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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1953
Page
8
Funeral services for Mrs Millie Flickinger 76 of Lanark were held Sunday afternoon at Frank funeral home with Rev Allen E Breed of the Methodist church officiating. Interment followed in Lanark cemetery.
Millie Swigart Flickinger born January 14 1877 in McReytown Pa died March 19 1953 aged 76 years 2 months and five days daughter of Samuel and Julia Swigart married November 16 1898 to John F Flickinger had four sons Tarlan of Savanna Kenneth Donard Lanarkad Edwin Mt Carroll spent life around Lanark assisted husband in post office until his death 1929 served as acting postmaster 1929 1933 as assistant postmaster 1933 to June 1947 retired member of Methodist church Beltista Chapter Order of the Eastern Star survived by children grandchildren great grandchildren and other relatives
Lanark schools closed Monday afternoon to allow faculty to attend an educational meeting in Chadwick. Mrs. Ruben Wilkin and daughter spent Monday night and Tuesday with relatives in Chicago.
Local residents return from Florida and other towns while relatives visit and attend funerals. Hospitalizations include George Schryver and Dorothy Harman in Freeport and Millie Flickinger services draw relatives from Mora and beyond. Discharge of Donald Rife from the Navy and community notices follow with various callers and visitors listed.
The Farmers Inc plans an open house this Saturday to display the Massey Harris machinery now on hand. Visitors can inspect the line and enjoy doughnuts and coffee during the event hosted at Polo.
Ed Bast plans modest renovations after buying the I B Eisenbise property near Cherry Grove church. The interment for Robert Moll occurred at Cherry Grove cemetery Saturday afternoon. The Eisenbise sale drew a large crowd with satisfactory prices, Col Glenn Teeter and son led the auction. Mr and Mrs Ernie Gump attended the funeral of Mr Eisenbise’s uncle Richard Brinkmeier in Lanark Monday. A roof tore from a corn crib at Lloyd Wolf farm Saturday night amid wind damage locally. Cherry Grove ladies aid meet planned with Mrs Marietta Collinson. Friends attended the funeral of Mrs Ora Lamb in Lanark Tuesday afternoon. May Newcomer and son Max visited with a companion from Rockford Sunday. Lanark students enjoyed a half day off Monday afternoon for a teachers’ inservice or holiday.
Fred Wilhelm of Shannon spoke at a Chadwick meeting last week while residents attended an open house at the new Lanark fire station on Saturday. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Allen Van Brocklin and their son from Savanna at the Charles Van Brocklin home.
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