Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois (2024)

Monday, January 16, 1995 Mid-Illinois Newspapers 12 Records Area Deaths Geraldine Binion ATWOOD Geraldine Mul- yaney Binion, Atwood died Eat 2:55 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 14. 1995) at her home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Born-Wikoff Funeral -Home in Atwood with the Rev. LeCrone officiating. Burial will be at Bement Cemetery in Bement. Visitation will be 6-8 Sp.rn. today at the funeral home.

She was born June 29, 1930, in County, the daughter of Alefred and Leona Tipsword Mulvaney. She married Wilburn Bincion on Jan. 24, 1956, in Arthur; he survives. 9T Also surviving are a son, Harry 90. Binion of Atwood; two daughters, Katherine Denise Maxey of Tuscola and Vicki Lynn Hammel Sof Atwood; four brothers, Russell and Ralph Mulvaney of Windsor, Mulvaney of Tuscola and (Ivan Mulvaney of Arthur; three sisters, Loretta Hale, Velma Cash and Judy Jones of Oakland; sand six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by done brother and one sister. She was employed at the Arthur Nursing Home. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. "John Blade HIDALGO John L. Blade, of Hidalgo died at 7:21 a.m.

Sunday (Jan. 15, 1995) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Barkley Funeral Home in Greenup. Burial will be in Aten Cemetery in Hidalgo.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. He was born April 19, 1902, in Hidalgo, the son of Oscar and Laura Kibler Blade. He married Edna Torbutt in 1927; she died in 1958. He married Vicie Mathews in 1961: she survives.

Also surviving are three sons, 'Olin and Donald Blade, both of Greenup, and Mel Blade of Hidalgo; a brother, Gordon Blade of 'Newton, 15 grandchildren; and 913 great-grandchildren. He was retired, former owner 3 of Hidalgo Elevator and a farmer. "He was a member of Hidalgo 'Christian Church and the Newton Bowling Hall of Fame. Memorials can be made to Hospice of Lincolnland. Opal Bond SULLIVAN Opal Bond, 89, of Sullivan died Sunday (Jan.

15, at the Sullivan Health Care Center. A graveside funeral will I be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greenhill Cemetery with Raleigh Batty officiating. There will be no visita-tion. Reed Funeral Home of Sullivan is in charge of arrangements.

She was born Jan. 23, 1905, in Trilla, the daughter of William W. and Hetta Haga Richards. She married Frank L. Bond in 1936.

He died in 1960. Surviving are one son, Mac A. Bond of Sullivan; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two brothcers and five sisters. Mrs.

Bond was a homemaker. Memorials may be made to the Moultrie County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Mary Brault MATTOON Mary C. Brault, 68, of Mattoon died at 5 a.m. Saturday (Jan.

14, 1995) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Schilling Funeral Home with the Rev. Her Niebrugge offi- Brault ciating. Visita- Brault tion will be from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. She was born Oct. 10, 1926, in West Salem, the daughter of Frank and Doria Ada "Dode" Kil-' lough Wolter. She married C.A. "Bing" Brault in 1981.

He survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Sherry Davis ofTulsa, Linda Becker of Denver, and Kim Smock of Mattoon; one stepson, Steve Brault of Selma, one stepdaughter, Chris Armstrong of Humboldt; nine grandchildren and one great -grandchild. Mrs. Brault was a pharmacy technician for Sinner's Pharmacy for 28 years. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and of the A.B.D.I.

and the Women of the Moose. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Coles County Animal Shelter. Dorothy Crist TUSCOLA- -Dorothy J. Crist, 77, of Tuscola died at 8:03 a.m. Sunday (Jan.

15, 1995) at her residence. A private funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waddington Shrader Funeral Home in Tuscola with the Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiating. Burial will be in Arcola Cemetery.

There will be no visitation. She was born July 6, 1917, in Arcola, the daughter of John and Emma Seitz Burmeister. She married Roy Crist in 1939; he died in 1984. Surviving are two sons, Jerry and Phillip Crist of Tuscola; three grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. She was preceded in death by one sister and one granddaughtershe retired from Dixie Trucker's Home in Tuscola where she worked in the gift shop.

She was a member of Tuscola United Church of Christ. Hester Davidson TAMPA, Fla. -Hester Davidson, 87, of Tampa, formerly of Charleston, died Friday (Jan. 13, 1995) in Tampa. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at Roselawn Cemetery. CaudillKing Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 2, 1907, in West Liberty, the daughter of William A. and Minnie Elam McClure. She married John Ferrish in 1925; he died in 1940.

She married James Davidson in 1947; he died in 1962. Surviving are a son, John Ferrish of Odessa, and a brother, A.B. McClure of Conyers, Ga. She was preceded in death by three sisters. She was a member of Bushton Christian Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was past president of the Tampa Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

Mary Debolt CHARLESTON Mary Debolt, 86, of Charleston died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 15, 1995) at the Hilltop Convalescent Care Center. There will be no visitation or funeral. Burial will be in the McCord Cemetery at Fullerton.

The Harper-Swickard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born Dec. 1, 1908, in Blue Mound, the daughter of Silas and Lucy Miller Smith. She married Henry Debolt; he died in 1985. Survivors include one daughter, Joyce Allen of Charleston; a brother, Raymond Smith of Sullivan; and a sister, Vivian Phipps of Conway, Ark.

She was preceded in death by a brother. Shayla Donley CHARLESTON Shayla McKay Donley, infant daughter of Michael and Sheryl Nolan Donley, died at birth Friday (Jan. 13, 1995) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Cemetery.

Harper-Swickard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her parents of Charleston; a brother, James Michael Donley, at home; grandparents Jim and Shirley Nolan of Ashmore; a step-grandfather, ILLINOIS Weather Monday, Jan. 16 forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures WIS, Rockford MICH. IOWA Chicago Moline Champaign Springfield IND. St.

Louis KY. Cairo TENN. 4 00 Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Via Associated Press GraphicsNet Accu-Weather, Inc. Weather Watch Mattoon data: Temperatures .....35 Low .....31 9 p.m.

....32 Precipitation .34 of an inch of precipitation was recorded in Mattoon between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday. Charleston data: Temperatures .....41 Low 7:30 p.m .....34 Precipitation .10 of an inch of precipitation was recorded in Charleston between 7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday. Skies Sunrise ......7:12 a.m. Sunset. ......4:54 p.m. Records High .............65 in 1990 Derrell Enlow of Charleston; a great-grandfather, Herbert Nolan of Oakland; a great-grandmother, Margaret Ingram of Paris; and a great-grandmother, Ethel Bennett of Westfield.

She was in death by a brother. Harley Freeman GREENUP- Harley R. Freeman, 65, of Greenup died at 7 p.m. Friday (Jan. 13, 1995) at his residence.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Barkley Funeral Home in Greenup. Burial will be at Mullen Cemetery. Visitation 1 was Sunday night. He was born Aug.

20, 1929, in Canton, Ohio, the son of Harley and Francis Dalabaugh Freeman. He married Loretta Shaw in 1956; she survives. Also surviving are a son, Steven Freeman of Greenup, a brother, Everett Freeman of Sonoma, three sisters, Shirley Johnson of Jacksonville, Barbara Harper of Sherwood, and Betty Powers of California; and one grandchild. He is preceded in death by one daughter and one brother. He was retired from Bruning Co.

in Charleston. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Louis Graham BRADENTON, Fla. -Louis Raymond Graham, 84, of Bradenton, formerly of Sullivan, died Friday (Jan.

13, 1995) atL.W. Blake Hospital in Bradenton. The graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with the Rev. David Leslie officiating.

Visitation will be from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at McMullin- Lewis Bates Jr. ARTHUR Lewis Everett Bates 50, of Arthur passed away at 12:46 a.m. Sunday (Jan.

15, 1995) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1995, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery in Arthur with Pastor Ronald Sparks officiating the services.

Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Lewis was born on July 2, 1944, i in Mattoon, the son of Lewis Everett Bates Sr.

and Alta Josephine Calhoun. He married Renie J. Gingerich Hodge on April 6, 1985, in Arcola. She survives. Other survivors include his mother, Alta Bates of Charleston; two sons, Bryce Kristian Bates of Arthur and Gregory Alan Bates of Mattoon; four daughters, Lisa Elaine Bates of Mattoon, Mrs.

Clinton (Elizabeth Anne) Burke of Arcola, Amanda Lynn Bates of Mattoon and Rebecca Sue Bates of Bates Mattoon; one stepson, Daniel Ryan Hodge of Arthur; and one stepdaughter, Wendy Marie Fourez of Denver, two stepgranddaughters Paige Alexandria Burke and Logan Tanner Burke, both of Bement; one sister, Mrs. Jerry (Carolyn Sue) Perkins of Nashville, Ind. He was preceded in death by his father. Lewis was employed by Quantum Chemical Corp. in Tuscola for the past 24 years where he was a sure Vessel Inspector.

He was a member of the American Shelbyville and the Eagles in Mattoon. Memorials may be made to the ial Hospital. NATIONAL Weather Extended The forecast for noon, Monday, Jan. 16. Outlook -108 -08 0s 108 20s 309 409 508 708 808 90s 1008 1108 Tuesday Bands separate high temperature zones for the day.

Cloudy Wednesday Rein Thursday FRONTS: COLD WARM STATIONARY 1995 Accu-Weather, Inc. Pressure 0 HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Via Associated Press Low in 1977 Today's Forecast Cloudy, high near 40, southeast winds about 10 mph. Tonight, cloudy, low in the lower or middle 30s. Illinois Temperatures Sunday High Low Pro' 36 31 0.00 36 32 0.00 Marseilles 32 31 Moline 31 27 0.00 Peoria 33 29 0.00 Rockford 32 29 Sprngfld 32 30 0.00 National Temperatures Hi Lo Prc Otik Anchorage 01 -08 sn Atlanta 62 50 cdy Young Funeral Home, Sullivan.

He was born Feb. 3, 1910, in Barthell, the son of Robert and Gertrude Waldrupe Graham. He married Ruth M. Lindsay in 1932; she survives. Also surviving are one son, Lanny R.

Graham of Schaumburg; two daughters, Linda Samojedny of Palatine and Trudie Bitters of Matteson; one sister, Mabel Troyer of Maxwell, N.M., eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two brothers. He was a retired railroad worker. Donald Harris DECATUR Donald D. "Pappy" Harris, 77, of Decatur died at 12:35 p.m.

Friday (Jan. 13, 1995) at his residence. The funeral will be at noon today at Brintlinger's Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Embarras Cemetery in Redmon.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon today. He was born July 26, 1917, in Isabel, the son of Charles Russell and Dottie Jane Orrick Harris. He married Betty L. Dennison in 1947; she survives.

Also surviving are a son, Hampton Parker Baltimore 63 60 .27 clr Billings 45 35 cdy Boston 66 47 .02 Brownsville 76 45 clr 60 53 .64 cdy Dallas-Ft Worth 64 33 cdy Denver 64 33 Honolulu 80 69 .11 clr Houston 67 36 cdy Indianapolis 38 36 .07 cdy Las Vegas 57 51 clr Los Angeles 61 52 .18 cdy Miami Beach 78 64 Mpls-St Paul 28 13 sn New Orleans 52 48 .13 cdy New York City 59 54 .01 cdy Orlando 69 55 .23 cdy Philadelphia 70 61 .03 cdy Phoenix 59 49 cdy St Louis 31 28 cdy San Francisco 56 49 .06 clr Seattle 45 41 .05 mn Tulsa 60 26 cdy 65 58 .41 cir Michael Harris of Stonington; a daughter, Donna Nugent of Bedford, Texas; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Harris was affiliated with Foursquare Gospel Church. He was a member off.B.E. W.

Electrical Union Local 146, American Legion Post 105, the National Rifle Association and the Decatur Archery Club. He was also a WW II Navy veteran. Memorials can be made to Channel 23. Kay Ingram OLNEY Kay Ingram, 46, of Olney died at 6:35 a.m. Saturday (Jan.

14, 1995) at her residence. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Olney with the Rev. Mark C. Myers officiating.

Burial will be in the Embarras Cemetery in Redmon. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Embarras Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at SummersKistler Funeral Home in Olney.

She was born Nov. 24, 1948, in Paris, daughter of George and Freda Davis Williams. She married Robert Ingram in 1968; he survives. Also surviving are two sons, Scott Ingram of Olney and Mark Ingram of Charleston; a brother, HINDSBORO -Hampton Parker, 60, of Marietta, formerlyof Hindsboro and Charleston, died at 4 a.m. Friday (Jan.

13, 1995) at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1995, at Greenwell Funeral Home, Martinsville, with Brother J. Roy Gill officiating.

Cremation will follow services. Visitation will be two hours prior to services from noon to 2 p.m. He was born Dec. 10, 1934, in Kansas, the son of Gaillard and Ethell Marrs Parker. He married Dinah Clayton.

She survives. Also surviving are a son, Justin Briscoe Parker, at home; a daughter, Alexandria Jane Parker, at home; his father and stepmother, Gaillard and Margaret Parker of Paris; a stepbrother, John M. Schneider of Paris; and two stepsisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Garver of Paris and Mrs. Steve (Betsy) Chervinko of Danville.

He was an environmental scientist and regional director of the Stone Container Corp. He graduated from Arcola High School, received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Eastern Illinois University and got his doctorate from the University of Arkansas. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Fund or the American Cancer Society. H. Newton Ames LERNA H.

Newton Ames, 76, of Lerna died at 2 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 15, 1995) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with the Rev.

Eugene Sims officiating. Burial will be in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. He was born Oct.

26, 1918, in North Okaw Township, Coles County, the son of Harvey Nelson and Gertrude Brizendine Ames. He married Lela Runner. She survives. Other survivors include his children, Harold Ames of Charleston, Mrs. Carroll (Sandra) Adkins of Mattoon, John Ames of Lerna, Don Ames of Lerna, Mrs.

Charles (Phyllis) Stewart of Arcola, Mrs. Jim (Nancy) Trigg of Lerna, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Atteberry of Lerna, Roger Ames of Mattoon, Bill Ames of Lerna and Gary Ames of Lerna; two sisters, Martha Wiley of Mattoon and Laura Ames of Greenville, Maine; 28 grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren; 16 -grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Delbert and Marion Ames. He was a heavy equipment operator and farmer, retiring in 1984.

He was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church in Mattoon and the Coles County Farm Bureau. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. National High-Low High 80 at Hollywood, Fla. Low -9 at Roseau, Minn. Worldwide Hi Beijing 39 Beirut 68 Berlin 37 B'Aires 90 Cairo 68 Hong Kong 63 London 54 Madrid 63 Mexico City 71 Montreal 35 Moscow 25 Paris 46 Rio 94 Rome 45 Sydney 78 Tokyo 46 Zurich 28 Temperatures Lo Wthrl: 19 cir.

54 clr 34 72 cir 50 chr 59 cdy 48 cir 39 cir 46 cir 33 cir 19 37 75 28 68 30 cdy Steve Williams of Brocton; and two sisters, Jane Rowe of Kansas and Anna Travelstead of Springfield. Mrs. Ingram was a partner in Wallpapering in Olney and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Olney. She was also active in the handbell choir at church, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Richland County Country Club and was a golf coach at East Richland High School. Mary Lindstrom ROBINSON Mary Frances Lindstrom, 39, of Robinson, formerly of Lovington, died at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday (Jan. 11, 1995) at her residence. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the First Christian Church in Lovington with the Rev. David Cox and the Rev.

Kevin Ray officiating. Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours before the funeral at the church. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. She was born Oct.

20, 1955, in Decatur, the daughter of Francis and Marilyn Joan Young Seelow. Surviving are a son, Patrick Lindstrom of Atwood; a father and stepmother, Francis and Peggy Seelow of Lovington; a paternal grandmother, Bertha Seelow Pana; a brother, Tony Seelow of Lovington; two sisters, Betty Rork of Shelbyville and Easter Seelow of Mattoon; and an ex-husband, Wayne Lindstrom of Atwood. She was preceded in death by her Mrs. Lindstrom was a homemaker and member of the First Christian Church of Lovington. Memorials can be made to the First Christian Church in Lovington.

Continued on A9 PERSONALS IN MEMORY OF Lloyd Noll Who passed away 1 yr ago, January 16, 1994. God saw he was in trouble a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around him whispered, Come To Me. Through tearful eyes, we watched him sleep swiftly fade away. Although we loved him dearly, we could not make him stay. A golden heart slowed its beating was working toward a rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best. Loved missed by Wife, Freda Daughter Sherilyn LOVING MEMORIES of Don Kramer January 16, 1993 You left without a good bye. We have memories of kindness, caring devotion to us. Miss your sweet smile. We had the best.

Love you, Wife Daughter Nationally Certified Boiler and Pres- Welding Society, the Moose in Cancer Center at Decatur Memor-.

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