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Mary Frances Newlun CLINTON Mary Frances Newlun, 64, of Clinton died at 6:46 a.m. Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at Dr. John Warner Hospital. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at Herington-Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, the Rev. J. Kent Hickerson officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.

She was born July 21, 1921, at Clinton, a daughter of James Henry Franklin and Mary Madeline Owens Lovett. She married Delbert Ray Newlun in September 1950 at Clinton. He died Nov. 4, 1963. Survivors include a son, Dennis, Clinton; a daughter, Kathy Jo Brandt, Clinton; two brothers, Frank Lovett, San Diego, and George Lovett, Annandale, two sisters, Ann Fitzgerald, Matteson, and Ina Shaw, Clinton; and two grandchildren.

A brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Newlun was a member of First Christian Church, Eagles Auxiliary and was a representative for Stanley products. Memorials may be made to the church. Ada Tuggle CLINTON Ada Josephine Vandervort Tuggle, 82, of San Diego, formerly of Clinton, died at 8:30 a.m.

Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at Grossmont Hospital, LaMesa, Calif. She was taken to HeringtonCalvert Funeral Home, Clinton. She was born Nov. 12, 1903, at Clinton, a daughter of C.I.

and Carrie M. Barnett Kirby. She married Kenneth L. Vandervort in November 1920 at St. Louis.

He died in 1959. She then married Loren O. Tuggle in 1959 in Clinton. He died in 1962. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Camp, Normal; and Audrey Peters, San Diego, Calif; seven grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter and a great-grandchild. She was a member of Woodlawn Church Of God, Clinton. Carrie S. Leimbach MOUNT PULASKI Carrie S. Leimbach, 97, of Mount Pulaski, formerly of rural Chestnut, died at 12:20 p.m.

Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at Vonderlieth Living Center. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was born Jan. 29, 1888, at Chestnut, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Roos Stoll.

She married Louis F. Leimbach on Feb. 8, 1911; at Mitchell, S.D. He died July 6, 1976. Survivors include two sons, Clifford Mount Pulaski, and Cleatus, Santa Claus, a brother, Herman Stoll, Carmichael, five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Three sisters and a brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Leimbach was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Mount Pulaski, to which memorials may be made. Jerry R. Owings LINCOLN The funeral of Dr.

Jerry R. Owings, 74, a Lincoln physician for 32 years who died Sunday (Dec. 15, 1985), will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Holland Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, the Rev. William Turner officiating.

Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Emden. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. He was born Nov. 5, 1911, at Taylorville, a son of Richard and Laura Anderson Owings.

He married Frances Hagans July 10, 1937, at Lincoln. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Frederic, Decatur, and Randall, Warrensburg; a brother, Kenneth, Santa Rosa, two grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Dr.

Owings was a retired physician and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Lincoln. He also was a member of Logan County Medical Society, American Medical Association, Lincoln Rotary Club, VFW Post 1756 at Lincoln and Elks Club No. 914, Lincoln. He was a World War II Navy veteran and an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a medical officer lieutentant junior grade in World War II and a captain in the Korean Conflict.

He won a Bronze Star in Korea. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, the University of Illinois and Loyola School of Medicine. He was a member Psi Upsilon fraternity. He began practice with Dr. Frank Hagans in Lincoln in 1946.

He retired in 1978. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice. THE PANTAGRAPH, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1985 D5 Jessie L. Greer ELKHART Jessie L.

Greer, 88, of Elkhart died at 9 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at Christian Nursing Home, Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holland Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, Micheal Drake officiating.

Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. She was born Jan. 4, 1897, at Elkhart, a daughter of Wilson and Ida Edgell Van Fossan.

She married Archie Dick Greer on July 5, 1921, at Springfield. He died Sept. 23, 1961. Survivors include three sons, James, Lincoln; Floyd, Sarasota, and Dick Tampico; three daughters, Agnes Welch, Williamsville; Alice Alexander, Pleasant Plains; and Nellie Smith, Springfield; two brothers, Frank Van Fossan, Mount Pulaski, and Oran Van Fossen, Springfield; two sisters, Ethel Schilling, Mount Pulaski, and Ida Fletcher, Chicago; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. A son, a daughter, a brother and three sisters preceded her in death.

Mrs. Greer was a member of Elkhart Christian Church and the Elkhart American Legion Auxiliary. Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian Nursing Home. James F. O'Neal STREATOR James F.

O'Neal, 70, Port Charlotte, formerly of 1006 Taylor Streator, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at St. Joseph Hospital, Port Charlotte. He had been ill for six months.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal, Punta Gorda, Fla. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be a memorial service in Streator at a later date. Mr.

O'Neal was born March 7, 1915, at Streator, a son of James and Anna Dorman O'Neal. He married Wanda Lee Hunter on Nov. 8, 1952. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Terry, Streator; a brother, Paul, Streator; a sister, Gladys Lurz, Streator; and two grandchildren.

Mr. O'Neal was employed in Streator as a custodian by School District 45 for 22 years. He was secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees Union 213 while residing in Streator. He moved to Port Charlotte in 1978. He was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal, Punta Gorda; also in Florida he was a member of Elks 3105, Port Charlotte, and Maple Leaf Estates Country Club.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Streator Unlimited. Frank Hinman LINCOLN Frank Hinman, 76, of Lincoln, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln, where he had been a resident for two years.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, the Rev. Stuart Couve officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

today at the funeral home. He was born Oct. 30, 1909, at Elkhart, a son of Rollie and Katheryn Koons Hinman. He married Ruth McGee Nov. 5, 1932, at Lincoln.

She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Frank Lincoln; and Gary Newport Beach, two brothers, Dale Broadwell; and Clay, Danville; four grandchildren; and two great randchildren. Mr. Hinman was a building contractor in the Lincoln area for 32 years, retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church and a former member of the Logan County Planning Commission and Lincoln Elks Lodge No.

914. Memorials may be made to St. Clara's Manor or Alzheimer's Disease resarch. Leona Cordes MASON CITY Leona Cordes, 91, of 513 N. Tonica Mason City, died at 2:10 p.m.

Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mason City United Methodist Church, the Rev.

Richard Chrisman officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Maas Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 9, 1894, at Topeka, a daughter of Fred and Anna Kreiling Laumeyer.

She married Edward J. Cordes Jan. 17, 1920, at Bishop. He died Dec. 18, 1962.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Three brothers and five sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Cordes was a member of Royal Neighbors of America, American Legion Auxiliary and the United Methodist Church, to which memorials may be made. Jacqueline J.

Roy Andrew Hasler ROANOKE Andrew Hasler, 73, 510 N. Douglas died at 9:20 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, where he had been admitted a few minutes earlier.

He was taken to Remmert Funeral Home, Roanoke. Doris Trail ROANOKE Doris "Jeane" Trail, 60, of 601 W. Front formerly of Bloomington, Normal and Washington, died at 6:15 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at St.

Francis Medical Center, Peoria, where she had been admitted a few minutes earlier. Her funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Remmert Funeral Home, Roanoke, the Rev. Robert Coy officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery, Bloomington.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. She was born Feb. 23, 1925, at Oak Hill, a daughter of Alvin and Lula Bateman Collins. She married Ivan J.

Trail on Aug. 14, 1943, at Bloomington. He survives. Also surviving are her mother, Lula Collins, LeRoy; a son, Larry Washington; a daughter, Carol L. Slawson, Congerville; two brothers, James Collins, Towanda, and Ronald Collins, Morton; two sisters, Arlene Hade, Winthrop Harbor, and Bernice Wheet, LeRoy; and six grandchildren.

Mrs. Trail was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Woodford County Maple Lawn Home Extension. She was a graduate of Normal Community High School and had worked as a waitress in the Farmer City and Paxton areas. She and her husband also operated the Crestview Motel in Washington for 12 years. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Vernon Streitmatter WASHINGTON Vernon E. Streitmatter, 58, 1929 Country Fair, Washington, died yesterday (Dec. 16, 1985) at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Washington Apostolic Christian Church, church ministers officiating.

Burial will be at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Perry Memorial Home, Washington, and one hour before the funeral at the church. He was born April 9, 1927, at Stark County, a son of Jeff and Martha Siebenthal Streitmatter. He married Pearline Metzger on Nov.

17, 1957, at Lester, Iowa. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Paul, and daughter, Kary, both at home; four brothers, Paul, Alfred, and Don, all of Princeville, and Jeff, Sarasota, five sisters, Geraldine, Princeville; Lucille Thomas, Peoria; Sylvia Blunier, Roanoke; Shirley Kieser, Bradford; and Doris Roecke, Sarasota, Fla. One sister preceded him in death. Mr.

Streitmatter is a U.S. Army veteran. He lived in the Washington area for 23 years and worked as a salesman at Schumaker Chevrolet and Joe Green Chevrolet-Buick. Prior to that he farmed in Iowa. Memorials may be made to Apostolic Christian Restmor, Inc.

Lester R. Moody GIBSON CITY Lester R. Moody, 81, a Gibson City resident for 74 years, died at 3:18 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at Mercy Hospital, Urbana.

A private funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Randall Perry officiating. Burial will be in Drummer Township Cemetery, Gibson City. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Mr. Moody was born Dec. 28, 1903, at Weldon, a son of Jasper and Elizabeth Peacock Moody. He married LaVonne Sawyer on Jan. 28, 1928, at Paxton.

She survives. Other survivors include a son, Richard, Gibson City; a daughter, Deonna Sauer, Gibson City; a brother, John, Paxton; four grandsons; and two great-grandsons. A brother, two sisters, a stepbrother and a stepsister preceded him in death. Mr. Moody owned and operated Moody Produce in Gibson City for 25 years.

He was a former member of Gibson Federal Savings and Loan board, where he served as an appraiser for many years. He also was a former member of Gibson City Grade School Board. He was a member of United Methodist Church of Gibson City and Champaign Loyal Order of Moose. Memorials may be made to the church. FISHER Jacqueline J.

Roy, 60, Aurora, formerly of Fisher, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday (Dec. 16, 1985) at Copley Hospital, Aurora. She had been ill. Her funeral will be 2 p.m.

Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City, the Rev. Robert Mulligan officiating. Burial will be in Bellflower Township Cemetery, Bellflower. Visitation will be an hour before the service at the funeral home. She was born Jan.

30, 1925, at Lotus, a daughter of Guy and Nellie Donahue Beatty. She married Orvis Roy on April 12, 1947, in Champaign County. He survives. Also surviving is a sister, Evelyn Lammle, of Fisher. Her parents preceded her in death.

Mrs. Roy had lived in Aurora for 30 years. She attended Lotus Grade School and was a 1942 graduate of Fisher High School. She was a member of OsmanWalker United Methodist Church, Osman, to which memorials may be made. Clarence Kane CHATSWORTH Clarence Kane, 91, of Phoenix, and formerly of Chatsworth, died at 10:20 a.m.

yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at the Phoenix Veteran's Administration Hospital. He will be brought to the CulkinDiggle Funeral Home, Chatsworth. Melvina M. Bishop LEROY Melvina M.

Bishop, 72, of 900 N. Main LeRoy, died at 10:26 a.m. yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at the St. Joseph Hospital Medical Center, Bloomington.

She was taken to Bruce Memorial Home, LeRoy. Bloomington-Normal al Anna M. Thees Anna M. Thees, 80, of 909 N. Main Bloomington, died at 3:25 p.m.

yesterday (Dec. 17, 1985) at Mennonite Hospital. She was taken to Beck Memorial Home. James E. Miller James Eugene Miller, 59, of 305 Grant Road, Bloomington, died at 4:20 p.m.

yesterday (Dec. 17, 1 1985) at his home. He was taken to Beck Memorial Home. Mildred R. Baptiste The funeral for Mildred R.

Baptiste, 77, of 913 E. Empire Bloomington, who died Monday (Dec. 16, 1985), will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Bloomington, the Rev. Frank L.

McSwain officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington. Mrs.

Baptiste was born Feb. 8, 1908, at New Orleans, a daughter of Charles and Josephine LaBlanc Howard. She married Joseph H. Baptiste Sr. in 1929, in Clinton.

He died June 10, 1980. Survivors include a son, Joseph H. Baptiste 911 E. Empire Bloomington; two daughters, Gladiola Argiannis, 909 E. Empire Bloomington, and Marietta Baptiste, 913 E.

Empire Bloomington; a brother, Herbert Joyce, 913' E. Empire Bloomington; a sister, Elsie J. Stanfill, 911 W. Oakland Bloomington; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Six brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.

Mrs. Baptiste was formerly employed in the housekeeping department at Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington. She was a member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, the Civic Women's Club and a former member of the Juvenile Justice Commission of Bloomington. Imogene M. Falgier The funeral of Imogene M.

Falgier, 50, of 1409 W. Sheridan Bloomington, who died Monday (Dec. 16, 1985), will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Flynn Funeral Home, and 10 a.m. Thursday at St.

Patrick's Church, the Rev. Vincent Dietzen officiating. Burial will in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home, with a prayer service at 8 p.m. She was born July 2, 1935, at Bloomington, a daughter of George J. and Laura Reavy Falgier. Surviving are her mother, 1409 W. Sheridan Bloomington; a sister, Barbara Combs, and a brother, Joseph, both of St.

Louis, Mo. She was preceded in death by her father. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church and participated in at the Occupational Deprograms velopment Center and the MARC Center. She lived in St.

Louis for many years, returning to Bloomington in 1969. Memorials may be made to the Mid-Illinois Hospice Program at Mennonite Hospital. More deaths, next page Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1985 WEATHER FORECASTS Central Illinois Mostly sunny and colder today with some flurries early. Highs 10 to 15 with west to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Increasing cloudiness tonight with a 30 percent chance of snow late. Lows zero to 10. Mostly cloudy and warmer Thursday with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs about 20. Illinois extended Friday through Sunday: A cold period with a chance of snow about Sunday.

Highs 10 to 20 north and in the 20s or low 30s south. Lows from zero to 10 above north and in the teens south. National The Forecast for 7 p.m. EST, Dec. 18 10 .30 60 High -70 Temperatures 70 60' 60 70 FRONTS: Warm Cold Showers Rain Flurries Snow Occluded ver Stationary 4 Snow is predicted today in a band from Missouri to Montana.

State Tuesday Hi Lo Pr Chgo OHare 13 .03 Chgo dwtn 15 .03 Decatur 23 .06 Moline 8 .21 Peoria 15 18 Quincy 31 13 .16 Rockford .05 Sprngfld 25 13 .11 Nation Tuesday Hi Lo Prc Oflk Albany 33 20 .02 cdy Albuquerque 48 18 cir Amarillo 47 23 cir Anchorage 31 27 .07 rn Asheville 53 24 cdy Atlanta 54 29 cir Atlantic City 42 33 cir Austin 58 45 cdy Baltimore 32 cir Billings 42, 33 cdy Birmingham 55 25 cdy Bismarck 09 -01 cdy Boise 16 -02 cdy Boston 34 27 .01 cir Brownsville 56 51 .28 cdy Buffalo 20 12 .23 sn Burlington, Vt. 25 14 .03 sn Casper 36 23 cdy 62 40 cir HOW TIME By PHYLLIS LISTON 25 years ago Dec. 18, 1960. The historical Syn," by Russell Thorndike an, was published last week. is the pen name of Bill H.

Ray Buck of McLean. wood, Calif. 50 years ago 54 24 cir Cheyenne 36 23 cir 13 03 .03 cdy Cincinnati 32 18 .05 cir Cleveland 17 07 .08 cdy 59 25 cir Columbus, Oh. 25 13 .07 cir 30 25 cdy Dayton 24 11 .08 cir Denver 45 21 cdy Des Moines 11 -02 ..34 cdy Detroit 16 00 .01 cdy Duluth -07 -16 cdy El Paso 56 15 cir Evansville 38 24 cdy Fairbanks 03 -03 cdy Fargo -06 -18 cdy Flagstaff 47 16 cir Grand Rapids 17 12 .04 cdy Great Falls 40 28 cir Hartford 34 27 .02 cir Helena 41 37 cdy Honolulu 81 62 cir Houston 53 46 cdy Indianapolis 27 12 .08 cdy Jackson, Ms. 56 25 cir Jacksonville 62 32 cdy Juneau 38 36 rn Kansas City 26 17 sn Las Vegas 63 33 cir Little Rock 56 34 cdy Los Angeles 82 49 cir Louisville 39 25 cir Lubbock 50 22 cir Memphis 54 27 cdy Miami Beach 67 58 .66 cdy FLIES novel "Christopher and William Buchanan" Buck, son of Mr.

and Mrs. He now lives in Holly- Dec. 18, 1935. A turkey will be given to the grand prize winner, and geese to the area winners in The Pantagraph's outdoor Christmas decorations contest year. Bloomington-Normal will be divided into five areas for the convenience of the judges, who will tour residence sections Monday.

-Temperatures -Precip. Yesterday p.m. Month Big'tn-Nor. 12 12 0 14 0 1.5 3.55 Clinton 12 14 3 14 2 1.5 2.73 Eureka 26 18 10 26 10 3.0 3.0 Gibson City 17 15 7 20 5 1.0 2.72 Hopedale 16 30 5 30 5 1.0 2.2 Lincoln 17 11 3 17 3 1.0 1.25 Pontiac 3 7 -4 8 -4 1.0 1.0 Sunset 4:40 p.m. Wed.

Moonrise 12:11 p.m. Thurs. Sunrise 7:20 a.m. Thurs. Moonset 11:48 p.m.

Thurs. A year ago today High Low High Low Big'tn-Nor. 56 40 Hopedale 60 35 Clinton 46 32 Lincoln 61 34 Eureka 54 30 Pontiac 51 26 Gibson City 55 32 Courtesy of radio station WHOW, Clinton, Woodford County Sheriff's Department, Eureka, radio station WGCY, Gibson City, Hopedale Police Department, Hopedale, radio station Lincoln, Livingston County Sheriff's Department, Pontiac. NATIONAL SUMMARY Bitter cold and icy winds gripped the upper Mississippi Valley yesterday, with temperatures plunging to more than 20 below zero in Minnesota and Wisconsin, while snow fell in northern Ohio and western New York, 57 19 cir World Milwaukee 09 00 cdy Paul -02 -17 sn Tuesday Hi Lo Prc Offk Nashville 55 22 cir Amsterdam 50 39 cdy New Orleans 59 29 cdy Athens 59 45 cir New York 38 31 cir B'Aires 87 70 cir Norfolk, Va. 52 39 cir Cairo 70 54 rn North Platte 36 10 .10 cdy Dublin 43 cdy Oklahoma City 54 28 cdy Frankfurt Omaha 19 06 .03 52 45 cdy cdy Geneva Orlando 63 49 cdy 36 28 cdy Philadelphia 38 31 cir Havana 73 68 cdy Helsinki 25 05 cir Phoenix 71 41 cir Hong Kong 61 50 clr Pittsburgh 25 15 13 sn Istanbul Me.

31 21 46 cdy Portland, cdy Jerusalem Or. 26 cir 48 rn Portland, 41 Providence 32 .01 cir Jo'burg 55 cdy Raleigh 54 26 cir Kiev 30 28 cdy Rapid City 31 10 .21 cdy London cir Lisbon 59 43 Reno 46 16 cdy 54 48 cdy cir Madrid 55 28 cir Richmond 50 34 Sacramento 34 .01 cdy Mexico City 70 45 cdy St Louis 37 23 sn 19 sn Montreal St Pete-Tampa 63 51 cdy Moscow 19 cdy Salt Lake City 28 23 cdy Nassau 68 cdy San Antonio 59 44 cdy New Delhi 55 cdy San Diego 76 45 cir Oslo 21 cdy 28 San Francisco 66 44 Paris 45 cdy San 83 72 .04 cir Peking 36 23 cdy St Ste Marie 04 -03 .05 cdy 73 cir Rio 93 Seattle 43 29 32 cir Rome cdy San Juan Shreveport 57 30 cir Santiago 64 cdy Sioux Falls 09 -04 .13 cdy Seoul 82 50 cir Spokane 29 12 cdy Singapore 23 09 cir 24 17 .03 cdy 86 73 rn Syracuse 19 Stockholm Topeka 31 cdy Sydney 21 cdy 81 66 cir 75 years ago Dec. 18, 1910. Bloomington's younger sister, Normal, having awakened from her inactivity of many years, has assumed the role of a hustler, having a taste of modern life in the way of pavements, buildings and the like. 100 years ago Dec.

18, 1885. Generally speaking, the commission trade is dull. The oyster trade, now at its height, forms a large proportion of the business just now. Poultry is very plentiful and low. Dressed chickens are sold at 6 cents and 7 cents, turkeys at 9 cents and 10 cents..