Carbondale Student Tom Jones Proves Ability Over Disability
Tom Jones of Carbondale exemplifies the slogan Ability not disability counts while a junior at Illinois. Paralyzed since age six he studies in journalism and works 30 to 35 hours weekly as a TV announcer for WCIA in Champaign. He plays wheelchair basketball football and baseball and serves on disability student groups.
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Tom Jones
Carbondale
Champaign
WCIA
University of Illinois
Jones
Delta Sigma Omicron
Tom
Carl Jones
N. Almond St
Roundhouse
Carbondale Roundhouse
Illinois Central Railroad
Southern Illinois University Health Service
Carl Jones Jr
Lakeland School
College of Journalism and Communications
Rehabilita
Ernest Goddard Dies at 70 in Anna Illinois
Ernest A. Goddard 70 a farmer of Anna died at 2 35 am today at Union County Hospital Anna He was born in Union County March 31 1887 He leaves wife Eva sons Clyde Roy of Anna sisters Rose Liller Eva Hall Amy Goddard and brother Ralph all of Anna Services will be at 2 pm Friday at Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church Rev LaRoyce Brown to officiate Burial will be in Anna Cemetery Friends may call at McCarty Funeral Home after 7 pm today
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Ernest Goddard
Anna Farmer
Ernest A. Goddard
Anna
Union County
Goddard
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Eva
Clyde
Roy
Rose Liller
Eva Hall
Amy Goddard
Ralph
LaRoyce Brown
Anna Cemetery
McCarty
Eldorado Youth Hurt In Wreck
A two car collision on Rt 45 in Eldorado injury deepens as 17 year old Eddie Rice and 17 year old William Golliher are involved. Golliher taken to Eldorado Hospital with serious injuries. A separate hit and run on Rt 3 near Evansville injures no one reported. A second wreck on Rt 460 near Nashville involves Dorothy Sturman 36 and Arthur Cargill 45.
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Eldorado
Rt. 45
Eddie Rice
William Golliher
Golliher
Eldorado Hospital
Rt. 3
Evansville
Samuel Reile
Lincoln
Nebr
Reile
Nashville
Dorothy Sturman
Arthur Cargill
Finland native Jack Walley dies at 73 in West Frankfort
Jack Walley 73 of 809 East Clark Sr West Frankfort died suddenly Tuesday afternoon from a heart attack at home after visiting friends in Benton earlier. Born in Finland he came to the United States in 1906 and worked as a coal miner at Old Bend mine retiring eight years ago. He was a United Mine Workers Local 8317 member and is survived by his wife Hilma sons Wayne Oiva daughter Mrs Jerry Allard brother Hans Walley and several sisters with services pending.
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Jack Walley
E. Clark Sr
West Frankfort
Benton
Walley
Finland
United States
Old Bend
United Mine Workers
Hilma
Wayne
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Onnie
Griffith
Oiva
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Jerry Allard
Tulsa
Okla
Hans Walley
Butte, Mont
Anna Lehto
Jamar Kuusisto
Santana, Fla
John Pelton
Farmington, Mich
Veino Risteli
Mrs Maudie Gruber Dies in Rockford at 41
Maudie May Gruber age 41 of 3508 Algonquin Blvd Rockford died at St Anthony Hospital Rockford at 4 30 am Sunday She was born May 22 1916 in Murphysboro and formerly lived in Pittsburg She is survived by husband Fred Gruber mother Mrs Lester Riley Pittsburg a daughter Mrs Frieda Olson Rockford and sons Floyd Troy and Billy Williams
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Maudie May Gruber
Algonquin Blvd
Rockford
St. Anthony Hospital
Pittsburg
Murphysboro
Fred Gruber
Lester Riley
Frieda Olson
Floyd
Troy
Billy Williams
Funeral services for Finland surname set for Thursday
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort with burial in Tower Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. The deceased left seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Finland
Union Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Tower Heights
Riley family obituary commemorates two grandchildren and kin
Johnston City spells out a family obituary noting sister Mrs. Edward Harris of Rockford brothers William Riley of Rockford and Robert Riley of Pittsburg and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Thursday in the Pittsburg Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Pierce and the Rev. Earl McGowan officiating. Burial will be in Union Grove Methodist Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the Wilson Frick Funeral Home of Marion.
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Johnston City
Edward Harris
Rockford
William Riley
Robert Riley
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Methodist Church
Frank Pierce
Earl McGowan
Union Grove Methodist Church
Wilson - Frick Funeral Home
Marion
Guard resigns at Menard Penitentiary
William Bowling of Royalton has submitted his resignation as a guard at the Menard Penitentiary effective Dec. 24. Bowling a guard since 1953, resigned to accept another job, Warden Ross Randolph said today.
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William Bowling
Royalton
Menard Penitentiary
Ross Randolph
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