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Ernest 'Cotton' Young (1947-2017) - Independent reporter
Monday, March 27, 2017Cotton’s life began on Feb. 2, 1947, in Winfield, Kan., the son of Raymond and Ethel (Farnsworth) Young. He graduated from Moline High School Class of 1965. He married Jeannette Louise Schepmann on Nov. 11, 2000. Cotton was a tractor mechanic and owned and operated Cotton’s Repair in Leon the last 14 years. He was a member of the Leon First Baptist Church, the Leon Senior Center and the Dirtblasters Pulling Association. He collected John Deere tractors, was a tractor pull enthusiast, enjoyed working with wood, making miniature tractors and anything he could make with his hands. Cotton took pride in helping his family and community. In the event that someone needed help completing a project at home, working on a car or fixing a lawn mower, Cotton was always willing to give them a hand.His loving family includes his wife, Jeannette of the home; son, Tyson (Kerri) Young of Leon; daughters, Joanie (Adam) Kreuzberg of Clearwater, Kan., Jessica (Daniel) Willis of Owensboro, Ky. and Jamie Bailey (Nathan Smith) of Conway Springs, Kan.; nine grandchildren, Ty, Tanner, Emma, Kade, Konner, Kage, Aiden, Adeline, Kamil...
Monday, March 06, 2017MOLINE — Richard E. "Gene" Whitaker, 84, of Moline, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at his home. Services will be private. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented.Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.Gene was born Feb. 28, 1933, in Iowa City, a son of Herman and Katie (Barnes) Whitaker. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1967. Gene was a U.S. Army veteran.Gene worked at Caterpillar, John Deere and the University of Iowa, where he retired in 1999.Gene was a ham radio operator, enjoyed attending high school sports, and was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs fan. He also really enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.Survivors include his children, Steve (Mary Lund) Whitaker, Moline, and Janel (Kenny) Belk, Bettendorf; grandchildren, Courtney and Taylor Belk and Kylie, Kennidee and Grace Whitaker; brother, Herm Whitaker, Winter Haven, Florida; his former wife and fri...
Monday, January 30, 2017Betty Lee "Sis" Smith, 78, passed away on Jan. 7, 2017Betty Lee “Sis” Smith, 78, of Moline, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7,2017, at her home in Moline.Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, with funeral service held immediately, all at Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, in Howard. Inurnment will be held privately at the Moline City Cemetery.Betty was born on Feb. 6, 1938 in Curtis, Okla., the daughter of Edward Wayne and Dorothy Nadine (Weldon) Redd.On Sept. 20, 1987, Betty married Rodney Wayne Smith at the Moline Corner Cafe where she worked. Rodney preceded her in death on May 10, 2013.Betty worked as an insurance agent for CC insurance. She loved to help people and often did so without taking any credit. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and enjoyed going to their ballgames whenever she could. In her free time, Betty enjoyed working in her garden.Betty is survived by: sons, Steve Terry of Tempe, Ariz., Casey Smith of Wichita, and Corey Smith of Campobello, SC; daughters, Judy Bloom of Moline and Sandra Terry - Trujillo...
Monday, December 26, 2016Don Godehn (died in 2002 at age 83)Known as Mr. YMCA, Godehn moved to Hendersonville in 1946 and spent 56 years in volunteerism in his adopted hometown and his church. A native of Moline, Ill., Godehn came to the area as a manufacturing executive. He and his wife, Sally, who also was inducted into the Walk of Fame, helped found the YMCA, bringing in UNC football legend Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice to promote the effort. He was among a core of leaders who founded Pardee Hospital Foundation and was also active in the United Way, Hendersonville Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church, serving as a lay leader and in state and national posts.Sally Godehn (1919-2010)By the time her husband retired in 1985, Sally Godehn had been deeply involved in volunteerism for 30 years. When she saw injustice, she acted. In the early 1950s, when she became troubled by examples of what she viewed as small-town corruption, she worked for court reform. Recruiting church members, she formed a “court watch” to sit in on trials and let the court know “good citizens were watching.” Similarly, she observed elections fraud in the form of dead people voting and carloads of paid voters dropped off at the polls. Using her old Bell & Howell camera, she filmed polling places. “The shenanigans soon stopped,” her son, Dr. John Godehn, wrote. “Unknown to the operatives, the camera often had no film.” She later served on the Board of Elections and helped start the local League of Women Voters chapter and the Opportunity House. Along with her husband, she also was a founder of the Dispute Settlement Center.Clyde Shuford Jackson (1907-1995)The founder of Jackson Funeral Home, Clyde Shuford Jackson sang at more than 1,000 funerals in a lifetime of service that included 12 years as chair of the county Board of Commissioners and the creation of Jackson Park. Originally bought by the county for use as a landfill, the property became a place for picnics, ballfields and children’s play thanks to Commissioner Jackson’s leadership. He was also founding organizer of the county ambulance service, oversaw the relocation of the county library to its current Washington Street home and supported the formation of Blue Ridge Community College. “It would be hard to imagine a county without the EMS, the public library and all the other contributions that Clyde Jackson left,” wrote his granddaughter, Rebecca Jackson McCall. “But, most of all, imagine Henderson County without Jackson Park.”Ernest L. Justus (died in 1994 at age 94)Serving the county school system for almost 60 years, Justus led great progress in the schools from the era of one-room schoolhouses to a consolidated system. As one school principal wrote of the longtime administrator, a diploma from Western Carolina University said he was a principal. “Mr. Justus taught me how to be one.” A list of men Justus mentored is itself...
Monday, November 28, 2016MOLINE -- Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory has received the National Funeral Directors Association's 2016 Pursuit of Excellence Award.Only seven Illinois firms and about 160 around the world received the award.Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients must meet or exceed business standards set by the program and demonstrate proficiency in key areas of funeral service, such as compliance with state and federal regulations; providing ongoing education and professional development opportunities for staff; offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families; maintaining an active level of involvement within the community; participating and actively serving in the funeral service profession; and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. Participants also must adhere to a Pledge of Ethical Practices."It is gratifying to have our peers review all areas of our firm’s operation and judge us superior," said Reid Trimb...
Monday, October 10, 2016Champaign-area restaurants, Abigail's and Country Inn, as well as 16 Arby's, three G.D. Ritzy's, and three Daddy-O's Restaurants in Champaign-Urbana, Danville, Bradley, Bourbonnais, Peoria and Moline, Ill., and Davenport, Bettendorf and Muscatine, Iowa.Bill served the Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa area as a businessman, mentor and philanthropist until his semi-retirement in 2011 when he became chairman of the board at FMS. After his full retirement in 2015, Bill continued his philanthropic activities through the William P. Myers Foundation.Because he lived in a children's home as a youth, Bill understood the philosophy of "giving a hand up, not a hand out." In 1981, he established the William P. Myers Education Fund to assist Cunningham Children's Home youths with education and job training beyond the high school level. Bill also supported other Cunningham projects, such as participating in the annual Kendall Gill Golf Outing, volunteering for and attending Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations, supporting music and recreational programs, and making a major gift commitment to their $15 million Lighting the Way Capital Campaign.Furthermore, Bill gave generously of time and money to a variety of charities. He provided food, funding and equipment for Special Olympics; served as a mentor, counselor and adviser at L.W.'s Place, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Champaign; donated time as a counselor and community advocate for Family Life Skills Learning Center, a faith-based agency that teaches individuals how to stop the cycle of abuse and build a healthy home; and provided food, money and monthly volunteer staffing for Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Champaign.Additional practical ways to help others help themselves included providing educational and job training programs at FMS, which hired individuals with developmental disabilities and worked directly with high school students in School-to-Work programs, and granting food service scholarships at the UI, Northern Iowa University, Parkland Community College and Danville Area Community College through the William P. Myers Foundation, established in 2001.Bill is survived by his wife, Adele; two children, Nathalie Pearson and Mark (Renee) Myers; four stepchildren, Elizabeth (Andy) Varner, Jane (Trent) England, Mike (Kari) Pankey and Tim Pankey; and six grandchildren, Jessica Pearson, Kathleen Varner, Michael Varner, Grace Pankey, Kate Pankey and Joe Pankey.Bill is remembered as a loving husband, a kind and generous father, a fun and supportive grandfather, a wise mentor, a trusted friend and a man who deeply loved the Lord Jesus.If one prayer sums up Bill's life, it is this:God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.Funeral arrangements are being made by Morgan Memorial Home of Savoy. Visi...
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Ernest 'Cotton' Young (1947-2017) - Independent reporter
Monday, March 27, 2017Cotton’s life began on Feb. 2, 1947, in Winfield, Kan., the son of Raymond and Ethel (Farnsworth) Young. He graduated from Moline High School Class of 1965. He married Jeannette Louise Schepmann on Nov. 11, 2000. Cotton was a tractor mechanic and owned and operated Cotton’s Repair in Leon the last 14 years. He was a member of the Leon First Baptist Church, the Leon Senior Center and the Dirtblasters Pulling Association. He collected John Deere tractors, was a tractor pull enthusiast, enjoyed working with wood, making miniature tractors and anything he could make with his hands. Cotton took pride in helping his family and community. In the event that someone needed help completing a project at home, working on a car or fixing a lawn mower, Cotton was always willing to give them a hand.His loving family includes his wife, Jeannette of the home; son, Tyson (Kerri) Young of Leon; daughters, Joanie (Adam) Kreuzberg of Clearwater, Kan., Jessica (Daniel) Willis of Owensboro, Ky. and Jamie Bailey (Nathan Smith) of Conway Springs, Kan.; nine grandchildren, Ty, Tanner, Emma, Kade, Konner, Kage, Aiden, Adeline, Kamil...
Monday, March 06, 2017MOLINE — Richard E. "Gene" Whitaker, 84, of Moline, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at his home. Services will be private. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented.Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, Rock Island, is assisting the family.Gene was born Feb. 28, 1933, in Iowa City, a son of Herman and Katie (Barnes) Whitaker. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1967. Gene was a U.S. Army veteran.Gene worked at Caterpillar, John Deere and the University of Iowa, where he retired in 1999.Gene was a ham radio operator, enjoyed attending high school sports, and was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs fan. He also really enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.Survivors include his children, Steve (Mary Lund) Whitaker, Moline, and Janel (Kenny) Belk, Bettendorf; grandchildren, Courtney and Taylor Belk and Kylie, Kennidee and Grace Whitaker; brother, Herm Whitaker, Winter Haven, Florida; his former wife and fri...
Monday, January 30, 2017Betty Lee "Sis" Smith, 78, passed away on Jan. 7, 2017Betty Lee “Sis” Smith, 78, of Moline, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7,2017, at her home in Moline.Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, with funeral service held immediately, all at Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, in Howard. Inurnment will be held privately at the Moline City Cemetery.Betty was born on Feb. 6, 1938 in Curtis, Okla., the daughter of Edward Wayne and Dorothy Nadine (Weldon) Redd.On Sept. 20, 1987, Betty married Rodney Wayne Smith at the Moline Corner Cafe where she worked. Rodney preceded her in death on May 10, 2013.Betty worked as an insurance agent for CC insurance. She loved to help people and often did so without taking any credit. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren and enjoyed going to their ballgames whenever she could. In her free time, Betty enjoyed working in her garden.Betty is survived by: sons, Steve Terry of Tempe, Ariz., Casey Smith of Wichita, and Corey Smith of Campobello, SC; daughters, Judy Bloom of Moline and Sandra Terry - Trujillo...
Monday, December 26, 2016Don Godehn (died in 2002 at age 83)Known as Mr. YMCA, Godehn moved to Hendersonville in 1946 and spent 56 years in volunteerism in his adopted hometown and his church. A native of Moline, Ill., Godehn came to the area as a manufacturing executive. He and his wife, Sally, who also was inducted into the Walk of Fame, helped found the YMCA, bringing in UNC football legend Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice to promote the effort. He was among a core of leaders who founded Pardee Hospital Foundation and was also active in the United Way, Hendersonville Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church, serving as a lay leader and in state and national posts.Sally Godehn (1919-2010)By the time her husband retired in 1985, Sally Godehn had been deeply involved in volunteerism for 30 years. When she saw injustice, she acted. In the early 1950s, when she became troubled by examples of what she viewed as small-town corruption, she worked for court reform. Recruiting church members, she formed a “court watch” to sit in on trials and let the court know “good citizens were watching.” Similarly, she observed elections fraud in the form of dead people voting and carloads of paid voters dropped off at the polls. Using her old Bell & Howell camera, she filmed polling places. “The shenanigans soon stopped,” her son, Dr. John Godehn, wrote. “Unknown to the operatives, the camera often had no film.” She later served on the Board of Elections and helped start the local League of Women Voters chapter and the Opportunity House. Along with her husband, she also was a founder of the Dispute Settlement Center.Clyde Shuford Jackson (1907-1995)The founder of Jackson Funeral Home, Clyde Shuford Jackson sang at more than 1,000 funerals in a lifetime of service that included 12 years as chair of the county Board of Commissioners and the creation of Jackson Park. Originally bought by the county for use as a landfill, the property became a place for picnics, ballfields and children’s play thanks to Commissioner Jackson’s leadership. He was also founding organizer of the county ambulance service, oversaw the relocation of the county library to its current Washington Street home and supported the formation of Blue Ridge Community College. “It would be hard to imagine a county without the EMS, the public library and all the other contributions that Clyde Jackson left,” wrote his granddaughter, Rebecca Jackson McCall. “But, most of all, imagine Henderson County without Jackson Park.”Ernest L. Justus (died in 1994 at age 94)Serving the county school system for almost 60 years, Justus led great progress in the schools from the era of one-room schoolhouses to a consolidated system. As one school principal wrote of the longtime administrator, a diploma from Western Carolina University said he was a principal. “Mr. Justus taught me how to be one.” A list of men Justus mentored is itself...
Monday, November 28, 2016MOLINE -- Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory has received the National Funeral Directors Association's 2016 Pursuit of Excellence Award.Only seven Illinois firms and about 160 around the world received the award.Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients must meet or exceed business standards set by the program and demonstrate proficiency in key areas of funeral service, such as compliance with state and federal regulations; providing ongoing education and professional development opportunities for staff; offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families; maintaining an active level of involvement within the community; participating and actively serving in the funeral service profession; and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. Participants also must adhere to a Pledge of Ethical Practices."It is gratifying to have our peers review all areas of our firm’s operation and judge us superior," said Reid Trimb...
Monday, October 10, 2016Champaign-area restaurants, Abigail's and Country Inn, as well as 16 Arby's, three G.D. Ritzy's, and three Daddy-O's Restaurants in Champaign-Urbana, Danville, Bradley, Bourbonnais, Peoria and Moline, Ill., and Davenport, Bettendorf and Muscatine, Iowa.Bill served the Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa area as a businessman, mentor and philanthropist until his semi-retirement in 2011 when he became chairman of the board at FMS. After his full retirement in 2015, Bill continued his philanthropic activities through the William P. Myers Foundation.Because he lived in a children's home as a youth, Bill understood the philosophy of "giving a hand up, not a hand out." In 1981, he established the William P. Myers Education Fund to assist Cunningham Children's Home youths with education and job training beyond the high school level. Bill also supported other Cunningham projects, such as participating in the annual Kendall Gill Golf Outing, volunteering for and attending Christmas and Thanksgiving celebrations, supporting music and recreational programs, and making a major gift commitment to their $15 million Lighting the Way Capital Campaign.Furthermore, Bill gave generously of time and money to a variety of charities. He provided food, funding and equipment for Special Olympics; served as a mentor, counselor and adviser at L.W.'s Place, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Champaign; donated time as a counselor and community advocate for Family Life Skills Learning Center, a faith-based agency that teaches individuals how to stop the cycle of abuse and build a healthy home; and provided food, money and monthly volunteer staffing for Daily Bread Soup Kitchen in Champaign.Additional practical ways to help others help themselves included providing educational and job training programs at FMS, which hired individuals with developmental disabilities and worked directly with high school students in School-to-Work programs, and granting food service scholarships at the UI, Northern Iowa University, Parkland Community College and Danville Area Community College through the William P. Myers Foundation, established in 2001.Bill is survived by his wife, Adele; two children, Nathalie Pearson and Mark (Renee) Myers; four stepchildren, Elizabeth (Andy) Varner, Jane (Trent) England, Mike (Kari) Pankey and Tim Pankey; and six grandchildren, Jessica Pearson, Kathleen Varner, Michael Varner, Grace Pankey, Kate Pankey and Joe Pankey.Bill is remembered as a loving husband, a kind and generous father, a fun and supportive grandfather, a wise mentor, a trusted friend and a man who deeply loved the Lord Jesus.If one prayer sums up Bill's life, it is this:God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.Funeral arrangements are being made by Morgan Memorial Home of Savoy. Visi...
