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DEATHS CENTRAL ILLINOIS (Thomas Bennett PONTIAC (PNS) The funeral of Thomas Bennett, 89, who died Wednesday, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, the Rev. Stanley Murdoch officating. Burial will be in Southside Cemetery, Pontiac.

Visitation will be at the funeral home an hour before the service Saturday. Mr. Bennett was born Dec. 26, 1892, at Rooks Creek Township, a son of George and Martha Douglas Bennett. He married Mabel Bauknecht Oct.

14, 1914, at Pontiac. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, John, Pontiac, and Charles, Dar Esalum, Tanzania; a daughter, Ruth Benoliel, Redmond, two sisters, Mabel Hawthorne, Ottawa, and Mary Bilek, Ventura, 18 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. A brother preceded him in death. Mr.

Bennett had farmed in Rooks Creek Township until retiring in 1955 and moving to Pontiac. He served as executive director of the Livingston County Housing Authority until 1971. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Pontiac Township and a member of the Livingston County Soil and Water Board. He was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge and a member of the First Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donors choice.

Cecil Leo Cox BEMENT Cecil Leo Cox, 83, of the Bement Manor Nursing Home, Bement, a retired farmer, died at 9:45 Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stensel-CalvertBelangee Funeral Home, Farmer City, Pastor John Haney officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m.

Saturday in Myers Cemetery, Jewett. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. Mr. Cox was born Jan 21, 1899 at Areola, a son of Alexander and Alice Wishard Cox.

He married Dorothy E. Fuller Dec. 27, 1927 at Kankakee. She survives. Also surviving are six sons, Edgar, Monon, Dale and Robert; both of Farmer City; Ralph, Urbana: and Walter and Ronald, both of Rensselaer, four daughters, Helen Brown, Tracy City, Joyce Baker, Bement; Peggy Harris, Marion, and Diann Shannon, Denver, two sisters, Cloa Richi, Effingham; and Cleo Cox, Indianapolis, 28 grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, and six stepgreatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, a grandson, two sisters and two brothers. Memorials may be made to Cornbelt Lung Association. Nannie Mae Womack PONTIAC (PNS) Nannie Mae Womack, 96, of Livingston Manor, Pontiac, died at 8:57 p.m. Thursday at the manor. She was taken to Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa.

Frederick Malsch MINIER (PNS) Frederick 'Henry' Malsch, 79, of 406 N. Pennsylvania Minier, a former Minier police chief, died at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, Peoria, after a short illness. His funeral will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at McReynolds Funeral Home, Minier, the Rev. Joe Bray officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Stanford. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home. Mr.

Malsch was born Jan. 26, 1903, in Woodford County, a son of August and Theresia Beck Malsch. He married. Nora Hulvey Jan. 5, 1926, at Bloomington.

She died Aug. 30, 1980. Surviving are a daughter, Norma Morrison, Pekin; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Mr.

Malsch was a member of the Illinois Police Association and was a Tazewell County deputy sheriff. He was a member of the Minier Christian Church, Minier. Memorials may be made to the Minier Rescue Squad or Minier Christian Church. Personal BANKRUPTCY Plus $190 $60 Court Cost Individual or Couple Call 1-674-7622 Evenings 1-243-5177 lames S. Brannon Attorney-At-Law 102 Mein E.F, Hutton Bidg.

Peoria, I THE PANTAGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1982 C3 WEATHER FORECASTS Central Illinois Continued cold today, with a chance of snow flurries this morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid-to upper 30s. Partly cloudy and cold tonight. Lows in the 20s. Partly sunny and continued cold Saturday, highs in the upper.

30s to low 40s. Chance of snow 40 percent early today. south. Chance of showers Tuesday. National Illinois extended Sunday through Tuesday: Fair and warmer Sunday.

Lows mostly in the 30s. Highs in the 40s north and mid-40s to mid-50s south. Warmer Monday with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid-30s to mid-40s. Highs in the 50s north and upper 50s to mid-60s Snow show XXX temperature Cold Warm Showers Stationary Snow is predicted today for parts of New England, the Middle Atlantic states, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and the Dakotas.

State Thursday Hi Chgo OHare 35 Chgo GP 35 Decatur 32 Moline 30 Peoria 30 Quincy 31 Rockford 33 Sprngfid 33 Nation Thursday Hi Albany 35 Albuque 64 Amarillo 61 Anchorage 39 Asheville 36 Atlanta 48 Atlantc Cty 44 Austin 90 Baltimore 46 Billings 39 Birminghm 54 Bismarck 35 Boise 49 Boston 40 Brownsvile 98 Buffalo 35 Burlington 36 Casper 35 Charistn SC 57 52 29 cdy Ptland, Ore Charistn WV .01 cdy Providence Charitte NC 69 cir Raleigh Lo Pr Cheyenne cdy Rapid City 26 Chicago 26 cdy Reno 30 Cincinnati 04 cdy Richmond 27 06 Cleveland acdy Salt Lake 24 26 Cimbia SC 33 74 cdy San Antonio 26 .33 Columbus 20 cdy San Diego 28 16 Dal-Ft Wth 57 cir San Fran 27 01 Dayton cdy Seattle 28 30 Denver 23 cdy Shreveport Des Moines 26 .39 sn Sioux Falle Detroit 11 cdy St Louis Duluth 36 cdy St P. Tampa El Paso 50 cdy St Ste Marie Fairbanks 35 25 sn Spokane Fargo 34 cdy Syracuse Lo Pre Otik Flagstaff 48 cir Topeka 19 cdy Great Falls 36 04 cdy Tucson 28 cir Hartford 36 20 sn Tulsa 35 cd, Helena 44 10 cdy Washingtn 28 cir Honolulu 86 74 03 cdy Wichita 41 cir Indnaplis 38 29 08 cdy 35 892 cir Houston 88 68 cir 26 cdy Jacksn MS 82 58 .07 cir 69 .01 cir Jacksnvile 69 49 91 cdy World 26 cdy Juneau 50 27 cdy 14 15 cdy Kans City 40 32 .10 cdy 45 .12 cdy Las Vegas 67 41 cir Thursday 26 .02 cdy Little Rock 52 37 .21 cir Amsterdam 25 sn Los Angeles 68 48 cir Athens 25 sn Louisville 38 31 .23 cdy Bangkok 77 cir Lubbock 66 43 cdy Barbados 12 cdy Memphis 46 40 69 cir Belgrade 21 cdy Miami 79 74 cdy Berlin 11 .03 cdy Milwaukee 31 17 cdy Bogota AMERICAN STATE BANK 211 N. Main 413 E. Washington St. and 2207 E.

Washington Suite 27 Bloomington, Illinois 61701 EDUCATION BRIEFS A statistical program workshop scheduled for April 10 in room 218 in Julian Hall at Illinois State Universtiy. The workshop, open free to the public, will be conducted from 9 a.m. to noon. Primary workshop topics to be covered will be Statistical Package for the Social tem and Biomedical Computer proSciences, Statistical cal Anaylyisis Sysgrams, series. Workshop presenters will include ISU professors, Ken Berk, mathematics; David Fritzsche, marketing; and Orlyn Edge, mathematic.

Nora Jones and Ken Strand of the academic computing also will make presentations. The Illinois State University's Association of Latin American Students will sponsor a cultural night beginning at 7 p.m. April 9 in the ballroom of the Bone Student Center, ISU. The Mexican band Epoca Zuinta, Chicago, will provide the evening's music and the Chicago folk dancer, Alma de Mexico, will present a dance program during the band's intermission. An entry fee will be charged.

Book manuscripts by two Illinois State University historians, Edward is Schapsmeier and Mark Wyman, PANTAGRAPH WEATHER RECORD Friday, April 9, 1982 R. Vern Hannah FISHER (PNS) R. Vern Hannah, 85, a native of Fisher, died Wednesday at Burnham Hospital, Champaign. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Lux Memorial Chapel, Rantoul.

the Rev. David Wall officiating. Burial will be in Willowbrook Cemetery, Fisher. He was born March 14, 1897, at LaPorte, a son of Robert and Mary Haines Hannah. He married Wilma Warner Feb.18, 1920, at Danville.

She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Meredith, Fisher, and Duane, Foosland; three sisters, Vertie Sitts, Dewey; Bertha Summers, Urbana; and Alice Elsworth, Durant, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, a brother and three sisters. Mr. Hannah was a member of the Fisher United Methodist Church, and had retired from farming in the Fisher area.

Memorials may be made to Fisher United Methodist Church. Thomas L. Mulcahey DELAVAN (PNS) Thomas L. Mulcahey, 58, rural Delavan, died at 6:20 a.m. Thursday at St.

Francis Hospital Medical Center, Peoria. He had been ill several months. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Woolsey Funeral Home, Delavan, with the Rev. George Baldridge officiating.

Burial will be in Prairie Rest Cemetery, Delavan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Mulcahey was born Sept.

14, 1923, in Henry, a son of James F. and Catherine E. Ebright Mulcahey. Survivors include a brother, Millard, Delavan; and two sisters, Katie Strong, Lacon, and Roberta Allen, Delavan. Mr.

Mulcahey worked at WABCO Construction and Mining Equipment Group, Peoria, for 26 years and also farmed near Delavan. He was a member of the National Farmers Organization. Memorials may be made to Lacon Rescue Squad 52 or the Delavan Ambulance Fund. Louis G. Chambers ROBERTS (PNS) Louis G.

Chambers, 98, of 257 W. Orleans Paxton, who farmed north of Roberts for 60 years, died at 8 a.m. Thursday at The Greenbrier Nursing Center Champaign. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday a at the Knapp Funeral Home, Roberts, the Rev.

James Litteral officiating. Burial will be in Lyman Cemetery, Roberts. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr.

Chambers was born Nov. 30, 1883, at Roberts, a son of Robert B. and Anna E. Thompson Chambers. He married Janie J.

White March 29, 1905, at Roberts. She died in October 1971. Surviving are a son, Robert Piper City; a daughter, Anna Mae Thompson, Bayles Lake, Loda; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Mr.

Chambers was a member of the Congregational Christian Church of Roberts to which memorials may be made. Wilma Thompson MAHOMET (PNS) Wilma Thompson, 45, of Mahomet, died Wednesday morning at Mercy Hospital, Urbana, after an extended illness. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Owens Chapel, Champaign. Burial will be in Garrett Cemetery.

Vistation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Owens Funeral Home, Champaign. Mrs. Thompson was born July 3, 1936, at Arcola, a daughter of William and Pearl Shelton Ernst. She married Elmer Thompson July 3, 1952, at Decatur.

He survives. are a son, Steve, Mahomet; two daughters, Lori, at home; and Brenda Davis, St. Joseph; three brothers, Henry and Joe, both of Arcola; and Richard, Wilbur, a sister, Mary Curzan, St. Joseph; and two grandchildren. She was a member of the Mahomet Nazarene Church.

Lamp Shades ALL SIZES STYLES Unlimted Supply Bill's Pottery American Legion Pest 931 Tewande, Phone 728-2358 Open 4 1 te 5 Set. 9:30 to 4:00 Marcelle L. Pfeffinger WASHINGTON Marcelle L. Pfeffinger, 83, of 305 S.Elm St. died at 11:45 p.m.

Wednesday at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mason Funeral Home, the Rev. Robert T. Hughes officiating.

Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Peoria. Visitation will be an hour before the funeral service at the funeral home. She was born March 1, 1899, in Chenu, France, a daughter of Pierre and Alphonsine Robert Lamaureux. She married John Pfeffinger in Chenue in 1922.

He died in 1958. Survivors include a sister in France; and a cousin, Ben Pfeffinger, Washington. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Washington. She met her husband while acting as an interpreter for Gen.

John J. Pershing in World War I. Russell Thomas MANSFIELD (PNS) Russell E. Thomas, 67, of Waynetown, formerly of Mansfield, died at 6:35 a.m. Wednesday at his home.

His funeral will be at 10 am. today at Thomas Funeral Home, the Rev. Dermon Winger officiating. A graveside service will be at in Dunkard Cemetery, Mr. Thomas was born Jan 15, 1915 at Mansfield a son of James and Mary Clark Thomas.

He married Lolamae Viles Feb. 17, 1943. She survives. Also surviving are four sons, William, Owen, and John, all of Waynetown; Edward, Princeton, four sisters, Helen Smith, Marshall, Mary Oetven, Tolona: Catherine Ferris, Williamsport, Pauline Miller, Wingate, and five grandchildren. Mr.

Thomas was a retired farmer, and a member of the Waynetown Christian Church and the Local American Legion Post. He was an army veteran of World War II. BLOOMINGTON NORMAL Ruia D. Lyle The funeral of Ruia D. Lyle, 79, of 1007 Park Bloomington, who died Wednesday night, will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Bloomington, the Rev. Richard Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, and from 10 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at the church. He was custodian in Bloomington District 87 schools for more than 20 years. Mr. Lyle was born Feb. 23, 1903, at Pierce, a son of James N.

and Sarah F. Bishop Lyle. He married Ruby McFarland on June 2, 1928, at Houston, Mo. She survives. Also surviving are three sons, Paul, 501 Pine Normal; Gene, 1807 Hoover Drive, Normal; and William, 500 S.

Linden Normal; a daughter, Ruby Hopwood, Springfield; a brother, Cova, Glasgow, 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A son and four brothers preceded him in death. Mr. Lyle retired in 1968. Bloomington public schools he worked in included Bloomington High School and Washington and Franklin elementary schools.

He was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Legion sets meeting LEROY The McLean County Council of the American Legion and Auxiliary is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the Legion Post Home in LeRoy. Oriental Rug Lecture Rich Demanes will present movie and lecture on Oriental Rugs at Demanes Interiors Rug Room, April 16, 17, 18.

Lectures will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, and 1:00 p.m. Sunday May, 16.

Seating is limited to 30 persons per lecture, so please call 682-5454 to reserve a seat. Demanes Interiors Inc. 1916 N. Knoxville Peoria, I11. 61663 Yesterday Big'tn-Nor.

23 29 Clinton 20 27 Eureka 21 30 Gibson City Hopedale 30 38 Lincoln 27 30 Pontiac Pontiac, Gibson City temps. -Temperatures- -Precip. 3 28 30 23 .30 6.34 26 27 20 .20 6.21 24 30 21 .30 7.93 5.25 34 42 28 .30 7.18 29 32 27 .35 6.20 4.75 unavailable a Sunset 6:28 p.m. Fri. Moonrise 7:36 p.m.

Fri. Sunrise 5:26 a.m. Sat. Moonset 6:48 a.m. Sat.

A year ago today Big'tn-Nor. 66 44 Hopedale 74 55 Clinton 63 43 Lincoln 72 44 Eureka 80 42 Pontiac 64 40 Gibson City 65 46 NATIONAL SUMMARY Snow continued over the Ohio Valley on Thursday, heading eastward toward New England. Snow also threatened a large area of the nation, from North Carolina to Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. Springlike weather prevailed along the Gulf Coast of Florida, with thunderstorms developing. 61 33 cir 37 22 sn 48 39 22 cir 33 21 11-cdy 49 29 .02 cdy 50 31 cdy 46 28 01 cir 89 61 cir 68 51 cir 60 45 cdy 56 35 cdy 83 59 cir 29 23 19 cdy 35 31 37 cdy 79 62 cdy 36 05 sn 51 27 cir 36 22 cdy 45 31 02 cdy 75 41 cir 59 43 19 cdy 50 29 cdy 56 35 01 cdy Hi Lo Wthr 50 41 rn 66 54 cir 91 81 cir 88 77 cdy 73 54 cir 54 41 rn 64 46 cdy B'Aires 78 65 cdy Cairo 54 cdy Caracas 64 cdy Copenhagen 41 cdy.

Dublin 55 46 cir Frankfurt 57 50 cdy Geneva 66 48 cir Helsinki 36 cdy Hong Kong 64 cir Jerusalem 46 cdy Jo'burg 59 cdy Kiev 43 cdy Lima 65 cir Lisbon 48 cir London 46 cir Madrid 43 cir Manila 72 cir Montreal 10 cdy Moscow 37 cdy New Delhi 65 cir Nicosia 48 cir Oslo 28 rn Paris 50 rn Rio 82 61 cdy Rome 66 48 cir San Juan 86 73 cir Sao Paulo 72 61 cir Singapore 90 77 rn Stockholm 48 34 cdy Sydney 72 63 cir Taipei 72 57 cdy Tel Aviv 61 46 cdy Tokyo 61 55 cdy Toronto 25 14 cdy Vancouver 52 34 cir Vienna 58 53 cdy OUR RATES CHECK HIGH ON: I.R.A.'S have been accepted for publication. A study of the late Sen. Everett Dirksen, a Republican from Pekin, co-authored by Schapsmeier and his brother Frederick, has been accepted by the University of Illinois Press. The book is titeled Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois and the Politics of Minority Leadership. Wyman's manuscript, "Immigrants in the Valley: Irish, Germans, and Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1830-1860," was accepted for publication by NelsonHall Chicago.

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