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$'Jesse Robnson, a tenant, was workng wth hm and they had lwell n the feld but a short tme \\'hen Mr, Meek was strcken, Born October 17, 1886 n Carrollton, he was the eldest son of, the late James$

1 lva d. Meek Des ~ d'" ~'y Of Heart Attack Alva B. Meek collapsed and,heel of a heart attack Tuesday mornng whle sowng clover n a feld near hs home at the southwest edge of Carrollton. 'Jesse Robnson, a tenant, was workng wth hm and they had lwell n the feld but a short tme \\'hen Mr, Meek was strcken, Born October 17, 1886 n Carrollton, he was the eldest son of, the late James Webster and Ella : Drace Meek. Followng gradu aton from Carrollton hgh school n 1906 he entered the Unversty of llnos, completng a course n agrculture wth the class of 1910, On September 1, 1914 he and Mss Ruth Felmley were marred at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Davd Felmley n Normal, and snce ther.marrage have resded at ther present home. Mr. Meek was a member of the Masonc Lodge andthelons Club. Besdes hs wfe he s survved by two sons, Davd, of Decatur and James of Bloomngton, fve grandchldren and one brother, Charles Meek of Carrollton. Funeral servces were conduct ed by the Rev. Robert Ptsch at the Smpson Funeral Home chapel Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Donald Langer was panst. nterment was n Carrollton rty cemetery. The pallbearers were Damon Drver, Oln W.,. t t f Stead, R. H. Clanaham, Jesse Robnson, George Schroeder and, CJ Dr. A. K. Baldwn.

dames..tngllsh Des n Two Car ghway Accdent! James T. Englsh, 46, of Whte Hall, formerly of ths cty, was klled early Sunday evenng n a two-car accdent on U. S. 67 n St. Lous Co., Mo.

2 dames..tngllsh Des n Two Car ghway Accdent! James T. Englsh, 46, of Whte Hall, formerly of ths cty, was klled early Sunday evenng n a two-car accdent on U. S. 67 n St. Lous Co., Mo., as he and ; Hudson, 23 were enroute home, 1 hs from wfe, St. Lous Freda, where and they Samuel had '1'1! vsted a daughter, Carla Eng-,!; lsh. He was oronounced clean on ' '\ arrval at Co~mty Hosptal. Mrs. Englsh was admtted to the hosptal for treatment of njures, whch conssted of a broken; ankle, cracked knee cap and bruses and cuts. She was moved to Boyd Hosptal n ths cty Thursday. Hudson was treated then dsmssed from the county hosptal. The car drven by Englsh was apparently sdeswped by a : car drven by Guy Pondrum, 20, of Florssant, Mo. He and three taken to the hosptl for treatment of njures. hs car were also 1 passengers James Englsh was born June 7, 1909 and was a son of Mrs. Mnne Englsh and the late Turney Englsh of ths cty. He at-: tended school here and gradu n Whle servng a per\od ated n thefrom armycarrollton he was statoned hgh school n 1 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor n Hawa and was wounded when 1 He had been operatng the' school bus system n Whte Hall for several years. Besdes hs wfe, daughter, Carla, and hs mother, he leaves, a brother, John Englsh of Quncy. Funeral servces wll be held at 1:30 p. m. Today, Frday, at ' Carrollton Chrstan Church, the Rev. Ruth Nckln, pastor of Whte Hall Chrstan Church of fcatng. nterment wll be n Carrollton Cty Cemetery wth Whte Hall Post No. 70, The Amercan Legon, n charge. 'Pallbearers wll be from the Whte Hall VFW Post, No The body wll be moved from the Smpson Funeral Home to the church at 12 noon. jl ] J

3 ' l ~,,,\ ;d?nn \t. baker Dles Suddenly :Ot Heart Atlack ~ -... q.. " John C. Baker, Gel, ded ahout p, m, ~,lt urday whle at hom~ walchng televson, as members ~, l' [Of al'alol1~, 1"11' the fanlly the werewelr1ng makng ofprep h:; 1 clau;~hlc''',,' 1\-", whr'h W~t:-; to '! 1\1)'!~ d,')' )1'," 1)""1, lall'l"l'. ~ \ take pl;)';, ~:;lln'!;:' a [tr'n1lo:1 <lnd 'sdl'r! un [le {,ran Ed, j'!' W;ll'd" r,)',1 p,lsl f Car\'l:!lton hpfo]'f' ll'j\'l]\: h''' :1 f'\\,,veal's ;1'~), llc' \\';S honl ]<'l h, 1~), ~~)~, n H cl', t1" P, a so n 0 f 1 H' 1;1t ' John,tlll :\1;,)'\11<1 ;,11'11'11 H:\l''', fe \\"S ;1 \V,»)'!d \\';)1' \T'ran ;\1)1 \\',ls 1 mer'11"1' of the Gr0en'c'le!\ll1C'l'C'an Legon Post, J e' s :'ul'v\'ccl hy h:s \\'ll',!:" fol'l1ll'l' CC'c'1 Co)b1:, th)''' '-"llls, 1::11 of.jacksonvlle: Loyal and Genc of Carrollton: four :\,1 uj~hters, 1\11'5, 1\1ll:lnl Comhs,!\]{':" Cade 'omh::;, l\ll's, Hnl)'rl,'-;onnch'-!'n of C2lTolllnn, and Mrs, Dl rlha McDade of Edrr'cl: foul' hro:11'l's, Fred of Jane;!':)!Jc1'1,,1',!e]'sf')'\'l]': \\llll1l1 "11<\ ;\;ec\ ft' ]Ulll.!~,";, 01-:1<1",llt! 'll' sstl,t:" '\11's, Llt! S'l)lt, ;J''c'lh,ld: ~,11':;, l.ul',\' F'os!'l'. l 'mea 'ly, ),;;\; and ;\ll's, [0 l1ll' Noonan,ll'l l\'l!'''. E, Prat 11- ' '1' of Ton!,;!\\',l, Okh.. and Sf'\''n:!;ranclrl1ldrcn, Funel'al SCr\-C0S were 11'1.1 Tuesday afternoon at the S;mpson Funeral Homr Chapel. the H.C\l. Glenn M,ms offcatn:=:, and nterment was n the lck-1 ory Grove f'''mc'l'~', \\ll'gh 1 S unclc'[' the' ;~llsp;-::; of l!1c err.'n-! feld Post N), :~15,Tlw Amercan! Legon. f'111 h':ll'crs Wl'rc,To;' ;c)'dcley, Joln ])fjl'un,.tr.. Jack l,llh nman, P,lul.fl)' l'l''s:-;kr, '\.l'tman,,t1)11l1clal'],

$. where he harl br''l1 rcsdnu 1'0)' R numk'l' of ~',:1l':-;, The hody \\'as 11)', lu,~h 1 1'1 t \1 Srnl1snn F'lll1pr;ll )llw \' hl'r,',s'j"\'ccs \,',1'e conrlud0;; ])\' 1::' al\''ll,)'1, [:,1\'.$

4 Deane treer, Former Resdent es n Mchgan Deane Creer, a formcr n>s, dent of ths cty, d0c! carly Slt, urrlay mornn, :: n n hosptal n Flnt, Mch.. where he harl br''l1 rcsdnu 1'0)' R numk'l' of ~',:1l':-;, The hody \\'as 11)', lu,~h 1 1'1 t \1 Srnl1snn F'lll1pr;ll )llw \' hl'r,',s'j"\'ccs \,',1'e conrlud0;; ])\' 1::' al\''ll,)'1, [:,1\'. f'1' lt \"'t:" d; 11.",'\1\' Rt'V, ''melon', Rohert Ptsrh \'.'ecln ''-'dl'', j);:lllk';lr'r~ \\'"\,, J."l'" }':';ln~' '']', DNllH' CjOll!.!:1, Frlll\' ~tr'nll'l \ of Carrollton and Enns '1'1111;,'-'\11, Frank \J;sc, and Frank erc!')' rot' Whte Hall. Mr, Greer \\'RS a so:, )f thl' 1;lt' :-'11'. and 1\1:'s, Bell,, ;1'1\'1' and }H' was borll n 1'<~fj, : ~ l:lrly lfe \\'a~ spent n Carroll, tul and h" was marred J:er\ Aprl n 1916, to :\)ss Lo;' 7lool'C', :.''S, Gl'''1' has k'f':, l: ll he'l1th for a l1um:1,l' of ~'\'F~' 1ncl now ll1lke~; h"r }))me \,,'tll n son, \~'!]jal11 Jl' 'll!' ;1'''1', ;~ J larn1y n fj~t~t 1_;ln"'!l1~. )} ';'111'1'' ar' three!''d'lrl,,'j,','

$, J fe had gone for a swm. t has been reported, wh le t h' barge \\'as watng to go through the Dresden Locks. He dsap peared soon ater enterng th' water and hs body was found not far from the barge.$

5 ;Kampsvlle YGuth Employee Of Barge Lnes, Drowns Paul Frankln Klunk, Kampsvlle, who had been em played for a month as a deck hand on a barge 01 the Meckln Barge Lnes. was drowned at :3 p. m. Sunday about eght mle~ from Morrs., J fe had gone for a swm. t has been reported, wh le t h' barge \\'as watng to go through the Dresden Locks. He dsap peared soon ater enterng th' water and hs body was found not far from the barge. A son of Mr, and 1\1rs. Benja mne Klunk, he \vas born ll Kampsvlle, January G. Besdes hs parents he leaves two ssters, Jewel Rose and :\"nh Ruth, both at home. The body was brough t to t h' Smpson moved to Funer~l the famlyhome home and n Kampsvlle Tuesday. Funeral servces were held Wednesday afternoon n Kamps were conducted by the Rev. Es tell vlle Bettse Presbyteran and Rev. church Llye and D. Stone. nterment was n Slver Creek cemetery.

I i. to read them to you and as you u~derstznd them and read along Kewark Avenue, J. C. ti. J. I 38- Inv. James P.

I i. to read them to you and as you u~derstznd them and read along Kewark Avenue, J. C. ti. J. I 38- Inv. James P. AND PLACE OF Dstectve Charles F. llvas, Dsde County Publc Safety, kpartment, Homcde Sectoq obert Hlavac, nv. James P. Farrell, ~udsoh County Prosecutor% Offce 59 5 Kewark Avenue, J. C. t. J. Lor1 12, 1973,