Charles
Joseph Hubbard
Charles
Joseph "Joe" Hubbard, 84, of Mason City died at 10:35 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002 at Havana Health Care.
His
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Hurley Funeral Home
in Mason City, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton officiating.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service.
Burial,
with graveside military rites, will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Hubbard
was a retired farmer.
He
was a veteran and had been a cook in the Navy.
He
was born Jan. 25, 1918, at Mason City to Charles and Wincie White
Hubbard. He married Wilma Ruth Blome in Mason City on Jan. 3, 1948.
She died April 1, 1971.
Surviving
are one son, Gary (and wife Carol) Hubbard of Springfield; one
daughter, Susie (and Grouch) Limback of Mason City; four
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He
was also preceded in death by two sisters.
He
was a member of the VFW, Optimist Club and United Methodist Church,
all in Mason City.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
Florine
Elliott
Florine
O. Elliott, 89, of rural Armington died at 9:37 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, 2002, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Armington Christian Church.
Her
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Vernon L.
Oakley officiating.
Burial
will be in Hieronymus Cemetery, rural Armington.
Quiram
Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.
Miss
Elliott taught 40 years in Illinois schools and retired in 1977.
She
was born Aug. 1, 1912, at Armington to Clinton and Bessie Bell
Elliott.
Surviving
are one sister, Maxine (and husband Harry) Rogers of Armington; two
nephews, Dennis Lynn Rogers of Melbourne, Fla., and Elliott Duane
Rogers of Armington; seven great-nieces and nephews; and one
great-great-niece.
She
was preceded in death by one niece, Bonita Harkrider.
She
received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from
Illinois State University in Normal.
She
taught at White Hall, Atlanta, Pleasant Hill, East Peoria, Rose
Hill, Morton, the Gaines school, Minier, a Brockton school,
Waynesville Grade School, Hittle Township High School, Armington,
Hopedale High School and Olympia High School, rural Stanford.
She
was a 74-year member of the Armington Christian Church and a
lifelong Sunday School teacher. She also held membership in the
Armington Woman’s Club, Illinois Business Teachers Association and
Illinois Retired Teachers Association and was an honorary member of
Delta Pi Epsilon.
She
and a lifelong friend, Winona Wyatt (deceased), traveled extensively
throughout the world. They visited 49 of the 50 states, the Holy
Land, Canada, Europe, the Soviet Union, Mexico and Japan.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Armington Christian Church or to a
charity of the donor’s choice.
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Goldie
Reed
Goldie
Olive Reed, 92, of Lincoln died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30,
2002, at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Reed was cremated.
There
will be no service or visitation.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Reed retired from the Lincoln Developmental Center Dietary
Department after 48 years of service.
She
was born April 19, 1909, in Sullivan.
Surviving
are one son, Clifford (and wife Phyllis) Reed of Lincoln; three
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers. She was the
last of her immediate family.
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