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Mrs. Elsie Anna Wainman (Wheeler)
Elsie Anna Wheeler-Wainman, age 88, of Pittsfield, Ill. and formerly of Griggsville, Ill. died early Tuesday morning (May 8, 2001) at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, Ill..
She was born July 20, 1912 in Chambersburg, Ill. daughter of the late Jonas and Amanda Clark Wheeler.
She married Clifford Howard “Bill” Wainman on December 17, 1936 in Carrollton, Ill. and he preceded her in death on February 24, 1975.
Surviving three daughters, Donna Gant of Pittsfield, Ill., Mrs. Robert (Wanda) McCallister of Jacksonville, Ill., and Mrs. B.J. (Ruby) Rodriguez of Barry, Ill.; three sons, Bill Phillips and wife Dorothy of Palmetto, Florida, Ruda and wife Karol Wainman of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Richard Wainman of Griggsville, Ill.; sixteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; a half brother, Edward Tipsword of Coal City, Ill.; a half sister Mrs. Roy (Bessie) Hobson of Perry, Ill.; a special sister-in-law, Geneva Wheeler of Pittsfield, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Flossie Wheeler and Mildred Neff; and two brothers, Lyle Wheeler and Virgil Wheeler who died in infancy.
Elsie will be remember in many ways, not only for her love for all her children and grandchildren, but her love of life itself. She enjoyed her life up until the last 3 or 4 years when her health began to fail.
She loved to dance! She looked forward to going to her round and square dances, sometimes as many as 3 a week. She would go pick up some of her lady friends and off they would go to Hannibal, Baylis, Perry, or wherever there was a dance, she would be there. Elsie was still dancing at the young age of 85 years.
Elsie was known for her beautiful strawberry patch she and her late husband Bill had when they made there home in Griggsville after retiring from the farm and moving into town. She liked to show off her berries and visiting with special customers that she sold her berries to, making sure they had “big berries”. She lived by the rule to treat others the way she wanted to be treated.
Among other memories Elsie talked about were her days when she was able to work for Ackles Orchard in Griggsville in the packing shed. Oh, she did love that work, it wasn’t work for her though. She would speak about the funny things that happened, kidding around with the other workers, trying to see who could find the biggest apple. Those were what she called the “good ole days”!
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday (May 11, 2001) at the Airsman-Hires Chapel in Griggsville, Ill. with Rev. John Ruzich officiating. Burial will be in Griggsville Cemetery in Griggsville, Ill.. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Skinner House or to Illini Hospital Education Fund care of the funeral home.
Linda L. Walker
Linda L. Walker, 57, of Jacksonville died Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2001 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield. She was born March 15, 1944 in Morgan County the daughter of Clifford and Pearl Peavy Walker.
Surviving are two brothers, Jerry (wife, Connie) Walker of Jacksonville and Thomas (wife, Sue Walker of Auburn and one sister, Sandra (husband, Tom) David of Clinton, Iowa.
Ms. Walker graduated in 1962 from Jacksonville High School and attended Hardin Brown Business College. She had been a secretary at the Jacksonville Developmental Center until 1987 when she retired due to an illness. Ms. Walker was a member of Murrayville United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2001 at the Williamson Funeral Home with burial at Murrayville Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Lifeline at Passavant Area Hospital.
William and Blanche Wallace
Blanche L. Wallace, 82, of Morton passed away Sunday July 15, 2001 at her home.
She was born November 4, 1918 in Winchester the daughter of the late Herman and Mabel Switzer Martin. she married William L. Wallace September 21, 1940 in Springfield.
He preceded her in death December 15, 2000.
Surviving is a daughter Deborah Griffin of Morton.
A graveside committal service for William and Blanche Wallace will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday (July 25, 2001) in the Winchester City Cemetery.
The Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Clarence S. Walsh
Clarence S. Walsh, 84, of Alexander died Saturday evening, May 5, 2001 at Heritage Manor East in Beardstown. He was born on May 8, 1916 near Alexander the son of Harry and Josephine Bergschneider Walsh.
He is survived by two sisters, Louise Coop and Anna Mae Lonergan, both of Jacksonville; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Chester Walsh, Ralph Walsh, Leo Walsh, and Harold J. Walsh; and four sisters, Margaret Hermes, Alice Hermes, Lucille Walsh, and Gertrude Walsh.
Mr. Walsh farmed in the Alexander area his entire life. He was a member of the Church of the Visitation at Alexander and a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus in Jacksonville.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at the Church of the Visitation at Alexander with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery near New Berlin. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Williamson Funeral Home where the family will meet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A prayer service will be conducted at 4:45 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Church of the Visitation.
Mr. Lewis A. (Dink) Waltrip
Lewis A. (Dink) Waltrip, age 81, of White Hall, died Thursday, April
19, 2001 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.
He was born Oct. 7, 1919 in Wrights, the son of Charlie and Effie
Stone Waltrip.
He married Ruth Wilkes on Feb. 7, 1941 at Davenport, Iowa and she
survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Christine (husband, John Kelly) of
White Hall; a son, Mark (wife, Dayle) Waltrip of Sarasota, Florida; one
grandson, Andrew Waltrip of Sarasota, Florida; and a sister, Ruth
(husband, John Mann) of Jacksonville. He was preceded in death by seven
brothers and sisters, Harry Vernon Waltrip, Wilmer (Pete) Waltrip, Elmer
Waltrip, Ward Waltrip, James E. (Mike) Waltrip, Ellen Lee, and Louise
Smith.
Mr. Waltrip retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1984. He also
farmed just west of White Hall for many years. He served in the U.S. Army
in the South Pacific during World War II with the 52nd Ordnance Company.
He was a charter member of the White Hall VFW Post 7684 and a member
of the White Hall Masonic Lodge #80 for 54 years. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church in White Hall.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2001 at
the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall with burial at the White
Hall Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday at
the funeral home where public Masonic services will be conducted at 12:45
p.m. Memorials are suggested to the White Hall Masonic Lodge #80
Building Fund or the First Presbyterian Church of White Hall.
Mrs. Ruby L. Wardell (Smith)
Ruby L. Wardell, 77, of Jacksonville died Thursday morning, July 19, 2001 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born on February 22, 1924 in Jacksonville the daughter of John P. and Anna Nunes Smith. She married Jack Ernest Wardell, Sr. on August 2, 1952 in Jacksonville and he preceded her in death on April 2, 1962.
She is survived by three sons: Jack E. (wife, Mary) Wardell, Jr. and James E. (fiance’ Louetta Thady) Wardell both of Murrayville; and Jerald E. (wife, Brenda) Wardell, of Jacksonville; two daughters: Janet E. Wardell and Jean E. Wardell, both of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren: Jennifer, Jason, Josh, Joseph, Matthew, Jonathon, and Michael Wardell; two nephews whom she raised, Robert Smith and Paul L. (wife, Marlene) Smith, Jr. of Spencerport, New York, and several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by six brothers: John R. Smith, Ernest Smith (surviving wife, Edith of Jacksonville), Paul L. Smith, Sr., Leonard Smith, Alvin Smith, and one in infancy; and four sisters, Hazel Martin, Anna Creviston, Lena Smith, and one in infancy.
Mrs. Wardell was a devoted mother. She was employed for 22 years at Bound to Stay Bound and was a member of First Christian Church in Jacksonville.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2001 at the Williamson Funeral Home with burial at Jacksonville East Cemetery. Friends may call after 12 Noon on Sunday at the funeral home where the family will meet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church.
Orville "Sap" Waters
Orville R. “Sap” Waters, 80, of Eldred died at 8:32 P.M. on Tuesday Feb. 13,
2001 at the Calhoun Care Center in Hardin.
Born on July 28, 1920 in Eldred, he was the son of the late Robert G.
and Edna Meyers Waters.
On Aug. 22, 1942 he married the former Helen Bechdoldt in Bowling
Green , Mo. and she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter: Toni Dice of Carrollton and a son and
daughter-in-law: Bob and Marlene Waters of Eldred. 3 grandchildren: Andy
Dice, Lisa Waters and Rob (wife-Robin) Waters, 2 great grandchildren:
Micayla and Alexa, a sister: Marjorie Watkins of Patterson and 2 brothers:
Clifford Waters of Carrollton and Carroll Waters of Patterson.
He was preceded in death by 2 sisters: Betty Wright and Alberta
Waters.
“Sap” was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, member of the
Eldred American Legion and worked a variety of jobs during his life. He
was a true lover of life and enjoyed life to the fullest.
Visitation will be from 4-8 on Thursday at the Airsman-Hires Funeral
Home in Carrollton. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 P.M. at the Eldred
Baptist Church with burial in Dayton Cemetery south of Eldred. Memorials
are mentioned to the Calhoun Care Center.
Mr. Byron E. Waters
Byron E. Waters, 81, of Waverly died on Thursday morning, June 28, 2001 at Heritage Manor in Springfield. He was born on July 19, 1919 in Athensville, the son of Byron and Avia Leona Edwards Waters. He married Dorothy Alice Hobbs on September 9, 1940 and she survives.
He is also survived by two sons: Edwin of Ursa and Nyle (wife, Donna) of Bement; one daughter, Karen Waters of Springfield; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters: Beulah (husband, Wesley) Spencer and Mabel (husband, Marvin) Walkington both of Jacksonville and Ruby (husband, Woodrow) Butcher of Roodhouse; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Waters retired in 1981 from R.B. Evans Construction Company of Springfield as a construction superintendent. He was a 50 year member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 16. He was a member of the Palmyra Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and was past Worthy Patron in 1963. He was also a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Illinois, Scottville Lodge 426, which he joined in 1951 and he was a past master serving in 1964. He was a Past District Deputy Grand Master of the State of Illinois from 1965 to 1969. He was also a member of the Jacksonville York Rite; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Lodge Council Chapter Consistory, Valley of Springfield; a member of Knights Templar in Jacksonville; an honorary member of Waverly Lodge 118; Watley Lodge 616 in Franklin; and a member of Waverly Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:oo p.m. on Sunday at the Neece Funeral Home in Waverly, with burial at Murrayville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 – 8 p.m. on Saturday. Memorials are suggested to Waverly Rescue Squad, Illinois Knights Templar Home in Paxton or Illinois Masonic Home in Sullivan.
Mr. Harold Everet Watson
Harold Everet Watson, 87, of Franklin, Illinois, died Friday, December 21, 2001 at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was born December 19, 1914 in Morgan County Illinois, the son of Herbert and Mabel Ranson Watson. He married Garnetta Miner on Febuary 6, 1950 in the Franklin Christian in Franklin, Illinois. Mr. Watson was a farmer in the Franklin area all his life. He was a past active member in the Franklin Lions Club and a member of the Franklin Christian Church in Franklin, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife Garnetta; 1 son, Charles (wife, Alice) Watson of Franklin; 1 daughter, Barbara (husband, Raymond) Ostler of Oak Park, Illinois; 1 brother, Ralph Gilbert (wife, Emma Lou Watson) of Morton, Illinois; and 4 grandchildren.
Funeral Service will be held at 4pm Sunday, December 23, 2001 in Franklin Christian Church in Franklin, Illinois with the family receiving friends from 2pm until service time. Burial will be at the Franklin Cemetary in Franklin, Illinois. Memorials are suggested to the Franklin Christian Church Building Fund.
Harold is preceded in death by 1 brother; Lawrence "Peck" Watson.
Mrs. Ollie M. Watts (Bateman)
Ollie M. Watts, 94, of Jacksonville, died Sunday evening, February 4, 2001 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born November 24, 1906 in Waverly, IL, the daughter of Charles and Nora Bateman. She married Reid Watts in Lincoln, IL on February 16, 1925 and he preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daughter, Eleanor (husband, Charles) Ross of Green field, IL; two sisters Mildred Miller of Moline and Lodema Bartels of Oakland California; three grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by one son, Alfred Watts, two sisters, Bernadine Chappel and Christina Lair; and two brothers, Tom Bateman and John Bateman.
Mrs. Watts was a homemaker, and moved to Jacksonville in 1977. She was a member of the Modesto Methodist Church, Ruthland Club of Modesto, Passavant Sewing Ladies, and volunteered as an escort for the Jacksonville Senior Citizens Bus.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday February 7, 2001 at the Stults-Neece Funeral Home in Palmyra with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Palmyra. Family will meet with friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Modesto Methodist Church or Jacksonville Senior Citizens Bus.
Mrs. Alida C. Weber (Fick)
Alida C. Weber, 93, of Jacksonville and formerly of Chicago, died Wednesday evening, September 26, 2001 at Heritage Manor South in Beardstown. She was born November 27, 1907 in Chicago the daughter of Albert A. and Ida M. Jonas Fick. She married Alfred Weber on November 4, 1944 in Chicago and he preceded her in death in 1966.
Mrs.Weber is survived by one daughter, Barbara (husband, Russell) Karr of Jacksonville; five grandchildren: Judy A.Hymes (husband, Bryan), Rob A. Karr (wife, Lori), Bradley K. Karr (wife, Candiss) and Grant R. Karr all of Jacksonville, Illinois and Melinda K. Norton (husband, Simon) of Hemel Hempstead, England; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Herbert A Fick.
Mrs. Weber had been an administrative assistant with Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States prior to her retirement. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2001 at the Williamson Funeral Home, where the family will meet friends from noon until the time of service. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2001 at Eden Memorial Park in Schiller Park. Memorials are suggested to the Salem Lutheran Church Building Fund or Heritage Manor South.
Adam Wayne Weber
Adam Wayne Weber, 65, of Carrollton died on Sunday July 1, 2001 at 8:40
P.M. at the Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
Born in Jerseyville on August 3, 1935 he was the son of the late Adam
and Missouri Proffer Weber.
On August 15, 1954 he married the former Ann Winters in Carrollton and
she survives. Also surviving are: 2 daughters: Mrs. Darrin “Kathy” Grizzle
and Mrs. Grant “Diane” Hendricks both of Carrollton, 3 sons: Mike (wife
Becky ) Weber of Metamora, Richard (wife Michelle) Weber and Jim (wife
Tammy) Weber both of Carrollton, and 14 grandchildren.
Mr. Weber, a long time area farmer, was a member of the Carrollton First
Presbyterian Church and the Carrollton Lions Club. He was Linder Twp.
Trustee for 40 years, Longtime past member of the Carrollton Farmers
Elevator Board, and the ASCS Board. For almost 20 years he was a member
of the Carrollton High School Football chain gang. He will be sadly missed
for his humor, his smile and his humanity.
Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. on Tuesday at the Airsman-Hires Funeral
Home in Carrollton. Funeral services will be held at the Carrollton First
Presbyterian Church at 2 P.M. on Wednesday with Dr. Ed Ferguson
officiating. Burial will be in the Carrollton City Cemetery. Memorials may
be made to the Carrollton Lions Club or the Boyd Memorial Hospital.
