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DEATHS AND FUNERALS It. IT. FURNESS KINGSTON, Jamaica Sir Robert Howard Furness, 79, chief justice, of Jamaica from 1936 to 1944, died Saturday. EDWARD R. TINKER MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(UPD- Evlward Richmond tinker, 80, financier and Industrial adviser, died Sunday. BLANCHE BOSTWICK ROCK HALL, Md. (UPD- Blanche Bostwick, pioneer Interior decorator and former president of the American Institute of Decorators, died Sunday at her home here. She was in her eighties. GEOHfiES CAPRASSE NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.

'UPH 54. chief of the Africa section of the United Nations department of trusteeship ami information from non-self governing territories, died here at his home of a heart attack Inst Saturday. the Rev. Herbert Wiler of Gales burg. Wayne Wooisey was vocalist, accompanied by Mrs, Floyd Peterson organist.

Burial was in the Knoxville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Walter Newcomb, Middle Grove; Marvin Dowell, London Mills, and Arthur Howarter, Rolland C. Wise, Sam Kline and William Curry, all of DeLong. FORREST M. McGREW Funeral services for Forrest M.

McGrew, 56, of 745 N. Academy were conducted at 2 p.m. today by the Rev. Dr. Kcrmil W.

Petersen at First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pallbearers were Dr. Charles B. Paisley, Kenneth Dimond, Leonard Woods, L. Bjorkman, Thomas II.

DuJardin and Lloyd W. Sparks. Honorary pallbearers were Richard J. Ncaglc Quinion F. Johnson, Waller Scharfcn- berg, Cletus Bailey, Herbert Hart and Glenn Richardson.

Organist was Mrs. Harold Moore. Mr. McGrew, owner of a Galesburg insurance agency, died Friday in Moline Public Hospital, where he had been taken for treatment of head injuries incurred in a fall at his home. ERASTUS BRIGHT KNOXVILLE Funeral sen- ices for Eraslus Bright, 80, of the Knox County Home, who died Friday, were held today at 10:30 a.

in the Klinck Chapel. The Rev. John H. Clarke officiated. Wayne Wooisey was vocalist, accompanied by Mrs.

Floyd Peterson, organist. Burial was in the Gilson Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Moxey, Robert King, Earl Snell, Charles Pickrel, Willis Cramer and Phillip Swickard, all of Gilson. KMII, P. JOHNSON Emil P.

Johnson, 82, of Wataga, died in the Kcwance Public Hospital Sunday at 9 p. m. Funeral plans will be announced here by the Kimber and West Mortuary. JOHN S. SMITH Funeral services for John S.

Smith, 70, of Alexis, who died Friday, were conducted at 1:30 p. today in the First and Puckett Funeral Home. The Rev. Don Jones officiated. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Organist was Mrs. Harry Nenve. MRS. KENNETH SHUMAKER KNOXVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. Kenneth W.

(Betty) Shumakcr, 34, of DeLong, who was killed in a highway accident Thursday near Roseville, were held Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Klinck Chapel. The Rev. John H.

Clarke officiated, assisted by KLINCK Mortuary Knoxville, Illinois Mrs. Nora B. Harwood Kit, WilliamsficTd Services: will be held in THE KLINCK CHAPEL P.M. Friends may call this evening. Interment Knoxville Cemetery.

Mr. Otto Horkstrom Dahinda Sunday evening His services will be held in THE KLINCK CHAPEL P.M. Friends call Tuesday evening. Interment Wesffall Cemetery MILS. CARRIE S.

TIBBETS Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Shanning Tibbetts, 66, of 1531 N. Seminary who died Sunday at I a.m. in Collage Hospital, will be conducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Ilinchliff and Pearson Funeral Chapel.

Burial will he in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call this evening al the funeral home. Mrs. Tibbetts was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after suffering on attack of illness at Grossman's Ready-to-Wenr, where she was employed several years as a saleslady. She was born July 12, 1892, at Peoria, and was graduated from London Mills High School.

She had resided years in Galcsburg and was married here, March 24, 1921, to Minor Thomas Tibbetts. He preceded her in death Dec. 10, 1935. She was a member of First Methodist Church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.

Leonard R. Weir and Mrs. Lawrence W. Pt'tcrson, both of. Galesburg.

farmer In thli area until aevera! years ago when the couple moved into Biggsville, Mr. Kelly vas a 4-H leader for 17 years and belonged to the Masons and Biggsville Methodist Church. Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Stuart of Hamilton and Roger of New Hampton, Iowa; one daughter, Mrs. Laura Beattie of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. H.

O. of Sigourney, Iowa, and seven grandchildren. His parents, one sister and one brother preceded him in death. MRS. CLAUDE HARWOOD KNOXVILLE Funeral services for Mrs.

Claude Harwood, of RFD, Williamsfleld, who died Saturday, will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Klinck Chapel, where friends may call this evening Burial will be in the Knoxville Cemetery. Three grandsons and six grandchildren are among the survivors. WEBB O. D1NSMORE KNOXVILLE Funeral services for Webb O.

Dinsmorc, 62, of 208 Galesburg Knoxville, who died Saturday, were held today at 1:30 p. m. in the Klinck Chapel. The Rev. Howard L.

Bailey officiated. Wayne Wooisey was vocalist, accompanied by Mrs. Floyd Peterson organist. Burial was in the Knoxville Cemetery, where Masonic services were conducted at the graveside by Pacific Lodge of Knoxville. Mr.

Dinsmorc was a member of Bloom field Lodge of Masons in Chrisinan. Pallbearers were A. J. Armstrong, Tom Bosl, Paul Nolan and L. K.

Bandy, all of Galesburg; Herbert Hutchcroft, Knox ville, and Frank Gorham, Doug las. Fire Burns Down FrameFarmhouse East of Abingdon farmhouse located Vk miles east of Abingdon on the Maquon blacktop was burned to the ground Sunday In a fire apparently caused by a defective flue. Firemen of Abingdon Fire Protection District were called at 12:20 noon to the farmhouse owned Attend Services for Police Officer Here Several out-of-town persons were among those In attendance at funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. in Allen Chapel AME Church for Horace C. Crawford, 56, a retired Galesburg police officer, who died Wednesday.

Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. James Ford and Mrs. Eloma Brown, of St. Paul, Mrs.

Vabdine Short and Thomas Horn, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sherman and a Mrs. Paul, of Albany; Mr. and Mrs.

Quintine Henderson and Cathy, of New York City, N. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woodson and Roxie, of Springfield, and Mrs. Doris Piggie and James Piggie, of Des Moines, Iowa.

Oo Golesbura, III, Monday, March 1 1939 9 ABINGDON CORRESPONDENT BERN1CE EHRENHART Home Addresi: 204 N. Washington St. Phont 42 CLIFFORD K. ATHERTON ELMWOOD Funeral services for Clifford K. Atherton, 66, of Elmwood, who died Saturday at 9:15 a.m.

in a Peoria hospital, will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Patterson Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard Chase will officiate and burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr.

Atherton was born in Elmwood Nov. 23, 1892, and spent his life here. He was married in 1912 to Rcah Worden, who died in 1919. His second marriage, in 1924, was to Grace Findlay, who survives. He worked for the Caterpillar Tractor Co.

for 12 years, and for the past 29 years had been associated with the Smith Hardware in Elmwood. He was a member of lb? Masonic fraternity. Surviving with his wife are his mother, Mrs. Kelsy Bruen of California, the former Mrs. Orin Atherton; three sons, Clifford W.

of LaSalle, Jean of Manitou Springs, and Charles of Rio, and four grandchildren. Friends may call this evening at the funeral home. MRS. RALPH CHASE Mrs. Ralph Chase, 75, of 631 Washington Whitticr, the former Gertrude Lescher of Galesburg, died unexpectedly from a heart attack Saturday night.

Mrs. Chase was graduated from Knox College in 1905, and until her marriage was a Galesburg resident. She was a daughter of the late George Lescher, founder of the Lescher Drug Co. in Galesburg. She was active in civic and church affairs in Whittier.

Survivors are her husband; a son, Charles Chase, San Jacinto, a daughter, Mrs. Catherine Britton, Whittier; three grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Bcssolo, Galesburg. Funeral rites will be held Wednesday at 3 p. m.

in Whittier. Burial will be in a Whittier cemetery. Mrs. Lucille Eastes Belt, Galesburg, is a cousin of the deceased. of Knox County March 27, 1881.

He was married to Selma O. Moberg in Ontario March 5, 1903, and she died Aug. 5, 1956. They lived in Oneida 30 years, 10 at Gilson and tho last 13 years in Dahinda. He was a member of the Knoxville Presbyterian Church and Modern Woodmen of America at Oneida.

Survivors are two sons, Oscar J. of Galesburg and Wallace of Gilson; three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Harley (Mae) Mundwiler, and Mrs. Byron (Marjorie) Stephenson, all of Galesburg; 10 grandchildren, and a brother, Harley, of Circle, Mont.

He also was preceded in death by a son, parents, four brothers and four sisters. KIMBER WEST PHONE Dl 3-5210 FUNERAL DIRECTORS For Over 40 Years 36 PUBLIC SQUARE Emil P. Johnson Wataga, III. Funeral plans pending at Kimber West Chapel. JAMES C.

HICKS Funeral services for James C. Hicks, who died Friday in a Springfield convalescent home, were conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Fletcher McDougald Funeral Home. The Rev. Wilfred Reid officiated, and burial was in East Linwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Raymond Reynolds, Sanely Holmes, James Cartwright, Tony Ruby, Emmet Curry and William Adams. The church choir sang, accompanied by Mrs. Mary V. Parrett. QUINCY ADAMS WALKER MONMOUTH Quincy Adams Walker, 87, died Saturday at his home, 513 N.

Fifth St. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Turnbull Funeral Home, where friends may call at any time. Burial will be in the East Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg. Mr.

Walker was born June 10, 1871, in Ohio. He was married to Julia E. King, who died in 1951. He was a retired foreman of the Western Stoneware Co. lie began working there in Clinton, and later moved to Monmouth, where he had lived for the past 45 years.

He retired 18 years ago. He was a member of the IOOF, attended the Christian Church, and was a former member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving is a son, Lawrence L. Walker of Monmouth. MRS.

BERNETTA KAPUSINSKI Funeral rites for Mrs. Bernetta Kapusinski, 69, of 1434 N. West who died Friday, were held today at 9:30 a. m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

Solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the Rev, John F. Lohan, assisted by the Rev. A. Curran, deacon, and the Rev. Earl T.

Calkins, sub-deacon. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. John Bohan, Dr.

Kenneth Smart, Eddie Graham and J. J. Kennedy of Galesburg and Stanley and Sigmund Kapusinski, of Chicago. by Mrs. Adda Bates, and occupied by Henry Crane.

Tho two-story, frame, asbestos shingled house was a complete loss. Fire Chief J. O. Simms said part of the furniture was saved from the house. Crane had insurance on his household goods, but it could not be learned if the dwelling was insured.

The farm is located at the edge of the Maquon Fire Distrojct. Earlier in the day, at 10 a.m., fire fighters went to the home of Mrs. Estie Ogden, 101 S. Washington where pipe fan on the furnace burned up. Cause of the fire was listed as a short in the wiring.

Simms said no further damage was reported. Youth Attend MYF Rally Twelve members of the Abingdon Methodist Youth Fellowship, their sponsor Wilbur Peck, and the Rev. Frank H. Ebright attended the sub-district rally held at Oneida on Sunday afternoon. Theme of the rally was "Sharing of Talent." Each representative MYF organization furnished a part of the program.

Godfrey Ebright, Christie Bulkelcy, Saunic DeWeese, Sally DeWecse, and Joyce Way two quintet selections accompanied by Jane Marks at the piano. Two poems were read by Jane Marks. Godfrey Ebright led the recreation. Gary Tucker was elected citi- cznship chairman for the sub-dis- trict. Attending the rally in addition to those previously mentioned were Sharon Lynn Johnson, Susan Bulkeley, Susan Peck, Sara Lu Swanson, Margaret McEIwain, and Nancy Marks.

Just Around the Corner and family have moved from south of Hermon to the farm near Monmouth, which they purchased a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Palmer moved to the farm vacated by the Sulllvans, and Mr. and Mrs.

David Courson will move to the farm home vacated by the Palmers. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Lincoln and family moved this weekend to the Ferman Doughman farm home, on tho Lincoln-Douglas Highway, across the road from where they have lived. The Lln- colns sold their home and an acreage to Robert Strahler.

Calendar of Events Sunshine Circle 1, 4 -H Club, will hold an organizational meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Susan Bulkeley at 7. Girls who are interested in 4 -H Club work have been invited to attend. Age requirement for membership eligibility is 10 years through the 7th grade. Merry Go Round Club will be entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L.

P. Dechow. Mrs. Clara Shover will be the assisting hostess. Chapter BB of PEO will meet at the home of Mrs.

Eldon Brokaw Tuesday evening at 7:30. There will be a silent auction, Abingdon Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the director's room of the Abingdon Bank Trust Co. Harry E. Wiles Post, American Legion, will evening at 8 at Legion Hall. Auxiliary members will have a potluck supper Tuesday evening at Legion Hall.

Mrs. Grace Daniels, 15th District director, will be a guest. Abingdon Briefs Mrs. Helen Ray and Mrs. Jennie Castle left Saturday by train on a nine-day tour which will vacation, which they will spend In California.

They plan to visit his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ojeda, at San Rafael and will spend some time in southern California. Abingdon Chapter FFA showed the film, "Model Farm," to an assembly of the high school students Friday afternoon In observance of National FFA Week.

Victor Rick, principal of the Abingdon Junior High School, served as recorder at the Illinois Junior High School Principals Assn. conference held Saturday at Western Illinois University, Macomb. and Mrs. Merle D. MitchelJ of Colorado Springs, are the parents of a daughter, Theresa Marie, born Feb.

17. She was welcomed by three sisters and two brothers. Joseph Mitchell, Abingdon, Is the paternal grandfather. The company sponsoring the magazine drive of the junior high is still getting magazines out to subscribers. Persons who don't receive magazines In another week, were asked to call the school, so the delay may he recorded.

Money will be refunded for any magazine not received, Principal Victor Rich said. People 50 to 80 Tear Out This Ad FIRST of the WEEK SPECIALS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FOLGERS COFFEE Lb. LIMIT ONE. ROBIN HOOD FLOUR 5 Lbs. JONATHAN APPLES 4 Lbs.

HOMEMADE WARD KELLY Kelly, 67, of Biggsville, died at 3:20 p. m. Sunday at University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, following a long illness. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m.

in Biggsville with arrangements being supervised by the Sederwall Funeral Home here. Mr. Kelly was born July 1, 1891, near Danville, Iowa, and was married June 16, 1927 to Maude Watson of Kirkwood. He was a OSCAR LEE GRAY MONMOUTH Funeral services for Oscar Lee Gray, 65, of RFD 3, Monmouth, who died Wednesday afternoon, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Turnbull Chapel, with the Rev.

Neil McClanahan officiating. Mrs. Ralph Newman played organ selections. Burial was in Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Johnson, Wayne Grant, Preston Dakin, Harry Gale, Glenn Swanson and Dale Sloss.

WILLIAM ARNOLD ILES JR. MONMOUTH William Arnold Res 37, of Pensacola, died Sunday in Pensacola. Funeral arrangements are pending here at Turnbull Funeral Home. Mr. lies was born Nov.

7, 1921, in Canton, Mo. He was reared and educated in Keokuk, Iowa. He was married to Genevieve Taylor in 1945 in Keokuk. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. Surviving are three daughters, Barbara lies, Monmouth, and Frances and Harriet lies, of Quincy; two sons, James and Michael, of Quincy; his mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Dade; his father, William lies, Chicago, and his. grandfather, Dan Dade, Canton, Mo. HINCHLIff PEARSON 287 N. Broad Phone Dl 3-2101 MILS. CAIUUK SHANNING N.

Seminary St. Services 3 P.M. Tuesday at the Hinehliff Pearson Funeral Chapel. Friends may call this evening at Hie Funeral Home. BEAUTIFUL DIGNIFIED CONVENIENT OTTO HORKSTROM KNOXVILLE Otto Horkstrom, 77, of Dahinda, died Sunday at 10:30 p.

m. in Cottage Hospital, where he was a patient six days. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. in the Klinck Chapel, where friends may call Tuesday evening.

Burial will be in Westfall Cemetery, south of Victoria. Mr. Horkstrom, a retired farmer, was born in Copley Township JPu ckett FUNERAL HOME, INC. Services -V 1)1 2 -4101 MR. LOUIS OLIVER 247 S.

Kellogg St. Service to be arranged. JOHN HENRY MALLEY MONMOUTH John Henry Malley, 74, of 721 S. died Sunday at Rock Island County Sanitarium. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

at Immaculate Conception Church. The Rosary will be said Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Turnbull Chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Mr. Malley was born Dec. 13, 1884, in Knox County. He spent his early life in the Berwick and Cameron communities, where he farmed. He had never married, and retired in 1952.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Warren County Farm Bureau and Modern Woodmen of America. Surviving is a brother, Edward Malley, Avon. 12Ay DRCWN DIAL 01 3-5215 HILL ARCADE LOUIS OLIVER Louis Oliver, 71, of 217 S. Kellogg died Sunday at 4:20 p. m.

in St. Mary's Hospital, where he was a patient three days. He had been ill two years. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the First and Puckett Funeral Home. Mr.

Oliver, who retired as a printer in 1957 in the employ of Wagoner Printing was born Feb. 24, 1887, in Italy, locating in America in 1906. lie lived in Galesburg 17 years. He was married to Helen Nelson in Chicago in 1943. He was a member of Corpus Christ! Church.

Survivors are his wife; a son and daughter by his present marriage, Joseph Louis and Joan Marie, both at home; two sons and a daughter by a previous marriage, Ralph Oliver, Chicago, Foust Oliver, Texas, Mrs. Constance Mani'redi, Chicago; a second daughter by the previous marriage wiio resides in La Grange Park. He also leaves two brothers Frank P- and Joseph S. Olivo of Chicago; a sister, Mrs ces Licaslro, Chicago; grandchildren and a grandchild. Joe Mitchell reported Sunday take them to points of interest in having seen a pair of robins in Florida.

the garden at his home on Fearing The Rev. Ralphc A. Harris, avenue. This completes the early who has been a patient in St signs of spring report in Abing- Mary's Hospital for the past two weeks, returned to his home Sat Breaks Shoulder urday afternoon, Mrs. Ed Bozman is a patient at Mr.

and Mrs. Harris Beer left Cottage Hospital, second floor, by car Saturday for a month's having suffered a broken left shoulder and bruises when she fell at her home Saturday afternoon. She was entering the back door when she fell the length of the four steps. X-rays by a local physician revealed the fracture and further x-rays were taken at teh hospital. Her shoulder will be set Tuesday.

12 Attend Scout Session Troop 13, Girl Scouts, met Thursday at the Congregational Church with 12 present. Six members have completed work for their needlecraft badges. Presently they are working on the child care unit. Plans were made for attending the Methodist Church on Girl Scout Sunday, March 8. Baby Shower Mrs.

Marlyn Hanson and Mrs. Willard Krohn were hostesses at a pink and blue shower Friday evening in the Hanson home, honoring Mrs. Gene Adcock and daughter, Diane Marie. There were 18 present. Mrs.

Clarence Roberts door prize. Families Move Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gordon and four sons moved this weekend from 209 W. Monmouth to the Murphy property at 402 S.

Washington St. Lucille Onion, who formerly occupied the home, has moved to an apartment in the Sand Building, formerly occupied by the Abingdon Federal Savings Loan Assn. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan day at 2 p.

m. at the Martin Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Harris, pastor of the First Christian Church, in charge. Burial will be in the Tull Cemetery. Mr.

Walker was born March 31, 1885, in Hancock County, and had been a lifetime resident of the county. He was married to Miss Froney Shaw Aug. 22, 1920, in Kansas City, who survives. Mr. Walker also is survived by a brother Joe, of Blandinsville, and a sister, Mrs.

Claire Groene of Donaldson, Iowa. A son, who died at the age of 8, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. and mall it today to find out how you can still apply for a $1,000 life insurance policy to help take care of final expenses without burdening your family. You handle the entire transaction by mail with OLD AMERICAN of KANSAS CITY. No obligation.

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