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George C. Fleck
Aug. 10, 1916 - July 5, 2003
WARSAW, Ill. - George C. Fleck, 86, a lifelong resident of Warsaw, Ill., died at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2003, in Keokuk Area Hospital.
He was born Aug. 10, 1916, in Warsaw, the son of George and Amelia Scheffel Fleck.
He married
Gladys Nagel Sept. 11, 1938, in Keokuk. She survives.
Additional survivors include: two sons, George H. Fleck and his wife, Janice of Keokuk and Stanley Fleck and his wife Phyllis of Hamilton, Ill.; and four grandchildren, Ronald, Kevin, Matt and Lindsay.
Mr. Fleck grew up in Warsaw, attended Warsaw schools and graduated from Warsaw High School.
He farmed in the Warsaw area, was employed by Steel Castings in Keokuk and was an assistant rural mail carrier.
He was a former member of the saddle club and loved working with horses and enjoyed trading them.
Mr. Fleck was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Warsaw.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Concordia Lutheran Church, Warsaw, with the Rev. Paul L. Beisel officiating.
Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran cemetery.
Visitation is today at the Lamporte Funeral Home in Warsaw, with family meeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Concordia Lutheran Church.
Viola Ruth Reed
Nov. 14, 1915 - Nov. 30, 2003
CARTHAGE, Ill. - Viola Ruth Reed, 88, a lifetime Carthage, Ill., area resident died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, in her home.
She was born Nov. 14, 1915, in LaHarpe, Ill., a daughter of Clinton Ellis and Ethel Schroder Sheets. On Dec. 24, 1940, in the home of her parents in rural LaHarpe, she was married
to Floyd D. Reed. He preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 1994.
She went to LaHarpe schools and graduated from Western Academy.
Mrs. Reed taught country school and then primary grades at Lincoln School in Carthage for many years.
She was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ Church in Carthage since 1942, where she taught the Lookout Sunday School class for more than 50 years.
Mrs. Reed was also a member of the CWF for many years.
Survivors include: a daughter, Dottie Ludwig and John Chaplin of Keokuk; a son, Lee Reed and his wife, Lynn, of Austin, Texas; a sister, Dorothy Mae Sheets of Carthage; five grandchildren, Lance Reed and Julie of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Lane and Shelly Reed of Austin, Shane Stair of Keokuk, Andrea Stair and Jeff of Kahoka, Mo., Chad Ludwig of Keokuk; six great-grandchildren; two nephews, Clinton (Melody) Reed of Washington, Ill., and Randy (Judy) Reed of Carthage; and a niece, Betty Reed of Carthage.
She also was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Reed.
Graveside funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Moss Ridge cemetery in Carthage with Rev. Beth Rupe officiating.
Friends may call Lamporte Funeral Home in Carthage today, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ Mission Fund.
Gary Swank
Aug. 9, 1958 - Jan. 3, 2004
CARTHAGE, Ill. - Gary Swank, 45, of Carthage, Ill., died at his home Saturday morning, Jan. 3, 2004.
He was born at Memorial Hospital in Carthage on Aug. 9, 1958, the son of Wayne and Erma Wachtendorf Swank.
He attended school in Carthage and graduated from Carthage High School in 1977. On Sept. 15, 1984, he was united in marriage to Sally Bragg at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage.
Mr. Swank was the custodian at Carthage High School and also a school bus driver.
He had also served as a city policeman, was a firefighter for the Carthage Clipper Fire Department and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage.
Survivors include: his wife of Carthage; a daughter, Heather at home; and his parents of Carthage.
Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Greg Busboom officiating.
Burial will follow in Moss Ridge cemetery in Carthage.
Visitation will be today at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
An education fund has been established for his daughter.
Julie Kay Linnenburger Yocum
Nov. 15, 1962 - Jan. 23, 2004
SCIOTA, Ill. - Julie Kay Linnenburger Yocum, 41, of Sciota, Ill., formerly of Hamilton, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at 10:13 a.m. at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.
She was born on Nov. 15, 1962, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Marvin William and Darlene A. LaBonte Linnenburger. She married
Danny Yocum on May 10, 2001, in Macomb. He survives in Sciota.
Additional survivors include: her mother of Hamilton; a daughter, Hope Danielle Yocum at home in Sciota; a son, David Craig Coovert of Sycamore, Ill.; a step-daughter, Lisa (and Karl) Hall of Macomb; two step-sons, David Rittenhouse of Adair, Ill., and Robert (and Marnie) Featherston of Cloquet, Minn.; two sisters, Cindy (and Roger) Kirby of Hamilton and Lisa Hoehne of Carol Stream, Ill.; two brothers, Mike (and Val) Linnenburger of Excelsior Springs, Mo., and David (Tracy) Linnenburger of Macomb; and four step-grandchildren, Kyle, Kolton, Keegan and Garret.
She was preceded in death by her father in 1979.
Mrs. Yocum graduated from Hamilton High School in 1980 and graduated from Robert Morris College in Carthage, Ill., in 1982.
She was a former member of Bethel Presbyterian Church of Hamilton and was a member of Roseville Christian Church, Roseville, Ill.
Mrs. Yocum had worked at Dadant & Sons, Inc. in Hamilton and Yetter Manufacturing in Colchester, Ill. Her last employment was Casey's in Roseville.
She enjoyed cooking and especially liked to bake cookies at Christmas.
Mrs. Yocum enjoyed helping others and especially loved spending time with her family.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lamporte Funeral Home of Carthage, with Rev. Tim Randall officiating.
Burial will be in the Bushnell cemetery, Bushnell, Ill.
Friends may call today at the funeral home, with family meeting friends from 5 to 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established.
Sabula M. Bunch
Jan. 6, 1910 - Feb. 10, 2004
QUINCY, Ill. - Sabula M. Bunch, 94, of Sunset Home, Quincy, Ill., and formerly of Keokuk, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at 3:40 p.m. in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.
She was born Jan. 6, 1910, in Keokuk, the daughter of Hugh J. and Bertha A. Stice Inman. On April 27, 1929, she married
Ross C. Bunch in Keokuk. He preceded her in death in Sept. 19, 1978.
Mrs. Bunch was a graduate of Keokuk High School and attended St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Keokuk.
She moved to Quincy from Keokuk in 1995.
Survivors include: two sons, Ross E. Bunch and his wife, Priscilla, of Quincy and Kenneth L. Bunch and his wife, Cecilia, of Keokuk; six grandchildren, Michael Bunch and his wife, Cynthia, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Steven Bunch and his wife, Patti, of Quincy, Chris Bunch and his wife, Cynthia, of Quincy, Julie Bunch, of Quincy, Kurt Bunch and his wife, Gina, of Muscatine, Kyle Bunch, of Burlington; 16 great-grandchildren, Steve Bunch, of Quincy, Jason Bunch of Winter Park, Fla., Joshua, Shawn, Scott, Brad, Cara, Bryan and Christian Bunch of Quincy, Chad Bunch and his wife, Marissa, of Florissant, Mo., Matt and Adam Bunch of Springfield, Ill., Kristopher and Kevin Bunch of Muscatine, Byron and Gary Poindexter, of Colorado; two great-great-grandchildren, Aaron and Aidan Bunch of Florissant; a niece, Linda Wilson and her husband, Kip, of Rushville, Ill.; and a nephew, John Inman and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Quincy.
She also was preceded in death by a brother, Oscar E. Inman and a grandson, Michael Joseph.
Memorial services were Feb. 13 at St. James Lutheran Church, Quincy, with the Rev. Marlin Rempfer officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sunset Home or St. James Lutheran Church.
Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, Quincy, was in charge of arrangements.
Gayla P. Bryant
Sept. 23, 1953 - Feb. 16, 2004
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Gayla P. Bryant, 50, of Hot Springs, Ark., died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004.
She was born at Avon, Ill., on Sept. 23, 1953 the daughter of Wade E. Blansett and Agnes Lovell Blansett. She was married
to Robert P. Bryant on Dec. 26, 1973. Her father and one brother Louis Blansett preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Hot Springs First Assembly of God Church and was a licensed practical nurse. She was a wonderful wife, mother and daughter.
She is survived by: her husband of Hot Springs; a son, Stacy Bryant of Hot Springs; a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Tracy Sadowski of Pearcy, Ark.; three granddaughters, Robyn Bryant, Patrisha Bryant and Catelynn Sadowski; her mother of Hot Springs; one brother and sister-in-law, Master Sergeant Terry Blansett and wife Sissy of Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs, with Rev. Thomas Gotcher and Rev. Mark Haston officiating.
Interment will be in the Morning Star cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Hot Springs.
Visitation will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Family will also meet with friends at 3 p.m. Saturday in Pearcy.
Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation.
Edna Mae Newman
Feb. 6, 1921 - Feb. 16, 2004
HAMILTON, Ill. - Edna Mae Newman, 83, of Hamilton, Ill., died at 7:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, in the Mercer County Hospital Hospice in Aledo, Ill.
She was born Feb. 6, 1921, in Carthage, Ill., a daughter of James and Helen David Jackson. On Nov. 18, 1941, she married
Edward F. Newman. They resided in Hamilton until his death in June of 1993.
Mrs. Newman was a member of the First Christian Church of Hamilton.
Survivors include: a daughter, Helen Marshall and her husband, James, of Aledo; grandchildren, Joanne Marshall and Stephen Gilbert of Ames and John and Janna Marshall of Lindenhurst, Ill.; great-grandchildren, Christian and Nicole Marshall of Lindenhurst; a sister, Maxine Huebetry of Lomax, Ill.; four brothers, James Jackson of New London, Dillworth Jackson of Burlington, Ora Jackson of Burlington and Marion Jackson of Longview, Texas; many nieces and nephews; as well as many friends who touched her life with love and kindness.
She also was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Jackson; three brothers, Harold, Raymond "Doc" and Delbert Jackson; and an infant daughter.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Lamporte Funeral Home in Hamilton.
Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery, Hamilton.
Family will meet with friends from noon until the time of services at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Edna Mae Newman Scholarship Fund. What she missed in educational opportunity, she modeled for her family in loving life and people wherever she went.
