Obituaries batch reports multiple local deaths and services
Funeral services for George C. Cook 80 will be at 2 p.m. at Bell Springs Baptist with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Tiny Harper 69 will be buried at Gunthorp Funeral Home chapel with Rev Willard Stallcup officiating. Mrs Ann Simpson 303 Milner St will have 2 p.m. Friday services at First Baptist Church Hartselle with burial in the city cemetery. Mrs Lester M Washelesky 1713 Locust St burial details to be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Cook
Ville
Bell Springs
Iiing
Peck G . Cook
Falkville
Felon M. Ev
Vinemont
Tiny Harper
11Th Ave
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Willard Stallcup
B. B Harper
Decatur
Lillie Tant
Willington
Grace Baptist Church
Jhartselle
Ann Simpson
Milner St
Sar First Baptist Church
W.-L
Hartselle
Peck
Margaret Alexander
J. Albertand
Sheffield
Neil Simpson
van B. Glasscock
Grady J. Long
M. H. Broom
T. V. Johnson
John M. Simpson
Hartselle First Baptist Church
Simpson
J. P. Simpson
Hartselle First
Lester M. Washelesky
Locust St
Four Killed In Shooting At Illinois Welfare Office
Sherman Kline 38 opened fire at a Christmas party for a welfare agency in Carlinville Illinois killing his wife Lorraine 33 and two social workers Frank Wildgrube 24 Bonnie Albracht 23 and a receptionist Ann. He wounded four of his children before fleeing then died from a self-inflicted gunshot hours later in the incident investigated by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlinville, Ill
Welfare Agency
Sherman Kline
Illinois Department of Child and Family Services
Lorraine
Frank Wildgrube
Bonnie Albracht
Carlinville
Ann
Hospitals and Dismissals List Names and Addresses
A compilation of multiple individuals with addresses across states listed under hospital and dismissal headings. Names include Mrs Willie Kirby Trinity Albert C Jordan 1910 Locust St SE and others. locations span Decatur Auburn Joppa Hartselle Madison Ardmore and more. The entry lacks context about patient status or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Kirby
Trinity
Albert. C. Jordan
Locust St
Madgie Johnson
Grant St
Auburn Hogland
Spring Ave
G. F. Donaldson
Robert M. Gleason
Diane St
Glenda Jean Pitt
Roger Dr
Willie Johnson
Finley Dr
Beulah Garrett
Decatur
Elizabeth Little
Olive St
Margaret Posey
Hartselle
Susan Hill
Moulton
Kenneth Freeman
Steven Beckham
17Th Ave
Linda Legg
Holiday Plaza
Decatur General Admissions Lists Include Many Names
A long reader notes list from Decatur General Admissions includes numerous individuals and spouses from Decatur and surrounding towns such as Trinity, Somerville, Athens, Huntsville, and Madison. Names span multiple streets and families, with many infants noted in the row.
Tragedy in Beard Ill Family Shooting Leaves One Dead
Vernon Kline shot his brother Sherman Kline and wounded four children in Beard Illinois. Michael 14 Diane 8 were critical in Springfield while Gene 13 Judy 10 were serious in Carlinville. Keppler secretary Miss Keppler aided two coworkers before being shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keppler
Beard
Michael
Diane
Springfield
Gene
Judy
Carlinville
Kline
O'Fallon
Vernon Kline
Sherman Kline
Welfare Agency
St. Louis
Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
River and weather readings from Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show 17.33 for river level and 551.63 sea level. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 675.8 and Pickwick 408.5 with wind shifts and forecasts of cooler, partly cloudy to rainy conditions through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
End Seen To Showers In Valley
A warm southerly air mass swept into the state Wednesday night and ended early today as fair and colder conditions are forecast. A warming trend was noted across Alabama with highs in the 60s and tonight’s temperatures around 36 to 40. Friday’s highs should reach 48 to 52 as rain ended statewide. Nationwide heavy snow warnings stretch across six states from Kansas to Wisconsin with a watch for upper Michigan. Travelers are warned in eight states from Minnesota to Michigan as highways close and visibilities drop due to high winds and drifting snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Missouri
Innesota
Michigan
Nebraska
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George Cook
Mrs
Mrs. Lester Washelesky
Middle Atlantic Coast
Upper Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Upper
Midwest
Dio
ICE
Admiral
Philco
Wear
Sae Wes Oy
David L. Anderson
Associated Press
Poe
Sunny Lane
Woolworths
Ormurk
Lola Holder
5Th Ave
Louise Taylor
Qosawatomie
Kan
Zella Wood
Hartseller
Clarice Kelly
Eleanor Dr
Mabel . Hill
Courtland
Hallie Bailes
Ardmore
Tenn
Brendaria Rainey
Madison
Decatur General Admissions
James Earl Mahathy
Rodney Camron
Dun Revin Trailer Ct
Beatrice Neal
Adams Dr
Gilbert Dual Edwards
Phillip Boyd Rice
Mark St
Charles Edward Ward
9Th Ave
James Crawford Mathews
Railroad St
William L. Good
Morgan Ave
Foster Bailey
Brookside
John Wesley Jones
Belle Mina
Lisa Anne Tapscott
Somerville
William Isac Langford Sr
Moulton St
Ola Grace Hill
James R. Landers
Hillsboro
Phillip Hugh Quigley
Nappanee
Ind
Hubert Malcolm Mitchell
Athens
Christine Minnie Cross
Cullman
Clyde Eldridge Randolph
Wilson Ave
Cal Thompson
Madison St
Shirley Marie Swope
Richard Wiley
Cardinal Apts
Floyd Jackson Derrick
3Rd Ave
Kenneth Ray Sutton
8Th Ave
George Frederick Olson
Larkwood Dr
Phillis Devona Waugh
Miss Paige
Elaine Thrasher
7Th Ave
Harold Benson Wallace
Lennie Myrtle Kohlus
Day
James Earl Mahaffey
James D. Powell
Sherman
Jack C. Rogers
Austin St
Limestone
Sarah Annette Horton
Huntsville
Calvin Durham
Elkmont
Marcus Wales
Mary Anne
Greenhall
Delores Vickers
Florence Hill
James Lynn Parham Jr
Willie Britton
Jesse Coats
Gladys . Kilpatrick
David Willians
Crawford
Foster W. Case
Leamen Dale Nave
Dalton Ford Davis
Jane Faye Andrews
Tanner
Brenda Anl Owen
Lawrence County
Maxwell Wiley
Danville
Doris Marie Williams
Ailey
Lula Nailor
Bobby Looiser
Town Creek
Elwood Bruton
Leighton
Earl Thomas Terry
Charlotte Lovett
Verna Graham
Grayson
Mary Jewell Davis
Athens-Limestone
William Lee Hill
Billy Vickers
Sandra Sr
Decatur General Hospital
James Douglas Crow
Trinity 2
Dinah Fuller
Mary Roxanna Hill
Della Knight
Clara Hurst
Mona Faye Terry
Linda Harvel
Gregory Rooks
Houston
Buschs Jewelers
Ronson
Henson Varatlame
Rouse
LS Sek
Decatur Shopping Center
Turkey
RTT
Ronne
Hunter’s
Tell City
Finn'ter Furniture Company
Second Ave. N.E
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