Do we know of her family? From: BLS <elvis500@frontier.com> To: Hamilton County <ilhamilt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:14 AM Subject: [ILHAMILT] Allen Death MCLEANSBORO -- Iva Allen, 92, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2012, in Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with the Revs. Eric Ragan and Robert Sefried officiating. Burial will be in Digby Hill Cemetery, near Dale. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on July 3, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do we know her husband or parents? From: BLS <elvis500@frontier.com> To: Hamilton County <ilhamilt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:17 PM Subject: [ILHAMILT] BROWN DEATH Marie Margaret Brown 94-year-old McLeansboro resident, Marie Margaret Brown, died at 8:24 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2012 at McLeansboro Healthcare & Rehabilitation in McLeansboro. She was a homemaker, forklift operator, and laundry operator throughout her life. Survivors include: a son, Raymond Brown; 6 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, JoAnn Huelstrunk of McLeansboro, IL. Per her request, she will be cremated. Private family services will take place at a later date. A public memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 29th at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Harre Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mark was only child, right? -- passed away too young... Hope I have this correct :-) Sheree & others -- do you have when/where Judy and Joe married? Mark s/o Joseph CRADDOCK (1927-2002) and Judy MOORE Joe s/o Osias CRADDOCK (1896-1970) and Blanche GARNER (1901 - 1987) Osias s/o Samuel Riley CRADDOCK and Mary Tura CANTRELL Sam s/o John Taylor CRADDOCK and Ann FOSTER Mary d/o Jonathan Osborn CANTRELL and Ellen LAMKIN Blanche d/o Robert GARNER and Nettie JONES Judy d/o Carl Erwin MOORE and Ruth WILLIAMS Carl s/o Ernest Lewis MOORE and Mary Louetta WEBB Ernest s/o John C MOORE and Hester "Hettie" BURKETT/BURKITT Mary d/o William Hogan WEBB and Amanda Emeline BROWN ... Ruth d/o Frank E WILLIAMS and Laura VAUGHN Frank s/o Austin M WILLIAMS and Samantha A FRENCH Laura d/o James F VAUGHN and Emma PATTON Condolences and Prayers for these cousins, SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 11:32 PM > To: Franklin County; Hamilton County > Subject: [ILFRANKL] Craddock Obit > > BENTON -- Mark Craddock, 54, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his > home. > > He was born Nov. 4, 1957, in Benton, the son of Joe and Judy (Moore) > Craddock. > > Mark formerly owned and operated Craddock's Baseball Cards in Benton and > L and M Pressure Washing in Benton. > > He loved to play golf and go fishing. > > He is survived by his mother, Judy Craddock of Benton; aunt, Carolyn > Holloway of Phoenix; uncle, Terry Moore of Marion; five cousins, Todd, Chris, > Darin, Jamie and Kevin. > > Mr. Craddock was preceded in death by his father. > > Services will be at noon Saturday, July 7, in Morton and Johnston Funeral > Home in Benton, with the Rev. Everett Tabor officiating. Burial will be in > Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. > Saturday at the funeral home. > > > Published in The Southern Illinoisan on July 6, 2012

BROUGHTON, ILL. — Thomas A. "Tommy" Barker, 62, Broughton, died 11:09 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012, at his residence. Services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Gholson Funeral Home, McLeansboro. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2012, at the funeral home. He is survived by his wife, the former Tamara Denton; a son; a daughter-in-law; two daughters; a son-in-law; a stepdaughter and her husband; a brother; a sister; a brother-in-law; seven grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

ST FRANKFORT -- Dwight Tharp, 94, departed this life at 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in St. Louis University Hospital following a short illness. Dwight was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Macedonia, to Alva Otis (Daisy) and Etta Carlton Tharp. The family moved to West Frankfort in 1920, and he attended schools here and graduated from Frankfort Community High School in 1937. Dwight and Berniece Gibbs were married April 14, 1942, and shared 68 years of marriage before she preceded him in death in 2010. Dwight retired from Stix Baer and Fuller Department Store in St. Louis after 50 years of service. He was a former manager of the Champion Laundry in Benton before World War II. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the Pacific Theatre of War during World War II. He was a member of Central Methodist Church in West Frankfort. He was a former commander of the VFW Post 1739 in Belleville, serving there for many years. He was also a member of VFW Post 5764 in West Frankfort, Orient American Legion Post 1961, and did much volunteer work at the Veterans Museum. He was very proud he was a veteran and remained faithful to various veteran organizations throughout the years. He and his family traveled extensively throughout the United States until his wife's health began to fail. Dwight is survived by one daughter, Annetta of West Frankfort; one brother, Ethridge and his wife, Lola, of Christopher; one nephew, Dean and Sylvia Tharp of West Frankfort; five nieces, Judy and George Buck and Diane Rhodes of Springfield; Jean Berger of Newburgh, Ind.; Suetta and Dave Painter of Waynesville, N.C.; and Jackie and Tom Johnson of Rochester, N.Y.; and a host of great-nieces and great-nephews. Dwight was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Berniece, brothers, Pender and Mitchell Tharp; sisters, Myrtle Gifford and Roberta Breckenridge; infant brother, Mervyn and two nephews, Dale Gifford and Maurice Tharp. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 8, in Varis-Stone Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bennett Woods officiating. Interment will be in Tower Heights Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by Orient American Legion Post 1961, VFW Post 5764 and the funeral honors team of the U.S. Army. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. For those who wish, memorials may be made to Frankfort Historical Museum or to the Central Methodist Church, and will be accepted at the funeral home at any time. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on July 6, 2012

BENTON -- Mark Craddock, 54, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at his home. He was born Nov. 4, 1957, in Benton, the son of Joe and Judy (Moore) Craddock. Mark formerly owned and operated Craddock's Baseball Cards in Benton and L and M Pressure Washing in Benton. He loved to play golf and go fishing. He is survived by his mother, Judy Craddock of Benton; aunt, Carolyn Holloway of Phoenix; uncle, Terry Moore of Marion; five cousins, Todd, Chris, Darin, Jamie and Kevin. Mr. Craddock was preceded in death by his father. Services will be at noon Saturday, July 7, in Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, with the Rev. Everett Tabor officiating. Burial will be in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on July 6, 2012

Arrangements are pending at Morton-Johnston Funeral in Benton for MarkCRADDOCK, 54 of Benton died at his home on Wednesday July 4, 2012

Chester ABBOTT 1860-1909 married Catherine McDUFFY 1870-1899 Need to know more about this couple and their children Know they have a daughter Emily D ABBOTT

MCLEANSBORO -- Iva Allen, 92, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2012, in Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center in McLeansboro. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with the Revs. Eric Ragan and Robert Sefried officiating. Burial will be in Digby Hill Cemetery, near Dale. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on July 3, 2012

Thanks Cousin - see SRJ: From: Donna Mariner [mailto:oldsalty99@att.net] Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 11:49 AM To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; Sheldon Jones; ilhamilt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] COS Waldo Canyon fire - SRJ Update Sheldon - when you have as many cousins as you do who are members of this list, then this fire tragedy is NOT off topic. In addition to the anxiety we feel about your fire threat, we feel helpless to do much more than feel heartache about the losses your community is suffering. So, Initially, please give us a name that we can send cash donations (checks), to give to people for the immediate help they need so they don't have to wait for processing. SRJ: Care and Share of Colorado Springs, Red Cross, Salvation Army have all set up special donations sections for the area. Second, this enormous fire will not be off topic in future years as our descendants are asking about this huge major disaster and searching for information of what happened and its affect on their ancestors. Similar to the 1925 tornado, this is truly "history" in the making. The stories of death and loss that we will be hearing in the near future will make us all cry. Sadly, so much of that part of ancestral collections has gone up in the fires that consumed the valuable treasures of photos and memories that had to be left behind to be charred by that conflagration you described. The news stories tell of people grabbing as much as they could as they hurried to leave, but so much will be gone. Hopefully, a local historian will be on top of their stories now, "in the moment", as raw as it is, in order to leave a public record of the horrors and tragedies as it is happening. Do you have a suggestion of a webpage that we can access to see your local reports? SRJ: www.springsgov.com is the official city access point, all of the media here: kktv.com, koaa.com, krdo.com, gazette.com - even all the Denver media have coverage as well. The future generations will value it, in the same way that we value the stories on other "natural disasters". Perhaps someone can find a way to provide small underground, easy-to-access, personal repositories for irreplaceable items. Now that's an idea.... SRJ: the Mormons (LDS) already have a mountain repository for such in Utah - of course, a good earthquake will be a problem for this. So, we really do appreciate your reports of this news and feel your pain and its emotional toll on you and your family and friends. The physical property lost is unbelievable, and you will be a rock for your friends and community to lean on. Hang in there. Let us know what we can do to help. SRJ: Thanks - really appreciate it :-) Trust me, there has been much worse "off topic" items posted, without apology, that does not make our hearts ache like this news does. Please, please keep us posted. Donna Mariner, McLeansboro, IL Researching: BRADEN, BROYLES, SPILLER, FLANNIGAN, STERNS, CRABTREE, CHAPLAIN, JOHNSON, WALLER, MCCLUSKEY, HILL, PARSONS REED, PAGE, EVANS, BENSON, HEARD, OGLESBY, WEBB, ODLE, WILCOX, TANNER, LESSLEY, THOMPSON, KNIGHT, LEWIS, SMITH, CREEK, FINKS, MCCUNE, CARTER, LOGAN, ETC. Most of these ancestors wound up in Hamilton County and Franklin County, Illinois, some in White, Williamson, and Saline Counties in Illinois. They traveled west from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland...the way most of our ancestors came. They were Scot-Irish, English, German with a mix of other nationalities SRJ: Some bad news - apparently 22 homes have been burglarized in the burn area - why do idiots have to do this @#^%^%@ ? We've had people impersonating fire fighters and police officers as well - argh.. I guess in a population of ~500,000, statistics say you have x number of idiots. (some problem people we know were on meth.) Latest good news: Fire officially at 45% containment this afternoon; they are working hard on lifting mandatory evacuation zones and part of this is to re-instate electricity and gas (most difficult) in severely affected areas. There are still about 10,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders - down from a peak of about 35,000 and decreasing daily :-) Woodland Park no longer has any part under evac, areas just West of I-25 are no longer under evac orders. The coordination efforts between Colorado Springs/Woodland Park/Cascade/Green Mountain Falls/Manitou Springs/Crystal Park/ and others: Police & Fire Fighters, El Paso & Teller County Sheriff's, National Forest Service personnel, Military (Air Force Academy & Ft Carson Army Base), Nationally Deployed Hot Shot crews (we have at least 4 - perhaps 6? - active here), Nationally Deployed Fire Management Crews (we still have some 1,300 fire fighters on the lines), etc. has been phenomenal. We get two briefings a day that are packed with good info etc. Let me tell you some of the awesome things that have happened: a) Despite the very large number of evacuations, we have not had anyone injured during the evacs - all went very smoothly. (We have had people get irate about them not letting them return despite the real risk of a wind shift inducing another insane firestorm.) I don't believe any of the firefighters have had any injuries either. b) Everyone who lost homes and people who still have homes are being allowed to come in to the burned area tomorrow to visit - still evac'd for a while. There has been consistently good information being disseminated - everyone has multiple ways of accessing the information. They continue to send out reverse-911 calls to west parts of Monument and other regions who are still on pre-evacuation notice. c) The fire has cost $8.8M as of this afternoon - city/county/and national resources are being committed to pay for this. I'm sure the total cost of the fire will be well over $200M - it may approach $500M . who knows yet. (Pres. Obama was here yesterday, and we were all pleased they didn't shut down the city - it was a simple motorcade into the area and out - he was here for 3 hours. d) The National Forest is giving a special package from Smoky the Bear to everyone child whose home was burned - this is something you wouldn't normally even think about. They have a special e-mail site setup because they could not handle the phone call traffic. Take Care, Thanks, SRJ

— — Mildred E. Erwin, 87, of Benton, formerly of Dahlgren, died 8:05 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin. She was born June 4, 1925, in Robison County, Tenn., daughter of William W. and Lena K. (Hamsley) Mangrum. She married Dwight K. Erwin on Nov. 11, 1944; and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by sons, Kenneth Erwin of Benton, Ronald Erwin of Benton, Curtis (Marie) Erwin and Douglas (Tammy) Erwin of Benton; daughters, Deloris (James) Mayberry of Sailor Springs, Joyce (Daniel) Bennett of Ohio, Phyllis Erwin of Benton and Audrey Meracle of Benton; sister, Helen Jean Burke of Mt. Vernon; brothers, Bud Mangrum of Arizona and Ed Mangrum of Illinois; 24 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Gholson Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Holland officiating. Interment will be at Middle Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until the time of service Monday at Gholson Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice and will be accepted at Gholson Funeral Home

BENTON -- Mildred E. Erwin, 87, formerly of Dahlgren, died at 8:05 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Herrin Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren, with the Rev. Kenneth Holland officiating. Burial will be in Middle Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on June 30, 2012

Of your names listed below, I am searching for Catherine L. Lasley b. abt 1793, Kentucky ? perhaps d/o Frances Lasley m. Charles George Crisel 1-12-1835 Hamilton County, Il Knowing names are often misspelled, I wonder if we have a connection? Gail Hutchcraft ladybuggc@sbcglobal.net Ford County, Illinois Donna Mariner, McLeansboro, IL Researching: BRADEN, BROYLES, SPILLER, FLANNIGAN, STERNS, CRABTREE, CHAPLAIN, JOHNSON, WALLER, MCCLUSKEY, HILL, PARSONS REED, PAGE, EVANS, BENSON, HEARD, OGLESBY, WEBB, ODLE, WILCOX, TANNER, LESSLEY, THOMPSON, KNIGHT, LEWIS, SMITH, CREEK, FINKS, MCCUNE, CARTER, LOGAN, ETC. Most of these ancestors wound up in Hamilton County and Franklin County, Illinois, some in White, Williamson, and Saline Counties in Illinois. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Mariner" <oldsalty99@att.net> To: <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com>; "Sheldon Jones" <srjones@pcisys.net>; <ilhamilt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] [ILFRANKL] COS Waldo Canyon fire - SRJ Update Sheldon - when you have as many cousins as you do who are members of this list, then this fire tragedy is NOT off topic. In addition to the anxiety we feel about your fire threat, we feel helpless to do much more than feel heartache about the losses your community is suffering. So, Initially, please give us a name that we can send cash donations (checks), to give to people for the immediate help they need so they don't have to wait for processing. Second, this enormous fire will not be off topic in future years as our descendants are asking about this huge major disaster and searching for information of what happened and its affect on their ancestors. Similar to the 1925 tornado, this is truly "history" in the making. The stories of death and loss that we will be hearing in the near future will make us all cry. Sadly, so much of that part of ancestral collections has gone up in the fires that consumed the valuable treasures of photos and memories that had to be left behind to be charred by that conflagration you described. The news stories tell of people grabbing as much as they could as they hurried to leave, but so much will be gone. Hopefully, a local historian will be on top of their stories now, "in the moment", as raw as it is, in order to leave a public record of the horrors and tragedies as it is happening. Do you have a suggestion of a webpage that we can access to see your local reports? The future generations will value it, in the same way that we value the stories on other "natural disasters". Perhaps someone can find a way to provide small underground, easy-to-access, personal repositories for irreplaceable items. Now that's an idea.... So, we really do appreciate your reports of this news and feel your pain and its emotional toll on you and your family and friends. The physical property lost is unbelievable, and you will be a rock for your friends and community to lean on. Hang in there. Let us know what we can do to help. Trust me, there has been much worse "off topic" items posted, without apology, that does not make our hearts ache like this news does. Please, please keep us posted. Donna Mariner, McLeansboro, IL Researching: BRADEN, BROYLES, SPILLER, FLANNIGAN, STERNS, CRABTREE, CHAPLAIN, JOHNSON, WALLER, MCCLUSKEY, HILL, PARSONS REED, PAGE, EVANS, BENSON, HEARD, OGLESBY, WEBB, ODLE, WILCOX, TANNER, LESSLEY, THOMPSON, KNIGHT, LEWIS, SMITH, CREEK, FINKS, MCCUNE, CARTER, LOGAN, ETC. Most of these ancestors wound up in Hamilton County and Franklin County, Illinois, some in White, Williamson, and Saline Counties in Illinois. They traveled west from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland...the way most of our ancestors came. They were Scot-Irish, English, German with a mix of other nationalities ________________________________ From: Sheldon Jones <srjones@pcisys.net> To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, June 28, 2012 8:33:03 PM Subject: [ILFRANKL] COS Waldo Canyon fire - SRJ Update Again this is off-topic, but I have had so many e-mails from cousins - let me give you all the latest: First off - my wife, Betty, and I are doing O.K.; today has been very, very busy for me - lots of things going on with my work - i.e., business continuation contingency plans. The very sad news was given out at 4p.m. MDT today: - 346 homes destroyed on 35 streets in northwest Colorado Springs. (this is a preliminary number) (this is on the order of about $200M in property damage (my guess); they say this is the most destructive fire in Colorado history - nowhere near the largest, still just 18,500 acres. ) - majority of these were burned to the ground when the firestorm crested the ridge above town (and right above where I work) and were driven into town at 60-65 mph on Tuesday afternoon (basically from 4pm to about 10 pm or so) The recent better news: - the last two days we have had fairly good weather, it has been a little cooler (high 90's), and a little more humidity - the fire is still officially only 10% contained, but they have good control on all sides, this value of containment should be higher later on tonight. - the air quality is considerably better in the rest of the town proper - much of the hot spots that are burning behind the Air Force Academy are blowing straight North or Northwest. - they are lifting some of the mandatory evacuation areas later on tonight :-) - still a lot of work fighting the fire - we have received so much help from all over the country, it is incredible - however, some parts are now going to the next stage: an example is the fire burned right down to Hwy 24 in the canyon just west of the Springs and now there is a fear that any rain we get (monsoon season "should" start here in a week or two) will flood out the highway as the burn area has no vegetation to hold the water.. We will rebuild and there is a huge outpouring of support within the community, hope this continues in the days and weeks ahead. Thanks, SRJ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: ilhamilt-admin@rootsweb.com Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILHAMILT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sheldon - when you have as many cousins as you do who are members of this list, then this fire tragedy is NOT off topic.  In addition to the anxiety we feel about your fire threat, we feel helpless to do much more than feel heartache about the losses your community is suffering.   So, Initially, please give us a name that we can send cash donations (checks), to give to people for the immediate help they need so they don't have to wait for processing. Second, this enormous fire will not be off topic in future years as our descendants are asking about this huge major disaster and searching for information of what happened and its affect on their ancestors.  Similar to the 1925 tornado, this is truly "history" in the making.   The stories of death and loss that we will be hearing in the near future will make us all cry.  Sadly, so much of that part of ancestral collections has gone up in the fires that consumed the valuable treasures of photos and memories that had to be left behind to be charred by that conflagration you described.  The news stories tell of people grabbing as much as they could as they hurried to leave, but so much will be gone.   Hopefully, a local historian will be on top of their stories now, "in the moment", as raw as it is, in order to leave a public record of the horrors and tragedies as it is happening.   Do you have a suggestion of a webpage that we can access to see your local reports?   The future generations will  value it, in the same way that we value the stories on other "natural disasters".    Perhaps someone can find a way to provide small underground, easy-to-access, personal repositories for irreplaceable items.  Now that's an idea....   So, we really do appreciate your reports of this news and feel your pain and its emotional toll on you and your family and friends.  The physical property lost is unbelievable, and you will be a rock for your friends and community to lean on.  Hang in there.  Let us know what we can do to help.   Trust me, there has been much worse "off topic" items posted, without apology, that does not make our hearts ache like this news does.  Please, please keep us posted.   Donna Mariner, McLeansboro, IL  Researching: BRADEN, BROYLES, SPILLER, FLANNIGAN, STERNS, CRABTREE, CHAPLAIN, JOHNSON, WALLER, MCCLUSKEY, HILL, PARSONS REED, PAGE, EVANS, BENSON, HEARD, OGLESBY, WEBB, ODLE, WILCOX, TANNER, LESSLEY, THOMPSON, KNIGHT, LEWIS, SMITH, CREEK, FINKS, MCCUNE, CARTER, LOGAN, ETC.  Most of these ancestors wound up in Hamilton County and Franklin County, Illinois, some in White, Williamson, and Saline Counties in Illinois. They traveled west from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland...the way most of our ancestors came.  They were Scot-Irish, English, German with a mix of other nationalities ________________________________ From: Sheldon Jones <srjones@pcisys.net> To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, June 28, 2012 8:33:03 PM Subject: [ILFRANKL] COS Waldo Canyon fire - SRJ Update Again this is off-topic, but I have had so many e-mails from cousins - let me give you all the latest: First off - my wife, Betty, and I are doing O.K.;   today has been very, very busy for me - lots of things going on with   my work - i.e., business continuation contingency plans. The very sad news was given out at 4p.m. MDT today:   - 346 homes destroyed on 35 streets in northwest Colorado Springs. (this is a preliminary number)       (this is on the order of about $200M in property damage (my guess);       they say this is the most destructive fire in Colorado history - nowhere near the       largest, still just 18,500 acres. )   - majority of these were burned to the ground when the firestorm crested the ridge       above town (and right above where I work) and were driven into town at 60-65 mph on       Tuesday afternoon (basically from 4pm to about 10 pm or so) The recent better news:   - the last two days we have had fairly good weather, it has been a little cooler (high 90's), and   a little more humidity - the fire is still officially only 10% contained, but they have good   control on all sides, this value of containment should be higher later on tonight. - the air quality is considerably better in the rest of the town proper - much of the hot spots     that are burning behind the Air Force Academy are blowing straight North or Northwest. - they are lifting some of the mandatory evacuation areas later on tonight :-) - still a lot of work fighting the fire  - we have received so much help from all over the country,     it is incredible - however, some parts are now going to the next stage: an example is     the fire burned right down to Hwy 24 in the canyon just west of the Springs and now   there is a fear that any rain we get (monsoon season "should" start here in a week or two)   will flood out the highway as the burn area has no vegetation to hold the water.. We will rebuild and there is a huge outpouring of support within the community, hope this continues in the days and weeks ahead. Thanks, SRJ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John William Ritchey, 51, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 4:27 P.M. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in St. Clair County, Illinois. Mr. Ritchey was born on Wednesday, May 10, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana the son of John Charles and Mildred (Stegmoeller) Ritchey. He married Lisa Chizk in Mt. Vernon, Illinois in March 1995. Surviving family members include his wife: Lisa Ritchey of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 2 sons: Shawn Chizk of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and John Caleb Ritchey of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 2 daughters: Bria Perkins and fiance Wesley Sancken of Fairbury, Illinois and Alex Ritchey of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 3 granddaughters: Paige Chizk and Madison Chizk of McLeansboro, Illinois and Brynn Runyon of Fairbury, Illinois; brother: Charles Mark Ritchey and wife Monica of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; sister: Cheri Smith of Phoenix, Arizona; several nieces and nephews also survive. His parents, one sister: Leanne Swenson and one daughter: Molly Irene Ritchey preceded him in death. John was a truck driver. VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 7:00 P.M.on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, July 2, 2012 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Reverend Gary Davenport will officiate. INTERMENT: Bethel Memorial Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Family members of Floyd and Ella White, who lived southwest of McLeansboro, gathered for the accompanying photo in 1962 at the Whites’ home. Floyd was a bus driver for McLeansboro Township High School for a number of years, and the Whites were longtime members of Mt. Olivet General Baptist Church, says their son, Millage White of Carmi. If you have a photo of local interest that's at least 25 years old and you'd like to share it with the Times-Leader's readers, please drop it by the newspaper's office at 200 S. Washington St. Family members of Floyd and Ella White, who lived southwest of McLeansboro, gathered for this photo in 1962 at the Whites’ home. From left, front: Keith Ray, Gary Allen (standing), Floyd White, Ella White, Jane Skelton, Kaye White and Steve White; second row: Deloris Hall, Dee Allen, Geraldine White, Irene Hall, Beulah Skelton, Eulah Ray, Daisy White and Ken Ray; back row: Mark White, Larry Skelton, David White, Harold Allen, Herman Skelton, Ralph Ray and Millage White. Photo courtesy of Millage and Daisy White Family members of Floyd and Ella White, who lived southwest of McLeansboro, gathered for this photo in 1962 at the Whites’ home. From left, front: Keith Ray, Gary Allen (standing), Floyd White, Ella White, Jane Skelton, Kaye White and Steve White; second row: Deloris Hall, Dee Allen, Geraldine White, Irene Hall, Beulah Skelton, Eulah Ray, Daisy White and Ken Ray; back row: Mark White, Larry Skelton, David White, Harold Allen, Herman Skelton, Ralph Ray and Millage White. Photo courtesy of Millage and Daisy White

Violet Marie Clark, 86, of Du Quoin, passed away at 6:12 P.M., Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Violet had been a homemaker. She had been owner and operator of the Hub Motel with her husband from 1966 until 1981. She was of the Baptist faith. She was born May 26, 1926 at Springerton, Hamilton County, IL, the daughter of Arthur and Effie (Woodrow) Fuqua. She married Sessel Clark, Jr. on May 15, 1947 at Morganfield, KY and he preceded her in death on December 19, 1978. She is survived by one daughter - Vickie Harsy and husband Bernie of Du Quoin, one son - Milton La Verne Clark and wife Paula of Mapleton, IL, one daughter-in-law - Kelly Clark of Oakgrove, MO, one brother - Arson Fuqua of Oakdale, IL, one half brother - Charles Ray Thompson of Oakdale, IL, one half sister - Mary Lou Bube of Farmington, IL, eleven grandchildren, and eighteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son - Mark Clark and four siblings - Hayward Fuqua, Curt Fuqua, Imogene Rankin, and Betty Brammier. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin with Rev. Rich Luh officiating.

Marie Margaret Brown, 94, of McLeansboro, passed away at 8:24 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2012, at McLeansboro Healthcare and Rehab in McLeansboro. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Harre Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Sefried officiating. As per request, Ms. Brown will be cremated and private family services will take place a later date. Arrangements for Marie Brown are under the direction of Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro.

Mary Lou Tennison, 78, of McLeansboro, passed away 3:33 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. There will be no public services. As per request, Mrs. Tennison will be cremated and private family services will take place at a later date. Memorials may be made to the local animal shelter. Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Lou Tennison 78-year-old McLeansboro resident, Mary Lou Tennison, died at 3:33 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL. She was an artist as well as a member of Home Extension and the Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include: one son, Justin Tennison of McLeansboro; three daughters, Colleen Elzy of Union, IL, Kathleen Tennison of Lakeworth, FL, and Charleen Onstad of Black River Falls, WI; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-granchildren; and one brother, Darrel Ragsdale of Lakeworth, FL. Per her request, there will be no public services. She will be cremated and private family services will take place at a later date. Memorials may be made to the local animal shelter and will be accepted at Harre Funeral Home. Harre Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.