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Obituary of Bobby L. DeWeese
Peoria Journal Star, February 10, 1993, Page: D9
Bobby DeWeese
Macomb - Bobby L. DeWeese, 64, of 508 W. Chase St. died at 3:35
p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at McDonough District Hospital.
Born Feb. 15, 1928, in Macomb to LeRoy and Mabel Clayton
DeWeese, he married Shirley Murfin on Oct. 23, 1948, in Galesburg. She
survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Joe and Todd, both of Macomb,
Michael of Deltona, Fla., and Jim of Sullivan; one brother, Olin of
Macomb; twin sister, Betty Hollenback of Deltona; 13 grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren. Three sisters preceded him in death.
He served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946, and from 1950 to 1951. He was a truck driver for Meadow Gold Dairy in Macomb.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen
Funeral Home in Macomb. The Rev. Randy Miller will officiate.
Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.
Obituary of Olen "Bud" LeRoy DeWeese
Peoria Journal Star, March 23, 2004, Page: B4
Olen DeWeese
Macomb - Olen LeRoy "Bud" DeWeese, 86, of Macomb died at 3:15
p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2004, at McDonough District Hospital.
Born Aug. 16, 1917, in Macomb to Roy and Mabel Clayton DeWeese,
he married Lowanda Smith on July 20, 1940, in Kahoka, Mo. She died
April 12, 2000.
He also was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.
Surviving are two daughters, Saundra Mourning of Colchester and
Sally Kammerer of Omaha, Neb.; one sister, Betty Hollenback of Deltona,
Fla.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of McDonough American Legion Post 6.
He was a lineman for the Rural Electrical Association for more than 30 years.
He was a member of Macomb Masonic Lodge and Peoria Consistory.
He also was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Macomb.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn
Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to McDonough District Hospital Auxiliary.
Obituary of Geraldine L. Dickinson
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, August 28, 1985, Page: 15
Geraldine L. Dickinson
Rushville - Geraldine L. Dickinson, 83, of Rushville died at 8:27 a.m. Tuesday at Culbertson Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Ridgeville Cemetery, near Browning.
Worthington Funeral Home, Rushville, is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are two sons, Harley Eugene of Table Grove and Burley
Benjamin of Gainesville, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren.
Obituary of Henry Anton Dober
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, June 1, 2002, Page: 15
Henry A. Dober
Rushville - Henry A. Dober, 83, of Rushville died Friday, May 31, 2002, at his home.
He was born July 11, 1918, in Schuyler County, the son of Carl
A. and Stella Leezer Dober. He married Betty Jackson in 1951 in
Rushville. A daughter, Nancy Ann Huddleston, preceded him in death.
Mr. Dober was a farmer, retiring in 2000. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Schuyler County Farm Bureau.
Survivors: wife, Betty; a son, Earl "Butch" Wilson of Rushville;
three daughters, Lavena (husband, Dan) Dober-Lewellen and Alice Jones,
both of Jacksonville, and Marna (husband, Dave Hurst) Dober of
Springfield; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother,
Charles Dober of Rushville; and a half brother, Roy (wife, Betty) Dober
of Monmouth.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville,
the Rev. Roger Simpson officiating. Burial: Rushville City Cemetery.
Peoria Journal Star, June 1, 2002, Page: B04
Henry Dober
Rushville - Henry A. Dober, 83, of Rushville died at 7:45 a.m. Friday, May 31, 2002, at his home.
Born July 11, 1918, in Schuyler County to Carl A. and Stella
Leezer Dober, he married Betty Jackson on March 6, 1951, in Rushville.
She survives.
Also surviving are one son, Earl ''Butch'' Wilson of Rushville;
three daughters, Lavena Dober-Lewellen (and Dan Lewellen) and Alice
Jones, both of Jacksonville, and Marna Dober (and Dave Hurst) of
Springfield; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother,
Charles of Rushville; and one half brother, Roy (and Betty) Dober of
Monmouth.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Inola
Dober; one daughter, Nancy Ann Huddleston; one granddaughter; one
sister; two half brothers; and one half sister.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
He farmed until 2000, when ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the Schuyler County Farm Bureau.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel.
The Rev. Roger Simpson will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8
p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Burial will be in Rushville City Cemetery,
where military rites will be accorded by Schuyler American Legion Post
4.
Memorials may be made to Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.
Obituary of Waldo A. Dorsett
Eagle Publications, August 11, 2005
Waldo A. Dorsett
Waldo A. Dorsett, 86, Pekin, died Aug. 7, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the Pekin Living and Rehabilation Center in Pekin.
He was born September 4, 1918, in Macomb, the son of Russell and Lola (Ward) Dorsett.
He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Sterling Dorsett, and two sisters, Wilma Gamage and Dorothy Middendorf.
He is survived by three nephews: Dick Gamage, Pekin; Bob
Middendorf, Leroy; David Middendorf, Minnesota; two nieces, Penny
Gamage, Galesburg; Donna Pershing, Macomb, and numerous great and great
great nieces and nephews.
He was a custodian at the Macomb Pottery for many years.
Graveside services are Friday at 10 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery,
1027 N. Randolph St., Macomb, with Rev Mark Wheeler officiating. There
is no visitation.
Arrangements are by the Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home.
Obituary of John "Harlan" Harlan Downs
Peoria Journal Star, October 8, 1991
John Downs
RUSHVILLE - John Harlan Downs, 73, of Rushville died at 2 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 7, 1991, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
Born June 1, 1918, in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler County, to
Clifford and Alice Kupel Downs, he married Effie Bowman in 1938. He
married Mary Fuqua Gregory in June 1966 in Murphysboro. She survives.
Also surviving are his father of Rushville; two sons, Norman of
St. Charles, Mo., and Raymond of Tillamook, Ore.; one stepdaughter,
Linda Turner of Rushville; four brothers, Richard of Jacksonville,
Dwayne and Merlin, both of Rushville, and Gary of Ames, Iowa; and two
sisters, Mrs. Jim (Maggie) Burnside of Rushville and Marjorie Downs
Byers of Columbia, Md.
Other survivors are seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren;
seven great- grandchildren; three stepgreat- grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews and great- nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded
in death by his mother; his stepmother, Beulah Chipman Downs; one
sister; and one stepsister.
He farmed for many years in Schuyler County, served as Woodstock
Township supervisor and worked in the building services department at
Southern Illinois Univeristy for 12 1/2 years before retiring in 1982.
A World War II Air Corps veteran, he was a member of Schuyler American
Legion Post 4. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Roby Funeral
Chapel in Rushville, the Revs. John and Dawn Stemple officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral chapel. Burial
will be in the Rushville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Building Fund, Rushville.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, October 8, 1991
John H. Downs
RUSHVILLE - John Harlan Downs, 73, of Rushville died at 2 a.m. Monday at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Roby Funeral Chapel, Rushville, with burial in Rushville City Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, Norman of St. Charles,
Mo., and Raymond of Tillamook, Ore.; a stepdaughter, Linda Turner of
Rushville; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; father, Clifford
Downs of Rushville; four brothers, Richard of Jacksonville, Dwayne and
Merlin, both of Rushville, and Gary of Ames, Iowa; two sisters,
Marjorie Downs Byers of Columbia, Md., and Mrs. Jim (Maggie) Burnside
of Rushville; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Obituary of Bernice C. Donner Doyle
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, August 18, 1986, Page: 23
Bernice C. Doyle
Browning - Bernice C. Doyle, 76, of Browning died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Beardstown Hospital, Beardstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roby Funeral Chapel, Rushville, with burial in Ridgeville Cemetery, Browning.
Surviving are her husband, George, one daughter, Mrs. Charlotte
Beyer of Luther, Mich.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and
one brother, Ralph Donner of Chicago.
Obituary for Lyle Drawve
Eagle Publications, November 14, 2002
Lyle Drawve
Lyle Drawve, 79, Rushville, died at 2:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at the Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.
He was born Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1922, in Woodstock Township,
Schuyler County, to Fred and Edna (Armstrong) Drawve. He married Arlys
R. Myers Dec. 30, 1945, in Burlington, Iowa. She died Jan. 17, 1996.
He is survived by one son, Kent (Sherry) Drawve, Rushville; one
daughter, Diane (Kenny) Ward, Huntsville; three grandchildren, Tracy
Finch, Allyson Gilham and Mike McClelland; two great-grandchildren,
Kayla Sipes and Grace Gilham; and one nephew, Larry Johnson.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents.
He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member and past
commander of Schuyler American Legion Post #4, Voiture #1100 40et8, and
was an honorary member of the Lamoine Ramblers Motorcycle Club. He
worked for Drawve Implement, Bartlow Brothers Meat Packing and Oscar
Mayer. After retiring from Oscar Mayer, he helped at Drawve Furniture
in Rushville.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at the
Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville, with the Rev. Robert Kirkham
officiating. Burial was in the Rushville City Cemetery, with military
services conducted by Schuyler Post #4.
Memorials may be made to the Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.
Obituary of Jannifer Lynne Hartman Drew
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, November 8, 2005, Page: 25
Jannifer L. Drew
Springfield - Jannifer Lynne Drew, 40, of Springfield died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005, at Memorial Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 22, 1964, in Litchfield, the daughter of Charles L. Hartman and Patricia Turley Hartman Bader.
She graduated from Girard High School and attended beauty school
in Lake Victoria in the 1980s. She was a validation operator in the
vehicle services department at the secretary of state's office and a
telephone operator and mail messenger at Franklin Life Insurance Co.
Survivors: two daughters, Linzi and Tiffany Drew, both of
Springfield; mother and stepfather, Patricia and Franz Bader of
Chatham; father, Charles L. Hartman of Taylorville; sister, Tonya
(husband, Todd) Schwehr of Springfield; brother, James L. (wife, Paula)
Hartman; grandparents, Edna M. Turley of White City and Mary Ann Dash
of Springfield; and several half brothers, half sisters, aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Staab Polk Memorial Home, Chatham,
the Revs. Stephen Taylor and Dave Fox officiating. Burial: Chatham
Memorial Cemetery.
Obituary of Herbert A. Dunn
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, July 19, 2003, Page: 38
Herbert A. Dunn
Quincy - Herbert A. Dunn, 80, of Quincy, formerly of Timewell,
died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at the Illinois Veterans Home.
He was born April 7, 1923, in Pleasant View, the son of Clarence
Lynol and Rubie Ellen Kessinger Dunn. He married Iva M. Davis Flynn in
1946 in Mount Sterling.
Mr. Dunn was a retired farmer and also had served as caretaker
at Jensen Woods Camp in Brown County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II, serving as a first sergeant and earning three Purple
Hearts and a Silver Star. He was a member of First United Methodist
Church in Mount Sterling, where he served in several capacities. He was
a member of Mount Sterling American Legion Post 374, Brown County VFW
10399 and the Twilight Twirlers Square Dance Club. He served as
ringmaster at the Western Horse Show at the Brown County Fair for more
than 30 years and was a member of the Brown County Boots and Saddle
Club.
Survivors: wife, Iva; a stepson, Larry (wife, Marie) Flynn of
Timewell; a daughter, Sharon (husband, Cotton) Kindhart of Timewell; a
son, Dave (wife, Chrissi) Dunn of Timewell; 13 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Harold and John Dunn, both of Mount
Sterling; two sisters, Maye Barker and Mona Gragg, both of Mount
Sterling; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Hendricker Funeral Home, Mount
Sterling, the Rev. Lee Reffett and the Rev. Robert Einhouse
officiating. Burial: Hersman Cemetery, south of Mount Sterling.
Obituary of John D. Dunn
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, January 1, 2004, Page: 39
John D. Dunn
Mount Sterling - John D. Dunn, 75, of Mount Sterling died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at St. John's Hospital.
He was born April 24, 1928, in Schuyler County, the son of
Clarence Lynol and Rubie Ellen Kessinger Dunn. He married Deloris I.
Clark in 1950 in Mount Sterling; she died in 1951. He later married
Leona M. Houston Seckman in 1958 in Mount Sterling. A stepdaughter,
Nancy Hendricks, preceded him in death.
Mr. Dunn was a farm mechanic for Barker Equipment Inc., in Mount
Sterling for 46 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and
a member of Mount Sterling American Legion Post 374.
Survivors: wife, Leona M.; a daughter, Patty Langan of Pana; two
sons, Gregory J. Dunn of Mount Sterling and Jeffrey J. Dunn of
Versailles; a stepdaughter, Georgia Metz of Mount Sterling; eight
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Harold Dunn of Mount
Sterling; two sisters, Maye Barker and Mona Gragg, both of Mount
Sterling; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Hendricker Funeral Home, Mount
Sterling, the Rev. Lee Reffett officiating. Burial: Mount Sterling
Catholic Cemetery.
Obituary for Isla Reno Kettron Applegate Dymond
Eagle Publications, October 11, 2001
Isla Reno Dymond
Isla Reno Dymond, 96, of Bull Shoals, Ark., formerly of Macomb, died Dec. 17, 2000, in Arkansas.
She was born Nov. 12, 1904, in Macomb, the daughter of Henry D.
and Gertrude Saul Reno. She was married to Charles Kettron, Arch
Applegate and Elmer Dymond; they all preceded her in death. Also,
preceding her in death were her parents; one son, Charles D. Kettron;
and three brothers, Herschel, Donald and Bryce Reno.
She is survived by a brother, Max Reno, Rock Island, and several nieces and nephews.
She graduated from Bardolph High School and attended Western Illinois State Teachers College.
Cremation was accorded. Graveside burial of ashes was held
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2001, in the Bardolph Cemetery in Bardolph, with the
Rev. Ron Green officiating. Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Thelma Blanche Curtis Edler
Eagle Publications, October 29, 2005
Thelma Blanche Edler
Thelma Blanche Edler, 97, a resident of Bickford Cottage in
Macomb, died at 6:38 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Bickford Cottage.
She was born July 25, 1908 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Charles
P. and Ethel (Breen) Curtis. She married Ralph Edler, Aug. 2, 1941 in
Peoria. He preceded her in death Feb. 18, 1996.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Kenneth and Claire; and one sister, Eva Fosdyck.
She was a graduate of Augusta High School in Augusta. She moved
to Macomb in 1927. She lived in Chicago for 34 years and returned to
Macomb in 1972. She made plane and train reservations for the Army and
Curtis Candy. She was the floor lady for the Humitube Manufacturing
Company in the printing department for many years before retiring in
1970.
Graveside services were held Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at the
Oakwood Cemetery, Macomb, with the Rev. Chris Williams officiating.
Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home, Macomb, was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary of Russell Joseph Edwards
Peoria Journal Star, November 8, 1992, Page: C14
Russell Edwards
Brooklyn - Russell Joseph Edwards, 83, of Brooklyn died at 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 1992, at his residence.
Born Jan. 15, 1909, in KertonTownship, Fulton County, to Joseph
Clinton and Iva Mae Thomas Edwards, he married Lefa Olive Stambaugh on
Dec. 26, 1931, in Rushville. She died Jan. 22, 1981. Two sisters and
two brothers also preceded him in death.
Surviving are one son, Russell Gene of Bartonville; one brother,
Kenneth of Beardstown; two sisters, Dorothy Stambaugh of Browning and
Bonnie Bair of Astoria; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A member of Operating Engineers, he worked at various construction sites for 30 years.
First president of State Trappers Association, he was a member
of the National Rifle Association and was a former Brooklyn Township
official.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in
Rushville. Collis Trone will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 to 7
tonight at the chapel. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or to Brooklyn Cemetery.
Obituary of Donald "Red Dog" Egbert
Peoria Journal Star, October 20, 2003, Page: B4
Donald Egbert
Frederick - Donald "Red Dog" Egbert, 83, of Rural Route 2 died
at 8:58 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at Heritage Manor South in
Beardstown.
Born Aug. 16, 1920, in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler County, to
Emil and Bettie Ward Egbert, he married Mae Huston on Aug. 4, 1945, in
Beardstown. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Donna (and Jerry) {Bartlett}
of rural Frederick and Marcia (and Donnie) Gragg of rural Rushville;
four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
He was a lifelong Bainbridge Township farmer. He and his brother
owned and operated E&E Sawmill for several years. He also served on
the Schuyler County Board of Supervisors for many years and as
Bainbridge Township supervisor.
He was a former member of the Schuyler Coyote Hunters Association.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Worthington Funeral Home
in Rushville. The Rev. Wayne Bonser will officiate. Visitation will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in
Rushville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Heritage Manor South activities department.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, October 20, 2003, Page: 25
Donald Egbert
Frederick - Donald "Red Dog" Egbert, 83, of rural Frederick died
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at Heritage Manor South Nursing Home in
Beardstown.
He was born Aug. 16, 1920, in Bainbridge Township, the son of
Emil and Bettie Ward Egbert. He married Mae Huston in 1945 in
Beardstown.
Mr. Egbert and his brother owned and operated E&E Sawmill
for several years. He was a lifelong farmer in Bainbridge Township and
a Bainbridge Township supervisor. He served on the Schuyler County
Board of Supervisors for many years and was a former member of Schuyler
Coyote Hunters Association.
Survivors: wife, Mae; two daughters, Donna (husband, Jerry)
Bartlett of rural Frederick and Marcia (husband, Donnie) Gragg of rural
Rushville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Worthington Funeral Home, Rushville,
the Rev. Wayne Bonser officiating. Burial: Rushville City Cemetery.
Obituary of George William Eifert II
died: April 11, 1994
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, April 13, 1994, Page: 9
George W. Eifert
Mount Sterling - George W. Eifert 65, of rural Mount Sterling died at 5:18 p.m. Monday at St. John's Hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hendricker Funeral
Home, Mount Sterling. Burial will be in Huntsville Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Monica; two sons, Marc Eifert of
Plymouth and Stan Eifert of Mount Sterling; daughter, Connie Leezer of
Galesburg; four grandchildren; and several cousins.
Note: His parents are George William Eifert I and Faye Edmonston.
Obituary of Alfa I. Nelson Ellis
Warren County, Illinois newspaper
Alfa I. Ellis
Alfa I. Ellis, 88, of Macomb, died at 4:08 p.m. Friday April 16, 1999, at McDonough District Hospital.
She was born on July 2, 1910 in Minot, ND, the daughter of
Clarence and Winnie Rawlins Nelson. She married Floyd Ellis on
September 21, 1929, in Palmyra. Mo. He died March 15, 1979.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by one son, David Ellis of Macomb and one grandson, Daryl Ellis, of Macomb.
She was preceded in death by one son, Keith Ellis and one brother, Emery.
Mrs. Ellis lived on a farm southwest of Industry from 1942 - 1984. She formerly lived in Schuyler County.
Services were Wed. in the Sargent-Worthington Funeral Home with
Rev. Ron Green officiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.
Obituary for L. Keith Ellis
Eagle Publications, March 8, 2001
L. Keith Ellis
L. Keith Ellis, 72, of Good Hope, died at 6:47 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2001, at McDonough District Hospital.
He was born Aug. 27, 1928, in Macomb, the son of Archie and
Evelyn Fugate Ellis. He first married Patricia Rockwell in 1949. She
preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 1992. He later married Patricia J.
Kaufmann on Sept. 19, 1993, in Quincy; she survives.
He is also survived by two sons, Steven L. Ellis, North
Carolina, and Terry W. Ellis, Colchester; three grandchildren, Keith R.
Ellis, Macomb, Gerald Ellis, Colchester, and Jamie Ellis; two stepsons,
Jonathon R. Lambert, Moline, and David F. Lambert, Overland, Mo.; and
four step-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and his first wife,
he was preceded in death by one brother, Theodore Ellis.
Keith lived all his life in the Macomb and Good Hope area. He
had worked for 36 years for the Illinois State Police and the State
Fire Marshal's office, and he also farmed. He was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church in Macomb. He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid
upland game hunter.
Cremation rites were accorded. Memorial services were held at
10:30 a.m. March 7, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev.
Mike Thomas officiating; burial was in the Good Hope Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church. Clugston-Tibbitts
Funeral Home, Macomb, was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary for Harold B. Ellsworth
Eagle Publications, January 28, 2003
Harold B. Ellsworth
Harold B. Ellsworth, 80, Macomb, died at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at McDonough District Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1922, in Macomb, the son of George and
Ruth (Brown) Ellsworth. He married Nadine Hawkins June 28, 1946, in
Kansas City, Mo. She died June 18, 2002.
He is survived by one son, Gary Ellsworth, Everett, Wash.; two
daughters, Lana Bullock, Macomb, and Donna Fourtune, Geneseo; eight
grandchildren, Brian, Brad and Brandon Coulter, Amy Sallee, Aftin
Blunt, Christine Blackburn, Eric Gillenwater and Mike Gerst; seven
great-grandchildren, Noel, Korah and Malcolm Coulter, Melaina Blunt,
Stephanie Spillie, Kathryn Blackburn and Sebastien Jemeniz; and one
sister, Joy Licate, Redding, Calif.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Ramey.
He served in the Army during World War II. He owned and operated
Macomb Plumbing and Heating, and was also the plumbing inspector for
the city of Macomb. He was a member of the Macomb VFW and the American
Legion.
Private family services were held at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary of Norman Dale Emerick
Peoria Journal Star, July 11, 1998
Norman Emerick
RUSHVILLE - Norman Dale Emerick, 72, of Rushville died at 8:51
p.m. Thursday, July 9, 1998, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in
Peoria.
Born Dec. 23, 1925, in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler County, to
Carl and Alta Clements Emerick, he married Le Ann Antrobus Eifert on
May 23, 1973, in Springfield. She survives.
Also surviving are one stepson, David Eifert of Centralia; one
stepdaughter, Betsy Burdette of Fort Myers, Fla.; one brother, Roger of
Rushville; and two stepgrandchildren.
One brother preceded him in death.
He retired in 1988 from farming. He was a salesman at Eyler Auto Center until his death.
He served on the Schuyler County Fair Board from 1949 until his
death. He received the Meritorious Service to 4-H Award in 1977. He
held several posts while serving on the Illinois Association of
Agricultural Fairs Board from 1973 to 1995 and on the Mid-Western
Illinois Racing Association from 1964 until his death.
He formerly served on the Illinois Standardbred Advisory Board
and was director of the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
Association from 1970 to 1988. He was a member and harness race
presiding judge of the U.S. Trotting Association since 1968. He
formerly was director of the Production Credit Association and was one
of six original directors of the Rushville Rural Fire Association.
He was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel. The
Rev. Scott Henley will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at the chapel. Burial will be in Rushville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Schuyler County Senior Center.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, July 11, 1998
Norman D. Emerick
RUSHVILLE - Norman Dale Emerick, 72, of Rushville died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
He was born Dec. 23, 1925, in Bainbridge Township, Schuyler
County, the son of Carl and Alta Clements Emerick. He married Le Ann
Antrobus Eifert in Springfield in 1973. Mr. Emerick, a farmer, retired
in 1988. He then worked as a salesman at Eyler Auto Center in Rushville
until his death.
Mr. Emerick was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) in Rushville. He served as sheep superintendent on the Schuyler
County Fair Board, as well as race secretary, president and director
from 1952 until present. He served as director of the Illinois
Association of Agricultural Fairs Board from 1973-1989, served as
president and vice president of that organization and received the
Meritorius Service to 4-H Award in 1977. He was president and director
of the Mid-Western Illinois Racing Association, board member of the
Illinois Standardbred Advisory Board, Illinois State Fair speed
superintendent, director of the Illinois Standardbred Owners and
Breeders Association and member of the U.S. Trotting Association,
having served as a licensed harness race presiding judge.
He also served as director of the Production Credit Association,
was one of six original directors of the Rushville Rural Fire
Association and named the Patron of Agriculture Award recipient for
dedication to farm, family and community.
Survivors: wife, Le Ann: a stepson, David Eifert of Centralia; a
stepdaughter, Betsy Burdette of Fort Myers, Fla.; two
stepgrandchildren; and a brother, Roger Emerick of Rushville.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel, Rushville, the Rev.
Scott Henley officiating. Burial: Rushville City Cemetery.
Montgomery County, Illinois newspaper
Emerick, Norman D.
Norman D. Emerick, former director of the Illinois Association
of Agricultural Fairs board, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, in St.
Francis Medical Center, Peoria. He was 72 years old on December 23.
Mr. Emerick, of Rushville, headed the fair association from 1973
to 1989 and served as both vice president and as president during his
tenure. He received the Meritorious Service to 4©H award in 1977.
He was also president and director of the Mid©Western Illinois
Racing association, board member of the Illinois Standardbred advisory
board and a director of the Illinois Standardbred Owners and breeders
Association, Illinois State Fair speed superintendent, and a member of
the U.S. Trotting Association, having served as a licensed harness race
presiding judge. He was involved in many other activities also. He
retired from farming in 1988 and then worked as a salesman at Eyler
Auto Center in Rushville until his death.
He was born in Bainbridge Township of Schuyler County, a son of
Carl and Alta Clements Emerick. He married LeAnn Antrobus Eifer in 1973
in Springfield. She survives.
Surviving also are two step children, a brother Roger Emerick of Rushville; and two step grandchildren.
Services were held in Rushville with burial in the Rushville City Cemetery.
Obituary of Nellie R. Henderson Engles
Peoria Journal Star, February 11, 1992, Page: D7
Nellie Engles
Rushville - Nellie R. Engles, 67, of Rushville died at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 1992, at her residence.
Born March 10, 1924, in Lonoke, Ark., to Walter and Nora Smith
Henderson, she married Glen Engles in 1943 in Medford, Ore. He died
Dec. 30, 1965.
One daughter, Brenda Lee Engles, also preceded her in death.
Surviving are her mother, Nora Sailor of Lonoke; two sons, Glen
of South Roxana and Michael J. of Marion; one daughter, Mary Dianne
Larson of Rushville; two brothers, Walter Henderson of Lonoke and Roy
Henderson of Conway, Ark.; two sisters, Alva Lee Choate of De Valls
Bluff, Ark., and Ruby Young of Carlisle, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
She was a nurse in the obstetrics department at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville for 11 years.
She was president of the Schuyler Women's Auxiliary American
Legion Post 4. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at
Versailles West Side Cemetery, Versailles. The Rev. Dean West will
officiate. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Roby
Funeral Chapel, Rushville.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Obituary of Carole Lee McCoy Lascelles English
Peoria Journal Star, August 17, 2002, Page: B05
Carole English
Kilbourne - Carole Lee English, 58, of 307 W. Elm died at 6:40
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Born Aug. 30, 1943, in Snicarte to Lowell and Rosalee Leezer
McCoy, she married Mervin Lascelles on Dec. 5, 1960, in Kilbourne. She
later married Oscar English on April 21, 1984, in Petersburg. He
survives.
Also surviving are one son, Kevin Lascelles of Petersburg; two
daughters, Lori Fornoff and Nancy English, both of Kilbourne; one
brother, Lowell ''Bub'' McCoy of Arenzville; one sister, Mary McCoy of
Kentucky; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She was a bus monitor for Laidlaw.
She was a member of Kilbourne Baptist Church.
She was a 4-H leader for the Prairie Dog 4-H Club.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hurley Funeral Home in
Havana, where visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Ken
Wagstaff will officiate. Burial will be in Kilbourne Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Nancy English Education Fund, in care of Havana Community Bank.
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, August 17, 2002, Page: 40
Carole L. English
Kilbourne - Carole Lee English, 58, of Kilbourne died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center.
She was born Aug. 30, 1943, in Snicarte, the daughter of Lowell
and Rosalee Leezer McCoy. She married Mervin Lascelles in 1960 in
Kilbourne. She later married Oscar English in 1984 in Petersburg.
Mrs. English had been a bus monitor for Laidlaw. She was a
member of Kilbourne Baptist Church and was a Prairie Dog 4-H club
leader.
Survivors: husband, Oscar; a son, Kevin G. Lascelles of
Petersburg; two daughters, Lori D. Fornoff and Nancy English, both of
Kilbourne; five grandchildren; a brother, Lowell "Bub" McCoy of
Arenzville; and a sister, Mary McCoy of Kentucky.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Hurley Funeral Home, Havana, the Rev.
Ken Wagstaff officiating. Burial: Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne.
Obituary of Ruby Fern Chapman Etter
Peoria Journal Star, January 11, 1997
Ruby Etter
ASTORIA - Ruby F. Etter, 87, of 318 W. Broadway died at 2:20
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in
Rushville.
Born Aug. 31, 1909, in Schuyler County to Artie and Nettie Fetch
Chapman, she married Donald E. Peter {Etter} on May 16, 1935, in
Oregon, Ill. He died Aug. 2, 1993. One great-grandson also preceded her
in death.
Surviving are four daughters, Jeanne Hartman, Judy Grafton and
Joyce Palmer, all of Rushville, and Joanne Heath of Adair; 11
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was a bookkeeper. She was a member of Astoria Christian Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shawgo Memorial Home in
Astoria. Dan Ormond will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the memorial home. Burial will be in Astoria Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Astoria Township Cemetery Association or her church.
Obituary for Marjorie Sears Evans
Eagle Publications, February 21, 2003
Marjorie Evans
Marjorie Evans, 79, Pontiac, formerly of Colchester, died at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at her home.
She was born Nov. 27, 1923, in Burnside, the daughter of Roy and
Tressie (Woodside) Sears. She married Delbert Evans June 3, 1941, in
Kahoka, Mo. He survives.
She is also survived by one son, Lee (Jean) Evans, Pontiac; five
grandchildren, Chad (Janet) Evans, Crystal (Jim) Stadel, Champ
(Michelle) Evans, Scott Harrington and Troy (Sue) Harrington; six
great-grandchildren, Hannah, Victoria and Ryan Evans, and Nicholas,
Lucas and Jeremiah Harrington; and three brothers, Clinton (Elenore)
Sears, La Harpe, Harold "Shorty" (Jill) Sears, East Peoria, and Larry
Sears, Macomb.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She graduated from Colusa High School in 1941, the valedictorian
of her class. She enjoyed gardening and raising rose bushes. She also
enjoyed being with friends and going to new restaurants. Marjorie was
famous for her oatmeal cookies. She was a member of the Jolly
Housekeepers Club.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, at Pilot Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. Sondra Newman officiating.
Memorials may be made to O.S.F. Hospice, 301 W. Washington St., Pontiac.
Jones’ Mortuary, Colchester, was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Richard "Dick" G. Evans
Eagle Publications, October 28, 2004
Richard G. "Dick" Evans
Richard G. "Dick" Evans, 56, Jefferson City, Mo., formerly of
Bushnell, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at Capital Region Medical Center,
Jefferson City, Mo.
He was born Nov. 18, 1947, in Macomb, the son of James and
Phyllis (Emory) Evans. He married Helen Bucher July 30, 1976, in Carson
City, Nev. She survives.
He is also survived by his mother, Phyllis Whittier, Bushnell;
two daughters, Megan Marie Evans, Jefferson, Mo., Janel Kay Evans,
Jefferson, Mo.; two brothers, James R. (Karen) Evans, Lacy Lake, Fla.,
Kurt E. (Judy) Evans, Bushnell; two sisters, Janet L. (Bob) Williams,
Jefferson City, Mo., and Anne Pershing, Reno, Nev.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Evans and stepfather, Ed Whittier.
He grew up in Bushnell and graduated from Bushnell-Prairie City
H.S. in 1965. He later served in the United States Air Force. He lived
in Macomb before moving to Jefferson City, Mo. in 1985.
Services were held Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004 at Martin-Hollis Funeral Home, Bushnell. Burial was in Bushnell Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or Prairie City Presbyterian Church.
Obituary of Sherman Ewing
died: July 20, 1915
Canton Daily Ledger, July 21, 1915, Pg. 3
'Natural Causes' Inquest Verdict In Ewing Death
Inquest at Dunfermline yesterday over the body of Sherman Ewing,
who dropped dead in the mine there at 1:35 o'clock that afternoon,
resulted in a verdict of death from natural causes. The inquest
was held by Coroner D. S. Ray of Cuba, and the jurors were Luther Cook,
Charles Weingardner, Alex Zander, Frank Graham, Frank Tink and John
Fulton.
Mr. Ewing had been complaining of not feeling well, but went to
work as usual yesterday and had been talking to comrades in the mine a
moment or two before he suffered the fatal attack. Death was due
probably to rupture of a gastric ulcer in the stomach or an aneurism,
in the opinion of the coroner.
Born in Schuyler County
He was born in Schuyler county February 12, 1866, and was
married in 1883 (sic-correct date is 1886), to Miss Elizabeth Moose, at
Astoria. The wife survives, and there are three children living -
George W. Ewing, Dunfermline; Maude Ewing, Long Bridge, S. D.; Fred
Ewing, Peoria. One son is dead. A brother, William Ewing,
lives at Rushville and a sister, Mrs. John Reeves, is a resident of
Brooklyn, Ill. A brother and sister are dead.
Mr. Ewing has lived in Dunfermline twenty-seven years, and
previously was a resident of the Astoria vicinity. He was a
member of the Dunfermline local, U.M.W. of A.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
at the Dunfermline church, and burial will be in Highbridge cemetery.
Note: He is the son of Joseph Bigelow Ewing and Hannah McManus.
Obituary for Helen J. Kolberer Feld
Eagle Publications, April 1, 2003
Helen J. Feld
Helen J. Feld, 64, Colchester, died at 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2003, at McDonough District Hospital.
She was born June 18, 1938, in Jacksonville, the daughter of
Albert and Mildred (Beard) Kolberer. She married Ronald Feld Nov. 28,
1963, in Virginia. He survives.
She is also survived by one son, Greg (Jennifer) Feld, Macomb;
three daughters, Jill (Kevin) Hufendick, Quincy, Judy (Joey) Haddix,
Colchester, and Kim (Fred) Pendleton, Pekin; nine grandchildren,
Haleigh, Josh and Bryce Haddix, Courtney, Abbey and Kelly Hufendick,
Hannah Feld, and Emily and Katie Pendleton; one brother, Donald (Wilma)
Kolberer, Chapin; and one sister, Eileen (Earl) Niestradt, Bushnell.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Marge Dimmitt.
She taught school in Colchester Unit 180 for 30 years, retiring
in 2000. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Macomb, the Sew
& So Club of Colchester and the McDonough County Retired Teachers
Association.
Visitation was scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2003,
at St. Paul Catholic Church, Macomb; a parish wake service was
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March
21, 2003, at the church, with the Rev. Richard Pricco officiating.
Friends may also call at the church from 9 a.m. Friday, March 21, 2003,
until the time of services. Burial will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery,
Colchester.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association or to St. Paul Catholic Church.
Jones' Mortuary, Colchester, was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Walter Robert Fitch
Eagle Publications, January 7, 2003
Walter R. Fitch
Walter Robert Fitch, 72, Galesburg, died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in Galesburg Cottage Hospital.
He was born April 2, 1930, in Abingdon, son of Leo H. and Roszella Clark Fitch.
He married Lillian M. Peterson Aug. 1, 1959, in Galesburg.
Surviving are his wife; one son, William R. "Bill" Fitch,
Galesburg; one sister, Louise (Clyde) Alden, Galesburg; one brother,
Earl "Gene" Fitch, Sand Springs, Okla.; four grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was reared and educated in the Abingdon area. He worked as a
route delivery man and dock man for the Meadow Gold Dairy in Galesburg
for 44 years, retiring in 1990. He served in the National Guard before
serving in the Army during the Korean conflict from 1955 to 1957.
He was a member of the First Church of the Open Bible,
Galesburg. He also was a member of the Ralph M. Noble American Legion
Post 285, Galesburg and a former member of Galesburg Moose Lodge. He
was active in the Holy Hilarity Clown Troupe, Galesburg.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in First Church of
the Open Bible with the Rev. Doug Johnson and Ted Gillum officiating.
Burial will be at a later date. Military rites will be accorded by Ralph M. Noble American Legion Post 285.
Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Western Illinois Kidney Center, First
Church of the Open Bible or Community Bible Church, Knoxville.
Obituary of Carl H. Fleck II
died: September 10, 1993
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, September 11, 1993, Page: 9
Carl H. Fleck II
Carl H. Fleck II, 74, of Springfield died at 7:45 a.m. Friday at his residence.
He was born July 19, 1919, in Springfield, the son of Carl and
Nora Ratz Fleck. He married Loretta A. Harbauer in 1946 in Springfield.
Two grandchildren preceded him in death.
Mr. Fleck was a diesel mechanic at Fiatallis prior to retiring.
He was a lifelong resident of Springfield and a member of St. Aloysius
Catholic Church. He also attended St. John Vianney Catholic Church in
Sherman and was a member of the Living Vine Prayer Group. Mr. Fleck was
a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Loretta A. of Springfield; seven sons,
Carl H. III and John D., both of Springfield, William J. of Buffalo,
Paul A. of York, Pa., Charles R. of Rushville, Martin G. of Beardstown
and Gerald T. of Kingland, Ga.; five daughters, Mrs. George (Jeanne)
Barlow of Midwest City, Okla., Mrs. Carol Outain of Springfield, Mrs.
Charles (Mary) Palmer of Ipava, Mrs. Herb (Eileen) Blickenstaff Jr. of
Bader and Mrs. Greg (Gilda) Koenig of Linn Creek, Mo.; 23
grandchildren; a great-grandson; three brothers, Julius of Quincy and
James and Joseph, both of Springfield; six sisters, Mrs. Sam (Rose
Marie) Pope, Mrs. Frank (Theresa) Hammitt and Mrs. Robert (Betty)
Terry, all of Springfield, Mrs. Albert (Frances) Halverstadt of
Sherman, Mrs. Harold (Florence) Weyhmeyer of Mountain Home, Ark., and
Mrs. James (Mary) Becker of St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Concelebrated funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John
Vianney Catholic Church in Sherman, with burial in Camp Butler National
Cemetery.
Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary of Mary E. Simpson Brannen Followell
Peoria Journal Star, November 21, 1991, Page: C8
Mary Followell
Mary E. Followell, 87, of Americana Healthcare Center, a former
resident of 3201 W. Linda Lane for 37 years, died at 1:50 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, at Methodist Medical Center.
Born Jan. 31, 1904, in Schuyler County to Charles and Minnie
Johnson Simpson, she married Chester Earl Followell on July 31, 1948,
in Palmyra, Mo. He died April 14, 1982, in Peoria. Seven brothers, one
grandson and one granddaughter also preceded her in death.
Surviving are three sons, Burdette E. Brannen and William
Brannen, both of Peoria, and Francis Brannen of Edwardsville; two
daughters, Olive Hogan of Syracuse, N.Y., and Dorothy Morrell of
Rushville; one sister, Hildrath Orr of Rushville; three grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lutheran
Cemetery, the Rev. Mark Henninger officiating. Davison-Fulton Western
Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Note: Her 1st husband was Frank William Brannan.
Obituary of Ivan Lavern Ford
Peoria Journal Star, September 18, 1991, Page: D6
Ivan Ford
Rushville - Ivan L. Ford, 70, of 503 Maple Ave. died at 8:45
p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 1991, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in
Rushville.
Born May 5, 1921, in Woodstock Township, Schuyler County, to
Frank and Hattie Herron Ford, he married Delores Cameron on Sept. 5,
1970, in Rushville.
She survives along with one son, R. Douglas Taylor of Rushville;
two daughters, Sharon Gibbons of Bloomington and Alicia Evans of
Normal; one stepson, Gary R. Cameron of Astoria; one stepdaughter, Joy
Lynn Kempkes of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Les of Rushville; nine
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and
four stepgreat-grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister preceded him
in death.
He was a World War II Army veteran and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was a mechanic for Schuyler County Community School District
1, then worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation, retiring
in 1976. He later was a bus driver for Schuyler School System until
1984. He was a member of the American Legion, Schuyler Post 4. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Worthington Funeral Home, Rushville, the
Rev. Wayne Bonser officiating. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home, where military rites will be conducted at
8 p.m. by the American Legion, Schuyler Post 4. Burial will be in
Rushville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Obituary for Roger "Elvis" Ray Forquer
Eagle Publications, March 21, 2002
Roger Ray "Elvis" Forquer
Roger Ray "Elvis" Forquer, 35, of Augusta passed away at 10 a.m.
Friday, March 15, 2002 in his home as the result of a house fire. He
was born on April 25, 1966 in Granger, Mo. the son of Dale and Lorene
(Huling) Forquer.
He is survived by three daughters, Amy, Samantha and Emily
Forquer all of Burlington, Iowa; one brother, Dwayne Forquer and his
wife (Leanne) of Carmen; one sister, Rudy Peterson and her husband
(Todd) of Augusta; three half-sisters, Mary Akins, Elizabeth Purtle and
her husband (Frank) and Tressa Akins all of Augusta. He was preceded in
death by his parents, a son, Brandon Forquer, a sister, Rita Forquer, a
brother, Russell Forquer and his step-father, Cleo Akins.
He was employed by Lantz Farms of Augusta and he enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2002
in Woodlawn Cemetery in Augusta with the Rev. Larry Post officiating.
Memorials may be made to the family.
Obituary for Eva M. Curtis Fosdyck
Eagle Publications, January 3, 2003
Eva M. Fosdyck
Eva M. Fosdyck, 90, Macomb, died at 12:47 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at McDonough District Hospital.
She was born June 16, 1912, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Charles
P. and Ethel (Breen) Curtis. She married William Fosdyck Aug. 24, 1935.
He preceded her in death June 9, 1986.
She is survived by one sister, Thelma Edler, Macomb, and several
nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was
preceded in death by two brothers.
She spent her early life in Brooklyn, moving to Macomb in 1927.
She worked at Globe American for 25 years and then worked for the
office of Drs. Ashenhurst and Henderson in Macomb, retiring in 1974.
Services were held Saturday Dec. 28, 2002, at the Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to McDonough District Hospital.
Obituary for Betty J. Stoneking Foster
Eagle Publications, July 11, 2002
Betty J. Foster
Betty J. Foster, 64, Good Hope, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, at McDonough District Hospital.
She was born April 1, 1938, in Macomb, the daughter of Jennings
and Ruth (Downing) Stoneking. She married Robert Foster Oct. 12, 1955.
He survives.
She is also survived by two sisters, Anna Wixom, Bonaparte, Iowa, and Sharon Faye Crane, Davenport, Iowa.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one
brother, Henry Calvin Stoneking, and one sister, Mary Jane Stoneking.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at the Good Hope Cemetery.
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Ruth E. Garrett Foster
Eagle Publications, April 11, 2002
Ruth E. Foster
Ruth E. Foster, 86, Blandinsville, died at 3:46 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2002, at McDonough District Hospital, Macomb.
She was born June 19, 1915, in LaHarpe, the daughter of Chester
and Opal Powelson Garrett. She married Lloyd Foster March 5, 1938, in
Durham Township. They moved to Blandinsville in 1942. Lloyd preceded
her in death May 14, 2001.
She is survived by one son, Robert Foster, Blandinsville; one
daughter, Carolyn (Steven) Murray, West Helena, Ark.; one son-in-law,
Frank Blickhan, Quincy; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
and one stepgrandchild.
In addition to her husband,she was preceded in death by her
parents; one daughter, Patricia Foster Blickhan, age 49; one
daughter-in-law, Beverly Bennett Foster, 51; one grandson, Christopher
Murray, 23; and one brother, Bud Garrett.
Ruth had helped her husband on the family farm for many years
and was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Blandinsville.
Funeral services were held at the Blandinsville Baptist Church
on Wednesday April 10, 2002, with the Rev. Dean Reeverts officiating.
Burial was at the Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville.
Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Parkinson Foundation or to the First Baptist Church in Blandinsville.
Obituary of Ida Lavonna Brann Shelabarger Foutch
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, August 17, 1999, Page: 26
Ida L. Foutch
Astoria - Ida Lavonna Foutch, 98, of Astoria died Sunday, Aug. 15, 1999, at Astoria Healthcare Center.
She was born Aug. 19, 1999, at Rollo, Mo., the daughter of Aaron
and Martha VanKirk Brann. She married Sam Shelabarger. She later
married Howard Foutch; he preceded her in death.
Mrs. Foutch was a homemaker. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors: a daughter, Ella May Corman Busby of Astoria; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Hurley Funeral Home, Havana, the
Rev. Greg Parker officiating. Burial: Christian Neck Cemetery, Bader.
Peoria Journal Star, August 17, 1999, Page: B4
Ida Foutch
Astoria - Ida Lavonna Foutch, 98, of Astoria Healthcare Center died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, 1999, at the center.
Born Aug. 19, 1900, in Rolla, Mo., to Aaron and Martha VanKirk
Brann, she married Sam Shelabarger. She later married Howard Foutch. He
preceded her in death.
One sister and one brother also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Ella May Corman Busby of Astoria; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hurley Funeral Home in
Havana. The Rev. Greg Parker will officiate. Visitation will be one
hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Christian
Neck Cemetery in Bader.
Obituary of James E. Foutch
Peoria Journal Star, October 9, 1992, Page: C11
James Foutch
Astoria - James E. Foutch, 63, of Box 602 died at 12:38 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, 1992, at Astoria Healthcare Center.
Born Oct. 23, 1928, in Lewistown to Howard and Hazel Goldsmith
Foutch, he married Mildred L. Bucher on Feb. 10, 1948, in Peoria. She
survives.
Also surviving are one son, Randy of Marion; one grandchild; two
stepgrandchildren; and his mother, Hazel Hammack of Browning. He was
preceded in death by his father, two brothers and one sister.
He was an employee of Bader Motor Co. in Astoria, Astoria Fibre
Steel Plant and last worked for the Freeman United Coal Mine in
DuQuoin, from which he retired in 1974. He was a member of Astoria
Church of the Brethren and the United Mine Workers of America.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shawgo Memorial Home in
Astoria. Collis Trone will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8
tonight at the memorial home. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in
rural Astoria.
Memorials may be made to the Astoria Rescue Squad.
Obituary of Rheuben Lee Fowler
Eagle Publications, June 16, 2005
Rheuben Lee Fowler
Rheuben Lee Fowler, 78, Commerce City, Colo., and formerly of Roseville, died Monday, May 30, 2005, in Thornton, Colo.
He was born June 21, 1926, in Scotland Township, Ill., the son
of Rheuben J. and Miriam S. Allen Fowler. He married Marie Leonard June
4, 1950, at the First Baptist Church in Roseville. She survives.
He is survived by three sons, David (Cora) Fowler, Gary
(Candace) Fowler, Westmer, Colo., and Jeffrey Fowler, Denver, Colo.;
five granddaughters, Tamara, Samantha, Amanda, Nicole and Camille; one
grandson, Daniel; one great-granddaughter, Autumn Lynn; two brothers,
Stanley (Helen) Fowler, Monmouth, and Larry (Willa) Fowler, Roseville;
two sisters, Evelyne and Shirley Fowler, both of Bushnell; and nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Max Fowler.
Service were held June 3 at Olinger Rose Arbor Chapel. Pastor
Kim Skattum officiated and Stephanie Sachs was organist and soloist.
Pallbearers were David Fowler, Gary Fowler, Jeffrey Fowler and Daniel
Fowler. Burial was in Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery.
Obituary for Maxine M. Daniels Frakes
Eagle Publications, April 29, 1999
Maxine Frakes
Maxine M. Frakes, age 80, of Avon, passed away at 7:50 a.m.
Sunday, April 25, 1999, at Abingdon Blue Bell Towers in Abingdon.
Born June 25, 1918, in Plymouth to Randolph and Myrel Waymack
Daniels, she married Lucius Arvien Frakes on March 17, 1934, in
Missouri. He passed away May 13, 1973.
One son and one brother also preceded her in death.
Surviving are five grandchildren, Dennis Frakes, of Denver and
Daniel Frakes, Alan Frakes, Sandy Frakes and Julie Sloan, all of Avon;
and 14 great-grandchildren.
She operated the Industry Restaurant in Industry for seven
years. She then worked for Gale Products from 1958 to 1978. She later
was a cook at Avon Nursing Home.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Greenbush Cemetery in Greenbush with Rev. Rick Kerr officiating.
Corman Memorial Home in Avon was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary of Richard E. Frakes I
Peoria Journal Star, August 21, 1991, Page: D6
Richard Frakes Sr.
Macomb - Richard E. Frakes Sr., 63, of Meyer, formerly of
Macomb, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1991, at McDonough District
Hospital.
Born Sept. 16, 1927, in Schuyler County to Ray and Lelia Sanford
Frakes, he married Betty Haulk on Sept. 21, 1948, in Calumet City.
She survives along with one daughter, Mrs. Larry (Claudia)
Woerly of Macomb; one son, Richard Jr. of Norco, Calif.; one brother,
Howard of Industry; two sisters, Mrs. Cline (Aleine) Robinson of
Richfield, Utah, and Mrs. A.B. (Sylvia) Kennedy of Kingman, Ariz.;
three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by two sisters.
He was a heavy equipment operator for California Union Local 12,
International Union of Operating Engineers, and Local 649 of Peoria. He
retired in 1990. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Clugston-Tibbitts
Funeral Home, Macomb, the Rev. Cheryl Colt officiating. Visitation will
be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in
Blackburn Cemetery, Schuyler County.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
Obituary of Mary Leona France
Peoria Journal Star, November 18, 1991, Page: C7
Mary France
Rushville - Mary Leona France, 83, of Rushville, formerly of
Littleton, died at 2:09 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 1991, at Culbertson
Memorial Hospital.
She was born March 28, 1908, in Littleton to Henry Elmer and Bessie M. Lowderman France.
She is survived by several cousins. She was preceded in death by two brothers.
She taught school in Littleton and managed the Littleton Cafe.
She later served for more than 30 years as postmistress of the
Littleton Post Office, until retiring Jan. 3, 1975. She was a former
member of the Schuyler Jail Museum, where she was a volunteer worker.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Littleton.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Littleton
Cemetery, the Rev. Gene McIntosh officiating. Visitation will be from 9
to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville.
Memorials may be made to her church.
Obituary for Freda Mae Henry Friday
Eagle Publications, April 1, 2003
Freda Mae Friday
Freda Mae Friday, 85, Adair, went to be with her Lord Jesus at 2:20 a.m., Friday, March 14, 2003.
She was born Dec. 16, 1917, in Huntsville, the daughter of
Thomas L. and Sarah E. (Stoneking) Henry. She married Henry T. Friday
Sept. 19, 1933, in Palmyera, Mo. He died Feb. 17, 1982.
She is survived by six sons, Henry (Virginia) Friday Jr., Adair,
John T. (Mary Lou) Friday, Macomb, Jerry L. (Alice) Friday, Adair, Bill
Friday, Madison, Tenn., Danny Joe (Debbie) Friday, Amboy, and Jim
(Brenda) Friday, Adair; two daughters, Mary (Orville) Schertz, Adair,
and Janet (Dale) Hoyt, Adair; 33 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren;
13 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Retha Faye Osborn, Eureka.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in
death by one daughter, Linda; one granddaughter, Sylvia Michelle; two
sisters; and five brothers.
She and her husband owned and operated the Table Grove Skating
Rink for many years. She later worked for Wal-Mart for 22 years,
retiring in 2000. She was a member of the Bushnell Assembly of God
Church as well as the Industry Assembly of God. Services were held at 2
p.m. Monday, March 17, 2003, at Bushnell Assembly of God Church, with
the Rev. Stephen Storms officiating, with interment in Harris Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Bushnell Assembly of God Church.
Martin-Hollis Funeral Home, Bushnell, was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Gary L. Fritz
Eagle Publications, August 23, 2001
Gary L. Fritz
Gary L. Fritz, 51, Payson, passed away Aug. 8, 2001, at 3:35 p.m. in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.
Funeral services were held at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, Quincy, and interment was in Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy.
A son of James and Bonnie Beresford Fritz, he was born April 19,
1950, in Galesburg. He married Janet Saeger on Oct. 25, 1975, in
Quincy, who survives.
He also leaves: his mother in Abingdon; a son, Spc. Shawn Fritz,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; a daughter, Stacey Fritz, Payson; a brother
Larry (Liz) Fritz, Berwick; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
His father and grandparents preceded him in death.
Mr. Fritz was a 1968 graduate of Abingdon High School and was a
veteran of the Viet Nam War, where he served with the U.S. Army.
He was employed for 19 years by Moorman's Manufacturing Co. on
its research farm and most recently worked for Titan Wheel.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of St. John in Quincy or to the Payson Education Foundation.
Obituary for Carita M. Wilhelm Frowein
Eagle Publications, August 16, 2001
Carita M. Frowein
Carita M. Frowein, 80, of Macomb, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at the Elms Nursing Home, Macomb.
She was born Dec. 10, 1920, in McDonough County, the daughter of
Ernest and Mary Elizabeth Cox Wilhelm. She married Harold L. Frowein
July 10, 1943, in Winfield, Kan. He died June 11, 1991.
She is survived by one son, Roger Frowein, Macomb; one daughter,
Karen (Richard) Helmers, Macomb; three stepgrandchildren and six
stepgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Wayne and Ralph Wilhelm, and one sister, Helen
Louise Wilhelm.
She was a 1938 graduate of Industry High School and a 1973
graduate of Western Illinois University. She taught at Lincoln School
in Macomb from 1957 to 1984 and at other rural schools prior to that.
She was a 40 year plus member of Laureate Beta Sigma Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi and served as president and treasurer. She was a member of
McDonough Post 6 American Legion Auxiliary.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at
Sargent-Worthington Funeral Home; burial was in the Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the Elms Nursing Home.
Obituary for Audrey L. Martin Frye
Eagle Publications, March 4, 1999
Audrey L. Frye
Funeral services for Audrey L. Frye, 84, Newton, IA, were held
Saturday, February 27, at 1 p.m. at Corman Memorial Home, Roseville.
Rev. Dennis Vance, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Roseville,
officiated and interment was in Roseville Cemetery.
Mrs. Frye, formerly of Roseville, passed away Wednesday,
February 24, 1999, at 3:15 p.m. in Skiff Medical Center, Newton, IA.
Memorials may be made to the Roseville First Baptist Church.
A daughter of French C. and Pearl Davison Martin, she was born
June 15, 1914, in Prairie City. She married Russell E. Frye on February
26, 1942 in Kahoka, Mo, who passed away, February 11, 1995.
Her parents, a brother and three sisters also preceded her in death.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Diana) Mecum of Grinnell, Ia; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Frye was a homemaker and attended the Baptist Church.
Obituary of Robert H. Fulk
Peoria Journal Star, July 27, 2000, Page: B04
Robert Fulk
Wyoming - Robert H. Fulk, 78, of Wyoming died at 1:10 p.m.
Tuesday, July 25, 2000, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
Born Dec. 7, 1921, in Bradford to John and Iva Ames Fulk, he
married Wanda Wilson. He later married Jeanne Crilly on July 7, 1973,
in Wyoming. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Debra Mustard of Virginia,
Ill., and Pamela Bell of Washington, Miss.; one son, Robert of El Paso,
Texas; one stepdaughter, Jodie Miller of Edelstein; one brother, James
of Wellington, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Four brothers, three sisters and one daughter, Sherry Pillatsch, preceded him in death.
A World War II Army veteran serving in the European Theater, he
was a prisoner of war in Italy. He was a life member of El Paso
Veterans of Foreign Wars in El Paso, Texas, and Wyoming American Legion
Post 91.
He worked at Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville for 18 years.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wyoming Funeral Home,
where visitation will be one hour before. The Rev. Pam Smith will
officiate. Burial will be in Bradford Cemetery in Bradford, where
military rites will be conducted by his American Legion post.
Memorials may be made to Wyoming Ambulance Service.
Obituary of Ruby Lee Carter Holt Fulk
Peoria Journal Star, September 29, 2005, Page: B5
Ruby Fulk
East Peoria - Ruby Lee Fulk, 88, of East Peoria died on Tuesday,
Sept. 27, 2005, at 3:20 p.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1917, in Birmingham, Ala., to McKinley and Ila Whitfield Carter. She married Wiley Holt in 1932.
He preceded her in death. She later married Clinton Fulk on Dec.
31, 1959, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2001.
Two brothers, one son, one son-in-law and one grandson also preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daughter, Edith Bowman and her fiance
Lynn McDonald; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 13
great-great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. at
Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to
services at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at Parkview
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL, October 1, 2005, Page: B4
Ruby Fulk
Bartonville - Ruby Lee Fulk, 88, of Bartonville died on Tuesday,
Sept. 27, 2005, at 3:20 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1917, in Birmingham, Ala., to McKinley and Ila Whitfield Carter. She married Wiley Holt in 1932.
He preceded her in death. She later married Clinton Fulk on Dec.
31, 1959, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2001.
Two brothers, one son, one son-in-law and one grandson also preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daughter, Edith Bowman and her fiance
Lynn McDonald; three sisters, Grace Reeding, Ann Swindford and Margaret
Carter, all of Moldon, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
Services will be on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, at 2 p.m. at
Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to
services at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at Parkview
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Obituary of Wanda Sue Wilson Fulk
Peoria Journal Star, July 24, 2003, Page: B04
Wanda Fulk
Canton - Wanda Sue Fulk, 69, of 10417 Ashwood, El Paso, Texas,
formerly of Canton, died Sunday, July 20, 2003, at Las Palmas Medical
Center in El Paso.
She was born April 12, 1934, in Wardell, Mo., to Clifton and Dorothy Coggins Wilson.
Surviving are one son, Mike of El Paso; two daughters, Debra
Mustard of Beardstown and Pam Bell of Washington, Miss.; two brothers,
David Wilson of Florida and Clifton Wilson of Missouri; two sisters,
Pearline Hadsall of Canton and Sandarine Temple of Springfield; nine
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sherry Pillatch.
She was a caregiver for the elderly.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home
in Canton, where visitation will be two hours before. Burial will be in
Osceola Grove Cemetery in Stark County.
Obituary of John A. Galliher
Peoria Journal Star, May 15, 1992, Page: C10
John Galliher
Vermont - John A. Galliher, 69, of Vermont died at 10:52 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 1992, at his residence.
Born Dec. 24, 1922, in Ipava to Alvin Monroe and Lela Marie
Sowers Galliher, he married Emmaline Mae Rueter on Feb. 3, 1946, in
Quincy. She survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Bonnie K. Bedenbender of
Rushville, Mrs. Mary L. Padgett of Tarpon Springs, Fla., Susan M.
Galliher of Burke, Va., and Debra Galliher of Alexandria, Va.; two
brothers, Ronald E. of Edwardsville and Keith E. of Farr, Texas; and
three grandchildren.
He was employed as a truck driver and mechanic at Bader &
Co. in Vermont before retiring. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, he
was a member of Macomb Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1921. He also was
a member of Vermont United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kost Memorial Home in
Vermont, the Rev. Donald Pratt officiating. Visitation will be from 6
to 8 tonight at the memorial home. Burial will be in Vermont Cemetery,
where military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 1921. Memorials may
be made to the Vermont Rescue Squad.
Obituary for Noel Dwight Garrett
Eagle Publications, February 3, 2005
Noel D. Garrett
Noel Dwight Garrett, 58, Abingdon, died at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at the Care Center of Abingdon.
He was born July 31, 1946, in Moline, the son of Emery Russell
and Dorothy Emma (Young) Garrett. He married Mary Catherine "Cathy"
Hasselbacher July 17, 1966, in Brimfield. He later married Amy Lou
Pumfrey Aug. 26, 1978. She survives.
He is also survived by two daughters, from his first marriage,
Michelle Garrett, Columbus, Ohio, and Dawn (Jonathan) Perry, Normal;
one son by his second marriage, Andrew Garrett, Abingdon; two brothers,
Rodney (Sharon) Garrett, Streator, and Alan (Marlene) Garrett of Cherry
Hills; 2 grandchildren, Shannon Perry and Spencer Perry.
He graduated from Winola High School in 1964. He worked at the
Maytag Corporation in Galesburg for 32 and one-half years retiring
March 31, 2002. He later worked as an attendant at Southard’s Car Wash
in Abingdon.
He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter
350, Academy of Model Aeronautics, League of Silent Flight, Eastern
Iowa Soaring Society, Western Illinois Soaring Society and the National
Soaring Society.
Cremation will be accorded.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5,
2005, at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Chapel in Abingdon followed by a prayer
service at 11:30 a.m. A Graveside Committal service will be held at 2
p.m. at the Hopewell Cemetery near New Windsor.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Community Hospices of America.
Obituary for Jacob Dwayne Garzee
Eagle Publications, January 7, 2003
Jacob Dwayne Garzee
Jacob Dwayne Garzee, infant son of Jason and Melissa Garzee,
Bushnell, was stillborn at 6:44 p.m. Dec. 31, 2002, at McDonough
District Hospital, Macomb.
He is survived by his parents; one sister, Mariah, and a twin
brother, Nicholas; grandparents, Patty Smith, Bushnell, Don Smith and
Vicky Rogers, Avon and Claude and Lila Garzee, Canton;
great-grandparents, Dorothy Farrar and Viola Smith, both of Bushnell,
and Joann Whiteman, Canton; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Graveside service was held Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at Bushnell Cemetery with the Rev. Martha Scaff officiating.
Jacob was laid to rest with his great-grandfather, Rex Farrar.
Obituary for Zelma F. Faler Gillette
Eagle Publications, October 20, 2005
Zelma F. Gillette
Zelma F. Gillette, 95, Swan Creek, died at 4:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, in Wesley Village Health Care Center, Macomb.
She was born Jan. 6, 1910, in Augusta, the daughter of George
and May (Young) Faler. She married James Arthur Gillette May 28, 1927,
in Macomb. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1981.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Gillette, Gasconade, Mo.,
and Robert Gillette, Morrison, Mo.; three daughters, Martha Ambrosius
and Beverly Tatham, both of Macomb, and Patricia Grime, Industry; one
brother, Elmer Faler, Bushnell; one sister, Bertha Burgess, Abingdon;
16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and several
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and four grandchildren.
She grew up in Bushnell, lived in McDonough, Fulton and Warren
counties, and resided in Industry for 11 years before moving to Macomb
two years ago.
She was a member of the Swan Creek United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005 at Corman Memorial Home, Roseville. Burial was in Berwick Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to McDonough District Hospital Hospice, Macomb.
Obituary of James J. Goddard
Peoria Journal Star, May 11, 1998, Page: B4
James Goddard
Bushnell - James J. Goddard, 72, of 728 N. Sperry St. died at
2:08 p.m. Sunday, May 10, 1998, at St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg.
Born March 9, 1926, in Clara, Mo., to Nathan J. and Ressie
Lybyer Goddard, he married E. Geneva Warren on Dec. 25, 1949, in
Bushnell. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, Clifford of Greybull, Wyo.; one
brother, John of Bushnell; two sisters, Nellie Walls of Bushnell and
Margie Hollenback of Adair; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Two daughters, Brenda Goddard and Shirley Lofton, and two brothers preceded him in death.
He was a truck driver in the Bushnell area. He later worked for
the City of Casper, Wyo, for 12 years. He returned to Bushnell in 1988,
where he operated Star Mail Route, retiring in 1996. Graveside services
will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bushnell Cemetery. The Rev. Stephen
Storms will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before services at
Martin-Hollis Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Bushnell Rescue Squad.
Obituary for Margaret E. Hanan Graham
Eagle Publications, March 8, 2001
Margaret E. Graham
Margaret E. Graham, 101, of Macomb, died at 3:55 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2001, at Heartland Health Care Center.
She was born June 7, 1899, in Bushnell, to Charles and Winifred
Hanes Hanan. She married James L. Graham Dec. 5, 1919. He died Aug. 12,
1977.
She is survived by one daughter, Peggy (Lyle) McNeil, Rancho
Viego, Texas; three grandchildren, Sandra Perry, Knoxville, Tenn.,
Michael McNeil, Davenport, Iowa, and David McNeil, Macomb; four
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one sister,
Winifred Grigsby, Cary, N.C.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, Edgar Hanan.
Graveside services and burial were Saturday, March 10, 2001, at
Oakwood Cemetery, with the Rev. William Brown officiating.
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen was in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Lawrence W. Grainger
Eagle Publications, October 22, 2005
Lawrence W. Grainger
Lawrence W. Grainger, 87, Versailles, died at 6:20 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at his residence from complications of his
battle with leukemia.
He was born Oct. 18, 1918, in Tennessee, the son of Charlie L.
and Ora (McAvoy) Grainger. He married Mary Eloise Grainger in 1942. She
preceded him in death. He later married Mary Hester June 27, 1998. She
preceded him in death June 29, 2005.
He is survived by three sons, Lawrence Walker Grainger,
Carthage, Michael Ray Grainger, Rock Island, and John Ora Grainger,
Costa Mesa, Calif.; one sister, Blanche Grainger, Carthage; eight
grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his two wives and his parents, he was preceded in
death by one son, Charles David Grainger; one brother, Raymond Lee
Grainger; and one sister, Grace Schaffer.
He was a self-employed mechanic and truck driver. He was a
veteran of World War II, having served his country in the U.S. Army. He
was of the protestant faith and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside services will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, in the Mt. Sterling Catholic
Cemetery, with Father Thomas Henseler officiating. A military service
is to be conducted at the graveside. There is no visitation.
Memorials may be made to the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
Condolences for the family may be left at www.hendrickerfh.com.
The Hendricker Funeral Home, Mt. Sterling, is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for Cecil Floyd Graves
Eagle Publications, January 14, 1999
Cecil Graves
Cecil Floyd Graves, age 82, formerly of 1147 East Carroll
Street, Macomb, passed away at 5 a.m. Monday, January 4, 1999, at the
Care Center of Abingdon.
Born May 8, 1916, in McDonough County to John Albert and VaVina
Mae Mitchell Graves, he married Garnet Lee Reed on September 21, 1933,
in Keokuk, Iowa. She died March 27, 1988.
One son, Allen, one grandson, five brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death.
Surviving are two sons, Eugene of Gilson and Larry of Macomb;
one daughter, Dianne Elliott of Morton; one foster son, Frankie Simpson
of LaHarpe; one brother, Marvin of Navarre, Florida; 10 grandchildren;
and 15 great-grandchildren.
He and his brother, Harley, owned and operated Graves Garage and
Wrecker Service in Macomb for 40 years. He also built stock cars.
He attended Macomb Baptist Church. He was a member of Argyle Gas Engine Club and Macomb Masonic Lodge 17, AF&AM.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at
Sargent-Worthington Funeral Home, Macomb with Rev. Gerald Seabaugh
officiating.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Macomb.
Memorials may be made to his Masonic Lodge or the Care Center of Abingdon.
Obituary for Dorothy M. Grafton Bartlett Gray
Eagle Publications, December 20, 2001
Dorothy M. Gray
Dorothy M. Gray, 85, of Macomb, formerly of Colchester, died at
12:59 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at the Elms Nursing Center.
She was born April 11, 1916, in Macomb, the daughter of Marlow
B. and Carrie Kline Grafton. She married Glen W. Bartlett March 15,
1936; she then married Willard Gray May 15, 1965. Both are deceased.
She is survived by one son, Glen E. (Sheryl) Bartlett, Macomb;
two daughters, Mary (Robert) Bice, Colchester, and Joan (Marvin) White,
Table Grove; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, William and Marlow Grafton, and one sister,
Marguerite Bunnage.
She worked for Saga Foods at Western Illinois University for 20
years. She was a member of the Blandinsville Order of Eastern Star and
a member of the Past Matrons Club.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at Jones
Mortuary, Colchester, with the Rev. Ernest Louderman officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Colchester.
Memorials may be made to the Colchester Fire Department Rescue Cam.
Obituary of Betty "Bets" Eilene Walton Green
Eagle Publications, March 1, 2006
Betty "Bets" Eilene Walton Green
Betty "Bets" Eilene Walton Green, 78, Desert Hot Springs,
Calif., formerly of Augusta, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, at the home of
her daughter.
She was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Augusta, the daughter of James F.
and Irene (Fosdyck) Walton. She married Mark C. Green, Jr., Feb. 28,
1948, in Bowen. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Ann Ching Hing, and
one son, Mark (Pam) Green III, both of Desert Hot Springs; one sister,
Wilma (Don) Markley, Oceanside, Calif.; one brother, James "Wes"
(Doris) Walton, Carthage; two sisters-in-law, Ruby Walton, Desert Hot
Springs, and Matilda Walton, Colchester; one brother-in-law, Sam
Cassel, Colchester; four grandchildren, Kathyrn Victoria Ching Hing,
Paul Anthony Ching Hing, Mark C. Green IV and Nicholas C. Green, all of
Desert Hot Springs; one step-grandchild, Heather Burke; one step
great-grandchild, Ryan Burke; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in
death by one sister, Ellen Walton Cassel, and three brothers, Robert F.
Walton, Thomas O. Walton, and Charles F. Walton.
She had lived in California for 50 years. She and her husband
were partners with his parents, Mark and Mable Green, of the Desert
Sentinel Newspaper, Desert Hot Springs for 20 years. She then retired
from Bank of America after working 20 years.
Private services will be held at a later date at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Augusta.
Obituary of Esther Rang Green
Peoria Journal Star, December 21, 1991, Page: C9
Esther Green
Camden - Esther Green, 97, of Belleville, formerly of Camden,
died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 1991, at St. Paul's Nursing Home
in Belleville.
Born Dec. 8, 1894, in Schuyler County to Jacob and Catherine
McGuire Rang, she married Glenn Green on March 22, 1919, in Rushville.
He died March 7, 1972.
Two brothers, four sisters and one granddaughter also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son, Retired Col. Vernon of Belleville; one
daughter, Mrs. Albert (Alice) Groen of Pekin; six grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
She attended Illinois State Teachers Institute and taught at Independence and White Oak grade schools.
She was a member of Camden United Methodist Church, where she
served as treasurer and Sunday school teacher, and was a member of
United Methodist Women's Society.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Roby Funeral Chapel,
Rushville, the Rev. Howard Thomure officiating. Visitation will be one
hour before the services at the chapel. Burial will be in Rushville
City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her church.
Obituary of Margaret Henderson Greenman
died: April 6, 1987
State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, April 7, 1987, Page: 14
Margaret Greenman
Beardstown - Margaret Greenman, 82, of Beardstown died at 9 a.m. Monday in Florida.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, Beardstown. Burial will be in Bader Cemetery.
Sager Funeral Home, Beardstown, is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are one brother, Lyle Henderson of Pompeno Beach,
Fla.; two sisters, Imogene Haffner of Dayton, Ohio and Lois Huffman of
Mason City.
Obituary for Sherry A. Volk Grisham
Eagle Publications, April 25, 2002
Sherry A. Grisham
Sherry A. Grisham, 35, Vermont, died at 6:44 a.m. Tuesday, April
16, 2002, in the emergency room at McDonough District Hospital.
She was born Oct. 18, 1966, in St. Louis Mo., the daughter of
Harry "Butch" and Cherry A. (McClain) Volk. She was raised by her
grandparents, Mary and Edward McClain. She married Robert Lee Grisham,
in Macomb, Feb. 18, 1995. He survives.
She is also survived by one son, Justin Jockisch, at home; her
mother, Cherry Loveland, Smithfield; her father, Harry "Butch" (Pam)
Volk, Peoria; her mother-in-law, Sandra Grisham, Colchester; three
brothers, Terry (Dawn) Volk, Smithfield, J.W. Volk, Ipava, and Brian
Volk, Peoria; one sister, Dee (Richard) Justice, Pekin; one half
brother, Brian, Peoria; one half sister, Chrystal (Mark) Volk,
Bartonville; and grandmothers, Mary McClain, Ipava, and Beverly
Nebergall, Canton.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Edward McClain.
A housewife, she also worked at Zeta Corporation in Macomb for two years.
Services were held Friday, April 19, 2002, at Shawgo Memorial
Home, Ipava, with the Rev. Jim Comstock officiating. Burial was in
Stites Cemetery, Bernadotte.
Memorials may be made to the Midwest Kidney Foundation or to the
Education Fund for Justin Jockisch at the Ipava State Bank, Ipava.
Obituary for Irene Landrith Semonis Grupy
Eagle Publications, March 14, 2003
Irene Grupy
Irene Grupy, 84, Macomb, died at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at The Elms Nursing Home, Macomb.
She was born April 5, 1918, in Schuyler County, the daughter of
David and Mary (Surrett) Landrith. She married Don Grupy in 1972 in
Rock Island. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, James Semonis, Orion, and Robert
Semonis, Macomb; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother,
Albert Landrith; and two sisters, Eva Danley and Alma McDorman.
She worked at Haeger Pottery in Macomb for several years and was a beauty operator in Rock Island.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 1, 2003, at
Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home, Macomb, with the Rev. Les Warren
officiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Red Cross Transportation Fund.
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