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BRIAN RICHARD KING , 21, of Greer, and a student at the College of Charleston, entered into eternal rest November 10. He was a son of Dick W. and Kathy Hann-King and was a 2000 graduate of Riverside High School, Greer. Brian was also a member of Young Life. He is survived by his mother, Kathy Hann-King of Mt. Pleasant, SC; his father and step-mother, Dick W. King and Leslie Keller-King of Greer, SC; brothers, John and Chuck King; grandparents, Arley and Vi King of Dixon, IL, Helen and Richard Hann of Dixon, IL, and Dale and Judy Keller of Simpsonville, SC; three aunts; three uncles; seven cousins; and many dear friends.
MABEL BEATRICE (ERICKSON) KRAFT , 93, of Dixon, died Monday, January 23, 2005, at the Lee County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dixon. Mabel was born June 10, 1912, in Bowdon, ND, the daughter of Julius and Sena Bertina (Blom) Erickson. She married Warren George Kraft on April 12, 1931, in Mapleton, IA. He preceded her in death on August 2, 1985. Mabel was a member and Sunday school teacher at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon. Survivors include one son, Everett (Elsie) Kraft, Dixon; two sisters, Bernice Wilson, Josephine White, both of Marshalltown, IA; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Sheryl Russell; one grandson; one great grandson; an infant sister; and two brothers, Ednar and Oliver Erickson. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2006, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon, with the Rev. Ronald B. Ferrell, pastor, and the Rev. Robert White, chaplain at the Minneapolis, MN, airport, co-officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon.
CORENE K. (WHITES) KURTIS
, 64, of Dixon, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at KSB Hospital. She began working at Mr. Kurtis Beauty Salon as a beautician in October 1961, and became the owner in 1964. Corene was born Feb. 19, 1942, in Dixon, the daughter of Bruce and Helen (Eller) Whites. She married Robert Redfern on Dec. 19, 1987. He died July 15, 2003. Corene was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Elk Lodge BPOE 779 and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 727, all in Dixon, Lost Nation Ladies Golf League and the Red Hat Society. Survivors include her mother, a sister, Jane M. Balayti, and dear and special friend, Robert O'Bryant, all of Dixon; two nephews, Craig O. Whites of Amboy and Scott Reed of Phoenix; five nieces, Lisa (Jeffrey) Lovett of Oregon, Diana Reed of Casa Grande, Ariz., Christa (John) Mitchell of Rock Falls, Carolyn (Tom) Ramsey of Sykesville, Md., and Cathy (Anthony) Costanza of Cherry Valley; two stepnephews, Anthony Balayti of Amboy and Richard Balayti of Mount Morris; two stepnieces, Kathy (Charlie) Briggs of Moscow Mills, Mo., and Gina Balayti of Union; several grandnieces and grandnephews; and several great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews. She also was preceded in death by her father; and a brother, Jim Whites. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Rev. LaVerne Davenport, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Dixon, officiating. Burial of cremains is at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Dixon.
