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Obituaries - 2008

Winnie M. Fark

Mrs. Winnie Mabel Fark, 91, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 4:15 A.M. at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center.

She was born July 13, 1916 in Riner, Virginia, the daughter of Dennis and Bessie Akers Reynolds. On April 10, 1935 she married Harry R. Fark in Christiansburg, Virginia. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1992.

She graduated from Auburn High School in 1934. She helped on the family farm by gardening and milking cows. Later, she drove a school bus for Bradshaw School and served as a cook at the LaHarpe High School. She loved to read and travel. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the LaHarpe Union Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Dobson of LaHarpe and Carole Butler and her husband, Michael, of Dallas City, Illinois, one son Harry Fark Jr. and his wife, Ellen, of LaHarpe, son-in-law, Eugene Foster of Lockridge, Iowa, 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Dora Gae Lester of Christiansburg, Virginia and two nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter, Phyllis Foster.

Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with Rev. Bruce Goettsche officiating. Burial will be in the LaHarpe Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday. The family will meet with friends Wednesday from 1:00 PM until time of services. A memorial fund has been established for the LaHarpe Public Library or the Blessing Hospice of Hancock County. Send a condolence here.

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Obituaries - 2008 Winnie M. Fark Mrs. Winnie Mabel Fark, 91, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 4:15 A.M. at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born July 13, 1916 in Riner, Virginia, the daughter of Dennis and Bessie Akers Reynolds. On April 10, 1935 she married Harry R. Fark in Christiansburg, Virginia. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1992. She graduated from Auburn High School in 1934. She helped on the family farm by gardening and milking cows. Later, she drove a school bus for Bradshaw School and served as a cook at the LaHarpe High School. She loved to read and travel. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the LaHarpe Union Church. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Dobson of LaHarpe and Carole Butler and her husband, Michael, of Dallas City, Illinois, one son Harry Fark Jr. and his wife, Ellen, of LaHarpe, son-in-law, Eugene Foster of Lockridge, Iowa, 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Dora Gae Lester of Christiansburg, Virginia and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter, Phyllis Foster. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe with Rev. Bruce Goettsche officiating. Burial will be in the LaHarpe Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2:00 until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday. The family will meet with friends Wednesday from 1:00 PM until time of services. A memorial fund has been established for the LaHarpe Public Library or the Blessing Hospice of Hancock County. Send a condolence here.
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