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Grace M. Clark

Grace M. Clark

Nov 19, 2010

Grace Marie Clark, 91, of Aledo died on Friday, November 19, 2010 at Mercer County Nursing Home, Aledo. Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo. Consistent with her wishes, there will be no public funeral service. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the...

Shirley Clifton

Shirley Clifton

Oct 8, 2010

Shirley M. Clifton, 66, of Muscatine, died Friday, October 8, 2010, at All American Care. She was born August 16, 1944, in Muscatine, the daughter of Ralph W. and Thelma M. Morse Burnett. She married Robert G. Clifton, Sr. in Joy, Ill. on March 20, 1968. Those left to honor her memory include son, Robert, Jr. of Muscatine; daughter...

Ronald Goodrick

Ronald Goodrick

Oct 1, 2010

Ronald Dean Goodrick, Jr., 48, died October 1, 2010, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice in Bettendorf. Per his request there will be no public services. He was born May 23, 1962, in Muscatine. Ron was a pipefitter/welder by trade, specializing in stainless steel. Ron's expertise was utilized in the building of several food and beverage companies all over the...

Lorraine Hurlbut

Lorraine Hurlbut

Sep 19, 2010

Lorraine A. Hurlbut, 92, of Muscatine, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, September 19, 2010, at Lutheran Homes. Lorraine was born September 23, 1917, at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, the daughter of Hosea Marion and Mable Barnard De Priest. She married Allen "Buck" Hurlbut on July 10, 1937, in Oakland, Missouri. Lorraine loved her family and...

Maxine King

Maxine King

Aug 22, 2010

Maxine Eanes-King, 72, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010, at Rock Island Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Maxine was born December 2, 1937, to the union of Jim and Cora Eanes in Ulna, Illinois. There were 13 children born in this union. She was married to Lloyd King. Her parents, all siblings and her husband preceded her...

Effie Martin

Effie Martin

Jul 1, 2010

Effie O. Martin, 97, of Moline, formerly of Rock Island, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Trinity Rock Island. She was born July 27, 1912, in Shirley, AR., the daughter of John and Sara Alice Waldo Thomason. She married Johnnie Martin on June 12, 1936, in Canton, MO. He preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 1978. She...

Mitchell Joseph Medhurst

Mitchell Joseph Medhurst

Jun 24, 2010

Mitchell Joseph Medhurst, infant son of Sada Ackerman and Michael Medhurst, of New Boston, IL died Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Trinity Muscatine. Services will be at a later date.

Norbert Schuh

Norbert Schuh

Jun 12, 2010

Norbert Schuh, 104, of Zephryhills, Florida, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Rose Manor Assisted Living Facility in Zephryhills. A memorial service will be held in Zephyrhills in remembrance of Norbert. He would have been 105 years old on June 24, 2010. Norbert was born June 24, 1905, in Freedom, Wisconsin, the son of John B. and Mary...

Ramah Speights

Ramah Speights

Jun 11, 2010

Ramah Camus Speights, Jr., infant son of Breona Dunbar and Ramah C. Speights, Sr. of Davenport, passed away shortly following birth Friday, June 11, 2010, at Trinity Moline. Those left to honor his memory include his parents; brother Zaire Blamah Speights; his uncles Rez Speights of Davenport, Lamont Austin, Jr. of Moline, Quentin Jefferson of Rock Island and Ryan...

Donald Blandford

Donald Blandford

Jun 10, 2010

Donald E. Blandford, 64, of Coal Valley, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010, at his home. Private family services are planned. He was born April 2, 1946, in Yukon, Florida, the son of Eugene DuBois and Lois Jane Bailey Blandford. He married Candace E. Crumly in Minnesota in July, 1968. They were divorced. He later married LaVonne M. Weber...

Aaron Lowery

Aaron Lowery

May 18, 2010

Aaron Eugene Howard, 66, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at his home. He was born Feb.12, 1944, in Rock Island, the son of Aaron Eugene Lowery and Elsie Stoner. He was raised by Kenneth and Gladys Williams. He married Phyllis A. Matthews on Sept. 1, 1989, in Davenport. He was a graduate of Blackhawk...

Leon Howard

Leon Howard

May 15, 2010

Leon David Howard, 69, of Rock Island, formerly of Rockwood, Tenn., passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Trinity Pathway Hospice in Bettendorf. He was born Sept. 7, 1940, in Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of Frank and Ollie Siler Howard. He married Wilma Wright in March, 1966, in Rockwood, Tenn. They were later divorced. He had worked as a...

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