Dathal M. Dubois

Dathal Marjorie (Head) DuBois departed this life peacefully of natural causes on June 24, 2021, at OSF Medical in Danville. Dathal was born July 5, 1925, in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, the youngest child of late Fred Head and Annie Lee (Conaway) Head. In addition to her parents, Dathal was preceded in death by her husband Julius DuBois Jr., her son Fred DuBois, and her brother and sisters, Lloyd Head, Laney Head, Hoyle Duckworth, and Faye Austin. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Brenda DuBois and her grandsons, John and Michael DuBois.

Dathal was named after a character her grandmother, Jane Cannon, read about in a book in the late 1800s. Following graduation from Memphis, Tennessee business college in 1944, she was employed at the US Army depot and army general hospital in Memphis. In spite of her diminutive size Dathal was very athletic and was the starting second baseman for the championship Army depot softball team.

Dathal married Julius DuBois Jr. on June 20, 1945 and they were married until his death on February 5, 2003. Following a brief time in North Carolina, she moved to Illinois in 1946 where she worked as a sales representative for several years, before moving on the General Electric and Sears. During her time at Sears Dathal worked for future Sears CEO Ed Telling Sr. for 37 and cents an hour. She often talked about that half cent. Dathal finished her career at the Red Cross where she worked for 34 years before retiring.

Dathal was an avid cook and gardener learning both skills as a small child during the great depression. She also was skilled in sewing, crochet, and needlework and donated many pieces over the years to charitable causes highlighted by her work for Shults-Lewis in Valparasio, Indiana. Dathal moved to a house on Lake Vermilion in 1963 where she became an accomplished water skier. She had a boat on the lake for 58 consecutive years. Dathal had a deep love for animals and loved to watch the wildlife that lived around the lake. She had many special connections to dogs dating back to her youth and over the years had taken in many rescues

Dathal was a long-time member of the East Park Church of Christ in Danville.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Danville, Illinois, 3940 N Vermilion St. Danville, Illinois 61834. Entombment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1pm to 2pm at the funeral home.

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Services Visitation Wednesday June 30, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center 3940 N Vermilion St. Danville, Il 61834 Celebration of Life Wednesday June 30, 2021 2:00 PM to 12:00 PM Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center 3940 N Vermilion St. Danville, Il 61834