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					 Stella 
					B. Rinehart 
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            [September 17, 2016] 
            DECATUR - Stella B. Rinehart, 
			95, of Decatur, formerly of Atlanta, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on 
			Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur. | 
						
							| Visitation:
							Wednesday, September 7, 2016, from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 
							p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta, and 
							one hour prior to the funeral on Thursday. Service:
							11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home 
							Funeral home:  Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, 
							Atlanta 
							Obituary 
							Stella B. Rinehart, 95, of Decatur, formerly of 
							Atlanta, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, 
							September 6, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital in 
							Decatur.
 Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 
							2016, from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Quiram-Peasley 
							Funeral Home in Atlanta, and for one hour prior to 
							the funeral on Thursday.
 
 Funeral services for Mrs. Rinehart will be held on 
							Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at 
							Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home. Pastor Dave Brown will 
							officiate.
 
 Burial will follow in Atlanta Cemetery.
 
 Stella B. Ryan was born February 5, 1921, in Peoria, 
							the daughter of Arthur Merle and Letha May Snyder 
							Ryan. She married Earl Lee Rinehart on August 23, 
							1938, in Covington, Ind. He preceded her in death on 
							April 25, 1994.
 
 Stella is survived by their children: Loretta Taylor 
							of Decatur and Thomas Merle Rinehart of New 
							Braunfels, Tex.; 6 grandchildren; 10 
							great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; 
							and one sister: Goldie Ball of Eureka.
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							She was preceded in death by her husband, 1 
							grandson: J.D. Buckley, two brothers and one sister. 
            Stella was a longtime member of Atlanta Christian Church, Atlanta 
			VFW Auxiliary Post 1824 where she served as the first president, and 
			the Atlanta Women's Club where she was a past president. She was a 
			life member of VFW Post 1756 in Lincoln and the National Children's 
			Homes of Eaton Rapids, Mich. Stella also belonged to Atlanta 
			American Legion Post 341 Auxiliary. She was a frequent volunteer at 
			the Soldier and Sailors home in Quincy and Christian Village Nursing 
			Home in Lincoln. Stella worked at Lehn & Fink in Lincoln for 35 
			years.
 In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer 
			Society or an organization of the donor's choice.
 
 Final arrangements entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of 
			Atlanta.
 
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