his brother
Robert Stallings of Seattle, WA, and numerous nieces and nephews, grand
nieces and grand nephews in Utah and Illinois.
- Dr. Stallings was preceded in death by
his parents, six brothers and sisters, and his first wife, Noel
Stallings.
- Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm on
Monday, April 11, 2011 at Crawshaw Funeral Home in Murphysboro, IL. The
family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to St Francis Care
Animal Shelter at 6228 Country Club Road in Murphysboro, IL.
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