Eilander, Melissa Ann 1965-2021

EILANDER, HINCKLEY, MCREYNOLDS, GILBERT, MOORE, LIPPMAN

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 10/28/2021 at 08:50:30

Melissa Ann Eilander
October 28, 1965 - October 24, 2021

Melissa Ann Eilander, age 55 of Prairie City, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 11:00 am at Grace Alive Church in Prairie City. Burial will follow at Waveland Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Grace Alive in Prairie CIty. Memorials may be directed to the family and condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Melvin and Linda (Hinckley) McReynolds, Missy was born on October 28, 1965 in Knoxville, Iowa. She graduated from Prairie City High School in 1984 and went on to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree from AIB. On May 31, 1986, she was united in marriage to Scott Eilander. Missy worked as a supervisor in Medical Insurance. She loved her dogs and enjoyed camping, riding motorcycles, shopping, having her nails done and crocheting blankets, even though she never finished them. Most of all she enjoyed the time spent with her grandchildren.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Scott; a daughter, Jess (Jared) Gilbert of Stuart; her grandchildren, Lili and Jack Gilbert; her sister, Marla (Randy) Moore of Warsaw, Missouri; her niece, Olivia Lippman of Warsaw, Missouri; her in-laws, Rich and Patty Eilander of Monroe and several nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceding Missy in death were parents, Melvin and Linda McReynolds and her grandparents, Lyle and Alice Hinckley and Earl and Cleo McReynolds.

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Services
VISITATION
Thursday 28 OCT
Grace Alive Church
703 W 2nd Street
Prairie City, Iowa 50228
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SERVICE
Friday 29 OCT
Grace Alive Church
703 W 2nd Street
Prairie City, Iowa 50228

Burial will follow at Waveland Cemetery at
11:00 AM ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Prairie City, IA 24 Oct 2021.