CASEY - Margaret Heim, 87, of Casey died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2000) at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Markwell and Son Funeral Home in Casey with the Rev. Dan Ledley officiating.
Burial will be in Slusser Cemetery south of Casey.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
She was born Sept. 1, 1913, in Casey, the daughter of Ira A. and Olive Bell Lake Fox.
She married Roland M. Heim in 1938; he survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Carol Echenique of Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, four sisters and two nephews.
Mrs. Heim retired after having been a third-grade school teacher at Monroe School in Casey and was a special education teacher for several years. She taught for more than 40 years in several country schools including Concord, Oak Point and Kimlin schools.
Percy Porter
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Percy C. Porter, 74, of Clearwater, Fla., died Sept. 29, 2000.
A service was conducted in Florida.
He was born April 8, 1926, the son of Thomas and Helen Clapp Porter.
Surviving are his wife, Laura, of Florida; one daughter, Cherub Sebo of California; three brothers, Tom of Shumway, Don of Lerna and Roy of Charleston; two sisters, Josephine Stephen of Urbana and Jane Ingram of Oakland; two stepchildren; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one son and one brother.
Mr. Porter was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was owner-operator of a landscape business in California.
Vernon Replogle
NORMAL - Vernon L. Replogle, 93, of Normal, formerly of Charleston, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 1, 2000) at Bromenn Medical Center.
A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Hayden Auditorium at Metcalf School.
The East Lawn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of the arrangements.
He was born Jan. 14, 1907, in Charleston, the son of Elmer and Emma Della Corbin Replogle.
He married Adelaide Franklin in 1938; she survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Judy Porte of Wilmette; one brother, Donald "Lee" Replogle of Charleston; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Mr. Replogle was a professor, director and principal of Metcalf Laboratory School, and was employed by the Illinois State University from 1950 until his retirement in 1975.
He was a World War II Navy veteran.
He had also been a 1principal in the Wilmette public schools.
He was a lifetime member of the Illinois Elementary Principals Association and listed in "Who's Who in the Midwest."
Jean Wade
Geneva Juanita "Jean" Wade, age 86, of Mattoon, passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home.
The funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Schilling Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. John P. Besore III officiating.
Burial will be in the Dodge Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home.
Jean was born at Belknap on February 16, 1914, a daughter of Claude and Ruth Martin Cochran.
She married James F. Wade on June 3, 1931, at Louisville. He passed away on March 28, 1980.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Joseph K. Wade.
Survivors include one son, James F. Wade Jr. and his wife Pauline of Kirkwood, Mo; one daughter, Rebecca Furry and husband Bernard of Mattoon; one sister, Lorraine Neal of Mattoon; one brother, Marshall "Mickey" Cochran and wife Lena of Charlotte, N.C.; ten grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Wade was formerly co-owner and operator of Wade's Package Liquor Stores in Mattoon for over fifty years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mattoon.
In earlier years Jean was active in a number of civic organizations.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of East Central Illinois.
Gertrude Bailey
LA MESA, Calif. - Gertrude Cole Bailey, 72, of La Mesa, Calif., died Sept. 18, 2000, in La Mesa, Calif.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Mound Cemetery, Charleston.
Delmont Baker
MAHOMET - Delmont B. Baker, 74, of Mahomet, died at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2000) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Arrangements are incomplete at Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola.
Ken E. Coffey Jr.
CHARLESTON - Ken E. Coffey, Jr., age 52, of Ashmore, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2000 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana from injuries sustained while constructing a new press box at the Kansas High School baseball field.
Services celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 6 at the Kansas High School Gymnasium with Pastor Andrew Robinson officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-9:00 p.m. today (Thursday) at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston.
Interment will be held at Ashmore Cemetery in Ashmore with military rites performed by the Honor Guard of Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston.
Ken was born August 3, 1948 in Charleston, Illinois, the son of Kenneth E. Sr. and Wanda (Swinford) Coffey.
He married Linda Fluder on April 26, 1974 in Effingham, Illinois.
She survives.Other survivors include three sons, Ken Coffey III, Jeremy Coffey and Jason Coffey, all of Ashmore; one daughter, Kimberly A. Coffey of Ashmore; his parents, Kenneth E. Sr. and Wanda Coffey of Ashmore; four brothers, Gary Coffey and his wife Marylee, Terry Coffey and his wife Bev and Tom Coffey and his wife Paula, all of Ashmore and Randy Coffey of Springfield, Illinois and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Family and baseball were synonymous with Ken. Much of his success in baseball, and he was successful by everyone's standards, could be attributed to his ability to create a family environment with his players and peers. His baseball accomplishments were many, having recently recorded his 500th coaching victory. He coached numerous youth leagues including Charleston's Senior Babe Ruth and Marshall's American Legion teams, Kansas Little League and the Charleston-Mattoon Twins.
In 1995 and 1996 he served as Assistant Coach for the Eastern Illinois University baseball team, and for the past four years he served as baseball coach for the Kansas-Oakland High Schools co-op team. In baseball circles throughout east Central Illinois, Ken was a giant. However, his love of baseball was secondary to that of his love for his family and those he coached.
Linda and their four children, Ken III, Jeremy, Jason and Kimberly were his most valuable teammates, supporting his passion for baseball and including his players as a part of the Coffey family.
Ken was employed as a Construction Project Coordinator in the Physical Plant at Eastern Illinois University.
He was a graduate of Kansas High School, and a Vietnam Veteran, having served with the U.S. Army.
His memberships included Veterans of Foreign Wars Paul McVey Post 1592 of Charleston, Kansas American Legion and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Many will remember Ken for his Christmas decorating of which he involved his entire family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in honor of Ken may be made to the E.I.U. Foundation, Kenneth E. Coffey, Jr. Scholarship Fund or the Kansas Little League in care of Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, Illinois, 61920.
Betty Dial
COWDEN - Betty Elizabeth Dial, 68, of Cowden, died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2000) in Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lockart and Sons Funeral Home, Cowden, with the Rev. Darrell Hinkle officiating.
Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Cowden.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
She was born April 1, 1932, in Brownstown, the daughter of Cecil Glen and Laura Nancy Mills Stinebring.
She married Elvin Dial in 1952; he survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Joseph Dial of Stewardson and Thomas Dial of Windsor; one daughter, Barbara Montague of Sullivan; two brothers, Bill and Frank Stinebring of Decatur; two sisters, Mary Albright of Herrick and Iva Beason of Pana; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by one brother.Mrs. Dial was a homemaker.
Margaret Heim
CASEY - Margaret Heim, 87, of Casey, died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2000) at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Markwell Funeral Home.
James L. Hensley
James L. Hensley, 76, of Oakland, IL., died at 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2000 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at 10:00 A.M. at the Taber Funeral Home, 221 E. Main St., Oakland, IL, with Rev. Robert E. Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland.
Military rites will be performed by the Oakland V.F.W. #3637, Oakland.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Hensley was born February 25, 1924, at Greenville, Tennessee, the son of Ogle and Stella Scott Hensley.
He married Patsy Roberson June 3, 1948, at Marion, Indiana. She survives.
Also surviving are two Sons: Jim Hensley and wife Brenda of Arcola, IL and Robert Hensley and special friend Amy Etnire of Charleston, IL; two Daughters: Margaret Clapp of Charleston and Betty Hensley of Oakland, IL; six Grandchildren: Samantha Roberts, Christy Johns, Chelsie Clapp, Scott Hensley, Joel Clapp and Mark Parsley; four Great-Grandchildren: Joshua, Corey and Stephanie Roberts and Sidney Johns.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, four brothers and one sister.
Mr. Hensley was retired from Hensley Auto Parts, where he was owner and operated.
He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3637, Oakland.
Memorials may be made to Oakland V.F.W. Post #3637, Oakland, IL.
