Marian Shirley Brittingham, age 81, of Belleville, Illinois, born April 25, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan, died Friday evening, August 2, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

Marian worked many years for Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois as a secretary. She took her job very seriously, and won many sustained superior performance awards. She was an avid music lover, played the accordion, and keyboard. Marian loved to travel, and  was also a fantastic cook.

Memorial donations are suggested to The St. Louis Zoo.

She  was preceded in death by her parents Percy Zumwalt and Mary Zumwalt , nee Thompson; her siblings Ray, Gene, and Thelma Zumwalt; first husband Jimmie Zook, and nephew Charles Sizemore.

Surviving are her husband Anthony Brittingham, whom she married in November of 1981; her children; Kim (Arthur) Hayhurst, Jimmy (Tammy) Zook,  Kathy (Bryan) Lambert, Angie Harris, Toni Sue (John) Cronin, and John (Melissa) Brittingham. She also leaves behind 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and three special nieces, Kay Glock and Kathy Bilansky, and Vi Sizemore. And a multitude of great nieces and nephews.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 10-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, 102 W. Washington Street, O'Fallon, Ill.

Funeral: 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the funeral home with Pastor Chad Brown officiating. Burial will follow at O'Fallon City Cemetery.