Obituaries

Aug 19, 2010

Mr. Robert Kenneth Doran, 86, of Carman, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 2:28 A.M. at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born September 25, 1923 in Oakville, Iowa, in his aunts house, behind the blacksmith shop, the son of Henry W. and Ann C. (Rold) Doran. On September 12, 1944 he...

Aug 18, 2010

Raymond Earl Myers, 92, of Carthage, IL, a kind and gentle man, passed on August 18, 2010 at 11:55 P.M. at the Memorial Hospital, Carthage. Raymond the son of Charles and Myrtle Griffith Myers, was born in their farm house near Colusa, IL on October 13, 1917, the youngest of six children. He was preceded in death by his...

Aug 10, 2010

Nedra L. Stewart

Nedra Lucille Thrush Stewart, age 89 of Raritan, Illinois died at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday August 10, 2010 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born June 30, 1921 in Raritan, the only child of Lyle and Reva Wilson Thrush. On September 15, 1940, she married Wayne Stewart in Raritan....

Aug 7, 2010

John Raymond Degen

, age 66 of Lomax, Illinois died at 3:00 a.m. Saturday August 7, 2010 at his home. He was born December 29, 1943 in Oakville, Iowa the son of Raymond W. and Mellie L. Lott Degen. On March 18, 1977 he married Mercedes Jones in Carthage, Illinois. Mr. Degen was a navy veteran of...

Aug 5, 2010

W. Eugene "Gene" Adcock Mr. W. Eugene Gene Adcock, 78, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 10:45 P.M. at his home. He was born June 23, 1932 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Wesley F. and Lola VanPelt Adcock. On October 11, 1953 he married Elsie Hilgren in Abingdon, Illinois. Mr. Adcock served in the...

Aug 2, 2010

Mrs. Mary R. Gilmore, 83, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 at 12 :14 P.M. at the VA Hospital in Marion, Illinois. She was born May 14, 1927 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Silas and Ella Pearl Perry Allen. She was first married to Jack Philbrick. Later she married Curtis Aycock in Peoria, Illinois. On December...

Jul 28, 2010

Mr. Glen T. Roberts, 78, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 3:50 A.M. at his home. He was born August 15, 1931 near Carthage, Illinois the son of Albert and Ruth Latherow Roberts. On June 24, 1955 he married Joan E. Zern in Carthage. Mr. Roberts was a graduate of the Dallas City High...

Jul 24, 2010

Mr. Harold D. Wilson, 74, of Good Hope, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Macomb, Illinois. He was born August 12, 1935 in Industry, Illinois, the son of Marshall and Helen Brown Wilson. On November 17, 1987 he married Charlene Breiner DeBold in Kahoka, Missouri. Mr. Wilson was a graduate of the Industry High School and served...

Jul 22, 2010

Betty J. Ronner, age 78 of Gladstone, Illinois died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday July 22, 2010 at her home. She was born November 22, 1931 near Paloma, Illinois, the daughter of Albert L. and Daisy H. Wheeler Gooding. On December 11, 1971, she married Edwin Ronner in Galesburg, Illinois. Betty had lived much of her adult life in Gulfport,...

Jul 18, 2010

Ruth Sparrow passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 18, at the age of 92. Ruth was born October 31, 1917, the fourth of six children of Harry and Bessie Sparrow of Lomax, Illinois. Ruth lived the last 12 years with her sister, Mary Porter, at Vista del Monte. Niece, Linda Sparrow Foo, states, "Ruth was a hard...

Jul 11, 2010

Mr. Glenn W. Poulter, 77, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 12:02 A.M. at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born September 18, 1932, the son of Virgil E. and Hazel D. Booher Poulter. On January 12, 1957 he married Mary Ellen Lucas. She preceded him in death on November 6, 1983. He...

Jul 5, 2010

Mr. Doren L. Young, 84, of Pontoosuc, Illinois passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at 12:11 P.M. at his home. He was born December 27, 1925 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Charles and Bertha Doty Young. On August 8, 1952 he married Norma Lee Seigfried in Kahoka, Missouri. Mr. Young served in the US Army during World...

Jun 10, 2010

B. Louise White, age 85 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday June 10, 2010 in Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born August 28, 1924 near Smithshire, Illinois, the daughter of Luther Jacob and Anna Elizabeth Hennenfent Haines. On June 12, 1948, she married Lyman Rucker White in Kirkwood, Illinois. He preceded her...

Jun 8, 2010

Thomas "Clark" Logan, Sr. Thomas Clark Logan, Sr., 77, of Independence, died Tuesday June 8, 2010 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral services were held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at the Penwell-Gabel Webb & Rodrick Chapel in Independence, KS. Reverend Mike Graham, Chaplain of Harry Hynes...

Jun 3, 2010

Mr. Glenn Gleason, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 8:41 A.M. at his home. He was born November 24, 1933 in LaHarpe, the son of Edgar and Metta Robinson Gleason. On April 4, 2006 he married Virginia Taylor in LaHarpe. Mr. Gleason was a 1951 graduate of LaHarpe High School. He was a veteran...

Jun 1, 2010

Leroy "Lee" Clark Mr. Leroy Lee Clark, 64, of rural Blandinsville, Illinois died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 11:10 a.m. at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 20, 1945 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Elmer and Dorothy Bloyd Clark. On July 12, 1966 he married Barbara Gittings in New Burn, North Carolina. Mr. Clark...

May 30, 2010

Joshua D. Goody Good

Joshua David Goody Good, age 21 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 10:00 p.m. Sunday May 30, 2010 at his home. He was born January 10, 1989 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Shane Good and Wendi Noble. Josh was employed as a dietary aide at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. He...

May 28, 2010

Mrs. Madaline D. Foresman, 91, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born August 31, 1918 in Eleanor, Illinois, the daughter of Maurice and Nora Burns Lee. On January 10, 1946 she married Charles Ludwig Foresman in Raritan, Illinois. He preceded...

May 27, 2010

Mr. Robert Lee Mapes, 90, of Carthage, Illinois, formerly of Disco, Illinois passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 1:47 A.M. at the Heritage Home in Carthage. He was born February 24, 1920 in Carthage, the son of Emory and Willa Wiedmyer Mapes. On January 26, 1947 he married Alice I. Moore in LaHarpe. Illinois. Mr. Mapes graduated from...

May 25, 2010

Lyman Dewayne Harvey

, age 78 of Peru, lllinois died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday May 25, 2010 in St. Margaret Medical Center in Spring Valley, Illinois. He was born October 4, 1931 near Stronghurst, the son of Clarence A. and Georgia Leinbach Harvey. On November 9, 1951, he married Ruth Ann Anderson in Stronghurst. She preceded him...