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ADAMS, MRS. ELIZABETH - Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, 73, who died in St. Mary's Hospital at Decatur at 8:08 a.m. Sunday, were conducted at the Arthur Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Adams the widow of James "Hammie" Adams who died on September 11, 1956, had been in ill health for the past five years because of a heart aliment. The Rev. Kenneth Plummer, pastor of the church conducted the services. Burial was in the Arthur Cemetery. Pallbearers were Harve Thomas, E. L. Upstone, Hans Oye, Rondel Cater, Klyde Combs, and Fred White. Fleming Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Mrs. Adams was born in Arthur on January 5, 1884, the daughter of John and Margaret Stolter. She was a life-long resident of Arthur. She and Mr. Adams were married on December 31, 1900. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Vaughn of Arthur, Mrs. Vira Garrett of Tuscola and Mrs. Emily Stout of Tuscola.; two sons, Ferd of Lansing Mich. and James of Dyer, Ind; one sister, Mrs. Mary Kinney of Arthur; 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, two brothers; John and David, and a sister, Lena, also preceded her in death. Arthur Graphic Clarion, June 6, 1957 [src #7]

ADAMS, JAMES HAMILTON - "Hammie" ... Hammie Adams Dies In Decatur Tuesday - aged 78, a life-long resident of the Arthur area, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Hospital at Decatur. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. today in the Arthur Methodist Church by the Rev. Kenneth Plummer. Mrs. Martha Albers will be organist and Mrs. H. L. Phillips will sing " The Old rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Friends may call at the Fleming Funeral Home until noon today. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. Pallbearer will be Klyde Combs, Fred White, Al Schlabach, Delbert Albers, June Wood, and Joe Hood, all members of the Arthur Fire Department. Mrs. Adams became ill Saturday evening and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital Sunday after he was stricken again. He was born April 28, 1878 in Jonathan Creek Township, the son of Edward and Margaret Lane Adams. On December 31, 1900 he was married to the former Elizabeth Stoler, who survives. Mr. Adams was employed by Progress Manufacturing Company in the early years of that firm, later worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, retiring in 1927, and from 1932 until 1943 he was employed by the Arthur Village Board in the water department. He had been semi-retired since then. He was a member of the Arthur Methodist Church, a charter member of the Arthur Fire Department and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Besides his widow he is survived by his father, Edward Adams, 98, of Pierson Station; three daughters, Mrs. Floyd Vaughn of Arthur, and Mrs. Dave Garrett and Mrs. Clarence Stout, both of Tuscola; two sons, Ferd of Lansing, Mich, and James E. of Dyer, Ind.; one sister, Ms. A. F. Dawkins of Mahomet; one half-sister, Mrs. Lela Brownfield of Champaign; two half-brothers, Fred Fulfer of Salem and Roy Fulfer of Urbana, 19 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. A brother, Albert Adams, and a half-brother, Jesse Fulfer, proceeded him in death. Arthur Graphics Clarion September 13, 1956 [Src #7]

ADKINS, Danny - TUSCOLA - Danny Edwards Adkins Sr., 58, of Tuscola died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., the son of Samuel and Delcia Mae Cross Adkins. He married Betty Smiley in 1962. She survives. Also surviving are his mother, two sons, one daughter, three brothers, three sisters, and six grandsons. He was preceded in death by his father, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Adkins was a handyman and a member of the Kemp United Church of Christ in rural Arcola.

ANDERSON, Mark Douglas - TAMPA, FLA. - Mark Douglas Anderson, 35, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Tuscola, died at 1:38 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 2, 1999) at Town and Country Hospital in Tampa, Fla.

ANTLE, Lee Jean - Lee Jean Antle, 66, of Arcola, IL, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2000 at her residence in Arcola, IL.

ARGANBRIGHT, Hazel O. - ARTHUR - Hazel O. Arganbright, 85, of Arthur died at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, (June 29, 2000) at Decatur Memorial Hospital.The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at the Vine Street Christian Church, Arthur, with the Rev. Michael Johnson officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery.She was born Sept. 26, 1914, in Edwardsville, a daughter of Titus O. and Etta O. Johnstone Williams. She married Clarence E. Arganbright in 1935; he died in 1986.Surviving are two daughters, five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.She was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.Mrs. Arganbright was a homemaker and a member of the Vine Street Christian Church, the Mariorretta Rebekah Lodge No. 347, both of Arthur and the PSI IOTA XI Sorority.

ARCILLA, Martha A. - ARTHUR - Martha A. Helmuth Arcilla, 56, owner of Martha's Bus Line, San Diego, Calif., died Friday (Dec. 1, 2000). Member Old Order of Amish. Survivors include a son and daughter, both of San Diego, CA; 3 brothers; 4 sisters. She was preceded in death by: her parents.Services: 9 a.m. Monday, Bishop Omer Otto's home, Arthur. Visitation: anytime Dec. 2 or 3, Bishop Otto's home. Arrangements by: McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Arthur. Burial: Yoder Cemetery, Arthur.

ARWINE, Mary Helen - TUSCOLA - Mary Helen Arwine, 86, Tuscola, homemaker, died Saturday (April 7, 2001). Graveside services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hugo Cemetery, Camargo. No Visitation. Arrangements by Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola (Decatur Herald & Review)

ASCHERMANN, Donald G. - ARTHUR; Donald G. "Mike" Aschermann, 77, of Arthur, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 28, 1999) at the Arthur Home.

ASHWILL, Bertha - ATWOOD - Bertha Winifred Ashwill, 89, of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Atwood, died 5:30 A.M. Tuesday (November 2, 1999) in West Side Retirement Village, Indianapolis. Services will be 10 A.M. Thursday in Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, with the Rev. Michael J. Ruhlig officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery. Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 600 E. Northline Road, Tuscola, IL. Mrs. Ashwill was born in Moultrie County on May 7, 1910, the daughter of John and Effie Mae Faulkner (Fockler) Moody. She was a homemaker and a former rural school teacher in the Cadwell area. She was a former 4-H leader for more than 20 years, a member of Bourbon Home Extension Unit, a former member of the Moultrie County Fair Board and a member of Douglas County Museum Association. She was also a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Tuscola and the Ladies Aid at the church. She married Herbert H. Ashwill in Tuscola on June 25, 1932. He preceded her in death on October 12, 1979.

Surviving are her daughter Rosamund (Art) Huser of Indianapolis; grandson, Michael Huser of Indianapolis; great-grandson, Weston Huser of Indianapolis; sisters, Mildred Dippel of New Berlin; Thressia "Ted" Watkins of Arthur; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers, Merle Moody, Oliver Moody, Clifford Moody, Jack Moody and John Moody.

ASHWILL, Herbert H. - Herbert H. Ashwill, 71 of Atwood, formerly of Arthur, died at 8:20 A.M. Sunday (Oct 14, 1979) in Jarman Hospital, Tuscola. The funeral will be held at 1:30 Tuesday in the Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur, where friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Arthur. He was born Feb 12, 1908 in Douglas County, a son of Arthur B. and Margaret Schroeder Ashwill. He married Bertha Moody June 25, 1931. She survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Rosamund Huser of Zionsville, Ind.; two brothers, John of Hillsboro, Ind., and Arthur of Arthur, and one grandchild. One sister preceded him in death. Mar. Ashwill was a retired farmer.

BARNHART, Flora E. - ARCOLA - Flora E. Barnhart, 78, of Arcola died at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday (January 3, 1995) at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. No services are scheduled. Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Barnhart was born June 13, 1916, at Kemp, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Conner Gray. (NOTE: Flora Barnhart's niece wishes to correct this obituary. The parents of Flora were actually Samuel Gray and Laura (Connor) Gray) She married Homer Barnhart on Dec. 16, 1945, at Chicago. He died Feb. 5, 1967. Survivors include a daughter, one granddaughter; three brothers, and five sisters. She was preceded in death by one brother. Mrs. Barnhart was a member of Arcola Presbyterian Church.

BEACHY, Anna E. - ARTHUR - Anna E. Beachy, 87, of Arthur died at 7:10 p.m. Monday (Feb. 21, 2000) at the Arthur Home.

BEACHY, Ernest Lynn - ARTHUR - Ernest Lynn Beachy, 32, of Arthur, died at 11:39 pm Friday, June 30, 2000 in Douglas County. Funeral services will be held 9:00 am Monday at the Daniel Chupp Residence 1/2 mile south of Arthur. Friends may call anytime at the Chupp residence until time of service. Burial will be in Otto Cemetery, Arthur. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Arthur is in charge of arrangements.Mr. Beachy was born April 29, 1968, in Champaign, the son of Freeman and Bertha Chupp Beachy. Mr. Beachy was a cabinet maker with F & B Woodworking in Arthur.Surviving are his parents of Arthur; sister, nephew, niece, and grandfather. He was preceded by one nephew, and grandparents Noah and Lucinda Beachy and Sara Chupp.

BEACHEY, Milton J. - ARTHUR - Milton J. Beachey, 81, of Arthur, IL, passed away at 3:00 a.m. Thursday, August 10, 2000 at his residence rural Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 14, 2000 at the Arthur Mennonite Church 710 E. Park St., Arthur, IL. Rev. Phil Schrock and Rev. Paul Sieber will officiate. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, August 13, 2000 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Arthur Mennonite Church. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Beachey was born July 23, 1919, in Arthur, IL, a son of Jacob D. and Lydia (Yoder) Beachey. He married Barbara Briskey in Hicksville, OH on October 26, 1944. He is survived by his wife, 6 children, and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by 1 granddaughter, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Milton was a man of strong conviction. He was a member of the Arthur Mennonite Church where he served as Elder, Sunday School Teacher and Church Chorister and sang in special musical groups with the church. He was an avid reader and acquired his GED in 1991. Milton was a prominent farmer in the Arthur area from 1944 until his retirement in 1983. He was also a rural mail carrier from which he also retired in 1983. He was a conscientious objector to the war having served in the Civilian Public Service from 1939 - 1944 in Iowa, California, Pennsylvania and Indiana.

BENNETT, Iva - ARCOLA - Iva Belle Bennett, 97, of Arcola, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday (July 12, 2000) at the Arcola Health Care Center. (Decatur Herald & Review)

BLAASE, Fern E. - ARTHUR - Fern E. Blaase, 86, of Arthur passed away 12:30 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001) in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Services will be 2 p.m, Tuesday in Vine Street Christian Church, Arthur, conducted by the Rev. Michael Johnson. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Vine Street Christian Church. Mrs. Blasse was born Nov. 23, 1914, in Garrett, the daughter of Sylvan E. and Vinnie G. Jividen Wildman. She was a retired nurse's aide for the Illinois Masonic Home in Sullivan. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 427 of Arthur. She married Floyd Thompson Blaase Feb. 19, 1938, in Tuscola. He precede her in death Dec. 14, 1970. Surviving are two brothers; two sisters; a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, M. E. Wildman and Ralph H. Wildman. (Decatur Herald & Review)

BLOOMFIELD, Glen E. - VILLA GROVE - Glen E. Bloomfield, 59, Villa Grove, painter, died Tuesday (March 13, 2001). Survivors: wife, son, 4 daughters, mother, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, 4 grandchildren. Preceded by: father and one brother. Private family memorial services: at a later date. Arrangements by Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove. Memorials: Christian Children's Home, St. Joseph. (Decatur Herald & Review)

BOOTH, Ree - ARCOLA ; Ree Booth, 92, of Arcola died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 18, 1999) at the Arthur Home. The funeral was Monday at Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola with the Rev. Barney Wells officiating. The burial site is in Arcola Cemetery. She was born March 29, 1907, in Annetta, Ky., the daughter of Benny and Tisha (Carroll) Decker. She married Zelphie H. Booth in 1926. He died in 1983. Surviving are one son, two daughters both of Arcola; one half-sister, five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by one infant daughter, one grandson, one great-grandson, one half-sister and four half-brothers. Mrs. Booth was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, houseplants and spending time with her family

BORNTREGER, Roman N. - ARTHUR - Roman N. Borntreger, 76, Arthur, retired farmer, died Sunday (March 25, 2001). Member: Old Order Amish. Survivors:wife; 6 sons; 4 daughters; 1 brother; 1 sister; 5 step-brothers; 4 step-sisters; 34 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Preceded by: parents, step-mother, one son, one daughter, two grandsons, one brother, and one step-brother. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday, family home, 348 E. County Rd. 300 N., Arthur. Visitation : anytime before services, family home. Arrangements by: Edwards Funeral Home, Arcola. Burial Otto Cemetery, Arthur. (Decatur Herald & Review)

BRANCH, Marvin - NEWMAN - Marvin "Shorty" Branch, 92, Newman, retired from Zeigler Bell, died Saturday (Feb. 17, 2001). Member: Yankee Ridge Clippers Camping Club and Good Sam Club. Survivors: wife; son; daughter; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister. Preceded by: one brother and one sister. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Newman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Joines Funeral Home, Newman. Memorials: Boxwood Nursing Home, Newman. (Decatur Herald & Review)

BREWER, Walter A - Arthur-Walter A. Brewer, 91 Champaign, died Tuesday (Feb. 6, 2001). Member: Eastern Star, Lovington and Freeport Masonic Lodge, Survivors: 1 son, 2 daughters; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Preceded by: four brothers and one sister. Memorial services:11 a.m. Monday, Lovington United Methodist Church. No visitation. Burial: Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Arrangements by: Renner-Wikoff Chapel, Urbana, Memorials: Lovington United Methodist Church.

BROWN, Harold I. - ARTHUR - Harold I. "Broom" Brown, 75, of Arthur, died at 5 a.m. Sunday (March 19, 2000) at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Arthur Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Johnson officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Arthur American Legion Post and the VFW. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Shrader Funeral Home in Arthur.He was born July 8, 1924, in Dalton City, the son of Charles and Edith Clapp Brown. He married Betty Hutchcraft in 1946. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Tommy Brown of Decatur; one daughter, Cindy Luedke of Argenta; and three grandchildren.He was preceded in death by two sisters.Mr. Brown was a welder at USI Chemical Corp in Tuscola for 32 years. He was a member of the Vine Street Christian Church, the American Legion Post, and Operating Engineers Local #515. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.

BURCH, Orville E. - ARCOLA - Orville E. Burch, 90, of Arcola, died at 7:25 p.m. Friday (Feb. 18, 2000) at the Arcola Health Care Center.

CHASE, William D. - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - William "Bill" D. Chase, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Arthur, died at 8:07 p.m. Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

CHAPLIN, Ronald Allen - Tuscola-Ronald Allen Chaplin, 49, Russellville, Ark., formerly of Tuscola, died 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2000) in St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Russellville. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday in the Tuscola Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Clements officiating. The family will receive friends following the services at the home of Mark and Cathy Chaplin, 304 E. Ensey St., Tuscola. Hilligos Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Chaplin was born Feb. 13, 1951, in Tuscola, the son of Richard A. and Anita L. Stortzum Chaplin Hutchens. He was a member of Tuscola First Christian Church and graduated from Tuscola High School in 1969. Surviving are his son of Salem; mother Anita L. Hutchens and (her) husband Arnold of Russellville; two brothers of Tuscola; step-brother of Champaign; stepsister of Villa Grove. He was preceded in death by his father.

CHUPP, Sarah J. - ARTHUR - Sarah J. Chupp, 84, of Arthur, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday (March 30, 2000) at her home.

CLEMENTS, Zora - SAN DIEGO - Zora Small "Clem" Clements, 86, of San Diego, formerly of Arthur, died at 11 a.m. July 26, 2000, at Casa Dea Campanas Health Center in San Diego. He was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Wheeling, a son of Frederick Visic and Ina Small Clements. He married Mabel Blaase in 1952; she survives. Also surviving are relatives in the Arthur area. He was preceded in death by one sister and five brothers. Mr. Clements was a retired engineer for the Space Lab of Rockwell International of California. He was an Army captain in World War II.

CODY, Margaret E. - ARTHUR - Margaret E. Cody, 88, of Arthur, died at 3:05 p.m. Thursday (April 27, 2000) at the Arthur Home, Arthur.

COFFEY, Sarah C. - Sarah C. Coffey daughter of Benjamin and Nancy O'Neal Maddox, was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, August 9th, 1838 and passed to her reward, March 27th, 1938, at the age of Ninety-nine years Seven Months and Twenty-seven days. She came with her parents to Illinois in 1848, in a covered wagon, a typical prairie schooner, the journey from Ohio required a period of nearly two weeks.

The family settled near the village of Brushy Fork, Illinois, Sargent township, Douglas County, which at that time was a part of Coles County.She was the last of a family of twelve children, all of whom have preceded her in death. from THE NEWMAN INDEPENDENT Newman, Illinois, Friday, April 1, 1938, Front page and page 8. [Note: Deana (Van Voorhis) Wolff has possession of the complete obituary of Sarah (Maddox) Coffey.]

CONNER, Homer Dale - CAMARGO - Homer Dale Conner, 74, of Camargo died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 26, 2000) at the V. A. Medical Center, Danville.

COOK, Donald - HINDSBORO - Donald Wayne Cook, 71, of Hindsboro, IL, passed away at 11:45 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2000, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

COOK, Kathryn Rose - ARCOLA...... Kathryn Rose Cook, 89, of Arcola, IL passed away at 4:56 p.m. Saturday, December 25, 1999 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at the Edwards Funeral Home 221 E. Main St. Arcola, IL. Rev. Patricia Jones will officiate and burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, December 27, 1999 at the funeral home. Mrs. Cook was born January 16, 1910 in rural Chesterville, IL, a daughter of Burt and Emma (Kinder) Rollings. She married Raymond Lester Cook on April 20, 1930 in Dorans, IL. He passed away May 4, 1959. She was preceded in death by her husband, three sisters, Ione Stevens, Orpha Covey, Modesta Gilbert, and two brothers, John and William Rollings. Kathryn was a member of the First Christian Church of Arcola where she belonged to the Christian Womens Fellowship Club. In 1974 she retired from Collegiate Cap & Gown after 25 years of service. Kathryn was an avid book reader and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

COX, Flo Laura - HINDSBORO; Flo Laura Cox, 97, of Hindsboro, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 1999 at Boxwood Nursing Home in Newman, IL. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at the Mullen Cemetery in Montrose, IL. Rev. Robert Lee will officiate. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at the Edwards Funeral Home, 221 East Main, Arcola, IL. Mrs. Cox was born on January 17, 1902, in Cumberland County, IL, a daughter of John Sherman and Nettie Hendrix Teets. She married Orville George Cox on November 18, 1922 in Effingham. He passed away on September 20, 1967. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son Virgil, two brothers, Ernest and Joe, one sister Ruby Chernick, and one granddaughter Darla Cox. Flo was a member of the Woodbury Methodist Church in Cumberland County. She was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, gardening and spending time with her family especially her grandchildren.

COX, Lowell Munson - ARCOLA ; Lowell Munson Cox, 88, of Arcola, died at 5:58 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 18, 1999) at the Douglas Nightingale Manor in Tuscola.

COX, Palmer Sargent - Palmer Sargent Cox, 93, of Camargo, IL, died at 3:30 AM, Saturday, August 26, 2000 at the Urbana Manor Care Center, Urbana, IL. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, August 30, 2000 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, 705 South Main Street, Tuscola, IL, with the Rev. Chris Ritter officiating. A visiting hour for friends of the family will be held from 2-3 PM, Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Cox will be cremated and his ashes will be scattered on the family farm. Mr. Cox was born July 6, 1907 in Coles County, IL, the son of Claud and Margaret Pearl Sargent Cox. He married Miriam Beall Cox. She preceded him in death. He married Rosemary Nussel Cox. She survives. Other survivors include: 1 daughter and 1 son, 1 step-daughter, 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and 2 step-grandchildren. Mr. Cox Graduated from Charleston High School, Charleston State Teachers College (now Eastern Illinois University) and the University of Illinois, where he was a member of the Farm House fraternity. He taught agriculture at Tuscola High School for 15 years and farmed the Coles County family farm all of his adult life. He was also a director at the former Charleston National Bank for 50 years. Mr. Cox was a member of the Tri-City Country Club in Villa Grove, IL, and the Kaskaskia Country Club in Arcola, IL. He was a member of the Tuscola United Methodist Church and a supporter of the Camargo United Methodist Church.

CUNNINGHAM,George William - ARCOLA - George William "Bill" Cunningham, 78, Arcola, retired farmer, died Thursday (March 29, 2001). Marine Corps veteran. Member: Arcola Presbyterian Church and Arcola AF & AM Lodge 366. Survivors:2 sons; 1 sister; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Preceded by wife Jean. Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Arcola Presbyterian Church. Visitation Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola, with Masonic rites. Burial : Arcola Cemetery, with military rites. Memorials : Arcola Presbyterian Church, Arcola Public Library or Lincolnland Hospice. (Decatur Herald & Review)

CUNNINGHAM, Dr. John Newport - TUSCOLA - Dr. John Newport Cunningham, 82, of Tuscola died 2 p.m. Wednesday, (March 7, 2001). Mass of Resurrection (was) held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, Tuscola, with the Rev. Allen Kemme officiating. Visitation (was) Friday in Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, with 8 p.m. vigil services. Burial: Arcola Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Cunningham Endowment Fund at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Development Office, 800 W. Jefferson, Kirksville, MO 63051. This fund was established upon the death of his father, Dr. C. J. Cunningham, who practiced for 68 years in Villa Grove. The funds are distributed thought the endowment to students who will eventually practice osteopathic medicine in a small town or rural setting. Additional contributions can also be made to Forty Martyrs Carillon Bell Fund, 201 E. Van Allen, Tuscola, IL 61953. Dr. Cunningham was born July 18, 1918, in Villa Grove, the son of Dr. Charles John and Nell Newport Cunningham. He graduated from Villa Grove High School, where he played football. He attended the University of Illinois and graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1942. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1945 in the South Pacific with the First Marine Division-Seventh Marines. He was a member of Fory Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola. Dr. Cunningham was an osteopathic physician and surgeon in Villa Grove from 1946 to 1947 and in Tuscola from 1947 to 1997 and was president of Douglas County Tuberculosis Board and Public Health Board. He was attending staff physician at Cole, Burnham and Mercy hospitals. Dr. Cunningham was president of the Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and was selected Practitioner of the Year in 1973. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award and Lifetime Achievement Award from Kirsville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fellow Award of American College of General Practitioners and Illinois State Medical Society 50-Year Club. He was a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and Preceptor in Family Practice at both Kirsville and Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Cunningham was a member of American Osteopathic Association, Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, American College of General Practitioners of Osteopathy and Surgery, American Medical Association and Illinois Medical Society. He married Betty Jane Hunt, July 6, 1946, in Tuscola. She survives. Also surviving are 5 sons; 3 daughters; 20 grandchildren; brother; sister. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. His father, two brothers and two sons were all osteopaths. (Decatur Herald & Review)

CURRY, Sabra Pauline - ARTHUR - Sabra Pauline Curry, 90, of Arthur, formerly of Stonington, died at 9:12 a.m. Saturday (April 15, 2000) at the Arthur Home.

DAILY, Francis Lloyd - ARTHUR; Francis Lloyd Daily, 82, of Arthur, passed away at 5:20 A.M. Thursday, February 24, 2000, in the family home, Arthur.

DAILY, Larry Lee - ARTHUR-Larry Lee Daily, 59, died at 4:40 pm. on Saturday, April 22, 2000, in his home in Arthur.

DANIELSON-HALE, Janie - ARCOLA - Janie Danielson-Hale, 46, of Arcola died Thursday (April 13, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Champaign.

DAVIS, Delbert M. - TUSCOLA - Delbert M. Davis, 77, of Tuscola died 7:10 a.m. Monday (March 5, 2001) in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Tuscola Cemetery. Memorials: Carle Hospice, 2011 Round Barn Road, Champaign, IL 61821, or donor's choice. Mr. Davis was born March 20, 1923, in Toledo, the son of Samuel Tilden and Jenny Elizabeth Childers Davis. He was the retired principal of North Ward and South Ward Elementary Schools in Tuscola, where he worked for 28 years, retiring in 1987. He had formerly taught in Litchfield for seven years. He received his bachelor's degree from Illinois College in Jacksonville and received his master's of school administration from University of Illinois. He also did some postgraduate work at University of Illinois. He was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Davis was a member of Tuscola Kiwanis Club and Douglas County Retired Teachers Association. His hobbies included playing and listening to Bluegrass music, fishing, woodworking, furniture refinishing, and musical instrument building. He married Maria T. "Tommi" Patacconi Feb. 23, 1946 in Rome, Italy. Surviving are his wife; son; two daughters; three grandsons, and a nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and three sisters. (Decatur Herald & Review)

DICK, Evelyn Louise - ARTHUR MOTHER DIES OF BULBAR POLIO ATTACK - Bulbar polio snuffed out the life of a 24 year old Arthur housewife last week at the Decatur Public Hospital, where she had been a patient since September 12. Mrs. Evelyn Louis Dick, a life-long resident of Arthur, died early September 15, 1953. Mother of two children, Mrs. Dick was the daughter of Ernest and Maude Wells Moody. She married Delbert Dick in 1948 and the couple moved to Windsor last year.

Funeral services were held September 17 at 2:30 P.M. from the Baptist Church, Arthur with Reb. Kenneth Tyler and Reb. F. E. Pyle officiating. Burial was in the Arthur Cemetery. (Arcola Record-Herald)

DILLINER, George E. - ARCOLA;George E. Dilliner, 74, of Arcola, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 20, 1999) at Carle Hospital in Urbana.

DILLON, Grace - ARTHUR - Grace Dillon, 92, of Arthur, died at 5:25 a.m. Monday (Jan. 10, 2000) at The Arthur Home, Arthur.

DUKE, Christine Kamphaus - VILLA GROVE - Christine Kamphaus Duke, 37, Villa Grove, employee of Bob Evans Restaurant, Champaign, died Thursday (March 1, 2001). Survivors: husband, parents, two daughters, 3 brothers, sister. Preceded by: grandparents. Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Villa Grove. Visitation: two hours before services in the church. Burial: Villa Grove Cemetery. Arrangements by: Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove. Memorials: American Cancer Society and Right to Life. (Decatur Herald & Review)

DUKEMAN, Eileen Marie - TUSCOLA - Eileen Marie Dukeman, 60, Tuscola, employee of Dekalb Seed Co., died Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001). Member: Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, Tuscola. Survivors: husband, two sons, two daughters, three brothers; sister; nine grandchildren. Preceded by: parents, one brother, and one sister. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, Tuscola. Visitation: 9 a.m. until services. Burial:Tuscola Cemetery. Arrangements by: Edwards Funeral Home, Arcola. Memorials: Forty Martyrs Catholic Church, Tuscola, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill or donor's choice. (Decatur Herald & Review)

DUKEMAN, Leota - ARTHUR - Leota Dukeman, 93, of Arthur, died at 8:40 a.m. Thursday (July 27, 2000) at the Arthur Home, Arthur. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, with the Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiating. Burial will be in the Zion Cemetery, rural Arthur. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was born Feb. 26, 1907, in rural Arthur, the daughter of Henry Claus and Elizabeth Kolb Schultz. She married Millard Lee Dukeman in 1935; he died in 1991. Surviving are one son, two half brothers, two half sisters, and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by two brothers, one half brother and two half sisters. Mrs. Dukeman was a homemaker and a member of the Zion United Methodist Church of Christ, rural Arthur.

DUNCAN, William Edwin - HUMBOLDT - William Edwin "Ed" Duncan, 89, Humboldt, owned and operated Duncan's Tavern, Humboldt, died Tuesday (March 13, 2001). Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Shrader Funeral Home, Arcola. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial: Humboldt Cemetery. Memorials: General Baptist Church of Sullivan. (Decatur Herald & Review)

DURBIN, Doris L.-TUSCOLA - Doris L. Durbin 89, of Hammond died 7:40 p.m.Sunday (Feb. 4, 2001) in St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Brintlinger's Cerro Gordo Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bement Cemetery. Memorials: Cerro Gordo Ambulance Service or Brethren Church. Doris was born Oct. 14, 1911, the daughter of Thomas and Pheobe O'Loughlin Wilderman. She was a member of the Brethren Church, Cerro Gordo. She married Fred M. Durbin July 5, 1930. He preceded her in death in June 1968. Surviving are three sons of Cerro Gordo, seven grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and 3 sisters. She was preceded in death by her husband, mother, and father; brothers, Ervin, Gerald, and Everett; one granddaughter; and one grandson. Doris was a devoted farmer's wife who enjoyed gardening and was a fabulous cook of homemade bread, noodles, and coconut cream pie.

EDWARDS, Harley A. - ARCOLA - Harley A. Edwards, 84, of Arcola died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday.Arrangements: Edwards Funeral Home.

ELDER, Arvie True - ARCOLA - Arvie True Elder, 96, Arcola, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 2001). Survivors: two sons, two daughters, one sister, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren. Preceded by: parents; husband, Willie; one son; two grandsons; four brothers; and six sisters. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Edwards Funeral Home, Arcola. Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: Arcola Cemetery. Memorials: Illini Children's Home. (Decatur Herald & Review)

ELLIOTT, R. Leon - ARTHUR - R. Leon Elliott, 79, of Arthur, died at 10:18 PM Thursday, March 30, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center near Mattoon.

ELLIS, Hercshal L. - Tuscola - Hercshal L. Ellis, 96, died 12:20 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 30, 2000) in Douglas Nightingale Manor Nursing Home, Tuscola. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola, with the Rev. Kenneth Roeder officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Tuscola Cemetery. Memorials: Tuscola United Church of Christ, 114 E. Pembroke St., Tuscola, IL 61953. Mr. Ellis was born July 12, 1904, in Johnsonville, the son of Logan R. and Cora Mae Bratton Ellis. He was a member of the Tuscola United Church of Christ. He worked for Citizens Gas Co., Tuscola, for 18 years. He started his own business, Ellis Service and Appliances, Tuscola, at the age of 59. He operated the business for over 25 year, until age 84. He married Alice Maurine Howe Oct. 11, 1922, in Rinard. She preceded him in death Oct. 20, 1933. Surviving are two daughters, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother and two sisters. Mr. Ellis enjoyed helping people and loved being with family and friends. He liked to tell stories about the past and will always be remembered as a dedicated husband and caregiver.

ESGAR, Charles Henry - ARCOLA, Charles Henry Esgar, 86 of Arcola, formerly of Tuscola and Verona, passed away 6:20 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 4, 2001) in his home in Arcola. Services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Park Street Congregational United Church of Christ, Mazon, with Rev. Robert Nolan officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Edwards Funeral Home, Arcola, with 7:30 p.m. prayer service, and one hour before services in the church. Burial will be in Mazon Brookside Cemetery. Memorials: Lincolnland Hospice or American Cancer Society. Charles was born Dec. 10, 1914, in Verona, son of William J. and Alice Harper Esgar. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Tuscola. He raised his family on a grain and livestock farm in Verona until 1973. He and his family moved to Arcola in 1973 and a year later moved to Tuscola, where they lived for 22 years. He worked at Rockome Gardens and later at Tuscola First National Bank as a custodian. Charles was an avid gardener, raising cucumbers and turnips and many other vegetables. He found great joy in sharing the harvest with his family and friends and some restaurants. He also enjoyed raising pets and livestock. Charleswas a strong man of faith, making it easy to be a loving husband, father and grandfather. He married Carolyn Estelle Jewett Sept. 27, 1942, in Zion Methodist Church, Verona. Surviving are his wife, four sons, two daughters, eleven grandchildren, and two brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Edward, George, and Ralph Esgar. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.

EWALD, Mrs. Joe.... Tuscola - Mrs. J. E. Ewald, died at the family home several miles northeast of Filson, Saturday, February 28th and funeral services were held Monday morning from the Catholic church of Forty Martyrs in Tuscola. The service was conducted by Rev. Fr. Jordan, the pastor and burial was in the Tuscola cemetery.

Mrs. Ewald was forty-three years of age and had been in ill health for a number of years. She was suffering with pernicious anaemia and was partially paralyzed, not being able to walk without assistance for the past two years. Her maiden name was Margaret Weddle* and she was the foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stephenson of Tuscola. When quite young she was married to Joe E. Ewald of the Arcola vicinity and to this union four daughters were born, Sister Dolores at Ersline* Convent at Decatur, Mrs. Henry Carroll, Arcola and Edith and Katherine* at home. Besides her children she leaves her husband, foster parents and a foster sister." Arcola Record Review, Page 8, Column 7 on 5 March 1931 contributed by Alice Karcher Kam [kamalot@worldnet.att.net] who states: * Her maiden name should have been spelled Waddell; "Ersline" is correctly spelled "Ursuline"; and, "Katherine" is spelled "Catherine".

FLEMING, Thelma H. - VILLA GROVE - Thelma H. Fleming, 69, Villa Grove, Avon saleswoman, died Monday (Feb. 19, 2001). Survivors: daughter; two grandchildren. Preceded by: husband, Charles W., parents and one daughter. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial: Fairfield Cemetery, Newman. Memorials: Villa Grove Library or American Heart Association. (Decatur Herald & Review)

FRAHM, Glen E. - TUSCOLA - Glen E. Frahm, 75, of Tuscola, died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday (June 3, 2000) at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

FRANTZ, Joyce J. - TUSCOLA - Joyce J. Frantz, 73, of Tuscola, died at 5:17 a.m. Thursday (March 16, 2000) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana

FULTON, Edna Barbara - ARTHUR - Edna Barbara Fulton, 96, of Arthur, died at 10 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 5, 1999) at The Arthur Home, Arthur

GABBARD, Jeffrey Thomas - VILLA GROVE - Jeffery Thomas Gabbard, 52, Villa Grove, employee of Urbana School District 116, died Sunday (March 25, 2001). Army veteran of Vietnam War. Survivors: wife; father and stepmother; son; daughter; stepson; stepdaughter; two brothers; one sister. Preceded by: mother and one brother. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial: Villa Grove Cemetery with military rites. Memorials: Disabled Veterans Association. (Decatur Herald & Review)

GARRETT, Helen Marie - TUSCOLA;Helen Marie Garrett, 79, of Tuscola, died at 8:10 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28, 2000) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

GEE, Irene L. - ARCOLA - Irene L. Gee, 90, of Arcola died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 26, 2000) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

GEE, JOHN - PASSED AWAY TUESDAY......Resident of Arcola for Fifty-Six years-Civil War Veteran
John Gee, a resident of Arcola for over half century, died at his home Tueaday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. He has been in ill health for several years and for a number of week has been confined to his bed. The funeral services will be held at the Arcola Christian Church this Thursday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. David Pl Morris the local pastor officiating. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery.

John Gee was born in Salem, Ind. January 17, 1842, and spent his early boyhood in that locality. In 1862 he answered the Call to Arms, becoming a member of the 90th Regiment, 5th Indiana Cavalry, Company E, and in June 1865, was mustered out. During his time of service he was engaged in a number of big battles; one being at Knoxville, Tenn., where they took the town, the soldiers of Company E being the first to arrive thee. He continued in service until the close of the war, receiving his discharge in June, and the following month returned to his home in Indiana, where he became engaged in farming.

On January 17, 1872 he was married to Miss Martha E. Short of Indiana, and to this union eight children were born, six of whom with the widow survive. They are: Charles, James Alva, Ora Raper and Lillian McDonald of Arcola, Garnet , Wisconisn, and Gladys Baskin Tuscola. In 1875 the family moved to Arcola and have since made this city their home. For a time Mr. Gee was engaged in the grocery business, and later began the manufacture of brooms, which he continued until a few years ago when he retired from business. He was identified with the Christian Church. [Record-Herald, Thursday, December 31, 1931, contributed by src #6

GORDON, Eulah B. - Mrs. Eulah B. Gordon, 91, of Arcola, died at 4:45 PM Thursday, April 13, 2000 at her residence in Arcola.

GREATHOUSE, Minnie L. - HINDSBORO - Minnie L. Greathouse, 62, of Hindsboro, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday (April 26, 2000) at her residence.

GREEN, Norris D. - Norris D. 'Bud' Green, 64, of Sullivan, died 12:05 a.m. Monday (March 20, 2000) in Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with the Rev. Dr. David Leslie officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Casey Cumberland Cemetery, Casey. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association or the Sullivan First Christian Church Youth Program.Mr. Green was born May 24, 1935 at Tuscola the son of Albert F. and Esther C. Blaase Green. He had worked for Illinois Power Company and was a member of the Sullivan First Christian Church, Mattoon Eagles Club and Decatur IBEW Local #146. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

GRITTON, Hettie Mae - ARCOLA - Hettie Mae Gritton, 87, of Arcola died at 1:16 p.m. Thursday (March 2, 2000) at Heartland Christian Village, Neoga.

HALE, Jeremy Jr. - ARTHUR - Jeremy David Hale Jr. was stillborn at 10:58 p.m. Thursday (June 29, 2000) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

HANCOCK, Edna Rose - Miss Edna Rose Hancock, of Nokomis, died Tuesday (Jan 20, 1903) of consumption. She was a niece of Miss Jane Meritt, of this city, and was well known here

HAYES, Sally A. - ARCOLA - Sally A. Hayes, 97, of Arcola, died at 4:25 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 17, 2000) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

HELMUTH, Rebecca - Rebecca Helmuth, 84, of Goshen, Ind., formerly of Arcola, died at 12 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 6, 2000) at the Greencroft Terraces in Goshen, Ind.

HENDRICKSON, Carl I. - CARL I. HENDRICKSON DIES - Carl I., Hendrickson, 82, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Decatur, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday (August 4, 1966) in St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort Wayne. Mr. Henderson was born on April 6, 1884, in Chesterville, the son of Ben and Mary Hendrickson. He was a former employee of the Wagner Casting Co. in Decatur. He was a member of the United Brethren Church, Chesterville.

He married the former Eva Fleck on Aug. 4, 1947, in Fort Wayne. He leaves his wife, one son, Paymond C. of New Haven, Ind.; one step-son, Richard Shelly, Cincinnati, Ohio; two brothers, Richard of Decatur; Leonard of Mansfield; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Smoot of Suring, Wis.; and Mrs. Charles Campbell, Arcola; and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Dawson & Wicoff Funeral Home, with burial in Graceland Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.

HENDRICKSON, Clara Ellen (Mrs.) - Mrs. Clara Ellen Hendrickson, 74, Chesterville, died 8:15 p.m. Tuesday ( February 10, 1958?) in St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur; services 2 p.m. Friday in Fleming Funeral Home, Arthur, burial Chesterville Cemetery.

HENDRICKSON, Earl O. - Earl O. Hendrickson, 65, of Arthur died 3:45 pm Tuesday in his home; born Douglas County; married Lola Ashwill Bilbreth, March 10, 1952, Chesterville; leaves wife; stepchildren Dick Bilbreth, Effingham; Joe Bilbreth, Arcola; Mrs. Margaret Scott, California; brothers Floyd, Gerald, both of Chesterville; Kenneth, Decatur; Wayne, Michigan; Cecil, Atwood; James, Arthur; Lorina Phelps, Mt. Zion; sisters Mrs. Rhoda Smith, Ruth Hendrickson, both of Chesterville; ten step-grandchildren; one great-stepgrandchild; services 2 pm Friday, Fleming Funeral Home, Arthur; burial Arthur Cemetery; call 7 pm to 9 pm today. (Note: Earl died July 28, 1970 and the funeral was Friday July 31, 1970) (Obituary probably from Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur, IL)

HENDRICKSON, John B. - ATWOOD - John B. Hendrickson, 70, retired farmer died at 1:45 pm yesterday (June 7th, 1946) in his home, He had been employed by the Progress Co., in Arthur for six years, following his retirement from farming. Mr. Hendrickson was born June 29, 1876, in Douglas County, the son of Dave and Ruth Hendrickson. He married Emma Bright in 1900. He leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Wildman, Lake City; Mrs. Ruth Kimmel, Atwood, four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Hughes and Mrs Mary Roach of Oregon; Mrs. Coreen Presley of California, Mrs. Vivian Halley, Kansas City, Kansas and brother, George, of Lovington. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 pm daylight time at the Lake Fork church north of Atwood with burial in Lake Fork Cemetery.(from the ATWOOD NEWSPAPER Atwood, June 8, 1946 "JOHN B. HENDRICKSON Atwood Farmer, Dies")

HENSLEY, Goldie - Rites for Mrs. Fred Hensley Held Tuesday - Mrs. Fred (Goldie) Hensley, residing 3 miles south of Murdock, passed away at her home at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 (1956) at the age of 59. She was recovering from surgery in Carle clinic, Urbana, and had been released on May 22. Death was attributed to a complication from the surgery. Mrs. Hensley apparently had been convalescing satisfactorily. However, she became ill in the kitchen shortly after arising and fell while Mr. Hensley was helping her return to the bedroom.

The remains were taken to Barr funeral home, Newman, then returned to the family home where a brief service was held on Tuesday with Rev. N.W. Gwinn officiating. The regular service was held in Kearns (Kerns) E.U.B. church, ten miles northwest of Newton, at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Music was by Mrs. Raymond Allen singing "A Mansion Over the Hilltop" and "Good Night, Good Morning", accompanied by Mrs. J.L. Awick. The pallbearers were Wayne Martin, Raymond Allen, J.L. Awick, Dale Coslet, Alex Anderson, and J.B. Roberts. Burial was in the church cemetery. (Kerns, also known as Hicks Cemetery)

Mrs. Hensley was the former Goldie Pearl Hicks. She was born June 28, 1896 in Jasper County northwest of Newton and was a daughter of Owen Wiley and Laura E. (V.) Strole Hicks. She grew to womanhood in that community and on March 10, 1915, was united in marriage to Fred Hensley. They farmed there several years, then spent four years on a farm near Kemp. For the past 17 years, they have been located on the Laura Houser farm.

As a young woman, Mrs Hensley had united with the Kearns church and had maintained her membership there throughout the years. She is survived by her husband, a son, Don of Groveton, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Marjorie) Stirrett, Windsor; 11 grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Doshia Hicks and Mrs. Albert (Marie) Kugler, both of Mattoon; and one brother, Roscoe Hicks of Newman (Newton) - The Tuscola Journal, Thursday, May 31, 1956 Contributed by Kim Hicks Torp

HERRINGTON, William Abraham - ARCOLA - William Abraham Herrington, 85, of Arcola, IL passed away at 10:25 a.m. Sunday, January 9, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in rural Mattoon, IL.

HERSCHBERGER, Drusilla - ARTHUR ; Drusilla Herschberger, 97, of Arthur, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 25, 1999) at her home. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Jake Miller residence. Friends may call anytime prior to the service. Burial will be in Yoder Cemetery, Arthur. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Arthur, is in charge of the arrangements. She was born Jan. 13, 1902, in Arthur, the daughter of Benjamin C. and Mary Yoder Yoder. She married Annanias B. Herschberger in 1928. He survives. Also surviving are four sons, two daughters, one half brother, one half sister, 23 grandchildren; 62 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one daughter, three brothers, and two sisters. Mrs. Herschberger was a member of the Old Order Amish Faith.

HERSHBERGER, Esther - 89, of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:17 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2000 at her residence in Arthur, IL.

HERSHBERGER, John E. - ARTHUR - John E. Herschberger, 93, of rural Arthur died at 9:15 a.m. Monday (June 12, 2000) at his residence.

HIGH, Orville Dean Jr. - ARTHUR - Orville Dean "Deano" High Jr., 34, of Arthur died at 8:18 a.m. Tuesday (March 21, 2000) at the family residence.

HIGHT, Paul J. - ARTHUR - Paul J. Hight, 82, of Arthur, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2000, in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, rural Mattoon, with his wife at his side.

HOOD, Aaron - Uncle Aaron Hood, a wealthy and influential farmer who has resided a few miles east of Arthur for many years, died Friday (January 24, 1902) after a long illness with stomach and liver trouble. Mr. Hood went to Texas early in the winter in the hope of the climate benefitting his health but he found no relief and recently returned home very much discouraged, after which time he grew rapidly worse. Funeral services were conducted Sunday morning by Rev. S.T.Reynolds at the residence of the deceased's son-in-law Benjamin House, where he passed away. The remains of the venerable citizen were laid to rest in the Arthur cemetery in the presence of a large throng of relatives, friends and neighbors. Mr. Hood was born July 19, 1824, in the state of Tennessee; died Jan 24, 1902, aged 77 years, 6 months, 5 days. When about 12 years old he moved with his parents to Indiana and shortly afterward to Illinois. He came to Bourbon township about forty years ago when the country was yet comparatively young. He was a blacksmith and worked at the trade several years after settling on the old home place east of town - at present resided on by Sam Davis, having a shop on the road north-ease of the house. Uncle Aaron was industrious and frugal and (several unreadable words) prairie invested his earnings in land which soon grew into money and made him wealthy, he owning at the time of his death 560 acres of fine improved land. Mr Hood was a man of honor and integrity, one of those sturdy and straightforward (remainder of obit missing)

HOWARD, Evelyn J. - Evelyn J. Howard, age 88, of Tuscola, formerly of Mattoon, passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 1999, at the Tuscola Nightingale Manor.

HOWELL, Duane - Duane Franklin Howell, 80, of Arthur IL passed away at 5:50 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2000, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL

HOWELL, Nellie (Moody) - MRS. HOWELL DIES AT 89 (July 18, 1956) - Mrs. Nellie Moody Howell, 89, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her son, Willis, at Bourbon, where she had been visiting for three weeks. She had been ill about two weeks. Services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Arthur Methodist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Plummer officiating and burial will be in Keller Cemetery at Lovington. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.

Mrs. Howell was born Sept. 28, 1866, in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of the Rev. & Mrs. Matthew Moody. She was reared in the home of Dan & Sarah Cadwell in the Cadwell community southwest of Arthur. They were pioneer residents of that area. Mrs. Howell was married to Oliver Howell March 7, 1888, and he died in 1946. She spent most of her life in the Arthur community, having lived with a daughter, Mrs. Marie Landers, Monticello since early in 1955. She leaves 3 sons, Raymond, Oak Park; Wayne, Arthur and Willis; two daughters, Mrs. Lelah Younger, Brecksville, O. and Mrs. Landers; eight grandchildren and 11 great grand-children. Mrs. Howell was a member of the Methodist Church and Rebekah Lodge.

JOHNSON, Frances - ATWOOD - Frances "Frankie" Johnson, 72 of Atwood passed away 6:25 a.m. Monday (March 5, 2001) in St. Mary's Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Atwood, with Elder Paul L. Fleener officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mackville Cemetery, Atwood. Memorials: Church of Christ, Hammond. Mrs. Johnson was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Summer Shade, Ky., the daughter of Jesse James and Ether Mosier Jobe. She retired from Schrock WCI Cabinet Co. in Arthur. She was a member of Church of Christ in Hammond, a volunteer for Atwood Fire Department and had previously been honored as fire person of the year. She married Ike Johnson March 16, 1949, in Bowling Green, Ky. Surviving are her husband; two sons; daughter; great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and one sister. (Decatur Herald & Review)

JOHNSON, Nelle Jane - Mrs. Nelle Jane Johnson, 91, formerly of Hindsboro, entered eternal peace and rest at 5:35 AM Monday, March 20, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center with her family at her side.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 22, 2000 at the Walnut Grove Christian Church, rural Arcola, with Pastor Barney Wells officiating. Burial will be in the Arcola Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 PM at Shrader Funeral Home, 204 N. Locust Street in Arcola.Mrs. Johnson was born June 20, 1908 in Jackson County, Tennessee, a daughter of Robert R. and Bertie Kemp Stubblefield. She married Wilburn H. Johnson in Macon County, Tennessee on August 12, 1928. He preceded her in death on April 19, 1968. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Betty Warner, 2 great grandchildren, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters.Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Walnut Grove Christian Church where she was a member of the Eunice Club. She was also a member of the Hindsboro Home Extension, Friendship Club, and the Coles County Ladies Home Bureau.Memorials are suggested to the Walnut Grove Christian Church.

JONES, Dorothy M. - TUSCOLA - Dorothy M. Jones, 81, of Port Charlotte, Fla, formerly of Tuscola, died Thursday (Jan. 4, 2001). Arrangements incomplete: Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola.

JURGENS, Glenn R. - ARTHUR - Glenn R. Jurgens, 85, of Arthur, died at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2000 at the Carle Hospital, Urbana.

KANITZ, Earl W. - ARTHUR - Earl W. Kanitz, 80 of Arthur, passed away at 4:04 A.M. Tuesday April 25, 2000 in St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur.

KAUFMAN, Malinda - ARTHUR - Malinda Kaufman, 74, of Arthur, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday (April 7, 2000) at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur.

KEY, Cora - ARTHUR ; Cora Key, 67, died at 4:02 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 8, 2000) at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur. Arrangements are incomplete at Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola.

KINGERY, Rachel L. - ARTHUR ; Rachel L. Kingery, beloved Mother and Grandmother, 92 of Arthur, passed away at 3:38 A.M. Thursday February 3, 2000, in The Arthur Home, Arthur, surrounded by her family.

KORTE, Herman (Sr.) - Herman Korte, Sr., 92, retired Arthur area farmer died at 2:58 A.M. Saturday (May 27, 1967) in St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. Mr. Korte was born in Germany November 14, 1874, the son of Claus and Marguerite Korte. He came to the United States at the age of six. He was married to Anna Mary Ziegler, April 12, 1904 in Douglas County. She preceded him in death November 11, 1957. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Fleming Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Plummer officiating. Burial was in Arthur Cemetery. Pallbearers were Levi J. Kauffman, Larry Korte, William R. Korte, Theo. Russell., John B. White and Robert Queary.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Louie (Mabel) Humphrey of Decatur and Mrs. Elmer (Elizabeth) Crocker of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma., three sons William and Fred of Arthur and Albert of Tuscola, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Two sons, Herman Jr. and Ralph also preceded him in death as did a daughter, Marguerite. (Arthur Graphic Clarion)

KORTE, Herman (Jr.) - Herman Korte Rites Held Here Tuesday - Funeral services for Herman John Korte Jr., 58, a life long resident of the Arthur area, were held at Fleming Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Kenneth Plummer, pastor of the Arthur Methodist Church, officiating, and Rev. Richard Bushman pastor of the Atwood United Church of Christ, assisting. Burial followed in Arthur Cemetery with Willis Appleby, Ernest Schultz, Rick Taylor, Clyde Turner and Emory Ohnesorge serving as pallbearers. William Jones and Mac Freese were honorary pallbearers.

Korte died suddenly from a heart attack about 3:45 P.M. last Saturday afternoon (June 5, 1965) at his home north of Arthur. Born in Douglas County on March 18, 1907, he was a son of Herman and Anna Ziegler Korte. He married Thressia Moody at Sullivan on June 21, 1930 and she survives. A well-known area farmer, Korte was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ northeast of Arthur. He was also a member of the Arthur IOOF Lodge N. 742, and special lodge services were conducted Monday evening at the funeral home with Noble Grad Wayne Field in charge.

He was preceded in death by his mother, a brother and a sister. Survivors include his widow; father, Herman Korte, Sr. of Arthur; a daughter Mrs. Jean White of Atwood; two sisters Mrs. Mabel Humphrey of Decatur and Mrs. Elizabeth Crocker of Oklahoma City, OK (from the Arthur Graphic Clarion)

LACY, Merril - ARTHUR - Merril Wendel Lacy, 69, of Arthur, died suddenly at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County. He had played an afternoon of golf just prior to his death.

LAMB, Mary K. - TUSCOLA - Mary K. Lamb, 80, of Tuscola, died 11 a.m. Friday (March 10, 2000) at her residence.

LARIMER, Isaac Lake - The Tuscola Review, October 19, 1933 - It is with a feeling of regret and loss that we chronicle the passing of Isaac Lake Larimer, well known and highly respected citizen of Tuscola, who died at the family home after an illness of several months duration. Mr. Larimer, a native of Indiana, had lived in Tuscola for the past 39 years and he was among the city's most worthy citizens. With a quiet, unassuming disposition, the deceased passed through life doing his part toward assisting his fellowman in making his daily tasks lighter and life more worth while. He was a kind, self-sacrificing and lenient husband and father. For many years, Mr. Larimer conducted an oil and gas distribution station in Tuscola. Mr. Larimer's parents were George Washington and Sarah Vina (Viney) Larimer of Miami, Ind., and on coming to Illinois the family located in Charleston, where the deceased resided until coming to this city in 1894. On February 25, 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Isabelle Mitchell, who has since been his faithful companion. Ten children, five sons and five daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Larimer, seven of whom survive their father: Mrs. Maude Leonard, College Corner, Ohio; Mrs. Grace L. Bennett, Indianapolis, Mrs. Helen M. Davis, Detroit Mich.; Mrs. Dorothy Behnke, Durand, Mich.; George A., editor of The Review; Clyde M., county clerk; and Donald, all of this city. A son Frank of Pana, passed away Sept 30, 1931, and another son, Robert, and a daughter Ethel died in infancy. Interment was in the Mound cemetery in Charleston.

LARIMER, Isabell - The Tuscola Review, Thursday, March 28, 1935 Mrs. Isabelle Larimer, wife of the late Isaac L. Larimer and the mother of Postmaster George A. Larimer, County Clerk Clyde M. Larimer and Donald Larimer, all of Tuscola, died at her home in Tuscola shortly after 10 o'clock this (Thursday) morning. She was stricken with a heart attack late Tuesday night and while she seemed to be recovering a relapse this morning quickly brought the end of a long and useful life. Mrs. Larimer had been a resident of Tuscola since 1894 and was one of our most highly respected and loved women. Aside from rearing her family of ten children she was an active worker in the Church of Christ and the activities of the church for many years. She was also well known through her work in the Royal Neighbor lodge, having been an active member for over 35 years. In addition to the three sons named above, Mrs. Larimer leaves three daughters, Mrs. Maude Leonard of College Corner, OH, Mrs. Helen Davis, Detroit, MI, and Mrs. Dorothy Behnke, Durand Michigan. The husband and father died October 16, 1933 while a daughter Mrs. Grace Bennett passed away on the 8th of last November. Three other children also have preceded Mrs. Larimer in death. Franklin, Robert and Ethel. Burial will be at the family plot in Charleston.

LAWS, Parcel - PEORIA, Ariz. - Wesley Parcel Laws, 89, of Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Hindsboro and Charleston, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Boswell Hospital in Sun City, Ariz. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bushton Christian Church with the Rev. Charles Dye officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home. He was born June 10, 1911, in Westfield, the son of John Henry Laws and Elizabeth Parcel Laws. He married Dorothy Julia Stanfield in 1936; she survives. Also surviving are two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and one grandchild. Mr. Laws retired in 1979 after 11 years as a stationary engineer at Eastern Illinois University. He was a member of the Bushton Christian Church.

LEWIS, Tammy Lynn - TUSCOLA, Tammy Lynn Lewis, 23, Tuscola, died Wednesday, (Jan. 31, 2001). Services: Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, Tuscola. Burial:Arcola Cemetery, Memorials: Swann Special Care Center, 109 Kenwood Road, Champaign, IL 61821.

LITTLE, Vivian Mae - TUSCOLA ; Vivian Mae Little, 94, of Tuscola, passed away at 12:07 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 1999 at Douglas Nightingale Manor in Tuscola, IL.

LOUGH, Carol - TUSCOLA - Mrs. Phyllis Carol Lough, 62, of Tuscola, died at 1:55 PM Thursday, March 30, 2000 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.

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