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CABBAGE, DENZIL G.
Thawville - Denzil G. Cabbage 63, Thawville and formerly of Gibson City,
died at 12:07 p.m. Sunday 10-27-1996 at Covenant Medical Center,
Urbana.
CABBAGE, DENZIL G.
born: 3-4-1933, Beech Creek, KY
died: 10-27-1996, Urbana, Il.
services: Wednesday, October 30, 1996 10:30 a.m.
Knapp Funeral Home, Onarga, Il.
clergy: Rev. Donna Catlin
organist: Joyce Bork
soloist: Rick Flessner
cemetery: Ridgeland Twp. Cemetery, Thawville, Il.
pallbearers: Patrick Harroun, Michael Harroun, Mike Lee, Claude Wildman, Ray Johnson, Harold Jones
CALHOUN, JAMES WESLEY
Funeral services for Jimmy Calhoun, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Calhoun, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the first
Presbyterian Church, Gibson City, with burial in Grandview Memorial
Gardens, west of Champaign. Jimmy accidentally hanged himself while
playing with a rope and a hangman's noose he had fashioned, in the
basement of his home at 8:30 Sunday evening. The popular sixth grader
had been active in scouting and the Little League baseball program and
would have played his final year on
the team his father manages. The Calhoun boy was a second class Boy
Scout and a first baseman on his Little League team, the VFW, which his
father has managed for several seasons. The Rev. William B. Edwards,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiated at the funeral services
Wednesday afternoon. Pallbearers were Jimmy's friends and were Pat
Walker, Julius Ferguson, Mike Tompkins, and Denny Tongate. James Wesley
Calhoun was born May 21, 1948 in Champaign, the son of Wesley and Geneva
Adams Calhoun. The family
moved from Champaign to Gibson City about eight years ago. Mr. Calhoun
is local distributor of Sealtest dairy products. Besides his parents, he
is survived by his younger sister, Rae Ann; maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Adams, Mahomet; paternal grandmother Mrs. Glenn Calhoun of
Bloomington, Ind. He was preceded in death by the brother and his
paternal grandfather. Jimmy was a member of Mrs. Margaret Smith's sixth
grade class and of Boy Scout troop 29, the team his father managed. The
boy was laid to
rest beside his younger brother, Ricky Dean who was a year younger than
Jimmy when he died in 1954. A regular "Tripoli" club was meeting at the
Calhoun home and the adult group had finished eating when Jimmy went to
the basement recreation room. A few minutes later his younger sister Rae
Ann, 9, went to play with him. She found her brother hanging from a
beam and summoned her parents and the guests. Efforts of a crew of
firemen, two physicians and ambulance attendants and others who worked
over the
boy with oxygen and artificial respiration proved fruitless, and Jimmy
was pronounced dead about an hour after the tragic accident occurred.
Coroner Frank Hunt III conducted an inquiry and found death to be
accidental. He theorized that Jimmy had tied the noose, thrown it over
the beam and stepped onto a chair, and then had placed the noose around
his neck. The chair apparently slipped from under him and the noose
tightened causing asphyxiation. A scout official told the Courier this
week that the hangman's noose
is neither taught as part of the Boy Scout program, nor is it
illustrated or described in the scout manual, thereby refuting rumor to
the contrary which had circulated in Gibson City. [5-5-1960 date on
newspaper; tr. by Donna Walton]
CAMERON, HAROLD E.
Air Force WWII
b. 9-17-1907
s/o Simon Henry and Ellen A. Tobin Cameron
d. 6-17-1965
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
[tr. by Donna Walton]
CAMERON, JOSEPH O.
b. 12-4-1899
s/o John S. and Clara L. Cameron
d. 6-5-1947
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
[tr. by Donna Walton]
CAMERON, KATHRYN T.
The funeral Mass for Kathryn T. Cameron, 86, of Leesburg, Fla, formerly
of Gibson City, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church, Gibson City. The Rev. William Smith will officiate.
Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be
from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral Home, where the rosary will be
recited at 8 p.m. Mrs. Cameron died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday 6-4-1992 at
Lake Port Square Nursing Home, Leesburg. She was born 4-5-1906 at Gibson
City, a daughter of Edwin
and Flora Shaw FitzHenry. She married S. Edmond Cameron 2-9-1929 at
Bloomington. He died 3-27-1972. Surviving are one son, Ed, Leesburg,
Fla.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Edwin
FitzHenry Jr., Dunnellon, Fla; Jay FitzHenry, Saybrook; and Jack
FitzHenry, Washington DC. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church, Gibson City, to which memorials may be made.
CAMERON, MARGARET T.
The funeral of Margaret T. Cameron, 64, of Gibson City, who died Tuesday
11-6-1984, was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson
City, the Rev. Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp
Cemetery in Gibson City. Pallbearers were Leonard Cross, Richard Hudson,
Jean Swanson, Harold Bond, Darrell Halcomb and Jerry Lynch. Mrs.
Cameron was born 6-19-1920 in Gibson City, a daughter of Edward W. and
Margaret E. Kile Donner. She married Floyd Cameron 9-16-1939 at St.
Charles, Mo. He died 5-3-1983.
Survivors include three brothers, Ivan C. and Earl Donner, both of
Gibson City, and Oren Donner of Decatur; and four sisters, Daisy
Brownlee, Frances McMahon, Verna Farris and Velma Taylor all of Gibson
City. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Cameron, a
lifelong resident of Gibson City had retired from Central Soya, where
she had worked in the food processing unit. She was a member of Central
Soya's Quarter Century Club. She also was a member of First Christian
Chruch of Gibson City and
Gibson Community Hospital Auxiliary. Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
CAMERON, PAUL O. - 78, of rural Mulberry Grove, formerly of Gibson City,
died at 5:14 a.m. Saturday 1-1-1994 at Utlaut Memorial Hospital,
Greenville. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Ripperdan-Schildknecht Funeral Home, Mulberry Grove, the Rev. Darryl
Bolen officiating. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Greenville.
Mr. Cameron was born 12-30-1915 in St. Elmo, a son of Joseph and Bertha
Allen Cameron. He married June Edens on 11-18-1939 in Crawfordsville,
Ind. She survives. Other survivors include
two daughters, Judy Ferry and Sharon Harper both of Greenville; three
sisters, Katherine Baker, Ottawa, Ohio; Leona Gloyd, Mulberry Grove; and
Elsie Gibbens, Daytona Beach, FL.; six grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. Mr. Cameron, a lifelong farmer, grew up in St. Elmo
and had lived in Gibson City until 1954.
CAMPBELL, KENNETH E. - Pvt. Army, WWII
b. 1-8-1921
m.
m. 2nd Ruby Soblinskia, 11-3-1966
Robert, Betty Evans, Judy Buchanan, Janet Smock, Jeanne Taylor
d. 12-9-1987
buried; Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
[tr. by Donna Walton]
CAMPBELL, MARIE
Marie Campbell, age 73 of Gibson City, died at 11:13 a.m. Thursday,
February 22, 1996 at Gibson Community Hospital in Gibson City. Funeral
services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson
City, with the Reverend Patrick W. Cox officiating. Burial will be in
Ludlow Cemetery in Ludlow. Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home. Pallbearers included Bob Keith, Randy Blake, Ernie
Pearson, Tim Gardner, Ron Carpenter, and John Douglas. Mrs. Campbell was
born May 7, 1922 at Ludlow
daughter of James W. and Elizabeth May Riggleman Jarvis. She married
Kenneth Eugene Campbell on November 1, 1943 at Rantoul. He preceded her
in death on December 9, 1987 Survivors include one son, Robert D.
Campbell of Albuquerque, New Mexico; six daughters, Sandy L. Painter of
Bad Axe, Michigan; Betty A. Evans of Gibson City; Judy K. Buchanan of
Dayton, Tennessee; Joyce M. Borchers of Rantoul; Janet S. Barker of
Arrowsmith; and Jeanne M. Taylor of Gibson City; 19 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, one son, one grandson
and one great-granddaughter. Formerly of Saybrook, Mrs. Campbell lived
in Gibson City for eight years. She was a Gold Star Mother because her
son William Campbell died in the Vietnam War. She was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Gibson City. Mrs. Campbell worked at a seed
corn processing factory in Bloomington and as a cook in Rantoul and
Gibson City, retiring in 1988. Memorials may be made to an organization
of the donor's choice
[tr. by Donna Walton]
CAMPBELL, RUBY J.
Ruby J. Campbell, 70, of Gibson City, formerly of Mansfield, died at
10:30 a.m. yesterday 6-28-1991 at her home. Her funeral will be at 2
p.m. today at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Clarence A.
Taylor officiating. Burial will be at Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 1 - 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was
born 5-11-1921 at Chicago, a daughter of Peter and Evelyn Zalewski
Soblinskia. She married Kenneth E. Campbell on 11-3-1966 at Paxton. He
died 12-9-1987. Survivors include
one stepson, Robert Campbell, Saybrook four stepdaughters, Betty Evans,
Gibson City; Judy Buchanan, Dayton, Tenn.; Janet Smock, Arrowsmith; and
Jeanne Taylor, Saybrook; 16 stepgrandchildren; and six
step-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Cambell had lived in Gibson City for
three years. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
CANADY, GUY C.
Guy C. Canady, 49, passed away suddenly at his home in Guthrie at 2 a.m.
Wednesday 1-25-1950 from a heart attack. He had apparently been in good
health. He was born 10-24-1900 in McLean County and lived near LeRoy,
Il. He married Thelma Denny, 9-11-1928 at Paxton. They moved to the
Gibson City area about 26 years ago. Survived by his wife; one son,
Richard, 14; and a daughter, Irene, 6; his parents, Pete and Eva Wilson
Canady of LeRoy; a brother, Loyal Canady of LeRoy; a sister, Mrs. Ernest
Bleavens of Kankakee.
Services held Saturday, January 28 at 2:30 p;.m. at the United Bretheran
Church with Rev. O.L. Salzman officiating, assisted by Rev. R.M.
Luedde. Burial was in Gibson City Cemetery. [Gibson City Courier -
January 26, 1950]
CARDEN, BEVERLY
Beverly A. Carden, 67, Paxton, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000
at her home. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery, Elliott, and the Rev. Garry Marten
officiating. There was no visitation. Knapp-Miller Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Mrs. Carden was born Nov 11, 1932 in Paxton, a
daughter of George and Bessie Stroup Wimer. She married Clint A. Carden,
Nov. 11, 1952, in Covington, Indiana. He died in September 1958.
Survivors include two sons, Rick (Becky)
Carden of Anchor and Randy (Jodi) Carden of Elliott; one daughter, Cindy
Carden of Paxton; one brother, Steve A. Wimer of Camp Springs, MD; five
grandchildren; Jennifer Carden, Shannon Carden, Shelley Mitchell, Clint
Carden and David Carden; two step-grandchildren, Alex Landeck and Sam
Landeck and one great-grandson Austin Tome. She was preceded by her
parents. Mrs. Carden worked in the property disposal department at
Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul. Memorial contributions may be made to
an organization of the
donor's choice. [tr. by Donna Walton]
CARLSON, FRANK
A son of C. F. Carlson, was drowned last Tuesday while in bathing. We
have not received any particulars but at the last report the body had
not been recovered. Gibson Courier, June 1, 1888 [Contributed by
Rosemary Kurtz]
CARLSON, LUDWIG
The young man drowned in the Vermillion River on Decoration Day was
LUDWIG CARLSON and not FRANK, as we reported last week. The body was not
found until Friday afternoon and had floated about 1/2 mile from the
place he was drowned. The remains were interred in the Swedish cemetery
on Saturday. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community. Ludwig was in his 18th year and was liked by all who
knew him. June 8, 1888 [Contributed by Rosemary Kurtz]
CARLSON, REUBEN H. - Major Army AF, WWII
b. 4-2-1914
s/o Carl and Hannah Hofstrom Carlson
m. 11-25-1937, Margaret Steinbach
Carla m. Terry Moxley, div.
John Carlson
Susan Verdeyen Mesker
d. 1-15-1985
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
CARPENTER, KENNETH M.
Kenneth M. Carpenter, 82, Paxton, died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday 3-27-2003
at Champaign Manor Care Nursing Home, Champaign. Funeral services were
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ford-Baier Funeral Home, Paxton, the Rev. Donna
Hacker Smith officiating. Burial was in Glen Cemetery, Paxton, with
military rites. Mr. Carpenter was born 12-23-1920 at Fedora, SD, a son
of George W. and Mary Agnes Fiedler Carpenter. He married Dorothy V.
Bailey 3-1-1947 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She died 5-30-1994. Surviving are
two sons, George W.
(Kathy) Carpenter of Cedar Rapids, Dennis D. (Pam) Carpenter of Urbana;
four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four
sisters, Helen Rogers of Sioux Falls, SD, Hazel Biegger of Des Moines,
Irene Berger of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Marjorie Wiese of Fedora, SD;
and one brother, Douglas Carpenter of Watertown, SD. Two sisters and one
brother preceded him in death. He was a member of the Paxton American
Legion Post, past president of the Paxton Lions Club, was active in the
Paxton Booster
Club and was a member of the committee instrumental in building the
Paxton swimming pool. Organist was Linda Kellerhals. Honorary
pallbearers were Jeff Carpenter, Angela Carpenter, Dan Carpenter and
Michael Carpenter. Pallbearers were Eldon Anderson, Gene Hancock, Don
Gronemeyer, Floyd Woolridge, Tom Plackett and Don Bleich. [4-2-2003]
CARROLL, FRED E. "PAT"
Fred E. "Pat" Carroll, 75, of Gibson City, died at 8:09 a.m. yesterday
6-30-1986 at Gibson Community Hospital. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Gibson City, the Rev.
Thomas Condron officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp. Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m. today at Lamb Funeral
Home and one hour before the service Wednesday. He ws born 6-27-1911 in
Ford County, a son of Fred E. and Edna McLain Carroll. He married Fern
M. Ricks on
6-17-1951 at Gibson City. She survives. Also surviving are one son,
Larry Ricks, Gibson City; one brother, Raymond of Harrisburg; two
sisters, Mae Johnston of Sibley; and Marjorie Hutson of Orland Park; and
two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant brother and
one sister. Mr. Carroll was a lifelong Gibson City area resident. He was
employed in the signal department of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad,
retiring in 1975. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen.
CARSON, LUELLA MAE
Luella Mae Carson, age 73 of Eau Claire, Wi, formerly of Gibson City,
died at 5:55 p.m. Saturday 6-21-1997 at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday June 25 at the
Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the Reverend Rebecca Zelensky
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday June 24 at the funeral home. Mrs.
Carson was born 7-9-1923 at Gibson City, a daughter of Frank and Phoebe
Ann Downey Rasor. She married
Raymond Duane Foster on 12-31-1941. He died 1-1-1947. She married John
H. Carson on 9-15-1951 at Dwight. Survivors include her husband, John H.
Carson of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; three sons, Franklin J. Foster of
Danville; John David Carson of Dana Point, Calif.; and Douglas Alan
Carson of Champaign; one daughter, DuAnne Foster Edwards of Sun Prairie,
Wisc.; seven grandchildren and one sister, Mildred Smith of Rankin. She
was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her first
husband. Mrs. Carson was
born in Gibson City and moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1981. She moved
to Eau Claire, Wisonsin in 1985. A 1941 graduate of Drummer Twp High
School, she was employed by the Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul for
many years in the 1950's and was employed at the Northern Illinois Gas
in Paxton from 1961 until her retirement in 1974. Mrs. Carson was a
member of the First Christian Church and the Business and Professional
Women (BPW) in Gibson City. Memorials may be made to the American Lung
Association.
CARTER, CHARLES
Charles P. "Pop" Carter, age 79 a resident of the Royal Fontana Nursing
Home, Urbana and formerly of Gibson City, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday,
10-30-1989 at Covenant Medical Center, Champaign. Funeral services will
be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 2 at Lamb Funeral Home,
Gibson City with the Reverend Dick Cates officiating. Burial will be in
the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 10 - 11
a.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Carter was born 1-11-1910 at Maroa, a son
of Mr. Carter
and Christinia Carter. He married Flossie Allen in 1932 at Maroa.
Surviving are two sons, Paul Carter of Shelton, Washington and Alan
Carter of Metropolis; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and one sister. Mr.
Carter was a resident of Gibson City for 40 years. Memorial tributes may
be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Pallbearers include Bob
Goin, Robbie Goin, Ronnie Goin, Kenny Allen, Gene Allen and Gary Allen.
CARTER, EDNA MARIE
The funeral of Edna Marie Carter, 85, Gibson City, will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home. The Rev. Laurence Sunkel will officiate,
with burial in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be
from 1 - 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Carter died at 8:15
a.m. Sunday 7-12-1987, at her home. She was born 7-3-1902 in Elmwood, a
daughter of Claude and Agnes Slayton Clark. She married Howard L. Carter
on 8-28-1924 in Peoria. He died 5-20-1982. Survivors include two
daughters, Virginia Williams
and Barbara Williams, both of Gibson City; five brothers, Glenn Clark of
Alexandria, Va.; and Norman Clark, Dewey Clark, James Clark and Lee
Clark all of Elmwood; and a sister, Kathryn Mansfield of Bradenton, Fl.;
and three grandchildren. A sister and two brothers preceded her in
death. Mrs. Carter had been a resident of Gibson City for 46 years. She
was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City and the Gibson
City Woman's Club.
CARVER, DONALD
Donald W. Carver, age 70 of Peoria died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday 7-5-1990
at the Methodist Medical Center where he had been a patient since June
23. He was born 7-8-1919 in Dunlap to Waring S. and Dorothy Trigger
Carver. The Carver family lived on a farm northeast of Gibson City for
many years. Mr. Carver was graduated from Drummer Twp High School in
1938. He was a commercial artist for Rolan Johnson Advertising. He later
worked for Bergner's for 12 years, retiring in 1978. Surviving are two
sisters, Mrs. Robert
Campbell of Princeville and Irene Calmer of Trabuco Canyon, California
and a friend, Bill G. Vaughn, with whom he made his home. He was
preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Ralph. Services were
held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8 at Cumerford-Endsley Memorial Home in
Peoria with the Reverend Douglas Barranger officiating. Cremation rites
were accorded. Committal services were held at Drummer Twp Cemetery at
11 a.m. Saturday, July 21.
CASE, BROOKSY
Brooksy J. Case, age 77 of Melvin died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, 11-28-1000
at Ford County Nursing Home in Paxton. Funeral services were at 11 a.m.
Thursday, November 30 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend John Koonce officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation was from 5 - 7 p.m. November 29 at the funeral
home. Mrs. Case was born 9-2-1923 at Todd County, Ky a daughter of
Eulice E. and Laura M. Rager Cain. She married Lones Case on 2-14-1959
at Springfield, Tn. Survivors
include her husband, Lones Case of Melvin; two sons, Rick (Tracy Law of
Urbana and Ron (Julie) Case of Gibson City; seven grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Cain of SC. She was
preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one brother. Mrs. Case
has lived in the Gibson City area since 1959. She worked at the
Nationwide Glove Factory in Gibson City for many years. She later worked
in home care for the elderly. A member of the Gibson City Pentecostal
Church, she enjoyed cooking and
gardening. Memorials may be made to Gibson City Pentecostal Church.
CASE, WILLIAM E.
- AF WWII
b. 1-25-1918
s/o Howard and Luella Brading Case
m. 10-16-1943, Delores I. Helmick
Stephen Case
Wm. Case
d. 3-27-1983; buried; Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
CASKEY, LOIS IDA DAVISON
Lois Ida Caskey, age 89 of Gibson City died Sunday, 11-24-1996 at Gibson
Community Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at Lamb Funeral
Home in Gibson City with the Reverend Kathleen Edmisson officiating;
burial will be in Williamsburg Hill Cemetery in Coles Spring Twp. near
Tower Hill. Mrs. Caskey was born 9-4-1907 in Champaign County a daughter
of Carroll and Ida J. Kirchner Davison. She married George E. Caskey on
5-3-1929 at Edwardsville; he died 6-21-1973. Survivors include two
daughters, Margaret
Barry of Gibson City and Carol Sickafus of Urbana; three grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren and one sister, Dorothy Bell of Washington. A
resident of Gibson City since 1973, she has resided at the Heritage
Manor Nursing Home in Gibson City for the past two years. [tr. by Donna
Walton]
CASTON, CHARLES HENRY III
Charles Henry Caston, III, age 23 of Gibson City died at 12:45 a.m.
Sunday 6-30-1996 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana from injuries
suffered in an accident late Saturday night. Funeral services will be at
2 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend William Smith officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday at
the funeral home. Mr. Caston was born 10-6-1972 at Urbana, a son of
Charles Henry Caston, Jr. and
Vera L. Hunley Caston. He never married. Survivors include one son,
Freduanne Caston Kinney of Louisiana; one daughter, Tatiana McCarty of
Villa Grove; his father, Charles Henry Caston Jr. of Rantoul; his mother
Vera L. Caston of Gibson City; one brother, Logan Caston of Gibson
City; one sister Angela Caston of Rantoul; his paternal grandfather,
Charles Henry Caston Sr. of Champaign; his maternal grandfather, Brady
Hunley Jr. of Los Angeles Calif.; his maternal grandmother, Rochelle
Miner of Gibson City; his
stepfather, Bruce Neal of Gibson City and a half-sister, April McGee
Caston. Mr. Caston lived in Gibson City for two years, moving here from
Champaign. Memorials may be made to his children.
CATER, BESSIE (SMITH)
Bessie Cater, age 83 of Gibson City died at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday,
11-23-1994 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Gibson City. Her funeral
was at 11 a.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend Patrick W. Cox officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home and for one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home.
Honorary pallbearers were Bradley French, Gary Cater, Monty Cater, and
Mike Cater. Pallbearers included
Vernon Roesch, Duncan Limer, Mike Limer, Mike Cater, Dale Riblet and
Frank Page. Mrs. Cater was born 3-17-1911 at Odell a daughter of Preston
and Fannie C. Putnam Smith. She married Roy W. Cater on 7-14-1928 at
Paxton. He died 11-15-1986. Survivors include two daughters, Ailene
Underwood of Gibson City and Jo Ann French of Clearwater, Florida; one
sister, Grace Shorb of Little Rock, Ark; one brother, George Smith of
Council Bluffs, Iowa; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and
four step-grandchildren.
One brother, one infant brother, one sister, two infant sisters and two
stepsons preceded her in death. Mrs. Cater worked as a cook at Gibson
City Schools for many years. She was a member of the United Methodist
Church in Gibson City; the Friendship Sunday School Class and Garber
Friendship club. Memorials may be made to her church.
CATER, ROY W.
7-14-1905 to 11-15-1986
Roy W. Cater, 81, of Gibson City, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday at his
home. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist
Church, Gibson City with the Dr. Randall Perry officiating. Burial will
be in the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 -
8 today at Lamb Funeral Home. Mr. Cater was born 7-14-1905, near
Sibley, a son of George and Anna Freese Cater. He married Bessie Smith
on 7-14-1928 in Paxton. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters,
Ailene Underwood of Gibson
City; and Jo Ann French of Clearwater, Fl.; one son, Carl of
Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one sister,
Sarah Baldwin of Macon. He was preceded in death by one son, one sister
and one brother. Mr. Cater had been a resident of the Gibson City area
most of his life. He drove a school bus for 25 years in Gibson City. He
was a member of the United Methodist Church of Gibson City. Services:
Tuesday, November 18, 1986 United Methodist Church, Gibson City, Il
Officiating: Dr. Randall
Perry Burial: Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, Il Pallbearers: Monty
Cater Mike Cater Gary Cater Stephen Youck Dennis Pride Brad French
(Lamb-Young Funeral Home)
CELESCHI, LUCY - 93, a resident of the Knights Templar Home, Paxton, and
formerly of Gibson City, died at 10:05 a.m. yesterday 12-31-1988 at the
Paxton home. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church, Gibson City, the Rev. Philip DeDera and the
Rev. William Smith officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, with the rosary recited at 8 p.m. She was born
11-2-1895 at Lamilo, Italy,
a daughter of Angilo and Mary Gentile. She married Paul Celeschi
2-23-1920 at Lamilo. He died 6-29-1960. Survivors include four sons,
Deno Celeschi, Coschocton, Ohip; Aldo Celeschi, Melvin; Emil Celeschi,
New Lisbon, Wis.; and Domenico Celeschi of Italy; four daughters, Eva
Acree and Fay O'Neal, both of Gibson City; Mary Stotley, Loda; and Anita
During, Ludlow; 24 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a son, two sisters and two brothers. She came to
the United States in February
of 1927 and lived in Guthrie and Gibson City. For the past 12 years, she
lived with her daughter, Anita. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church. Memorial may be made to the charity of the donor's
choice.
CENDER, Lelia
The funeral of LELIA A. CENDER, age 85, of Gibson City will be at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at Gibson City Bible Church with the Rev. Scot Glasco
officiating. Burial will be in East Bend Mennonite Cemetery, Fisher.
Pallbearers include Dave Cender, Mark Cender, John Cender, Steve Oyer,
Stan Oyer and Kent Oyer. Miss Cender died at 8:40 a.m. Saturday,
4-3-1993 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Gibson City. She was born
6-21-1907 near Fisher, a daughter of John and Katie Zehr Cender.
Survivors include a brother, Alva
Cender of Fisher. Two brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
CHRISTIANSEN, ARTHUR E. - 88, of Rankin, a retired farmer and railroad
worker, died at 1:45 a.m. yesterday 7-14-1992 at Hoopeston Community
Memorial Hospital, Hoopeston. His graveside funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Rankin Union Cemetery, the Rev. Janet Preus officiating.
There will be no visitaiton. Knapp Funeral Home, Eureka, is in charge of
arrangements. He was born 10-20-1903, in Gibson City, a son of Peter
and Petra Jessen Christiansen. He married Lucy Ella Norris 12-5-1923, in
Danville. She
died 5-19-1960. He married Phyllis Barrow Davis 12-28-1968, in Farmer
City. She survives in Rankin. Also surviving are a son, Alvin, Milford;
two daughters, Lula Drollinger, Milford, and Loretta Lane, Clearwater,
Fla.; two stepsons, Ronald L. Davis, Champaign, and Phillip Davis,
Decatur; three sisters, Mildred Ballard, Paxton; Jennie Kozubal,
McHenry; and Lenora Harrington, Beaver Dam, Wis.; seven grandchildren;
two stepgrandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by six brothers, two
sisters and a grandchild. Mr. Christiansen was a member of Rankin United
Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's
choice.
CLEMONS, JEANETTE F. - 86, of 604 E. 9th St., Gibson City, died at 7:30
a.m. Saturday 11-23-2002 at her home. A memorial service will be at 1
p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Gibson City, the Rev. Katy
Reichman and the Rev. Raymond Bowden officiating. Renner-Wikoff Chapel,
1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clemons
was born 9-6-1916, in Boone City, Mich., a daughter of Herbert and Susan
Haight Everest. She married Olen Clemons. He preceded her in death.
Surviving are one
son, Norman Ryckman of Gibson City; one daughter, Susan Goodchild of
Plymouth, Mich.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She
was also preceded in death by three sisters and one son, Rex Ryckman.
Mrs. Clemons was a homemaker for 40 years. She attended Parkland
College, where she received an associates degree in sociology. She was a
member of First Presbyterian Church, Gibson City. [Paxton Record/Times,
Monday, 11-27-2002]
CLINE, CLYDE S.
2-16-1909 to 10-10-1987
Services: Sunday, December 13, 1987
Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, Il
Officiating: Dr. Randall Perry
Burial: Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, Il
Pallbearers: Frank Hendricks, Floyde Monical, George Lesher, Charles Walters, George Lange, Robert Bell,
(Lamb-Young Funeral Home)
CLINE, CLYDE S.
Funeral services for CLYDE S. CLINE, 78, of Gibson City will be at 2
p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Perry
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, with
military graveside rites by Lee Lowery American Legion Post No. 568 of
Gibson City. Mr. Cline died at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, 12-10-1987 at the
Veterans Adm. Medical Center, Danville. He was born 2-16-1909 at
Flemmingsburg, Ky, a son of Joseph and Sara List Cline. He married Betty
L. Means on 8-27-1938 at Rensselaer,
Ind. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Jerry Cline of
Charlotte NC, and Loren (Shorty) Cline and David Cline, both of Gibson
City; two daughters, Joey Thompson of Gibson City and Rebecca Wurmnest
of Sibley; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Leo
Cline of Heyworth; and four sisters, Ethel Zimmerman of Gibson City,
Freda Meece of Ludlow, Lucille Fernald of New Hampshire and Vera Meece
of Rochelle. He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Mr.
Cline was a lifetime resident
of the Gibson City area. He was a retired truck driver and fertilizer
dealer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a past
commander and a life member of Brotherton-Keller Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post No. 6289, Gibson City. He was also a member of the United
Methodist Church of Gibson City.
CHADD, ELVIN
Elvin "Bill" Chadd, age 71 of Melvin died at 10:50 a.m. Friday, 2-3-1995
at his residence. His funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home
in Gibson City with the Reverend Ruth Hansen officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 4 - 7 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home. Honorary pallbearers were Glen Netheron,
Glenn Clauss, Dave Donovan and Greg Pool. Active pallbearers included
Quint Schumacher, Stewart Edgar, Tom Lutz, Brian Hasenauer, Bob Durbin,
and Gary Smock.
Mr. Chadd was born 3-5-1923 in rural Pontiac the son of Ernest and
Vallie Eaker Chadd. He married Irene Garmon on 1-3-1942 in Troy, Mo. and
she survives. Other survivors include two sisters, Virginia McGregor of
Mason, Ohio; and Veda Swaynhams of Greenville, SC; and four brothers,
LeRoy Chadd and Harold Chadd, both of Indianapolis, Ind and twin
brothers Ronald Chadd of Lutesville, Mo and Donald Chadd of
Indianapolis, Indiana. Two sisters and two brothers preceded him in
death. Mr. Chadd lived most of his life
in Melvin, and was formerly of St. Anne. He was a farmer for many years
retiring from that occupation in 1985. He was a member of Eagles Lodge
527, Bloomington, and was a trustee of the Bald Head Eagles. He enjoyed
working on lawn mowers and citizens band radios. Memorials may be made
to Carle Hospice of Gibson City or to the American Cancer Society.
CHASE, DARRELL H. - US Navy, WWII
b. 7-13-1925, New Albany, Ind.; d. 11-13-1980
s/o Harvey and Glenna Ott Chase
m. 1-18-1945, San Francisco, CA to Josephine
Darrell Chase
Kim Chase
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
CHASE, FRANK R.
Frank R. Chase, age 87 of Richmond, Ky, formerly of Gibson City died
Sunday, 6-23-2002 at Pattie A. Clay Regional Center in Richmond, Ky.
Graveside funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 26 at
Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City with the Reverend William Smith
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery. Lamb Funeral Home
of Gibson City is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Chase was born
6-9-1915 at Chicago, a son of Frank M. and Ethel Chase. He married Anne
M. Chase. Survivors include his
wife, Anne M. Chase of Richmond, Ky; several nieces and nephews
including Margaret Stine of Madison, WI, Jean (William) Wissmiller of
Grinnel, IA and Eulalie (Ronny) Sharon of Houston Texas. He was preceded
in death by his parents. Mr. Chase was a graduate of the University of
Illnois and the Columbia University. Before moving to Richmond, Ky, he
was a reference librarian at Bradley University in Peoria and later was a
member of the Science Library Staff at Southern Illinois University in
Carbondale. In 1965,
Mr. Chase became a member of the faculty at Eastern Ky University as
reference librarian and later a law librarian. He retired from Eastern
in the summer of 1980.
CHASE, GLENNA M.
Glenna M. Chase, age 91 of Gibson City died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday
9-25-1994 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Gibson City. Her funeral was
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend Patrick Cox officiating. Burial was at Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Harold Medler, Vernon Hill, Dennis Kampen, Robert Bell,
Terry Bell and Delmar Bedel. She ws born 5-22-1903 in DePauw, Indiana a
daughter of James B. and
Josephine Ash Ott. She married Harvey N. Chase on 3-31-1925 in New
Albany, Indiana. He died 10-27-1970. Survivors include two grandsons,
Darrell and Kim Chase, both of Gibson City; and six great-grandchildren.
A son, three brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. Mrs.
Chase was a member of the Community Christian Church in Gibson City.
Memorials may be made to the Ford County Heart Association or to a
charity of the donor's choice.
CHILVERS, CLARK CLAYTON
ROBERTS - Clark C. Chilvers, 75, of Roberts died at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday
(July 10, 1996) at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. A private graveside
service will be Friday at Cass Cemetery, Darien. There will be no
visitation. Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton, is in charge of
arrangements. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Chilvers, Roberts; three
daughters, Nancy Wilson, Lombard; Jana Simmons, Maple Park; and Jill
Pehrson, Spanish Fort, Utah; one sister, Velma Henry, Lemont; and six
grandchildren. [The Pantagraph,
(Bloomington, IL) - July 11, 1996 - Submitted by Ida Maack Recu]
CHILVERS, EVELYN L.
ROBERTS - The private graveside service for Evelyn L. Chilvers, 70, of
Roberts will be Thursday at Cass Cemetery, Darien. There will be no
visitation. Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton, is in charge of
arrangements. She died at 7:09 a.m. Monday (April 17, 2000) at Carle
Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Memorials may be made to a charity of the
donor's choice. She was born Oct. 10, 1929, in San Francisco, a daughter
of Robert and Dorothy Nelson Allen. She married Clark C. Chilvers on
July 19, 1969, in Loda. He died
July 10, 1996. Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Mansard, Chula
Vista, Calif.; her faithful companion, Don Baker, with whom she made her
home; three daughters, Nancy Wilson, Lombard; Jana Capello, Maple Park;
and Jill Pehrson, Spanish Fort, Utah; a brother, Robert Mansard Jr.,
California; three sisters, Dorothy Sullan, San Diego; Edna Waters,
California; and Roberta Simmon, Darien; and six grandchildren. Her
father, a sister and a grandson also preceded her in death. [Pantagraph,
The (Bloomington, IL) - April
19, 2000 - Submitted by Ida Maack Recu]
CHRISTENSEN, FRED
Fred Christensen, 74, of Rankin, died Saturday 11-2-1974 enroute to Lake
View Memorial Hospital to visit his wife where he was pronounced dead
on arrival. He was a retired painter and had lived in Illinois all his
life. Funeral services were Tuesday at the Rankin Grace Lutheran Church
with Rev. Walter Cheliberg officiating; burial was in East Lynn
Cemetery. Christensen was born 3-8-1900 at Rankin, the son of Hans and
Maren Rathkjen Christensen. He married Julia Collins 6-5-1920 at Paxton.
Surviving are two sons,
Harold of West Covina, Calif. and Earl of Hoopeston; one daughter,
Lucille Symmonds of Rankin; two sisters, Katie Rasmussen of Oakwood and
Anna Nelson of Hoopeston; three brothers, Arthur of Bloomington; Harry
and Ole, both of Rankin; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He
was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Clarence; three brothers,
two sisters and one grandson. [tr. by Donna Walton]
CHRISTENSEN, HERMAN C. - Herman C. Christensen, 74, of Roanoke died at
4:50 p.m. Friday 11-28-1981 at Eureka Hospital where he had been a
patient since November 25. His funeral was Monday at 10:30 a.m. in St.
John's Lutheran Church, near Anchor, the Rev. Alexander Youck
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Christensen was born
4-16-1907 in Sibley, a son of Thomas and Sophia Boettger Christensen.
He married Marie Petersen 12-15-1929 at Galesburg. She died 8-19-1966.
He married Pauline Laesch Porth
12-23-1973. She survives. Also surviving are a son, David R. of Anchor;
five daughters, Genevieve Young, Vista, Ca.; Lois Rhodes, Bonnie Dewey,
Betty L. Knapp and Julia Summers all of Gibson City; a step-son, Edward
Porth of Roanoke; a step-daughter, Beverly Wacker of Roanoke; two
brothers, Andrew of Portland, Mich.; and Floyd of Waterloo, Wis.; one
sister, Dorothy Hillary of Melvin; 17 grandchildren, three
step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by two grandchildren, a step-granddaughter;
two brothers and two half-brothers. Mr. Christensen was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church of Anchor, St. John's Lutheran Brotherhood and
the McLean Co. Farm Bureau. He farmed most of his life in the Sibley -
Anchor area. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church
Memorial Fund or Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
CHRISTENSEN, JOHN H.
The funeral services of Mr. John H. Christensen took place Monday noon
at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City and at 1 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran
Church. Rev. A. Hahn officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. The
services were well attended in spite of bad roads and weather. The
floral offerings were many and beautiful. b. 8-19-1896 s/o Thomas and
Anna Brandt Christensen d. 12-9-1929
CHRISTENSEN, JOSHUA R. - dies in accident Funeral service for Joshua R.
Christensen, 3, of RR 1 Anchor was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday 9-4-1982
at St. John's Lutheran Chruch south of Anchor. Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum
officiated with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was from 6 - 9
September 3 at Lamb Funeral Home and at the church after 9:30 a.m.
Saturday. He died at 12:40 p.m of injuries sustained in an auto-truck
collision 9-1-1982, 2-1/2 miles north of Gibson City at a rural
intersection. Joshua was born
12-11-1978 in Champaign, a son of David and Janice Young Christensen.
They survive. Also surviving are two brothers, Eric and Jon, and a
sister, Christina, all at home; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Young, Saybrook; and his paternal step-grandmother, Pauline
Christensen, Roanoke. Joshua attended St. John's Lutheran Church to
which memorials may be made. Pallbearers were Steve Rhodes, Mark Rhodes,
Jonathan Knapp and Chris Dewey.
CLAUSEN, ELLA A. SCHMIDT
Funeral services for Ella A. Clausen, 87, a resident at Heritage Manor
Nursing Home, Normal, formerly of Gibson City and Anchor, will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, the Rev. Melvin
Blobaum officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. She died at
4;55 p.m. Sunday 7-23-1995 at the nursing home. Lamb Funeral Home,
Gibson City, has charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St.
John's Lutheran Church,
Anchor. Surviving are four daughters, Lois Friese, Grand Island, Fla.;
Elaine Boyd, Normal; Janice Riddle, Lady Lake, Fla.; Frances Hinshaw,
Minooka; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. One daughter, one
grandson, two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death. She was
born 7-16-1908 in Anchor, a daughter of Christian and Claudine
Bielfeldt Schmidt. She married Henry P. Clausen 2-16-1927 in Anchor. He
died 8-7-1977. Mrs. Clausen was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran
Church, Anchor. She
and her husband lived and farmed in the Sibley - Gibson City area all of
their adult lives.
CLAUSEN, HENRY P. - 79, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, 8-7-1977 at Gibson
Community Hospital. Funeral services were 11 a.m. Wednesday at St.
John's Lutheran Church, Anchor, with the Rev. Alexander Youck
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Weldon
Hansen, Wayne Hansen, Donald Hansen, Wilbur Molck, Gene Molck and Marvin
Molck. He was born 1-1-1898, in Sibley, a son of John and Mary Brading
Clausen. He married Ella Schmidt 2-16-1927 in Anchor, Surviving are his
wife; five daughters, Mrs.
Lois Friese, Bayles Lake; Mrs. Wilma Andreae, Gibson City; Mrs. Elaine
Boyd and Mrs. Janice Riddle, both of Normal; and Mrs. Frances Hinshaw,
Decatur; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Gilmore, Gibson City; Mrs. Augusta
Molck, Anchor; and Mrs. Luella Martens and Mrs. Ida Hansen, both of
Sibley; 14 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Four brothers and a
sister preceded him in death. Mr. Clausen was a retired farmer and a
veteran of WW1. He was a member of the GC American Legion Post and St.
John's Lutheran Church, Anchor.
[Gibson Courier - August 1977]
CLAUSEN, HENRY P. - Henry P. Clausen, 79, a retired farmer, died at
10:15 p.m. **Sunday at Gibson Community Hospital. His funeral will be at
11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, the Rev.
Alexander Youck officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. today at Lamb Funeral Home. He
was born 1-1-1898, in Sibley, a son of John and Mary Brading Clausen. He
married Ella Schmidt 2-16-1927 in St. John's Church. Surviving are his
wife; five daughters,
Lois Friese, Bayles Lake, near Loda; Wilma Andreae, Gibson City; Elaine
Boyd and Janice Riddle, both of Normal; and Frances Hinshaw of Decatur;
four sisters, Anna Gilmore, Gibson City; Augusta Molck, Anchor; Louella
Martens and Ida Hansen, both of Sibley; 14 grandchildren and a
great-grandchild. Four brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Mr.
Clausen, who farmed near Sibley and Gibson City was a veteran of WWI. He
was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Anchor, and Gibson
City American Legion.
died: 8-7-1977
CLAUSEN, JOHN DETLAF
John Detlaf Clausen, 57, was killed about 10 a.m. Tuesday 6-1-1943, when
he was struck by lightning on his farm near Anchor. He was in the field
disking and had left his tractor and started walking to the house when
the lightning struck. Coroner Harry L. Howell was called and an inquest
is pending. The body was removed to the Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City
and will be returned to the Clausen home for funeral services at 9 a.m.
Friday, followed by services at 9:30 a.m. at the St. John's Lutheran
Church, Anchor,
at which the Rev. Hartwig Harms will officiate. Mr. Clausen was born
11-21-1885 near Gibson City, son of John Henry and Mary Brading Clausen.
He had been farming the land where he was killed for several years.
Surviving are his mother, two brothers, Henry of Gibson City; and Corp.
Alexander of Camp Hann. Cal.; five sisters: Mrs. Anna (Samuel) Gilmore
of Roselle, Il.; Mrs. Emma (William) Hansen and Mrs. Ida (Herman) Hansen
of Gibson City; Mrs. Augusta (John) Molck of Anchor and Mrs. Louella
(William) Martins of
Melvin, Il
CLEMENTS, ORA MAX
The first death from scarlet fever occurred in Gibson City Sunday
evening at 6:30, when Edward Clements, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Clements, who reside three and a half miles east of town, died of the
disease. The little fellow was a bright and beautiful child and the loss
is a great one to the family as well as the many friends of the child.
Ora Max, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clements, died at the home of
his parents Sunday evening at 6:30 o'clock, after a short illness with
scarlet fever. His
age was three years, 8 months and 17 days. Short services were held at
the grave Monday by Rev. R.M. Luedde, pastor of the Christian church.
Interment was made in the Gibson Cemetery. [3-29-1928; tr. by Donna
Walton]
CLEMENTS, WILLIAM
8-5-1943 - Two Gibson City farm youths, Lawrence W. Nelson, 14, and
William Clements, 14, drowned in a rain-swollen dredge ditch in which
they were swimming near Gibson City. Friends and relatives found the
boy's clothes and horses near the ditch , which had risen 15 feet, and
recovered their bodies after they had failed to return to their homes.
CLIFTON, EVAUGHN M. (WARDER)
Evaughn Mae Clifton, age 70, a resident of Gibson City since the early
1940's died at 10:26 p.m. Sunday 3-27-1994 at Douglas Nightingale
Nursing Home in Tuscola. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the Reverend Phillip Curran
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers
include Lloyd Monical, Jim Miller, Sam Sommer, Mike Steinlicht, Kenny
Allen and Dale Sedberry. Mrs. Clifton
was born 6-5-1923 in Livingston County, a daughter of Joseph Frank and
Daisy Lovell Craig Warder. She married John E. Clifton on 12-13-1945 in
St. Louis. He died 7-13-1988. Survivors include two stepdaughters, Wanda
Dean of Urbana and Norma Bumbarger of Clearfield, Pa; six grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren. One sister and one brother preceded her
in death. Mrs. Clifton was a member of the First Christian Church of
Gibson City; the Gibson City VFW Auxiliary; Gibson City American Legion
Auxiliary Unit
and Ladies of the Moose Lodge, Rantoul. Memorials may be made to the
Covenant Medical Center Hospice Unit in Urbana or to the American Cancer
Society.
CLIFTON, LETHA J.
Letha J. Clifton, age 80, a lifelong resident of Gibson City, died at
10:02 a.m. Thursday 1-10-1991 at her home. She had been under a doctor's
care. Her funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home,
Gibson City with the Reverend Thomas Condron officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was held for one hour
before the service Saturday at the funeral home. Pallbearers were Phil
Dean, John Dean, William Dean, Fred Strubhar and Steve Baerlocher. She
was born 12-14-1910 in
Somerset, Ky, a daughter of James E. and Maggie L. Ashbrook Clifton.
Survivors include two sisters, Bernadine Dean, Champaign and Ruth
Baerlocher of Gibson City. One brother and two sisters preceded her in
death. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
CLIMPSON, EDITH F.
Edith F. Climpson, 78, a resident of the Gibson City area most of her
life, died at 10:39 p.m. Thursday 7-9-1987 at Gibson Community Hospital,
Gibson City. Her funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Gary Fritz officiating. Burial in the
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 tonight
at the funeral home, with the Order of the Eastern Star service at 8
p.m. Mrs. Climpson was born 3-29-1909 at Colfax, a daughter of Frank and
Tillie Anderson Nordine.
She married Guy T.R. Climpson on 10-12-1929 in Bloomington. He died
12-24-1981. Surviviors include one son, Robert G. of Gibson City; one
daughter, Rae Ann Climpson of Urbana; one brother, Roy Nordine of
Heyworth; two sisters, Helen Loker, Bloomington; and Dorothy Suntken of
Gibson City; three grand-children; and one great grandson. One brother
and one sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Climpson was a member of the
Gibson City United Methodist Church and the Drummer Chapter of the OES.
CLIMPSON, HAROLD
b. 10-10-1905 s/o Mr. and Mrs. Charles Climpson, West 9th Street, Gibson City d. 1912 - diptheria
CLIMPSON, ROBERT G.
Robert G. Climpson, 70, of Gibson City died at 2:02 p.m. Friday 3-9-2001
at Indian Springs Golf Course, Saybrook. Funeral services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. The Rev. Robert Hoover
will officiate. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr.
Climpson was born 7-27-1930 in Bloomington, a son of Guy Thomas Richard
and Edith F. Nordine Climpson. He married Bernice Anderson on 10-4-1952
in Shreveport,
La. and she survives. Also surviving are a son, Thomas Climpson of
Gibson City; two daughters, Susan Griffin of Ohio and Cathy Tull of
Virginia; eight grandchildren; and a sister, Rae Ann Climpson of Urbana.
Mr. Climpson was an engineering technician for the US government. He
was a veteran of the Air Force and a member of Indian Springs Golf
Course in Saybrook. Memorial contrubtions may be made to Living Word
Christian Church, Roberts.
CLIMPSON, THOMAS
Thomas Climpson, son of Richard and Maria Smith Climpson was born
5-10-1859 at Plainfield, Ill. and died at his home in Gibson City,
3-1-1937. He was married to Rachel Jennings 2-20-1883, and to this union
were born six children, two of whom preceded him in death. One
daughter, Mrs. James Thackeray of Chicago, died 12-26-1931; one son,
Roscoe, died while in the army service at Newport News, Va., 1-24-1919.
Those left to mourn are his wife, 4 children, Warren, Wells and Guy, and
Mrs. Dot Rick; three half-brothers,
Charles Climpson, Frank Climpson and Sam Climpson. Funeral services are
being held today (Thursday) March 4, at the United Brethren Church in
charge of Pastor Rev. H.E. Longbrake; burial in Gibson Cemetery. [Gibson
Courier, March 1937; tr. by Donna Walton]
CLINE, JOSEPH H.
Joseph Henry Cline, 71, of near Heyworth, formerly of Gibson City, died
suddenly at 7 a.m. Friday (12-11-1953) in Gibson City Community
Hospital, where he had been taken earlier at 4 a.m. Funeral services
were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, with the Rev.
S.A. Guthrie, pastor of the Gibson City Methodist Church officiating.
Burial was in Gibson City Cemetery. Born 9-16-1882, in Bracken County,
Ky., he was a son of Robert S. and Tabitha Watson Cline. He married the
former Sarah Frances List
4-16-1903, in Flemingsburgh, Ky. She survives. A farmer, Mr. Cline had
planned to retire from his farm near Heyworth and move to Gibson City in
the near future. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Clyde
of Gibson City, Leo of Heyworth and Lloyd of LeRoy and five daughters,
Mrs. Delmar Bane, Mrs. Leslie Zimmerman, Mrs. O.E. Meece, all of Gibson
City; Mrs. Arnel Meece of Ludlow, and Lucille at home. One brother, W.A.
Cline of Gibson City; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Jones of Cincinnati and
Mrs. Bertha
Earl of Arrowsmith; 31 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
CLINE, LEO T.
The funeral of Leo T. Cline, age 73 of Heyworth was held Tuesday at
Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home in Heyworth. Vernon L. Oakley
officiated with burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington with
graveside military rites accorded by Little-Embry-Rainey Post 1559
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Heyworth. Mr. Cline died at 11:20 a.m.
Saturday 11-11-1989 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. He was
born 7-22-1916 in Dix Twp, Ford County, the son of Joseph H. and Sarah
List Cline. He married Jessamine Briggs.
He later married Mildred I. Butler 6-11-1950 in Piggot, Arkansas and she
survives. Also surviving are two sons, Ronald L. and Douglas B., both
of Heyworth; four daughters, Jacqueline Lang, Seabrook, Texas; Peg
Cline, Debra L. Coakley and Beth D. Miller, all of Heyworth; four
sisters, Ethel Zimmerman, Gibson City, Freeda Meece; Ludlow, Lucille
Fernald; Rochester, New Hampshire; and Vera Meece Rochelle; 12
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
CLINE, MARY M.
Mrs. Mary Mae Cline, 88 died at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, 1975 at
the Country Health Nursing Home, Gifford. Her funeral was held Saturday
at the Lamb Funeral Home, the Rev. Don Jones officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Township cemetery. She was born Aug. 8, 1886 in Mason County,
Ky., a daughter of William and Theresa Bradford List. She married
William A. Cline, June 5, 1913 in Maysville, Ky. He died Nov. 14, 1966.
Mrs. Cline is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Lage, Anchor, and
Mrs. Clara Mondigo,
San Diego, Calif.; two sons, Lloyd, Gibson City, and Everett, Manhattan;
14 grand children and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by a son, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She was a member of the United
Methodist Church, the church social club, the WSCS, the Rebekah, the
Garden Club and Gibson Community Hospital Auxiliary. Mrs. Cline had been
a resident of the Gibson City area for 62 years. Pallbearers were Leo
Pinkly, Cecil Retter, James Leisure, Richard Cline, Philip Cline and Bob
List. [tr. by Donna
Walton]
CLINE, SARAH
Mrs. Sarah F. Cline 82 former resident of Gibson City, died at 5:15 a.m.
Wednesday in Community Hospital, Gibson City, where she had been a
patient for eight days. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in Lamb
Funeral Home, Gibson City, with the Rev. Leo Ewing officiating. Burial
was in Drummer Township Cemetery. After living in the Gibson City area
for 10 years, Mrs. Cline moved to the home of a daughter at Rochelle
several months ago. Born April 16, 1882, at Maysville, Ky., she was a
daughter of William and Theresa
Bradford List. She was married to Joseph Cline, April 16, 1903, at
Maysville. Her husband died in December, 1953. Mrs. Cline leaves five
daughters; Mrs. Francis Bane and Mrs. Ethel Zimmerman, both of Gibson
City; Mrs. Freeda M**o*, Ludlow; Mrs. Lucille Fernald, East Barrington,
N.H., and Mrs. Vera Meece, Rochelle. She also leaves three sons, Clyde,
Gibson City, Floyd, Leroy, and Leo, Heyworth; 38 grandchildren, 45
great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; three sisters, Mrs.
Martha Forman, Elliott; Mrs.
Mary Cline, Gibson City, and Mrs. Elizabeth Preston, Williamsburg, Ohio.
Mrs. Cline was a member of the Christian Church. [Gibson City Courier,
April 1, 1965; tr. by Donna Walton]
CLINE, WILLIAM A.
William A. Cline, 74, died Monday 11-14-1966, at Gibson Community
Hospital. His funeral will be Wednesday at the Lamb Funeral Home, the
Rev. William Jones officiating; burial will be in Gibson City Cemetery.
Mr. Cline was born 3-3-1892 in Fleming County, Ky., a son of Robert and
Telitha Watson Cline. He married Mary List 6-5-1913 in Maysville, Ky.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Lloyd and Everett; two daughters, Mrs.
Dorothy Lage and Mrs. Clara Mondigo. [tr. by Donna Walton]
COAY, MARJORIE ANNE (WILKIN)
Marjorie Anne Coay, age 89 of Bloomington, formerly of Gibson City, died
at 9:05 a.m. Saturday, 12-12-1998 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in
Bloomington. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 15 at
Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the Reverend Kathleen Reichmann
officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 -
8 p.m. December 14 at the funeral home. Pallbearers included Dean
Summers, Kenneth Kyle, Dick Cliff, Douglas Roesch, David Stolz and Earl
Young. Mrs. Coay
was born 2-27-1909 at Bissell a daughter of Matthew and Emma T. Black
Wilkin. She married Philip L. Coay on 2-27-1930 at Springfield. He
preceded her in death on 5-30-1982. Survivors include two sons, Leslie
(Cathy) Coay of Prescott, AZ and Richard (Sharon) Coay of Canton; one
daughter, Phyllis Riley of Maryland Heights, Mo; eight grandchildren;
Melanie (J.C.) Crabill Pamela (Mike) Foster Kathleen Riley Rebecca
Atwater Kevin (Clara) Coay Christopher Coay Kevin Richard Riley Cary
(Denise) Riley and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Mrs. Coay was a
graduate of Springfield High School in Springfield. She was a secretary
of the engineering department of Central Illinois Public Service
Company in Springfield from 1927 - 1930. From May 1953 to March 1971 she
was a medical records secretary at Gibson Community Hospital in Gibson
City. She was an insurance clerk for Dr. Supawanich in Gibson City from
November 1974 to March 1986. A charter member of the Gibson Community
Hospital Auxiliary,
Mrs. Coay was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gibson City.
She was a Past Matron of the Drummer Chapter of the OES. Memorials may
be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City or to the Gibson
Area Hospital.
COAY, PHILIP
Philip L. Coay, 76, Gibson City, a retired Central Illinois Public
Service employee, died at 1:59 a.m. Sunday, 5-30-1982 at Gibson
Community Hospital. His funeral was at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb
Funeral Home, the Rev. Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial was in Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Pallbearers were Frank McQuiggen, Melvin
Wright, Oscar Benningfield, Kenneth Meredith, Orville Willemssen, and
W.M. Snead. Mr. Coay was born 7-24-1905 at Cisco, a son of David and
Ella Strohm Coay. He married Marjorie
Wilkin 2-27-1938 at Springfield. She survives. Also surviving are two
sons, Leslie of Prescott, AZ, and Richard of Canton; a daughter, Phyllis
Riley of Ballwin, Mo.; two brothers, Preston of Iverness, Fla. and
Howard of Phoenix, AZ, a sister, Phoebe Bowyer, Phoenix, AZ and eight
grandchildren. Preceding him in death were two sisters and a brother.
Mr. Coay was employed by CIPS Co for 42 years, retiring in July 1970. He
was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City, Oblong
Masonic Lodge and Illinois
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and was a past worthy patron of the
Drummer and Robinson chapters of the OES. He lived in Paxton before
moving to Gibson City in 1968.
COCHRAN, HAROLD L.
Harold L. Cochran, age 82 of Gibson City died at 12:50 p.m. Friday
11-9-2001 in Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. Memorial services were
at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gibson
City with the Reverend Father William Smith officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Twp Cemetery in Gibson City. Cremation rites have been accorded
with military rites by the Lee Lowry American Legion Post 568.
Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. November 12 at Lamb Funeral Home in
Gibson City where a rosary service
was held at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Cochran was born 10-24-1919
at Park Rapids, MN a son of Fred F. and Ethel Parks Cochran. He married
Ruth Mary Flynn on 7-11-1944 at Park Rapids, MN. Survivors include his
wife, Ruth Mary Cochran of Gibson City; four daughters, Sharon (Jerry)
Steward of Lilburn, GA, Patricia (Ray) Mollo of Naperville; Kathleen
(Tim) Hyland of Indianpolis, IN and Sheila (Bob) Kroon of Gibson City;
one son, Bob (Marny) Cochran of Homewood; 14 grandchildren and one
sister, Ellen Skorseth
of Little Falls, MN. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one
sister. Mr. Cochran was a member of the Lee Lowery American Legion Post
568 and Knights of Columbus. A WWII Army Veteran, Mr. Cochran retired
from the Cargill, Inc. after 10 years of service. He lived in Gibson
City the past 32 years. Memorials may be made to Carle Hospice Program,
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or Gibson Area Hospital.
COIT, BARBARA K. - 64, of Las Vegas died Tuesday, 11-27-2001 at home.
Affordable Cremation and Burial Service, Las Vegas, is in charge of
arrangements. Her graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Drummer
Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, the Rev. Paul Thomason officiating. Lamb
Funeral Home, Gibson City, is in charge of local arrangements. Mrs. Coit
was born 8-17-1937, at Gibson City a daughter of John F. and Dora M.
Holz Thomsen. She married Don Coit. He preceded her in death. Surviving
are four sons, Jim and
Brian Gulliford, both of Las Vegas, Gary Coit of Gibson City and Tony
Coit of Sarasota, FL; a daughter, Vicky Kirkpatrick of Elliott; a
brother, Robert Thomsen of Chatsworth; a sister, Betty Shaw of
Champaign; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a son, and a brother, Roger.
COIT, BARBARA (THOMSEN)
Barbara K. Coit, age 64 of Las Vegas NV died Tuesday, 11-27-2001 at her
home. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 11 at the
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City with the Reverend Paul Thomason
officiating. Mrs. Coit was born 8-17-1937 at Gibson City. She married
Don Coit. He preceded her in death. Surviving are four sons, Jim and
Brian Gulliford, both of Las Vegas, Gary Coit of Gibson City and Tony
Coit of Sarasota, Fl; a dauaghter, Vicky Kirkpatrick of Elliott; a
brother, Robert Thomsen of Chatsworth;
a sister, Betty Shaw of Champaign; three grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Mrs. Coit was a telephone operator. [***typist notes parents: John F.
Thomsen and Dora M. Holz Thomsen]
COIT, DEAN
3-14-1923 to 3-8-1999
Services: Thursday, March 11, 1999 11:00 a.m.
Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, Il
Officiating: The Rev. William Smith
Burial: Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City, Il
Pallbearers: Chris Coit, David Coit, Gene Coit, Tony Lopez, Gary Coit, Pat Coit
(Lamb Funeral Home)
COIT, WILBUR DEAN
US Navy, WWII
Wilbur Dean Coit, 75 of Gibson City, died Monday, 3-8-1999 at his home
in Gibson City. Funeral services will be Thursday, at Lamb Funeral Home,
with the Reverend Wm. Smith officiating; burial will be in Drummer Twp.
Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Lee Lowery American Legion
Post 568 of Gibson City. Mr. Coit was born 3-14-1923 at Bellflower, a
son of Wm. L. and Blanche E. Heavilin Coit. He married Sally Bochniak on
1-30-1947 at Chicago. Survivors include his wife, Sally Coit; three
sons, Dennis, Gerald
and Mike Coit; one daughter, Barb Lange and one brother William Norris
Coit.
COLLIER, J.H.
A telegram announcing the death of Hon. J.H. Collier of Hollywood,
California, at 12:30 o'clock, Thursday morning, Jan. 19, reached the
Courier last Thursday just after the paper went to press. His death
removes one of Gibson City's most prominent and respected pioneers and
business men. Settling here and embarking in the hardware business in
1871 when Gibson was only a tiny settlement, Mr. Collier was active in
public life from the first, being a strong factor in community's rapid
advancement. Although his interest
in public affairs extended beyond the confines of his home community to a
participation in state affairs, he was very successful in business and
real estate investment, building for himself a competence which gave him
comfort and security in old age. Nearly all of his contemporaries of
the early village days have passed beyond. A few years ago Mr. Collier
moved to California to spend the sunset years of his life. Not content
with inactivity, even in advanced age, he associated himself with an oil
corporation
at Los Angles. As President of the Yellowstone Oil Company, he was
active until his last illness. The news of his death was received with
sorrow by his friends in Gibson City. Mr. Collier was born in Oneida
County, New York, March 29, 1844, where he lived until 1855, when his
parents moved to lake County, Illinois, and settled on a farm. He
attended school at Antioch and when 18 years old, on July 29, 1862,
enlisted in the civil war, a member of Company D, 96th Illinois
infantry. The following year he was promoted
in regular order to be second lieutenant, first lieutenant and captain.
At the battle of Chickamauga, on Sept. 20, 1863, he was wounded, and
again at the battle of Nashville, on Dec. 16, 1864. Most of his service
was spent in the army of the Cumberland, and he was honorably discharged
in 1866. Upon his return to Illinois Mr. Collier engaged in
merchandising in Antioch, Lake County, where he was married to Miss
Lavina M. Ring, who died in 1872. In 1871 he came to Gibson City and
with his brother-in-law, the late
Henry J. Ring, of this city, opened the first hardware store in the
vicinity. Later he purchased Mr. Ring's interest and continued to
conduct the business until about 15 years ago, when he sold out and
retired. His business during these years was carried on in the store
building now occupied by the Wachs Variety Store and B.O. Van Antwerp's
pool hall on Sangamon Avenue. On May 5, 1875, he was married to Miss
Harriet McClure, daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Frances McClure of
this city, and she survives him.
He is also survived by two children, Benjamin H. Collier of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Andrew Strong of Hollywood, Cal., and one brother, George
Collier, of Farmer City. Mr. Collier was a Republican and held various
public offices. In 1873 he was elected supervisor for Drummer Township
and was re-elected and served several consecutive terms. He was a member
of the first board of trustees of the original town of Gibson and later
served as President of the board. In 1876 he was elected to the
Thirtieth general assembly
of Illinois and was twice re-elected, representing Ford and Livingston
counties. In 1888 he was elected a member of the state board of
equalization for a term of four years. Mr. Collier was a member of
Gibson Lodge 733, A.F. and A.M.; Gibson Chapter No. 183, R.A.M., of this
city, and Mount Olivet Commandery No. 33, Knight Templars, of Paxton.
He was the first Commander of the local Lo** Post No. 70, G.A.R., of
which there are now only about five surviving members. Soon after
disposing of his mercantile interests
in this city he sold the family home at the corner of Wood and Tenth
Streets to Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Newlin, who have since made their home
there, and he and Mrs. Collier went to California to reside, returning
to this city occasionally to visit at the home of John T. McClure and to
attend to his farming interests and other business which he retained in
this city. He was one of the five original stockholders in the Gibson
Canning Company and continued to hold an interest in this organization.
[1-26-1928; tr. by
Donna Walton]
COLLINGS, LILLIE MALINDA (WALTON), 90, of Gibson City, died at 3:24 a.m.
Wednesday 1-21-1998 at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City. Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City,
the Rev. Alfred Schneck will officiate. Burial will be in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Mrs. Collings was born 12-1-1907 at Gibson City, a
daughter of George E. and Mary Knell Walton. She married Benjamin J.
Collings Sr. on 9-1-1928
at Kentland, Ind. He died 10-11-1966. Surviving are two sons, Robert
Collings of Walnut, CA, and Ronald Collings of Gibson City; five
daughters, Carole Netherton of Melvin, Bonita Bachtold of Chino, Calif.,
Nancy Jehle of Elmwood, Patricia Henson of Gibson City and Peggy
Mallard of Fullerton, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; and 27
great-grandchildren. Mrs. Collings was preceded in death by four
brothers, a sister, three sons and two great-grandchildren. She was a
civil service employee at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul,
for 20 years before she retired in 1976. She was a member and past
president of the American Legion Auxiliary at Gibson City. She also was a
member of the Eight and Forty. Memorial contrubtions may be made to the
family.
COLLINS, PEARL (BROCK) - 90, a resident of the Ford County Nursing Home
in Paxton, formerly of Gibson City, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday 8-9-1991 at
the Ford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Monday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, with the Rev. Clarence A.
Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 4 - 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs.
Collins was born 4-21-1901, at Freetown, Ind., a daughter of David J.
and Eliza E. Waggoner Brock.
She married John Collins on 12-25-1923 at Foosland. He died 10-3-1974.
Survivors include a son, Burdette Collins of Linton, Ind.; a daughter
Bernadine Anderson of Branson, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one step great-grandchild;
11 great-great grandchildren; and one brother, Wayne Brock of
Chandlerville. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three
brothers and one sister. Mrs. Collins had been a resident of Gibson City
for 60 years and was a member of the Saybrook
Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ford County
Nursing Home in Paxton.
COLVIN, DOROTHY I. (BENNINGFIELD) - age 82 of Gibson City died at 6:54
p.m. Friday, 1-18-1991 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Bloomington. Her
funeral was held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Gibson City Bible Church, with
the Reverend Thomas Condron officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was held from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sunday
at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. Pallbearers were Robert Phillips,
James Phillips, Richard Phillips, Kevin Borchers, Kurt Borchers and Karl
Borchrs. She was
born 8-23-1908 at Campbellsville, KY a daughter of Edward and Ida Wise
Benningfield. She married James L. Colvin on 11-29-1925 at
Campbellsville, Ky. He died 8-4-1986. Survivors include two daughters,
Edith Phillips of Bloomington and Joan Borchers of Edwardsville; three
brothers, Oscar Benningfield of Gibson City; Earl Benningfield of
Weldon; and Clarence Benningfield of Campbellsville, Ky; 10
grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a
brother and three sisters. Mrs. Colvin lived
in the Gibson City area for more than 50 years and was a member of the
Gibson City Bible Church. Memorials may be made to the church or to the
American Cancer Society.
COLVIN, JAMES L.
The funeral for James L. Colvin, 79, of Gibson City, who died Monday
8-4-1986 will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gibson City Bible Church, the
Rev Scot Glasco officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m. today at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, and at the church one hour before the service. Mr.
Colvin died at 7:25 p.m. Monday 8-4-1986 at the Gibson Community
Hospital. He was born 12-20-1906 in Campbellsville, KY a son of James
and Candace Rafferty Colvin. He
married Dorothy Benningfield on 11-29-1925 in Campbellsville, KY. She
survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Edith Phillips of
Bloomington; and Joan K. Borchers of Edwardsville; 10 grandchildren; 24
great-grandchildren; a half brother, Frank Page, Gibson City; four
half-sisters, Jessie Benningfield, Emma Farmer, Margaret Tucker and
Sarah Wayne all of Kentucky. Mr. Colvin had been a resident of Gibson
City for 50 years. He had farmed and also worked for Quaker Oats Co. in
Gibson City for 10 years. He
had been employed by Cender Gas Co. for 17 years, retiring in 1982. He
was a member of the Gibson City Bible Church.
COLWELL, ELMER J.
Elmer J. Colwell, 83, of Gibson City died at 10:50 p.m. Thursday
7-30-1987 at the Gibson Community Hospital. His funeral will be at 2
p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, with the Rev. Laurence
Sunkel officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Masonic
services will be observed at 8 p.m. He was born 2-25-1904 in Gibson
City, a son of Thomas and Mary Krauter Colwell. He married Thelma L.
Means on 12-31-1926 at Fowler,,
Ind. She died 1-17-1979. Survivors include several cousins. Mr. Colwell
was a Gibson City farmer, retiring in 1971. He was a member of Gibson
City Masonic Lodge No 733 AF & AM, the Corn Belt Shrine Club, the
Mohammed Temple of Peoria, the Bloomington Consistory and the First
Christian Church of Gibson City. Memorials may be made to the Shriners'
Hospital for Crippled Children.
COLWELL, GRACE - 93, of Paxton died at 2:55 a.m. Friday 12-27-2002 at
Heartland Healthcare, Paxton. Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. Sunday
at the Ford-Baier Funeral Home in Paxton, the Rev. Chet Travis
officiating. Graveside services were held at the Westwood Memorial
Gardens, Spartanburg, SC. Visitation was Sunday at the funeral home from
1 p.m. until time of the service. Mrs. Colwell was born 4-30-1909 in
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.; the daughter of George and Eldred Sager England.
She married Stuart Frizzel 5-9-1929.
He preceded her in death. She married Carlus H. (Doc) Colwell 8-28-1967
at Urbana. He died 5-2-1984. She is survived by two granddaughters,
Stephanie Marshall, Spartanburg, and Monica Barnes, Orlando, Fla.; one
great-granddaughter and two great-grandsons. She was preceded in death
by one daughter, two brothers and one sister. Mrs. Colwell attended
grade school in Perrysburg, Ohio, and graduated from Granite City High
School,, Granite City in 1927. She attended Illinois State Normal
University, Normal, for two
years. She taught school in Madison County, Il. several years and was a
social worker for the Il Dept of Public Aid 15 years, retiring in July
of 1967. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Paxton, the
United Methodist Women, the Faith Circle of the church, Paxton Women's
Club, home extension, a member of Prospect Chapter no 367 OES, and a
member of the retired state employees. Memorials may be made to the
United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor's choice. [Paxton
Record, c. Dec 2002]
COLWELL, THELMA (MEANS)
Thelma L. Colwell, 73, Gibson City died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday
1-17-1979 at Gibson Community Hospital Annex. Her funeral was at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Lamb Funeral Home, the Rev. Hugh Reynolds officiating.
Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Case, C.D.
Sarver, Lyle K. Kumler, Woodrow Barnes, Enrie Heldt, and Benny Foster.
Order of Eastern Star rites were conducted at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Mrs.
Colwell was born 1-3-1906 at Saybrook, a daughter of Clyde and Bertha
Boudreau Means. She married
Elmer J. Colwell 7-31-1926 at Fowler, Indiana. He survives. Also
surviving are three brothers, Donald Means, Sibley; and Jack and John L.
Means, both of Des Plaines; and two sisters, Harriette Means and Wilha
Vuylsteke, both of Springfield. Two sisters preceded her in death. Mrs.
Colwell had resided in the Gibson City area most of her life and had
taught in Melvin, Sibley, and Gibson City rural schools. She was a
member of the First Christian Church of Gibson City, Woman's Club,
Gibson Community Hospital Auxiliary
and a 50-year member of the OES. Memorials may be made to the church or
to the Shriner Crippled Children's Hospital.
COMER, INA B.
Ina B. Comer, 98, of Paxton, formerly of Gibson City, a life resident of
Ford County, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday 10-14-1987 at the Ford County
Nursing Home, Paxton. Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Thomas Condron officiating.
Burial will be in the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will
be from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Comer was
born 3-13-1889 in Gibson City, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Kieth
Curtis. She married
William Ross Comer on 6-9-1907 at Gibson City. He died 2-10-1951.
Survivors include one son, Lawrence, Gibson City; one grandson; and two
great granddaughters. One son, two brothers and five sisters preceded
her in death. Mrs. Comer had lived in Gibson City until she moved to the
nursing home 10 years ago. She was a member of the Gibson City Bible
Church.
COMER, LAWRENCE
Lawrence R. "Stoddy" Comer, age 86 of Gibson City died at 9:40 a.m.
Monday 5-29-1995 at Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. His funeral will
be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend Philip N. Curran officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home. Pallbearers include Bob Crossman, Harold Stimmel, Harold
Medler, Noel Hutchcraft, Gail Reiners and Ralph Witt. Mr. Comer was born
5-24-1909 in
Gibson City a son of Ross and Ina B. Curtis Comer. He married Vivian
Perry on 10-6-1941 at Casey and she survives. Also surviving are one
son, Perry Comer of Gibson City and two granddaughters, Kelli Comer and
Beth Comer. He was preceded in death by one brother. Mr. Comer, a
self-employed contractor and decorator, was a member of the First
Christian Church, Gibson City. He lived all of his life in Gibson City.
Memorials may be made to the church; Gibson Community Hospital or to an
organization of the donor's
choice.
CONDRON, THOMAS R - The Rev. Thomas R. Condron, 55, of Gibson City,
pastor of Gibson City Bible Church, died at 6:55 a.m. Sunday 2-20-1994
at his home. He had been ill. His graveside funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, the Rev. John Queen
officiating. There will be a memorail service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Gibson City Bible Church with a time for friends to visit from 4:30 - 7
p.m. at the church. He was born 3-28-1938, at Marion, Ohio, the son of
Joseph and Eva M. Andrews Condron.
He married Jacquelyn E. Cooper 6-27-1959 at Newton, Mass. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Matthew and Todd, both of Chicago, two
daughters, Lynn Holzinger, Peoria, and Rachel Condron, Chicago; one
brother, James Condron, Mount Gilead, Ohio; two sisters, Barbara Say and
Mary Huffman, both of Marion, Ohio; his mother, Eva George, Marion
Ohio; and six grandchildren. His father and an infanat daughter preceded
him in death. He had been pastor of the Gibson City Bible church since
7-10-1983, a graduate
of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Gordon College of Beverly Farms,
Mass., and received his master of theology from Dallas Tehological
Seminary, Dallas TX.
CONGER, AGNES
Mrs. Agnes Conger, 82, died at 6:10 p.m. Sunday at the home of her son,
Clifford, two miles west of Strawn, of heart ailment. The funeral was
held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home and at 2 p.m. at the Sibley
Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Sibley. She
was born at Wyandotte, O., June 29, 1853, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hunt and as a small girl came with her parents to Illinois, settling
near Saybrook. March 5, 1884, she was married to Elmer James Conger of
Saybrook. They were
the parents of seven sons, of whom four survive. They are Elzie of
Brighton, Colo.; Jay and Clifford of Strawn; Chester of Waterloo, Iowa.
There are eleven grandchildren and the following sisters and brother;
Mrs. Emma Fling, Mrs. Ida Garrett and Mrs. Louise Thrasher, all of
Bloomington; Mrs. Mary Thrasher of Towanda and James of Saybrook.
[2-27-1936 - Tr. by Debbie Walton]
CONGER, REBECCA H.
Rebecca H. Marriott Conger spent her early life in Ohio. After marriage
they moved to McLean County, Il., near Towanda, and in 1877 they moved
to Ford County. Mr. Conger passed away on 3-12-1898. Survived by the
following children: Wm. Conger, Gibson City; E.J. Conger, Sibley, Il.;
Aaron R. Conger, in agriculture in the State of Oregon. Viola Conger,
died in infancy; Mary M. Conger, died May 1893 and Rosa B. Conger, died
in September 1909. b. 5-12-1821 Licking Co., Ohio m. 9-21-1847 to Cary
M. Conger parents:
d. 2-7-1912
CONKLIN, DEBORAH J.
Deborah J. Conklin, age 35 of Wonder Lake, formerly of Gibson City, died
9-2-1999 at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.
CONKLIN, DEBORAH J. - age 35, of Wonder Lake died 9-2-1999 at
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. She was born
3-7-1964 in Peoria to Merle and Charlene Brainerd Conklin. She resided
in Gibson City with her family while her father served as pastor of the
Gibson City Bible Church from 1974 - 1982.
CONNER, RONALD GEORGE - 52, Mapleton, formerly of Paxton, died 10-8-2002
at West Lancaster Road, Mapleton. Burial was in St. Peter Lutheran
Church Cemetery, Glasford. born: 6-3-1950 in Paxton s/o George and Annie
Johnson Conner. m. Wendy Mason 7-7-1973 in Roberts.
CONOVER, GLENN W.
WWII
b. 7-9-1916; d. 3-27-1957 buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
CONOVER, PATRICIA LEE - 16, victim of an accident two weeks ago Saturday
night near Paxton, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Gibson Community
Hospital, where she had been a patient since the mishap. (***the
newspaper did not give the date of death; however, typist suggests about
fall of 1955.) She was taken to the Lamb Funeral Home where visitation
will be after 7 p.m. Wednesday. She will be taken to the Gibson City
High School Gymnasium Friday at 11:30 a.m. and services will be
conducted there Friday at 2 p.m.
The Rev. James C. Cayton, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Gibson City Cemetery. She was born
11-16-1937 in Kankakee, daughter of Glenn W. and Daisy N. Daily Conover.
She had lived her 14 years and was a senior in Gibson City High School.
Patricia was a varsity cheerleader, and a member of the Maroon and
White and the Drummer staffs and Royal Neighbors of America. Surviving
are her parents, a brother, Timothy at home; her maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Gladys Daily; her paternal
grandfather, Carl Conover, Evanston, Wyo.; her maternal
great-grandmother, Mrs. Rachel Shumate, St. Francis, Ark, and the
paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Puckett, Benton.
COOK, MRS. WILMA FERN (STROH) - 59, of Butler Wisconsin, a former
resident of the Gibson City area, died at 7:33 p.m. Thursday in Cole
Hospital where she had been a patient for about two months. The Mass of
the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church, Gibson City. Father Vytas Mennenas will officiate.
Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery near Anchor. Friends may
call from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. Sunday at the Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson
City. Mrs. Cook was born 8-5-1911,
at Melvin, a daughter of Fred and Bertha Beck Stroh. She was married to
Corporal Thomas C. Cook 4-26-1942 in Walla Walla, Wash. She leaves her
husband; her mother, Mrs. Fred Stroh of Champaign; a brother, Marvin
Stroh of Cropsey; a sister, Mrs. Lorene Hahn of Champaign; a foster
brother, Willis "Bud" Beck of Melvin, a foster sister, Mrs. Helen
(Tjarks) Walters of Gibson City, and several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by an infant son and her father. She had been a
resident of the Milwaukee,
Wis. area since 1946, where she was a member of St. Agnes Catholic
Church. Mrs. Cook had worked as office manager for Automotive Services,
Inc. in Brookfield, Wi.
COOPER, CLARA E. - 83, a lifelong Gibson City resident, died at 12:55
p.m. Friday (10-3-1980) at Gibson Community Hospital where she had been a
patient 10 days. Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lamb
Funeral Home, the Rev. Louis Haase officiating. Burial will be in
Drummer Twp Cemetery. She was born 6-27-1897 in Gibson City, a daughter
of William and Maren Peterson Rick. She married Frank S. Cooper on
8-8-1913 in Gibson City. He survives. Also surviving are two daughters,
Marilyn Utterback, Champaign
and Clara F. Bidwell, Bayles Lake; a brother, Rick, Clearwater, Fla; a
sister, Lillian Deany, Champaign; three grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers.
COOPER, FRANK S. - 96, a resident of the Royal Fontana Nursing Care
Center, Urbana, and formerly of Gibson City, died at 6:20 a.m. yesterday
12-6-1982 at the center. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Tim Shaw
officiating. Burial will be at Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 7 - 9 tonight at the funeral home. He was born
1-30-1886, at Cheney Grove Twp, a son of Frank and Phebe Emery Cooper.
He married Clara E. Rick 8-8-1913 at Gibson
City. She died 10-3-1980. He is survived by two daughters, Clara Bidwell
of Bayles Lake, Loda; and Marilyn Spitz of Champaign; three
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
four sisters and four brothers. He was a 37-year member of the Gibson
City Fire Department, a former employee of Carson Motor Co., Gibson
City, and former operator of the Rick and Cooper Garage in Gibson City.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City, to which
memorials may be made.
COOPER, MILDRED P.
Mildred P. Cooper, age 88 of Park Ridge died at 4:50 p.m. Sunday,
9-5-1995 at Park Ridge Care Center, Ltd. in Park Ridge. Graveside
services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday September 11 at Drummer Twp
Cemetery in Gibson City with the Reverend Patrick Cox officiating. There
was no visitation. Lamb Funeral Home of Gibson City was in charge of
the arrangements. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Mrs.
Cooper was born 12-24-1906 at Chicago a daughter of Myron and Ida Piety.
She married Carl Cooper in
May 1930 at Chicago. He died 6-14-1965. Survivors include one daughter,
Jean Cooper of Des Plaines and several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her parents and one brother. Mrs. Cooper lived in
Chicago for most of her life. Memorials may be made to an organization
of the donor's choice.
COOPER, PHOEBE EMERY
Mrs. Phoebe Cooper, 82, widow of Frank G. Cooper, and former resident of
Saybrook and Gibson City, died Monday in the home of her son, Robert
Cooper in Bloomington; she had been ill for the last two years. Funeral
services were held Wednesday in the United Brethren Church of Saybrook,
Rev. L. Baughman, Bloomington, former pastor at Saybrook, officiated,
assisted by Rev. Willis A. Locke, Saybrook pastor; burial was in
Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Cooper was born 6-3-1857, west of Farmer City,
the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Emery. She was married 4-22-1878, to Frank G. Cooper at
Clinton and they moved to a farm near Saybrook. They lived there until
1930 when Mr. Cooper retired from farming and they moved into town.
Since the death of Mr. Cooper in 1932, Mrs. Cooper had made her home
with her children. Besides her son, Robert, she leaves seven other
children, Carl Cooper, Mrs. Catherine Williams, Mrs. Celia Hinkle, Mrs.
Nellie Perry, Mrs. Harley Padgett, Virgil Cooper of Saybrook and Frank
Cooper of Gibson City; and two
brothers, Charles Emery and Stanford Emery. [Gibson City Courier,
Thursday 5-9-1940]
COOPER, ROBERT W. - JG Navy, WWII
b. 2-21-1921
s/o Robert N. and Mavis L. Cooper
d. 2-20-1970
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
COPPENBARGER, ROBERT - Funeral services for Robert I. Coppenbarger, who
died 12-4-2002 were Saturday afternoon at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home,
Paxton, the Rev. Chet Travis officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens
Cemetery, Clinton.]
COPPENBARGER, ROBERT I. - 88, of Paxton, died at 2:51 a.m. Wednesday
12-4-2002 at Gibson Area Hospital, Gibson City. His funeral was at 2
p.m. Saturday at Knapp-Miller Funeral Home, Paxton, the Rev. Chet Travis
officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Clinton.
Visitation was one hour before the service Saturday at the funeral home.
He was born 5-4-1914 in Clinton, a son of James H. and Barbara Cromer
Coppenbarger. He married Dolly Mae Johnson 6-6-1936. She survives. Also
surviving are one son, Harry
(Ruth) Coppenbarger, Wapella; one daughter, Linda (Bob) Provin, Gibson
City; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his parents; five brothers; three sisters; and one son,
Bradley. Mr. Coppenbarger was a member of United Methodist Church,
Paxton; Lions Club, Paxton; and Paxton American Legion. He served in the
Navy in WWII. Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church, Paxton.
[Paxton Record, 12-11-2002]
COPE, DONALD E.
Donald E. Cope, 77, Sibley, died at 7:25 p.m. Sunday 4-6-2003 at Gibson
Area Hospital, Gibson City. His funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Robinson officiating.
Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sibley. Mr. Cope was born 9-29-1925
at Ellsworth, a son of Benjamin and Lizzie Hess Cope. He married Doris
M. Vetter 11-6-1945 at Fairbury. She died 3-7-1996. Surviving are a
special friend, Lois Vetter of Gibson City; three sons, Danny (Linda)
Cope of Cropsey, Rod
(Cathy) Cope of Gibson City and Trent Cope of Sibley; one daughter,
Beverly (Harry) Copass of Milford; eight grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one sister, Edith Boaz of Normal; and three
brothers, Elmer Cope and Dale Cope, both of Vincennes, Ind., and George
Cope of LeRoy. Seven brothers and sisters and one granddaughter preceded
him in death. He was a farmer for many years and ran Cope Mowing
Service in Sibley. He had served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of
the United Methodist Church, Gibson City.
[Paxton Record, 4-9-2003]
CORBLY, LIDA WALKER
PAXTON - Mrs. Lida Walker Corbly, 87, died at 9:05 a. m. Monday at the
Ford County Nursing Home near Paxton. She was taken to the Ford-Baier
Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. She was born in
Paxton, a daughter of Joseph and Jane Fields Walker, who came to this
community in 1850. She attended Paxton High School and the Rice
Collegiate Institute in Paxton. She was married to Fred M. Corbly in
1896. He preceded her in death. She spent her entire life in Ford County
except for a short time
spent in Lafayette. Ind. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. [The
Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) April 3, 1956, page 5; Transcribed by
K.T.]
CORNELISON, HELEN R.
The funeral of Helen R. Cornelison, age 84 of Pineview Care Center, St.
Charles, formerly of Paxton, was at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ford-Baier
Funeral Home in Paxton with the Reverend Richard H. Swain officiating.
Burial was in Glen Cemetery, Paxton. Visitation was from noon until 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cornelison died at 7:50 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 1995 at Pineview Care Center. She was born
October 15, 1910 in Hamilton County, daughter of George Ernest and Nancy
C. Koger Johnson. She married
Loyal B. "Cornie" Cornelison on December 20, 1929 in Paxton. He died
January 29, 1975. Survivors include one son, Stanley L. Cornelison of
Elgin; one sister, Hazel Troyer of Gibson City; and two granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by two brothers. She attended country schools
at Aden and Derby and Drummer Township High School, Gibson City. She and
her husband operated Kunkel's Variety Store in Paxton for 27 years and
owned and operated Connie's Shoe Store in Gibson City from 1960 to 1972.
She
was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Paxton; was a
member and past matron of Prospect Chapter 367 OES; was a 50 year member
of the Paxton American Legion Auxiliary; and a former member of the
Lakeview Country Club, Loda. [tr. by Donna Walton]
CORNELIUS, FERNE IRENE ZEBARTH - 96, of Melvin died at 3:15 p.m. Sunday
11-10-2002 at Prairieview Lutheran Home, Danforth. Her funeral was at 11
a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Melvin, the Rev. Ron
Rasmus officiating. Burial was in Melvin Cemetery, Melvin. Visitation
was from 10 - 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Lamb-Young Funeral Home,
Roberts, was in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Cornelius was born
12-22-1905, in Melvin a daughter of Gustav and Mary Spellmeyer Zebarth.
She married Clarence B.
Cornelius on 12-26-1928 in Melvin. He died 1-20-1975. Survivors include
one son, Erwin (Lela) Cornelius, Bloomington; one daughter, Marie
(Harmon) Monk, Ashkum; three grandsons; one granddaughter; several great
grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Frances Zebarth, Melvin. She was
preceded in death by one sister, Elva Benz; her parents; and two
brothers, Raymond and Mahlon Zebarth. Mrs. Cornelius was a lifelong
member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Melvin. She resided all her
life on farms near Melvin, until
her health forced her to move ten years ago. She has spent the last five
and a half years at Praireview Lutheran Home in Danforth. [Paxton
Record/Times, 11-13-2002]
COTHERN, ANNE M. (ACREE)
Anne M. Cothern age 77 of Gibson City died at 10:25 a.m. Thursday
12-14-1995 at Heartland Health Care in Paxton. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday December 17 at the First Christian Church in Gibson
City with the Reverend Philip Curran officiating. Burial was in Drummer
Twp Cemetery in Gibson City. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday at
the funeral home and for one hour before the service at the church.
Pallbearers include Roy Acree, Chad Acree, Joe Mouser Jr., Paul Rickey,
Earl O'Malley and Terry Acree.
Mrs. Cothern was born 4-25-1918 at Hollister, Ok a daughter of Mose F.
and Lula G. Blair Acree. She married Clarence V. Cothern on 10-26-1941
in Gibson City. He preceded her in death on 3-29-1977. Survivors include
one son, Glenn Cothern of Gibson City; one daughter, Jennie Sue Lee of
Amarillo, Texas; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; three
sisters, Christine Boma of Piper City; Virginia Mouser of Gibson City
and LaVonne Martin of Normal. She was preceded in death by her parents,
seven brothers
and one sister. Mrs. Cothern was a member of the First Christian Church
of Gibson City and was president of the VFW Auxiliary Post in Piper
City. She was a resident of Gibson City for 70 years. She worked for the
Gibson Community Hospital as head cook for 28 years retiring in 1980.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Gibson City or to
Heartland Health Care in Paxton.
COTHERN, CLARENCE V. 59, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, 3-29-1977 at his
home. His funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, 4-1- at the Lamb
Funeral Home, the Rev. Don Jones and Dr. Hugh Reynolds officiating.
Burial was in Gibson City Cemetery. He was born 1-9-1918, at Guthrie, a
son of Guy and Minnie Rotramble Cothern. He married Anne Acree
10-26-1941, in Gibson City. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Sue Allen, Gibson City; a son, Glenn, Villa Park; four
grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Sam Townsend,
Effingham; a brother, Warren, CA. Two brothers preceded him in death. He
was a lifelong Gibson City resident and a member of the United
Methodist Church.
COTHERN, FRANCIS L. - Pfc Army, WWII
b. 10-26-1914
m. Mary M., 10-26-1940
Gary Cothern
Janet Fisher
d. 2-17-1975
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
COTHERN, LULA J.
Mrs. Lula J. Cothern, 82, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday in the Gibson
Community Hospital where she had been a patient for a year and a half.
Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church at
Melvin, the Rev. Dale Kooi and the Rev. Richard Brinkman officiating.
Burial will be in the Gibson City Cemetery. Visitation continues today
at the Lamb Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Wednesday when she will be taken
to the church. b. 1883 d. 1965
COULTER, HOWARD E.
Howard E. Coulter, age 86, a lifelong Paxton-Loda resident and retired
farmer and carpenter, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, March 19, 1999 at
Heartland Health Care in Paxton. Funeral services were conducted at 11
a.m. Monday, March 22 at the Loda United Methodist Church with the
Reverend Jerry Haley officiating. Burial was in Pine Ridge Cemetery,
Loda. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Ford-Baier Funeral
Home in Paxton and for one hour Monday at the church before the service.
Mr. Coulter was born June
27, 1912 at Paxton the son of Chester and Lida Kelly Coulter. He
graduated from Paxton High School in 1930. He married Muriel Wilken, a
former Onarga resident, on May 10, 1935 at the Methodist Parsonage in
Tuscola with the Reverend Sauer officiating. Survivors are his wife of
Paxton; three sons, Melvin (Delores) Coulter of Paxton, Harold (Johen)
Coulter of Eldon, Missouri, and Russell (Diana) Coulter of Gibson City;
three daughters, Beverly Kingery of Urbana, Virginia (Larry) Ricks of
Gibson City and Nancy Coulter
and Frank Adams of Champaign; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
nine step-great-grandchildren; three step-great-great-grandchildren; one
brother, Wendell (Arlene) Coulter of Paxton and one sister, Irma
(Louie) Caspers of Loda. He was preceded in death by his parents and one
sister, Arline Hendrickson. Mr. Coulter farmed in the Paxton and Loda
areas until 1965 when he and his wife moved into Loda where they lived
for 30 years. He also worked as a carpenter for both Oli Vivig and Del
Kingren contractors.
He retired in 1976. He was a member of the Paxton United Methodist
Church in Paxton until 1965 when he transferred his membership to the
Loda United Methodist Church where he was a very active member. He was a
Loda fireman for 25 years and was a member of the Loda Lions Club.
Memorials may be made to the Loda United Methodist Church or to the
Paxton Share n Care Center. [3-24-1999 - tr. by Donna Walton]
COWGILL, SALLY ANN (DIVER)
Sally Ann Cowgill, age 53 of Gibson City, died at 2:04 a.m. Monday
10-7-1996 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. A funeral Mass
will be said at 11 a.m. Thursday October 10 at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church in Gibson City with the Reverend William Smith
officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery in Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 4 - 8 p.m. Wednesday October 9 at Lamb Funeral
Home in Gibson City, with a rosary service to be conducted at 8 p.m.
Pallbearers will include Noel Hutchcraft,
Jim Ruddy, Jim Clemens, Gene Gregory, Patrick Diver and Steven Diver.
Mrs. Cowgill was born 2-22-1943 at Little Rock, Ark a daughter of Thomas
L. and Beulah E. Lanker Diver. She married Jack Cowgill on 8-20-1966 at
Olney. Survivors include her husband, Jack Cowgill of Gibson City, one
son, Todd Cowgill of Milwaukee, Wi; one daughter, Kristin Osman of
Champaign; her parents, Thomas L. and Beulah E. Diver of Olney; and one
brother, Thomas L. Diver Jr. of Winchester, Mo. Mrs. Cowgill had lived
in Gibson City since
1973. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from
Illinois State University in 1965. She has been a first grade teacher at
GCMS Elementary School for over 20 years. A member of Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church in Gibson City, Mrs. Cowgill was a member of
Illinois Education Association, National Education Association and the
GCMS Education Society. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society or to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
CRABBS, KIZIA
Mrs. Henry Crabbs, for many years a resident of Gibson City, died last
Thursday, Jan 4, at her home at Annawan, Illinois, aged 92 years, 6
months and 25 days. Her maiden name was Kizia Lloyd Caple. She was born
near Baltimore, MD., June 10, 1830. Early in life she was married to
John Garrett, who died in 1853. To this union were born two daughters,
Mrs. Annetta Woodsmall of Little Rock, Ark., and Mary Etta, who lived
with her mother until 1916, when she passed away at Bloomington, Ill. In
1856 she married Henry
Crabbs, who left her a widow in 1884, near LaGro, Ind. To this union
were born Frances Luella, who died in infancy; David Henry of Los
Angeles, Calif.; George Franklin, Eva May, and Gertrude of Annawan, Ill.
Besides these she leaves to survive her long and useful life sixteen
grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild,
besides many other relatives. Mrs. Crabbs was the last of a family of
fifteen children. She was converted to the Christian faith at the age of
fifteen years, and had
since been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, placing
her membership with the Community church of Annawan in which she had a
deep interest, although unable to attend its services, having been an
invalid for the past seven years.[1-11-1923; tr. by Donna Walton]
CRAIG, DONALD EDWARD
Donald Edward Craig, 81, of Gibson City died at 6:40 p.m. Thursday
7-4-2002 at his residence. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lamb
Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Robinson officiating.
Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be
from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 4
p.m. Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church in Gibson City;
Carle Hospice; the Corn Belt Shrine Club or to a charity of the donor's
choice. Mr. Craig was
born 6-9-1921 in rural Arrowsmith, a son of Roy and Etta Robinson Craig.
He married Sandi J. Noland on 6-9-1964 at Elliott and she survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Mark E. (Tammy) Craig, C. Dirk Craig and
Don L. Craig all of Gibson City; two daughters, Janet S. (Warren) Page,
Atlanta, Ga., and Cheryl M. (Steven) Hester, Gibson City; one brother,
James D. (Elda) Craig, Congerville; 12 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by a brother, Chalmer Craig;
and a sister, Dorothy Corrie. Mr. Craig graduated from Arrowsmith High
School in 1939, and went on to graduate from Chillicothe Business
College, Chillicothe, Mo. From there, he went to work fo the Old Nickel
Plate Railway System which was later bought out by the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, from which he retired after 43 years of service as a
freight agent - telegrapher. Don was a 52-year member of the Masonic
Lodge; was a 32-year member of the Bloomington Consistory; and became a
Shriner out of Mohammed Temple
in Peoria in 1971. He was an alderman for the Village of Elliott for
four years, then mayor there for eight years. He also was the mayor in
Gibson City from 1969 - 1977, where his term was highlighted by Gibson
City's centennial in 1971, and the US bicentennial in 1976. He was also
directly involved with implementing the Gibson Fire Protection District
and the new wastewater treatment facility. He was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Gibson City; Gibson City Masonic Lodge; the Corn
Belt Shrine Club;
Elliott AMVETS; the Gibson City Moose Lodge; the Elliott fire
department; and the Illinois Sheriff's association. He was a past tax
assessor for Dix and Drummer Twp in Ford county. He and his wife, Sandi,
wintered in Florida and the southwestern United States for the last 25
years. His interests included camping, fishing, golfing, gardening and
participating in the Shrine Club Parade Club events. He also was an avid
Cubs, Bears and Illini Fan. Don will be greatley missed by his family
and friends.
CRAIG, DONALD EDWARD, 81, of Gibson City, died at 6:40 p.m. Thursday
7-4-2002 at his residence. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lamb
Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Robinson officiating.
Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Mr. Craig was born
6-9-1921 in rural Arrowsmith, a son of Roy and Etta Robinson Craig. He
married Sandi J. Noland on 6-9-1964 at Elliott. She survives. Also
surviving are three sons, Mark E. (Tammy) Craig; C. Dirk Craig and Don
L. Craig, all of Gibson City;
two daughters, Janet S. (Warren) Page, Atlanta, GA, and Cheryl M.
(Steven) Hester, Gibson City; one brother, James D. (Elda) Craig,
Congerville; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces
and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Chalmer Craig and a
sister, Dorothy Corrie.
CRAIG, ETTA R. (ROBINSON)
Etta R. Craig, 93, of Gibson City, who lived most of her married life
near Arrowsmith died at 4 a.m. yesterday 11-28-1990 at Gibson Manor,
Gibson City. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Patrick Cox officiating. Burial will be in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 10 - 11 a.m.
Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Craig was born 5-26-1897 in
Arrowsmith, a daughter of John and Janet Patterson Robinson. She married
Roy E. Craig on 6-1-1918 in
LeRoy. He died 3-5-1974. Survivors include two sons, Don Craig Gibson
City, and James Craig Congerville; one sister, Melba Miller LeRoy; 16
grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren. One son, one daughter, two brothers and two
sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Craig was a member of the Gibson
City United Methodist Church and the Jolly Dozen, Arrowsmith. Memorials
may be made to her church.
CRAIG, MARTHA
Martha Craig, 55, of Onarga, formerly of Gibson City died at 11 a.m.
Thursday in Iroquois Co. Hospital at Watseka. She had been a patient
there several days. She was brought to the Lamb Funeral Home where
services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial was in Gibson City Cemetery.
Mrs. Craig was born 6-20-1895 in Gibson City a daughter of George and
Laura Stokes Fields. She lived in Gibson City until 1920, when she
married Jack Craig and moved to Onarga. Survived by her husband of
Onarga; 3 brothers, Thomas and Samuel
Fields of Gibson City; Dr. George W. Fields of Chicago; a sister,
Margaret Stokes of Spokane Wa. She was preceded in death by three
sisters and a brother. [Gibson City Courier - May 1951]
CRAMER, CASPER S. - 94, of Delta, Colo., formerly of Gibson City, died
Wednesday 11-26-1997 at Sunrise HOmes in Delta, Colo. His funeral will
be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the American Lutheran Church in Gibson City,
with the Rev. Wayne Shelksohn officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope
Cemetery in Sibley. He was born 2-19-1903 at Westerholt, Germany, the
son of Peter Tjebben and Hilka Johanna Bojungs (Schroeder) Cramer. He
married Ruth Salomae Neubauer on 2-8-1927 at Sibley. She died 10-7-1977.
He then married
Lorene Lois Van Antwerp Borchers on 4-11-1981 at Gibson City. She died
8-18-1993. He is survived by one son, Raymond (Gail) Cramer, Fairfax,
VA.; one daughter, Marlene (Jim) Carson, Delta, Colo.; one brother
Remmer Heinrich Cramer, Gibson City; one sister Margrete Reinels
Burhaff, Germany; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was
preceeded in death by his parents, eleven brothers and siters and two
sons. When Cramer came to the US, he came through Ellis Island at the
age of 21. At that time he did
not speak any English, only German. He had just a name tag and the town
and state where he was to go by train.
CRAMER, CHRISTIAN "JAKE"
Christian "Jake" Cramer, 82, of Gibson City, a retired farmer, died at
11:25 p.m. Wednesday 1-14-1987 at the Gibson Community Hospital Annex,
Gibson City. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the American
Lutheran Church ,Gibson City the Rev. Melvin C. Blobaum officiating.
Burial will be in the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will
be from 5 - 7 p.m. today at the Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City and from
10 - 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Mr. Cramer was born 7-31-1904 in
Narp, Germany,
a son of Peter and Hilke Schroeder Cramer. He married Helen Schroeder on
2-2-1929 in Anchor. She survives. Other survivors include one son,
Herschel of Gibson City; one daughter, LeEtta Bane, Gibson City; five
brothers, Casper and Remmer both of Gibson City; and Eilert, Wilhelm and
Erich of West Germany; one sister, Magreta Cramer, West Germany; four
grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Three sisters preceded him
in death. Mr. Cramer came to the United States in the 1920's. He farmed
in the Gibson City
and Sibley areas until he retired in 1972. He was a member of the
American Lutheran Church.
CRAMER, ESTHER A.
The funeral of Esther A. Cramer, 79, of Gibson City, a Sibley-area
native, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the American Lutheran Church,
Gibson City. The Rev. Dane Meunschke will officiate. Burial will be in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m.
today at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, and from 10 - 11 a.m. Wednesday
at the church. Mrs. Cramer died at 4:25 p.m. Sunday 8-16-1992 at
Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. She was born 5-16-1913 near Sibley, a
daughter of John and Lizzie
Roesch Meyer. She married Remmer Cramer 2-19-1944 in Sibley. He
survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Hilda Stevenson,
Mahomet, and Wilma Stevenson, Bloomington; one sister, Lorene Althouse,
Sibley; one grandson; one step-grandson; and one great-granddaughter.
Three sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Cramer was a member of the
American Lutheran Church and the Salem Country Club. Memorials may be
made to her church or to Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City.
CRAMER, LORENE L. (VAN ANTWERP) BORCHERS
The funeral of Lorene Borchers Cramer, age 79 of Gibson City and
Bradenton, Fl. was at 3 p.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church in
Gibson City. The Reverend Dane Meuschke officiated with burial in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 5 - 9 p.m. Friday
at the Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City and from 2 - 3 p.m. Saturday at
the church. Honorary pallbearers were Kim Brockmeyer, Jenie Borchers and
Keri Borchers. Active pallbearers were Kevin Borchers, Kurt Borchers,
Karl Borchers, Don Hillary,
Doug Hillary and LeRoy VanAnwterp. Mrs. Cramer died at 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday 8-18-1993 at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City. She was
born 11-6-1913 in Dix Twp, Ford County, a daughter of LeRoy W. and Mable
G. Johnson VanAntwerp. She married Louie Borchers on 3-18-1933 in
Gibson City. He died 8-9-1980. She married Casper Cramer on 4-11-1981 in
Gibson City and he survives. Other survivors include two sons, Richard
Borchers of Edwardsville and Russell Borchers of Gibson City; one
daughter Kathy Hillary of Downs;
11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one
stepson, Raymond Cramer of Fairfax, VA; and one stepdaughter, Marlene
Carson of Delta, Co. One daughter and one brother preceded her in death.
Mrs. Cramer was a secretary in Gibson City for many years. She was a
member of American Lutheran Church and the Scotland Efficiency Club of
Gibson City. Memorials may be made to her church or the American Cancer
Society.
CRAMER, REBECCA A.
Rebecca A. Cramer, age 22 of Canton, formerly of Gibson City, died
Sunday 11-5-1995 at 9:50 a.m. as the result of injuries suffered in a
one-car accident three miles west of Danvers early Sunday morning. She
died at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal. Private graveside
services will be held Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at Drummer Twp
cemetery in Gibson City with the Reverend Ruth Hansen officiating. There
will be no visitation, however friends are encouraged to visit the
family at their home at 723 North
Eyer in Gibson City. Lamb Funeral Home of Gibson City is in charge of
the arrangements. Miss Cramer was born 3-4-1973 in Champaign County, a
daughter of Herschel D. and Susan Swartzell Cramer. Survivors include
her parents, Herschel and Susan Cramer of Gibson City; one brother,
Patrick Cramer of Urbana; her maternal grandfather, Larry Swartzell of
Gibson City and her paternal grandmother, Helen Cramer of Gibson City. A
1991 graduate of Gibson City High School, Miss Cramer graduated from
Illinois State University
in May 1995. She was a member of the Delta Sig Fraternity and the
American Lutheran Church in Gibson City. A resident of Canton for one
month, Miss Cramer was employed by Wal-Mart as an assistant manager.
Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church of Gibson City or
to an organization of the donor's choice.
CRARY, WILLIAM CLARK
b. 1-31-1849 LeRoy, Il; d. 6-15-1882; s/o Willis & Hester Crary;
siblings: Almaretta Crary, John Crary; bur: Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson
City, Il. Parents moved to Ft. Recovery, Ohio. He was 10 years old when
they moved back to Illinois. At the time of his death, he filled the
position of bookkeeper in the Bank of Burwell, Mattison and Wilson in
which position he laid down his pen and closed the journal in the full
vigor of manhood, and almost before the sun had set the recording angel
had entered his name
on the register of heaven. Gibson City Courier, June 1882
CRARY, WILLIS
Willis Crary died very suddenly at six o'clock last Friday evening at
his home on Church Street. His death was due to heart trouble, induced
by acute indigestion. The funeral was held at the home at four o'clock
Sunday afternoon, Rev. R.P. Carson, pastor of the M.E. Church, having
charge of the services, assisted by Rev. J.M. Broady, of the
Presbyterian Church/ The remains were escorted to the cemetery by the
Men's Bible Class of the Christian church, who marched in a body in
front of the hearse. Mr. Crary had
been a faithful and loyal member of this class. The following obituary
was read at the funeral by Mr. Carson. "The deceased was born in
Hamilton County, Ohio, December 6, 1833, being aged 75 years, 7 months
and 24 days at the time of his death. His boyhood was spent about
Cincinnati and later he engaged in boating on the old canal through
Dayton. "He was united, in marriage June 23, 1852, to Miss Hester
Robbins, and in 1869 he and his family moved overland in wagons to
Illinois, and settled six miles
south of the present site of this city. When the town sprung up he moved
to this city in 1872, where for many years he followed the vocation of
an auctioneer. This gave him a remarkably wide acquaintance and made him
hundreds of friends all over this part of the county. For the past few
years he had retired from active work and had plenty of time to
cultivate his many friendships and enjoy a happy old age amid the scenes
of manhood's endeavors. "Of the five children of this home one died in
infancy, one
daughter in early womanhood and one son in manhood. Mrs. Emma Ragadale, a
teacher in Paxton schools, and Chas. S. Crary, of Wankesha, Wisconsin,
remains to comfort their mother. [8-6-1909; tr. by Donna Walton]
CRAWFORD, MARY
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Crawford, who died on Thursday of last week,
took place at the residences of her granddaughter, Mrs. D.B. Wallace, on
Church Street, at half past two o'clock last Saturday afternoon, Rev.
John R. Golden officiating. A large number of relatives and old friends
were present to pay their last tribute to the memory of the departed.
Mrs. Crawford was a native of Ohio. Her maiden name was Mary Hunt. She
was born in Ohio April 1, 1821, but moved when still a little girl to La
Salle county, Illinois.
The state of Illinois was then a great wilderness, with only a few white
settlements, and covered with roving bands of Indians, who were
frequently on the warpath. The dark tragedies of those days among the
redskins finally drove her family to return to Ohio for safety,
deserting their new found home. A few years later they returned to find
their homestead occupied by strangers. They again settled in La Salle
County. Mrs. Crawford was the oldest of a family of twelve children, of
whom three sisters and four brothers
survive. On Feb. 20, 1840, she was married to John Moore of the same
neighborhood, and to this union were born two children, James and
Margaret. Her husband died on Sept. 9, 1846. The son, James Moore,
survives her, and has been a resident of this city for a number of
years. She was later married to Harry Crawford, and one child blessed
this union. Both husband and child preceded her in death. Mrs. Crawford
united with the Methodist Episcopal church in the year 1835, when she
was only a young girl. She moved
to Gibson City about 23 years ago, and had since that time made this
place her home. She had lived for many years with Mr. and Mrs. D.B.
Wallace. Her health had been failing for some time, and she was feeble
with age. She died Nov. 8, 1906, at the ripe age of 85 years, 7 months,
and 7 days. Weary with the long extended pilgrimage of life, she fell
asleep in the arms of Jesus. Besides the surviving three sisters and
four brothers, she leaves on son, two grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild. Among those from
out of town who attended the funeral services were the following: Mr.
Bud Moore of Chicago (a grandson); John Hunt, William J. Hunt and wife,
Mrs. Ruth Miller, Mrs. Jane E. Dixon, Mrs. C.A Hildreth, Mrs. Laura
Cooper, Mrs. Mary Worthington, Mrs. E.T. Magarity, Mrs. Rose McKinney,
Misses Nettie Dixon and Della Hunt, John Hunt, Jr., William Hunt, James
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Thompson, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dixon of Melvin;
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hunt of Paxton; and Mrs. Paul Hoobler Clarence
[Gibson City Courier,
Friday November 16, 1906 Pg. 1; tr. by Donna Walton]
CRAWFORD, MARY
Mrs. Mary Crawford, a pioneer settler of Ford county, died at 11:45
o'clock yesterday forenoon, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. D.D.
Wallace, after a protracted illness, aged 85 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Mrs. Crawford was the mother of J. W. Moore of this city, and had been a
resident of Gibson for 25 years. She had made her home with her
granddaughter for fifteen of twenty years, and had been in failing
health for a number of years. She was confined to her bed since last
March, requiring constant attention,
and her death was a merciful end to her sufferings. The funeral services
will be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace at half past two
o'clock Saturday (tomorrow afternoon). [Gibson City Courier, Friday
November 9, 1906; ; tr. by Donna Walton]
CROFT, ABRAM
Had Been a Prominent Resident of Paxton for the Past Forty Years
Abram Croft passed away yesterday noon at his home on Cherry Street in
this city. For the past two and a half years, Mr. Croft had been
failing, but he had only been confined to his bed for the past two
weeks. Mr. Croft was one of the oldest and best known citizens of this
community, having come here in 1876. He had served Patton Twp as a
member of the Board of Supervisors and was a member of the city council
for several years. Abram Croft was born in Ohio and resided in that
state until he came to Ford County,
thirty-nine years ago last January. At the time of his death he was 79
years and 14 days of age. He was married four times. His first wife was a
Miss Doran of Marshall County. In 1878 he married Miss Belle McMillen
of this city who died in 1881. On 12-25-1888, he united in marriage with
Ella G. Gaston of Paxton, with whom he lived twelve years until her
death. In 1909 he married Miss Mayme Dancaster; she survives. [Paxton
Record, Thursday 6-29-1916; tr. by Donna Walton]
CROFT, BELLE E.
Died at Paxton, June 13, Mrs. Belle E., 30 years 1 month 21 days, wife
of A. Croft, and daughter of Hon. N. E. Stevens, editor of the Paxton,
Ill. Record. [unknown newspaper, June 16, 1881 - Sub. by K.T.]
CROSS, LEONARD DELMAR - 82, of Gibson City, died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday,
July 10, 1996 at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City, Il. His
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City,
with the Rev. Don Jones officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp
Cemetery, Gibson City, with military rites by Lee Lowery American Legion
Post No. 568. Surviving are his wife, Lillie Mae Cross; one stepson,
Paul Eminger, Spokane, Wash; one sister, Marie Weddle, Danville; two
step-grandchildren; and one
step-great-grandson. His parents, one brother and two sisters preceded
him in death. He was born 5-24-1914 in Clear Lake, MN a son of Lawrence
and Irene Wilkerson Cross. He married Lillie Mae Eminger 4-4-1948 in
Gibson City.
CROSS, LEONARD DELMAR
Leonard Cross, age 82, of Gibson City died Wednesday 7-10-1996 at Gibson
Community Hospital. Funeral services were Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home
in Gibson City with the Rev. Don Jones officiating; burial was in
Drummer Twp. Cemetery where military rites were accorded by the Lee
Lowery American Legion Post 568. Pallbearers included Ron Harsha, George
Tjardes, Harry Tjardes, Bob Nagle, Paul Obert and Jack Miller. Mr.
Cross was born 5-24-1914 at Clear Lake, MN. A son of Lawrence and Irene
Wilkerson Cross. He married
Lillie Mae Eminger in 1948 at Gibson City. Survivors include his wife,
Lillie Mae, one stepson, Paul Eminger of Spokane, Washington; one
sister, Marie Weddle of Danville. Mr. Cross lived most of his life in
Gibson City and worked as a farmer for all of his life. An Army veteran
of WWII, he served as staff sergeant and ................
CROSSMAN, ILA JEAN (RABER) - age 71 of Gibson City died at 10 p.m.
Monday, 4-12-1999 at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in
Gibson City with the Reverend Kathleen Reichmann officiating. Burial
will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 6 -
8 p.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City and for one hour
before the services on Thursday at the Church. Mrs. Crossman was born
8-11-1927 at Bloomington,
a daughter of Melvin and Lela Blanche Yoder Raber. She married Robert W.
Crossman on 6-8-1947 at Danvers. Survivors include her husband, Robert
W. Crossman of Gibson City; one son, Dennis W. Crossman of Peoria; two
daughters, Barbara (Robert) Goins of Cape Coral, Fl and Brenda (Jeffery)
Mifflin of Rantoul; two grandsons, Ben Goins and Alex Mifflin; her
mother, Blanche Raber of Lexington and one sister, Dolores Hibbs of
Lexington. She was preceded in death by her father. A resident of Gibson
City since 1949, she
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gibson City where she
served as a deacon and elder. She was a member of the Gibson City VFW
Auxilliary. Memorials can be made to the Gibson Area Hospital Building
Fund.
CROUCH, William F. - 70, of Gibson City, died at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday
12-10-2002 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Funeral services
were at 11 a.m. Monday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev.
Randall Robinson officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson
City. Visitation was from 10 - 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr.
Crouch was born 8-24-1932, at Streator, a son of Dorothy M. Crouch. He
married Virginia J. Ropp 6-8-1952 at Melvin; she survives. Also
surviving are two daughters,
Bonnie Baird of Gibson City and Lisa Jo Crouch of Memphis; two sons,
Douglas (Alicia) Crouch of Las Vegas and Scott (Kim) Crouch of Gibson
City; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his mother. Mr. Crouch retired from Central Soya, Inc. in
Gibson City in 1994 atter 40 years, serving as a supervisor since 1971.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or an organization
of the donor's choice.
CROWE, C. WILLARD
C. Willard Crowe, age 81 of Gibson City died at 1:55 a.m. Thursday
5-23-2002 at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. Funeral services were
at 10:30 a.m. May 25 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the
Reverend Randall Robinson officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp
Cemetery in Gibson City where military rites were provided by Lee Lowery
American Legion Post 568. Visitation was from 6 - 8 p.m. May 24 at the
funeral home where a Masonic service was conducted at 8 p.m. Pallbearers
were Chuck Fry, Jim Fry, Bruce
Culbertson, Kevin Henderson, Joe Oettel, and Keith Culbertson. Mr. Crowe
was born 8-19-1920 at Paxton, a son of Charles C. and Alma O'Neal
Crowe. He married Lola Jean Sawyer on 11-8-1941 at Gibson City. She
preceded him in death on 5-26-1994. Survivors include one son, Charles
E. (Pat) Crowe, of Versailles, MO; two daughters, Laura (Jim) Henson of
Rantoul and Susan (Gene) Culbertson of Fisher; eight grandchildren and
19 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one
brother. Mr. Crowe was
a WWII Navy veteran. He was a member of the Lee Lowery American Legion
Post 568 in Gibson City. Mr. Crowe was also a member of the Gibson City
Masonic Lodge 733 AF & AM. He resided in Gibson City for most of his
lfie and was employed at Central Soya in Gibson City as a purchasing
agent for over 40 years. Memorials may be made to the Gibson Area
Hospital Annex.
CROWE, CONSTANCE L. (JOHNSON)
Constance L. Crowe, 92, of Paxton died at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday 4-3-2001 at
Heartland Health Care Center, Paxton. Her graveside service will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. The Rev. Betty
Hornback will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 - 11 a.m. Saturday
at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. A memorial service will be at a later
date. She was born 6-19-1908 at Faulkton, SD a daughter of Albert W.
and Bessie L. Miner Johnson. She married Merwin E. Crowe on 6-19-1928 at
Gibson City. He
died 2-20-1999. Survivors include one son, Richard Earl (Sue) Crowe,
Wayward, Calif., one daughter, Priscilla (Ivan) Andreae, Paxton; one
sister, Doris Suter, Gibson City, seven grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one
brother. Mrs. Crowe attended Drummer Twp High School and Illinois
Wesleyan University. She was a lifelong homemaker. She enjoyed her
family, knitting, and sewing very much. She was a member of the Gov.
Thomas Ford Chapter of the DAR; and Alpha
Gamma Delta Sorority. She also was a member of the Orange, Calif. United
Methodist Church.
CROWE, EARL
The funeral of Earl Crowe, 74, a lifelong resident of the Gibson City
area, who died 3-6-1985 was held at 2 p.m. March 10 at Lamb Funeral
Home, Gibson City with the Rev. Randall Perry officiating. Burial was in
Drummer Twp Cemetery. Mr. Crowe was born 6-10-1910 at Gibson City, a
son of William E. and Alta Woodburn Crowe. Survivors include three
brothers, Merwin E., Orange, Calif., Loyal W. Vacaville, Calif., and
George W. Gibson City. Mr. Crowe, who graduated from Drummer Twp School
in 1929, was employed for
many years at Central Soya, retiring in 1975. He was a member of the
Gibson City United Methodist Church and of the Gibson City Masonic
Lodge.
CROWE, LOLA JEAN (SAWYER)- age 73 of Gibson City died at 2:40 a.m.
Thursday 5-28-1994 at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson City. Her
funeral was at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City with
the Reverend Patrick W. Cox officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp
Cemetery in Gibson City. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Pallbearers included Bruce Culbertson, Gene Culbertson,
Keith Culbertson, Jim Hensen, Chuck Fry and Jim Fry. Mrs. Crowe was born
9-18-1920 at Gibson City a daughter
of Elmer and Laura Johnson Sawyer. She married Willard Crowe on
11-11-1941 at Gibson City and he survives. Other survivors include a
son, Charles E. Crowe of Versailles, Mo; two daughters, Laura Hensen of
Gays; and Susan Culbertson of Fisher; one sister, Emily Sawyer of Gibson
City and eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Crowe
was a Gibson City resident for most of her life. She was a member of the
United Methodist Church of Gibson City.
CROWE, MERWIN EDWARD
Age 95 of Paxton, formerly of Gibson City, Ohio and California, died at
12:20 a.m. Saturday, 2-20-1999 at Illinois Knights Templar Nursing Home,
in Paxton. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday Feb. 20 at
Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the Rev. Jerry Hoffman
officiating. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, February 22
at the Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was from 1 - 2 p.m.
Saturday before the service at the funeral home. Mr. Crowe was born
9-7-1903 at Dix Twp a son
of William Edward and Alta Woodburn Crowe. He married Constance Johnson
on 6-19-1928 at Gibson City. Survivors include his wife, Constance Crowe
of Paxton; one son Richard Earl (Sue) Crowe of Hayward, California; one
daughter, Priscilla (Ivan) Andreae of Paxton; seven grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Loyal Crowe of Vacaville,
Ca and George Crowe of Gibson City. He was preceded in death by three
brothers and two sisters. Mr. Crowe attended Drummer Twp High School and
Brown's Business
College. He worked in radio sales in his early years. During WWII, Mr.
Crowe worked for the Signal Corps in NY and then later in the
manufacturing of electronic products for radios in Gibson City. In lieu
of flowers, memorials may be made to the Il Knights Templar Home in
Paxton.
CROWE, OWEN P.
postal clerk; WWII & Korea
b. 1905; d. 1978
s/o Wm. Edward and Alta Woodburn Crowe
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, Il.
CROWE, WILBERT E.
Airline Pilot, AF, WWII
b. 7-25-1912; d. 12-1-1961
s/o William and Alta Woodburn Crowe
buried: Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City, shares stone with brother, Earl G. Crowe
CROWLEY, CHARLES H.
Charles H. Crowley, 90, Gibson City, died at 2:40 a.m. Monday (June 26,
2006) at the Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. His funeral will be at
10 a.m. Thursday at Gibson City United Methodist Church. The Rev. Phil
Lutz will officiate. Visitation will be fro 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the
Lamb Funeral Home, 303 N. Church St., Gibson City, and for one hour
before the service at the church. Mr. Crowley was born July 23, 1915 in
Dewey a son of Lee and Pearly Moorhead Crowley. He married Bernice
Landis on June 19,
1943 in Urbana. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Walther
(Linda) Crowley and Charlie (Jan) Crowley, both of Bloomington; three
daughters, Harriet (Mike) Stuehm, Lewistown, Mont.; Ellen (Darin) Weise,
Fithian and Julie (Ed) Matecki, Maryville; 12 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one
sister. Memorial tributes may be made to the GCMS High School, the
Gibson Area Hospital or to the Gibson City United Methodist Church. Mr.
Crowley was an Army veteran
of World War II, serving in the European Theater with the 20th Armored
Division. He received his master's degree in agriculture from the
University of Illinois. He was a teacher at Gibson City High School from
1948-1975. He taught science, agricultural and industrial arts and
coached baseball. He continued as a substitute for many years after
retiring. He was an active member of the Gibson City United Methodist
Church, serving on numerous boards and committees. He was a member of
the Illinois Retired Teachers'
Association and served on the state board. He served as alderman and
mayor of Gibson City.
CRUMMY, DANIEL
Daniel Crummy of Ford County, Illinois, was killed by a well cave-in - he was a brother-in-law of Peter Fox of Rushville. [Rushville Times, Nov. 26, 1880; tr by GTHOSTKT]
CUDWORTH, SUSIE N.
The funeral of Susie N. Cudworth, age 85, a Gibson City resident since
1972 and a retired teacher, was conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Gibson
City Bible Church. The Rev. Thomas Condron officiated with burial in
Drummer Twp Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation was held from 1 - 2 p.m.
Sunday at the church. Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, was in charge of
arrangements. Pallbearers included Phil Lawrence, Orvin Bunney, Craig
Kurtz, Marvin Miller, Paul Hensley, and Greg Dennis. Mrs. Cudworth died
at 8:10 p.m. Thursday
11-9-1989 at Gibson Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City. She was born
5-20-1904 in Bellflower, a daughter of Edward and Cordelia Lawrence
Warner. She married Ora Johnson, John Johnson and Glen Allen and they
preceded her in death. On 4-9-1976 she married Alvin Cudworth in
Boswell, Indiana and he survives. Other survivors include two sisters,
Cordelia Kurtz, Foosland and Nellie Benson, Gibson City; four stepsons,
Ray Cudworth, Monticello, Indiana; Lloyd and Jay Cudworth, Indianapolis;
and Loren Cudworth, Lafayette,
Indiana; four stepdaughters, Eva May Sells, Folsom, Ca.; Mary Miller,
Rensselaer, Indiana; Anne Hensley, Danville, Indiana; and Jean Marshall,
Dayton, Ohio; 19 stepgrandchildren; and 16 stepgreatgrandchildren. Mrs.
Cudworth taught in Champaign County Schools for many years and retired
in 1959 from Fisher schools. She was a member of the National Retired
Teachers Assn, a life member of the Il Retired Teachers Assn and a
member of the Pickettsville Community Club. Mrs. Cudworth was a member
of the Gibson City Bible
Church to which memorials may be made.
CULLIP, EDGAR
Funeral services for Edgar Cullip, 84 of Gibson City
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev.
Randall Perry officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home. Mr. Cullip died at 10 a.m. Thursday 6-1-1989 at the Humana
Hospital, Hoffman Estates. He was born 7-3-1904 at Eubank, KY a son of
Plato and Nancy Inyard Cullip. He married Hazel Turner on 11-21-1927 in
Indiana. She died 12-30-1985.
Survivors include a daughter, June Stange of Roselle; a grandson; a
great-grandson, and two brothers, Otis Cullip of Gibson City and Waldo
Cullip of San Antonio, TX. He was preceded in death by four brothers and
four sisters. Mr. Cullip resided in Gibson City for 78 years. He
trucked livestock to the Chicago stockyards for more than 50 years and
was in the moving business for 25 years. He retired in 1988.
CULLIP, HAZEL - 76, of Gibson City, died at 10:20 p.m. Monday at Gibson
Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City. Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Perry
officiating. Burial will be in the Drummer Twp. Cemetery, Gibson City.
Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mrs.
Cullip was born 1-15-1909 at Loda, a daughter of Harve and Katie Gifford
Turner. She married Edgar Cullip in Indiana. He survives. Other
survivors include one daughter,
June Stange, Roselle; one grandson; and one great-grandson. One brother
and one sister preceded her in death.
CULLIP, OTIS - age 91 of Gibson City died at 5:10 a.m. Monday, 3-26-2001
at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Gibson City. Funeral services will be
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City with the Rev.
Rebecca Zelensky officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitaiton was from 9:30 -11 a.m. March 28 at the funeral
home. Pallbearers will include Johnathon Beckett, Jim Kast, Ronnie
Beckett, Colin Beckett, Maurice Fry, Leonard Davis and David Stolz. Mr.
Cullip was born 9-19-1909
at Eubank, KY a son of Plato and Nancy C. Enyart Cullip. He married
Pauline Biship on 12-27-1937 at Sullivan, Indiana. Survivors are his
wife, Pauline Cullip of Gibson City; two daughters, Elizabeth (Maurice)
Fry of Hoffman Estates and Alice M. (Harold) Nelson of Champaign; one
brother, Waldo Cullip of San Antonio, TX; two grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and ten
brothers and sisters. Mr. Cullip lived in the Gibson City area for most
of his life. He farmed for
49 years before retiring in 1982. Mr. Cullip was a member of the First
Christian Church in Gibson City. Memorials may be made to the Seekers
and Elders at the First Christian Church in Gibson City.
CUNNING, JOHN
On Saturday, 12-11-1880, of consumption, John Cunning, in the 21st year
of his age. Funeral services were held on Sunday at the M.E. Church,
Rev. Mr. Long officiating. [Gibson Courier, Friday 12-17-1880; tr. by
Donna Walton]
CURRY, MARY BALL
Graveside services for Mary E. Ball DeLong-Curry, 88, of Port Charlotte,
Fla., will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Foosland. The
Rev. Stanley W. DeLong will officiate. Mrs. DeLong-Curry died Monday
4-28-2003 in Port Charlotte, Fla. She married Bruce M. DeLong in
Foosland. He died in June 1982. She married William Curry. He died in
1995. Survivors include a son, the Rev. Stanley W. DeLong of San Diego,
Calif.; a daughter, Elizabeth Deriso of Arcadia, Fla.; four
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild. Mrs. DeLong-Curry grew up in
Foosland. She and her husband, Mr.DeLong, built and managed the Del
Rancho Motel on the south side of Gibson City in the 1950's. Upon her
retirement as secretary at the Krannert Art Museum at the University of
Illinois, they moved to Arcadia, Fla. She moved from Arcadia to a
retirement facility in Port Charlotte upon the death of Mr. Curry in
1995.
CURTIS, WANDA (MULVANY)- age 73 of Gibson City died at 9:25 a.m.
Wednesday 3-22-1989 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Her funeral
was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the
Rev. Randall K. Perry officiating. Burial was in Drummer Twp Cemetery,
Gibson City. Visitation was held from 5 - 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home, with Eastern Star service at 8 p.m. Pallbearers were Kenny
Meredith, Larry Ricks, Jim Hazen, Dennie Mulvany, Mike Mulvany and Bill
Gandy. She was born 6-5-1915
in Thomasboro, a daughter of Herschel and Mahala Jones Mulvany. She
married Ford Evan Curtis 7-28-1938 at Covington, Indiana He died
11-13-1964. Survivors include one son, Kenneth of Arthur; two brothers,
Leslie and Thomas Mulvany, both of Gibson City; one sister, Fern M.
Carroll, Gibson City; three stepgrandchildren; and five step
greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two
sisters. She had been a Gibson City resident since 1929. Mrs. Curtis was
a member of the United Methodist Church
of Gibson City, the Drummer Chapter of the OES and the Ford County Home
Extension. Memorials may be made to her church.