Obituaries

Obituaries

Leta F Shell

Leta F Shell

Oct 21, 2011

Leta F. Shell, 95, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 2:50 PM Friday, October 21, 2011 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born on September 10, 1916 in Fountain Green, Illinois, the daughter of Miller and Lena J. Geddes Blackledge. On September 2, 1944 she married daniel F. Shell in Lompoc, California. He preceded her in death...

S/Sgt Sean N Howardson

S/Sgt Sean N Howardson

Oct 11, 2011

Staff Sgt. Sean Nicholas Howardson Staff Sgt. Sean Nicholas Howardson, 24, serving with the US Army, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October, 11, 2011 at the Joint Base Lewis - McChord, Washington. He was born on April 28, 1987 in Arcadia, CA, the son of Ambrose and Dawn Miller Howardson. Dawn remarried to Jeffery Eckhardt in October...

C Neal Patterson

C Neal Patterson

Oct 10, 2011

Charles Neal Patterson, age 87, of LaHarpe, Illinois died at 7:28 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2011 in Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. He was born June 10, 1924 in LaCrosse, Illinois, the son of Earl and Mona McCleary Patterson. On June 17, 1943, he married Merle Rathbun in Kahoka, Missouri. She preceded him in death on December...

Truelove, Don

Truelove, Don

Oct 9, 2011

Don E. Truelove Mr. Don E. Truelove, 77, of Blandinsville, IL passed away at 5:00 AM Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois. He was born on May 12, 1934 in Victoria, IL, the son of Merlin and Fleta Waggoner Truelove. On November 14, 1959 he married Deanna Breiner in the Old Bedford Church...

Hughes, Ora

Hughes, Ora

Oct 9, 2011

Ora A. Hughes Mrs. Ora A. Hughes, 96, of Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 11:50 PM at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born on October 20, 1914,in Indian Valley, Virginia, the daughter of George and Ellen McPeak. They moved to Illinois when she was six months old. She married John Lester Hughes of...

Swanson, Lucile

Swanson, Lucile

Sep 20, 2011

Lucile Swanson, age 97 of Roseville, Minnesota, formerly of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 7:00 a.m. September 20, 2011 in the Sunrise Senior Assisted Living Center in Roseville.

She was born in Emerson, Iowa on September 1, 1914, the daughter of Arthur and Nettie (Wolfe) White. Lucile had three brothers and one sister, all of whom predeceased her. She attended...

Good, Elaine

Good, Elaine

Sep 19, 2011

Mrs. Elaine Good, 66, of Lomax, Illinois passed away at 7:50 PM Monday, September 19, 2011 at her home.

She was born April 15, 1945 in LaHarpe, Illinois the daughter of Maurice and Helen V. Scanlan Smith. On April 24, 1963 she married Ronald Good in Lomax. Elaine worked for Gleasons Corporation in Fort Madison, Iowa for...

Leslie A Linder

Leslie A Linder

Sep 16, 2011

Leslie Ann Linder

Leslie Ann Linder, age 48 of Carman, Illinois, died at 2:10 a.m. Friday September 16, 2011 in the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born April 27, 1963 in Peoria, the daughter of Jerry M. and Glenda M. Lane Edenburn. She grew up and went to school in the Dunlap...

Jeffrey D Powell

Jeffrey D Powell

Sep 15, 2011

Jeffrey Duane Powell

Jeffrey Duane Powell, age 46 of Stronghurst, died at 7:55 p.m. Thursday September 15, 2011 at his home. He was born April 24, 1965 in Iaeger, West Virginia, the son of James Orville and Elizabeth Asbury Powell. On May 28, 2002, he married Melissa Carver in Tazewell, West Virginia. Mr. Powell was an army...

Kline, Dannie

Kline, Dannie

Sep 14, 2011

Dannie was born at home on November 9, 1932 in Versailles, IL. His parents Glen and Inez (Hartman) Kline cherished Dannie and his nine siblings. Dannie met his future-wife at a rollerskating rink and married Frances Ileen Guy on October 26, 1956 at a small ceremony in Lomax, IL. Together they had three children; Cathy, Ronnie, and Jody.

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Sherwood, Joan

Sherwood, Joan

Sep 11, 2011

Joan Sherwood, 57, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 11:30 AM at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born on August 10, 1954 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Fred and Wanda May Bundy Cameron. On February 27, 1980 she married Louis Sherwood. Joan worked as a nurses aid...

Betty J "Jody" Wilson

Betty J "Jody" Wilson

Sep 2, 2011

Betty Joe "Jody" Wilson

Betty J. Jody Wilson, age 67 of Galesburg, Illinois, formerly of Stronghurst died at 5:05 a.m. Friday September 2, 2011 in Cottage Hospital in Galesburg. She was born January 17, 1944 in Galesburg, the daughter of Ernest and Katherine Grace Carnes Wilson. Jody had lived in Stronghurst for many years. She later lived...

Joyce L Mullins

Joyce L Mullins

Sep 2, 2011

Joyce Lavere Mullins

, age 87 of Stronghurst, Illinois, died at 10:00 a.m. Friday September 2, 2011 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born December 19, 1923 in Stronghurst, the daughter of Guy and Ruth Foote Leinbach. On October 1, 1955, she married Franklin Mullins. They later divorced. Joyce had lived...

Thurman E "Dick" Cox

Thurman E "Dick" Cox

Aug 29, 2011

Thurman E. "Dick" Cox

Thurman E. Dick Cox age 83 of rural Lomax, Illinois died Monday August 29, 2011 in an ATV accident at his farm. He was born October 17, 1927 near Terre Haute, Illinois, the son of Hope and Gracie Cox. On December 19, 1946, he married Mable Good in Gladstone, Illinois. She preceded him...

Fred D Massie

Fred D Massie

Aug 26, 2011

Mr. Fred D. Massie, 84, of Carthage, Illinois passed away at 2:11 A.M. Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage. He was born November 4, 1926 in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Ralph and Clara Lionberger Massie. On March 19, 1950 he married Virginia Van Hyning in Colusa, Illinois. Mr. Massie graduated from Carthage High School...

Charles A Jr Faul

Charles A Jr Faul

Aug 25, 2011

Charles A. Faul, Jr. Mr. Charles A. Faul, Jr., 73, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11:02 AM at the Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. He was born May 7, 1938 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Charles and Alta Ballou Faul. On May 6, 2000, he married Cheryl Joy Morgan in Dallas...

Mary Helen Creecey

Mary Helen Creecey

Aug 21, 2011

Mary Helen Creecey, 93, of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 in Georgia.

She was born September 15, 1917 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Edmund and Hazel Nancy Thomas Creecey. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, August 29, 2011 at the LaHarpe Cemetery. The family will gather at Banks...

Townsend, Sandra

Townsend, Sandra

Aug 18, 2011

Sandra Hargrave Townsend

Sandra Louise Hargrave Townsend, age 65 of Stronghurst died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday August 18, 2011 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born April 2, 1946 in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Stephen and Geraldine Loletta Latta Hargrave. On September 28, 2004, she married Richard C. Townsend. Mrs....

Jimmy C Cassiday

Jimmy C Cassiday

Aug 12, 2011

Mr. Jimmy C. Cassiday, 63, of Lomax, Illinois passed away at 2:30 PM Friday, August, 12, 2011 at his home. He was born October 6, 1947 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Carl E. and Betty L. Orndoff Cassiday. On July 3, 1971 he married Verona M. Bonnie Arch in Lomax. Mr. Cassiday graduated from the Media, Illinois High...

Stella M Tillotson

Stella M Tillotson

Aug 11, 2011

Stella Marie Tillotson, 91, of Macomb, Illinois formerly of LaHarpe , Illinois passed away at 10:36 PM Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Wesley Village in Macomb. She was born on November 16, 1919 near Blandinsville, Illinois, the daughter of Levi E. and Lennna Cotton Foster. On November 21, 1953 she married Converse Conny Tillotson. He preceded her in...

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