Billie Kathryn Zimny
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Billie Kathryn Zimny, age 86, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Carbondale, Illinois went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, November 14, 2021. Billie was a member of St John Neumann Catholic Church and a former member of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Carbondale. Billie was a junior high school teacher in Herrin, Illinois for many years and was a lobbyist for retired teachers in Springfield, Illinois. Bille was an avid knitter. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph D. Zimny; parents, James Boggio and Mildred Kosanovich Boggio; brother, Jim Boggio. She is survived by her daughters, Julianna Shpik and husband Peter of Loudon, Tennessee, Kathryn (Kate) Zimny of St Louis, Missouri; son, Joseph Zimny and wife Linda of Irvine, California; grandchildren, Jason, Cynthia, Alexandra and Laura; great grandchildren, Allie, Joseph, William and Ariya. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday at the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. A Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at St John Neumann Catholic with Father Joe Reed celebrant. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser, Illinois. In lieu of flower, memorials may be made to a charity of choice.