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Life & legacy
Each life leaves a unique imprint on the world — a legacy of love, laughter, and the moments that mattered most. Here, we honor those memories, celebrating the journeys that continue to inspire and connect us all.
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John Perkins
Oct 13, 2009
John W. Perkins, 92, of Rock Island, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center West. He was born March 17, 1917, in Birmingham, AL, the son of Ed and Susan Wilkerson McFarland. He married Mildred Thomas on Mar. 4, 1951, at Kenilworth, IL. He retired in 1982 as an auto mechanic having worked for Grant Dane Buick...
Josephine Hart
Oct 13, 2009
Josephine M. Hart, 92, of Muscatine, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at home. There will be no public services. Interment will be in the Nichols Cemetery at a later date. She was born January 5, 1917, in Muscatine, the daughter of Aylette and Mary Huber McGowan. She married Truman Landon in 1937. He died in 1960. She later married...
Hazel Harvey
Oct 6, 2009
Hazel D. Millbrook Harvey, 81, of Rock Island, died Tues. Oct. 6, 2009, at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in East Moline. She was born April 28, 1928, at Cherry Valley, AR. She is survived by sons, Gary Millbrook of Davenport and Tony Millbrook, Kim Millbrook and Ted Millbrook all of Rock Island; daughters, Paula Millbrook and Joyce...
Ila Carriker
Sep 21, 2009
Ila M. Young Carriker, 83, of Muscatine, died Monday, September 21, 2009, at Lutheran Homes in Muscatine. She was born February 18, 1926, in Keithsburg, Ill. She married Chalmer Rex Young. She later married Chester “Chet†Martin Carriker. She was a homemaker. She loved to read and listen to country music. She is survived by one son, Charles Young...
Gailene Adams
Aug 23, 2009
Janet Gailene Adams, 55, of Muscatine, died Sunday, August 23, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She was born May 31, 1954, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Byrd E. and Thelma Louise Estabrook Franks. She married Michael Adams on August 7, 1971, in Muscatine. She was a homemaker. She is survived by...
Mary Hindbaugh
Aug 17, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Hindbaugh, 71, of Muscatine, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Private graveside services will be held. There will be no visitation. Interment will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born September 29, 1937, in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Bud and Pearl Hudgins Hazelwood. She...
Roy Ford
Aug 4, 2009
Roy E. Ford, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, from Lutheran Homes. There will be no visitation or local services. His body was cremated per his wishes and graveside services will be held at Mt. Albion Cemetery on the Ford family plot in New York State at a later date. He was...
Deborah Lopez
Jul 18, 2009
Deborah M. Lopez, 52, Moline, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Genesis Medical Center Illini Campus in Silvis. She was born July 23, 1956, at Rock Island, the daughter of Fred William Mary Francis Daley Voorhis. She was a 1973 graduate of Rock Island High School. She married Macario Lopez on Aug. 25, 1984, in Rock Island. She enjoyed...
Samuel Giovenazzo
Jul 18, 2009
Samuel George Giovenazzo, 85, of Moline, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center West Campus in Rock Island. He was born June 30, 1924, in Silvis, Ill., the son of George and Concetta Pollicino Giovenazzo. He married Lavonne I. Christie on September 14, 1946, in East Moline. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII having served...
Aliyah Ryan
Jul 7, 2009
Aliyah Marie Ryan, 7-day-old infant daughter of Sherita Readus and Marcus Ryan of Davenport, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She was born June 30, 2009, in Iowa City. She is survived by her parents, Sherita Readus and Marcus Ryan; one brother, Marcus Jr. and two sisters, Victoria and...
Ivanell Wagg
Jun 22, 2009
Ivanell Maree Wagg, 66, died Monday, June 22, 2009, at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport. She was born February 22, 1943, the daughter of William Warren and Nettie Virginia Marlette Hayes. She had been employed by Royal Neighbors of America for several years. She was most recently a homemaker. She is survived by two daughters, Roberta “Bobbie†Wagg of...
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