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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 6

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A--Mid-Illlnoi Newspapers-Friday, February 28, 1986 1 If Snow dusts East fog blankets Los Angeles while 3 Inches covered Maryland triggered a 19-vehicle Dileun on a small Diane trying to land 3 Inches covered Maryland uiggncu a i-venicie pueup on a smau piaue uyuig Son Rarnaivllni fn.i.. knif milo uicihilitv crashed into By United Press International east of Los Angeles. Two people parking lot 500 yards from tne were treated for minor injuries fog-covered runway ai jonji Wayne International Airport and was killed, police officials said. The fog also delayed flights at Los Angeles International Airport and forced a Hughes Aircraft company helicopter down on a beach. There were no injuries and ana on wayne, ind.

"It's moved along at a pretty good clip, but it's not particularly strong," said Paul Fike of the National Weather Service. "There isn't much blowing or drifting snow or any really large snowfalls (expected), but it could cause some traffic problems across the area." In southern California, dense fog Wednesday cut visibility to less than 30 feet in some areas and The pileup of 11 cars and 8 tractor-trailers apparently was started when two cars collided, Highway Patrol Of ficer John Gomez said. "When the vehicles behind slowed abruptly in the fog, they were rear-ended by other cars and pushed into each other," Gomez A fast-moving winter storm dusted the East with up to 4 inches of snow Thursday, while heavy fog in southern California triggered a 19-vehicle pileup and was blamed for a fatal small plane crash. Light snow fell from Illinois to Delaware as the rapidly moving storm swept to the Atlantic Coast. At Dulles Airport near Washington, DC, 4 inches fell the five passengers eveniuany iook a taxi to their destination when told the aircraft might be on the said In Orange County, the pilot of a beach all night AcUnitted Wednesday David Birdsong, Mattoon Baby girl Brinkley, Kansas Carta Cihak, Casey Carolyn Clifton, Mattoon Baby girl Cornell, Charleston Lee Dobyns, Gays Edna Dunn, Greenup Noreen Gilbert, Hindsboro Mary Hash, Mattoon Shanna Hayden, Greenup Baby boy Highland, Mattoon Paula Highland, Mattoon Cora Horn, Windsor Nellie Hughes, Charleston Grace Martin, Casey Susan McDevitt, Mattoon Baby boy Metzger, Mattoon Charles Miller, Charleston Tyler Pankey, Charleston Bonnetta Powers, Windsor Jeanine Reynolds, Charleston Mary Way, Charleston Tammy Weber, Mattoon Released Wednesday David Birdsong, Mattoon Billy Fuller, Mattoon Judy Glasgow, Charleston Anna Haskett, Mattoon Chester Hughes, Mattoon Anna Joines, Newman Esther Lee, Charleston Orville Little, Lerna Susan McDevitt, Mattoon Carol Navel, Ashmore Sharon Oakley, Toledo Gene Ogden, Oakland Coleen Ragsdale, Mattoon Bruce Rayhel, Paris Michelle Stewart, Janesville Klmberly Thomson, Charleston Jeffrey Volkman, Mattoon Jennie Walden, Lerna Francis Walsh, Casey Susan Webb, Charleston Julie White and baby girl, Casey Lula Wilson, Charleston Margaret Wilson, Mattoon Martha Wright, Neoga Births Wednesday To Jeffrey and Margaret Brinkley of Kansas, To Mark and Jana Cornell of Charleston, a girl To Neal and Paula Highland of Mattoon, a boy To Steve and Millie Metzger of Mattoon, a boy teens and low 20s; highs by Monday upper 30s to upper 40s and lows in the 20s and low 30s.

Mattoondata: Temps NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST to 7 PM EST 2-28-86 .34 .22 .22 High Low 5 p.m. National high-low NEW YORK (UR) The highest temperature reported Thursday by the National Weather Service, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, was 100 degrees at Palm Springs, Thermal, and Indio, Calif. The low was 13 degrees below zero at Watertown, N.Y. Precip No precipitation was recorded in Mattoon between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m.

Thursday. The total precipitation to date is 2.18 inches, compared to 7.14 inches last year. The 37-year accumulated average is 4.13 inches. Skies Moonrise 10:32 p.m. Moonset .8:30 a.m.

SANRANCISCOj jDENVERT ST. LOS ANGLES WlSlMrA HIOHEST-JhC-J DALLAS W-vLxJY Jt TEMPERATURES JJWV I NOW AM jHQWtWI FLOW UPI WEATHER FOTOCAST Charleston data: Temps High. 36 Low 24 5p.m. 24 Precip .15 of an inch of precipitation was recorded in Charleston between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m.

hursday. Skies Sunrise 6:29 a.m. Sunset 5:43 p.m. Records High ...67 in 1972 Low 2 in 1932 National temps HI Lo Pep Albuquerque! 61 44 Amarillof 57 45 Anchorage pc 7 b3 Ashevillew 47 39 .09 Atlanta cy 59 50 Baltimore sy 33 31 .07 Billings sy 51 32 Birmingham pc 58 51 Bismarck pc 29 27 Boise pc 63 37 Boston sy 37 16 Brownsville sy 87 63 Buffalo pc 21 13 Burlington Vt. cy 25 b8 Charleston S.C.

pc 68 53 Charlotte N.C.cy 60 33 Chicago sy 27 24 .01 Cincinnati sy 34 23 .01 Cleveland cy 19 15 .05 Columbus sy 30 19 .02 Dallas pc 33 17 Denver 52 36 .01 Des Moines sy 34 26 Detroit pc 25 16 .19 Duluthpc 20 5 .02 El Paso 66 46 Evansvillepc 38 31 .08 Hartford sy 35 10 Charleston Police Leslie Ann Wall, 22, of 234M-Jackson, Charleston, was issued a ticket after the car she was driving struck a parked car owned by Eugene P. Collins of Mt. Carmel The accident occurred just west of the intersection of 4th and Lincoln in Charleston. Damage to Wall's vehicle was estimated at less than while more than $250 damage was estimated for the Collins car. The accident occurred at about 2:15 p.m.

Wednesday. Susan A. Baker, 26, of rural Lerna, was issued a ticket Wednesday morning after the car she was driving struck a vehicle driven by Kermit E. Hudson. Baker's car then bounced off Hudson's car and collided with a car driven by Belinda Thomason.

Damage to all three vehicles was estimated at more than $250. Rex W. Bryant, 37, of 128 W. Polk, Charleston, was issued a ticket Tuesday afternoon after the car he was driving struck the rear of a car driven by Michael E. McKern.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Polk and Division Streets. Damage to both, cars was estimated at more than $250. CIPS reported that someone removed an electric kilowatt meter from a residence at 102 N. 12th Street in Charleston about 2 a.m. last Saturday.

The meter is valued at about $60. Helena sy 51 24 Honolulu sy 83 63 Orlando pc 80 53 Houstonsy 74 58 Philadelphia pc 35 26 .03 Indianapolis pc 33 23 Phoenix sy 92 60 Jackson Miss, pc 65 51 Pittsburgh sn 30 25 .10 Jacksonville pc 75 58 .02 Portland Me. sy 33 12 Kansas City sy 40 32 .03 Portland Ore. cy 65 48 Las Vegas sy 83 34 Richmond sy 37 31 .07 Little Rock pc 61 50 St. Louis sy 38 31 Los Angeles 84 58 .01 Salt Lake City sy 57 36 Louisville pc 37 28 .09 San Antonio sy 75 54 Memphis cy 59 52 .02 San Diego fy 66 56 Miami Beach cy 74 55 San Francisco 78 58 Milwaukee pc 25 17 .07 San Juan pc 88 68 Minneapolis pc 23 16 .03 Seattle pc 67 44 Nashville cy 46 40 Spokane pc 56 32 New Orleans cy 76 62 Tampa pc 76 62 New York sy 35 26 Tulsa pc 52 47 Oklahoma City pc 57 49 Washington sy 34 32 .16 Omaha dc 37 29 Wichita sy 54 42 Extended forecast Saturday through Monday: Fair with a gradual warming trend; highs Saturday mostly in the 30s.

lows i itti 'S in KM 1 CHICAGO (UPI) The winning numbers picked in Wednesday's II- each in one lump-sum payment, of- The winning numbers drawn Wed- Thnmas I pp Rnsp and Kathrvn number drawn Thursday in the II- linois State Lotto drawing to share ticiaissaid. nesaay night were 03, 09, 16, 18, 29 MATTOON It was incor- linois Lottery daily game was 400. the $3 million grand prize, lottery of- In addition to the four grand prize and35. rectly stated in Thursday's The Pick Four number was 8039. The ficials announced Thursday.

winners, 319 people matched five of "siren report that Judith onaron s. rarenursi ana uauas estimated Lotto grand prize was $5 the six numbers to win $1,354.50 and The guaranteed prize for a single Wheeler was cited for two Of- W. Parkhurst. million The winners will receive their 14,159 players matched four numbers winner in Saturday's drawing stood fenses in a Tuesday afternoon Four matched the six prizes of approximately $400,000 to win $45.50 each. at $5 million, officials said.

accident. iii ibujuj i m-im mi i inn ii llliini mm i Iilllli i Mill II I in The police report showed Rex 'AXJfSm T-'" W.Bryant, 37, of 128 W.Polk in L.wwtV7 Lw7C Charleston as being cited for JHggMggiaMMMMHiiMiMMgiMIMMH failure to give aid or informa- nt. Wri D1. tion and failure to reduce speed Steven C. Pofflnbarger to Est.

Fern Campbell Wd Pt Blk 4 Sallee's 2nd Sec 15-13-8 James L. Coffey et al to Village of ph i 7 tnavnirfanappiripnt Maude Phipps, Deed, Qcd Pt Sec Add Charleston Patricia A. Hubbartt to Charles Ashmore Wd Pt lot 40 Assessor Sub I Tta JSrSS "reBrete'the 1W Mar)orie Helen Soper to Robert Hubbartt e. al Wd Pt lo. 12 Oak Park, Ashmore hXIZ, wh T' The newspaper regrets the Lou A.

Pofflnbarger, Exec to Steven Soper, Qcd Lot 11 Blk 40 O.T. Mat- Mattoon Mary Bavuso, Admr to Irma M. Holfstrand et al Wd Lot 1116 Heritage error C. Pofflnbarger, Corrected Exec toon Alma L. Hurst to Terry L.Walker etal Depew, Admr Deed Lot 1 Brown woods bubxi Charleston Deed John W.

Grooms et al to State Bank Wd Lot 8 Blk 3 Noyes 4th Add Mat- Court Sub Mattoon 1 et al Robert E. Clinton Campbell et al to Kenneth L. of Sullivan. Trustee. Wd in Trust.

Pt toon Charleston Fed Sav Ln to Dan L. etal Wd Lot 12 Blk 159 Noyes Add Mattoon 1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Hazel Goble CASEY Hazel Price Goble, 91, formerly of Casey, died Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 26, 1986), at the Arbor Manor Nursing Home in Spring Arbor, Mich. Her funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Markwell Funeral Home in Casey.

Burial will be in the Casey Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Goble was born Jan.

11, 1895, in Casey, the daughter Will and Nettie Miller Price. She married Daniel E. Goble, who preceded her in death. She is survived by one niece, Mrs. Helen Hodges of Milan, Mich.

WW MIJ'' Mr. Easton was a resident of Mattoon until he moved to Ft. Worth in 1952. He was a member of the Ft. Worth Methodist Church.

Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society Raymond Havens GREENUP The funeral for Raymond Keith Havens of Greenup will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Bishop Funeral Home in Greenup. The Rev. Craig Dillman will officiate. Burial will be in the Greenup Cemetery.

Mr. Havens died at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 25, 1986), at the Danville Veteran's Hospital. He was 69.

Mr. Havens was born Aug. 9, 1916, in Cumberland County, the son of Charles and Grace Miller Havens. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. John (Martha) Nees of Greenup and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother. Mr. Havens, a farmer, was a World War II veteran and a former member of the Greenup Christian Church. R. Keith Carrell WATSEKA Rufus Keith Carrell, 65, of Watseka, died at 3:00 a.m.

Wednesday Feb. 26," 1986) in the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. 4th Watseka, with the Rev.

John Muir officiating. Burial will be in the Harmony Cemetery, Greenup. Visitation will be at the Segur-Knapp Funeral Home, 219 S. 4th Watseka, from 3' to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.

today. He was born Aug. 13, 1920 in Greenup, a son of Rufus A. and Maye L. Cutright Carrell.

He married Eva G. Martin July 8, 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Bruce Carrell of Woodbridge, two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Barbara) Delaney of Itasca, Patty Carrell of Mt.

Prospect and one sister, Mrs. By ran (Doris) Shields of Goodman CHARLESTON Merta Goodman, 101, of Charleston, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 27, 1986), atherhome. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m.

Saturday with Rev. Joe Detamore officiating. Visitation will be from noon to funeral Saturday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Mrs.

Goodman was born July 20, 1884, in Omaha, the daughter of William Francis and Lucy Sampson Ryan. She married Earl C. Goodman in 1910. He died in July, 1948. i Survivors include a niece, Mrs.

Charles (Dorothy) Burns of Okla. She was a member of the First Christian sChurch. She was also a member of the KRebekah Lodge, and past worthy matron the Charleston Sopha C. Chapter 102, Order of Eastern Star. Mrs.

Goodman graduated from Charleston High School in 1903, and work-, ''ed for the local telephone company around J'1906. She and her husband operated Goodman's Grocery Store in Charleston for several years, and after her 70th birthday, Mrs. Goodman was employed by Hill's Variety Store on the Square until her retirement at age 80. JoeEaston MATTOON Joe Allen Easton, formerly of the North Okaw area, died Wednesday morning (Feb. 26, 1986) in his Ft.

Worth, Tex. home. The funeral will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Shannons North Funeral Home, Ft. Worth, Texas.

Visitation will be "at the funeral home from 7 to9 p.m. today. He was bom Dec. 17, 1926 in Mattoon, a son of Ben and Hazel Easton. His mother of Mattoon survives.

Also surviving are his wife, Ruth; two sons, John and Mike; a daughter, Betty Jo Mason; two stepsons, one step-daughter, grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, three great-step-grandchildren, all pi Ft. Worth, and a brother, John Hansen of Montebella, Calif. She was born Feb. 3, 1897 Texas, a daughter of William Clark and Alice McFarland Dossett. She married William Alfred Luttrell in Penbrook, Ky.

He precedes her in death. Survivors include nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one son. She was member of the First Baptist Church in Mattoon. FernePendergast CHARLESTON Feme Pendergast, 92, of rural Charleston, died at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday (Feb. 26, 1986), at her home. Her funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Caudill-King Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Roselawn Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Pendergast was born June 16, 1893, in Charleston Township, the daughter of James and Ella Noble Adair. She married John Pendergast on Oct.

4, 1930, in Lawrenceville. He survives. Also surviving are a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kathleen Bates of Greenup; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One son, James, four brothers and one sister preceded her in death.

Anita Lynn Schumacher MATTOON Anita Lynn Schumacher, 14 months, of 3504 Marion Ave. died at 10:39 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 26, 1986) in St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Calvary Cemetery with Rev. Herman Niebrugge officiating. Visitation will be in the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home from 10-11 a.m. Saturday.

She was born Nov. 29, 1984 in Springfield, a daughter of Paul Frank and Lynn Lutz Schumacher. Survivors include one sister, Amber Nichole Schumacher, at home; paternal grandparents, Bernard and Helen Schumacher of Sigel; maternal grandparents, Frank and Susan Lutz of Greenville, Tx. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mattoon. Toledo.

Mr. Carrell, a 1950 graduate of Denver University, was an auditor for the Illinois Department of Revenue and a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Watseka American Legion. Memorials can be made to the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Mildred Vitaneimi CLINTON, Ind.

Mrs. Mildred Vitaneimi, 68, of Clinton, died at 2 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 27, 1986) in the Vermillion Ind. County Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Frist Funeral Home, Clinton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Survivors include her husband, Oliver; three sons, James, Kenneth and Gary Vitaneimi, all of Clinton, and one sister, Mrs.

Dorothy Rodgers of Charleston. Lois Miller MONTROSE Lois Rosella Miller, 63, of Montrose, died at 2 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 27, 1986), atherhome. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Montrose Cemetery under the supervision of the Barkley Funeral Directors, Toledo. Mrs. Miller was born Nov. 3, 1922, in Cumberland Ctiunty, the daughter of Albert and Eva Phelps Easton. She married Carl Miller on Jan.

6, 1943. He survives. Also surviving is one brother Loris Easton of Sun Lake, Ariz. She was preceded in death by one son. Rosa Alice Luttrell MATTOON Rosa Alice Luttrell, 89, of Mattoon Manor, died at 2:15 a.m.

Feb. 19, 1986 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with Dr. Robert Sanders officiating.

Burial in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. L- A SPECIAL THANKS To all friends, relatives organizations who made my 90th Birthday, Feb. 24 (the whole week), such a gloriously happy time.

Florence VanLanlngham I WISH TO THANK All my friends for their cards prayers while I was in the hospital. Your kindness encouragement was greatly appreciated. Mary Chase THE FAMILY OF Lewis Hood wishes to thank the individuals organizations who contributed to the Lewis Hood Wildlife, Memorial Fund in Colorado, the Masonic Homes Endowments Committee who sent flowers to the service. Your cards, calls overwhelming support is deeply appreciated. Charlotte, Ron, Bob, Joe and Jess.

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