A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Adams http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1319 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=56783 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Quincy Herald Whig Article Date: May 15 2008 Article Description: Obituary of Dunham, Wilma C. Article Text: Wilma C. Dunham, 88, of the Illinois Veterans Home, formerly of 500 N. 29th, Quincy, died at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday (May 13, 2008) in Blessing Hospital. Born Feb. 12, 1920, near Ursa, Mrs. Dunham was a daughter of Emil and Selma Cramm. She married Estille F. Dunham, a highly decorated Marine and POW veteran of World War II, in 1947 in Salem Church. She was a 1938 graduate of Quincy High School. Mrs. Dunham was a personal care assistant at Blessing Hospital for 16 years and also was employed as a certified nurse’s assistant (CNA) by the Illinois Veterans Home for 14 years. She retired from the state of Illinois in 1984. Mrs. Dunham was a 70-plusyear member of Salem United Church of Christ, singing in the Choristers for many years. She was a past worthy matron of the Alpha Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. Her lifelong enjoyment of music began at an early age while playing the piano and mandolin. A regular pleasure was attending performances of many of Quincy’s musical groups,! including the Quincy Park Band, Quincy Symphony, Community Band, the Sunday Music Series and many others. Her favorites were the concerts in which her two sons performed. Mrs. Dunham was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister; and son, Bob. She is survived by her son, Dean, of Quincy. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Providence Cemetery at Ursa. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com