Ray "Red" Carrell, 83, a resident of Mt. Vernon and formerly of Hamilton County, passed away 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 9, 1928, in McLeansboro, the son of Edward Agustus Carrell and Ethel Jane (Johnson) Carrell. He married Margie Anne (Sledge) Carrell on Dec. 17, 1973 in Carmi. He was a farmer, past City Policeman of West Frankfort, Sheriff of Franklin County from 1962 to 1966, First Probation Officer of Franklin, Jefferson and Hamilton Counties. He developed the State of Illinois Probation Department and saw his dream of Juvenile Detention Center constructed in Franklin County fulfilled. He was Protestant by faith. He was also a 60 member of the Macedonia Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies, Bellville, Ainad Temple Shrine and Elks Lodge of West Frankfort. He loved "fiddle music" and enjoyed square dancing. He loved hunting quail and fox. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Gilbert Carrell and wife Elaine of McLeansboro; grandchildren, John Carrell and wife Pam of McLeansboro and Julie Renae Erwin and husband Chad of McLeansboro; great-grandchildren, Carson, Cameron, Remington, Emma, Abby, Taylor and Danielle; sister, Linda Summers of Columbia Falls, Mont.; and brother-in-law, Vernon Waller of McLeansboro. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joe, Harry, Dick, John and Robert; sisters, Ruby and Charlotte Waller; one grandson, Bobby; and first wife, Mary (Clark) Carrell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harre Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Rector officiating. Burial will be at Little Springs Cemetery in Dale. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro. Masonic Rites will be held at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to Shriner's Hospital or Baptist Children's Home in Carmi. Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro, is in charge of all arrangements.

Ray 'Red' Carrell Mount Vernon, Ill. Ray "Red" Carrell, 83, died February 18, 2012, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home. Survived by wife, Margie Carrell; son, Gilbert and wife, Elaine; grandchildren, John Carrell and wife, Pam and Julie Erwin and husband, Chad; seven great-grandchildren; a sister; a brother-in-law. Services are 11 a.m. Wed., February 22, 2012, at Harre Funeral Home. Burial in Little Springs Cemetery, Dale. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Masonic Rites at 7 p.m. Published in Courier Press on February 20, 2012

"Red" Carrell 84-year-old former McLeansboro resident, "Red" Carrell of Mt. Vernon, IL, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 18 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Gerald Lee Traylor, 85, of Bloomington, died 7:02 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, following a brief hospitalization due to a severe stroke. A memorial celebration of Jerry's full and meaningful life will be held this summer. Private family entombment will be in East Lawn Mausoleum, Bloomington. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memoriam may be made to marcfirst, 1606 Hunt Dr., Normal, IL 61761. Jerry was born on July 2, 1926, in Louder, the son of Wesley and Grace Andersen Traylor. He was married in 1951 to his beloved June until her passing in 2003. His survivors include his eight children, Tony (Linda) Traylor of Dahlgren, Terry Traylor of Dunnvilla, Minn., Dianna (Rick) Jones of Mukilteo, Wash., Debby (Doug) Johnson of Downs, Donna (Todd) Rosenberg of North Bend, Wash., Mary (Robert) Leffler of Bloomington, Todd (Suzie) Traylor of Atlanta and Marta June Traylor of Bloomington; his two nephews loved as sons, Bill (Gretchen) Dodd and Bob (Andrea) Dodd, both of Virden; 24 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two of his seven siblings, Pat Ballenger of Girard and Marge Bogart of Virden; and many nieces and nephews. Jerry was an accomplished high school athlete and graduated from Virden High School in 1944. He was extremely proud of his military service in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. Jerry began his successful business career at Swift and Company, serving as plant manager in Springfield until 1972. He then became commissary manager and vice president of Steak and Shake in Bloomington until 1983. Jerry truly enjoyed running his own meat brokerage, J & J Meats, until 2000. Jerry was passionate about hunting, his dogs, watching his children's and grandchildren's sporting events, and any and all gatherings of family and friends. Jerry's door was always open and his hand always extended to anyone in need. He will be remembered and cherished as a selfless, humble, generous and loving husband, father and friend to all.

> >> Paul R. "Ronnie" Carr, 73, of Logan, IL, died at 4:35 a.m. Thursday, >> February 16, 2012 at Franklin Hospital, Benton, IL. >> Mr. Carr was born on December 13, 1938 in Benton, IL the son of Paul Ira >> Carr and Doris Ethel (Hill) Carr. He married the former Margery Lois Rice >> on July 31, 1960 and she survives. >> >> Ronnie was retired mechanic from BRP, Inc. and was well known motorcycle >> mechanic. In his younger days he was a flat track motorcycle racer. He >> was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Community of Christ Church in >> Thompsonville, IL. >> >> Surviving relatives include his wife, Margery Carr, Logan, IL, three >> daughters, Connie Darr and John Sweetin, Whittington, IL, Linda Whitlow >> and Ed Morris, Benton, IL, Barbara Volkman and Jay Arnett, Logan, IL, >> Ronnie Carr and Christine Gower-Leathers, Benton, IL, four grandchildren, >> Robert (Mandi) Whitlow, Sesser, IL, Amber and Tyler Arnett, both of >> Logan, IL, Kaylen Sweetin, Mt. Vernon, IL, McKenna and Evan Leathers, >> both of Sesser, IL, two great-grandchildren, Kayla and Lane Whitlow, both >> of Sesser, IL, an aunt, Pearl Carr, Kerrsville, TX, a cousin, Nancy Carr, >> Kerrsville, TX, a sister-in-law, Shirley (Bob) Hill, West Frankfort, IL, >> and good friend, Jim Davis, Desoto, MO. >> >> Mr. Carr was preceded in death by his parents. >> >> Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012 and >> from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home & >> Crematory, Benton, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday >> at the funeral home with Revs. Bill Morris and Jake Davis officiating. >> Burial will be in the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, IL with >> military rites performed by the Benton American Legion and V.F.W. >> >> Memorial contributions may be made to the Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home & >> Crematory and will be accepted at the funeral home. >

Louise (Schneider) Reyling 92-year-old McLeansboro resident, Louise (Schnieder) Reyling died at 5:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Survivors include five sons, Eugene Reyling, Jr. of Hestand, KY, John and James Reyling of Peoria, Fred Reyling of Chillicothe, IL and Gary Reyling of Monroe, WA; four daughters, Evelyn Butler of Benton, IL, Juliann Burg of Plum City, WI, Mary Lou Armstrong of Peoria and Susan Halperin of Issaquah, WA; two sisters-in-law, Cornelia Schneider of Peoria Heights, IL and Eileen Hopfinger of Piopolis; 28 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Services for Louise (Schneider) Reyling will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Piopolis with burial in St. Johns Cemetery at Pipolois. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 Friday evening, Feb. 17 at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro with a Rosary service at 7:30 p.m. at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

- Louise (Schneider) Reyling, 92, of McLeansboro, passed away 5:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Rosary servile will be conducted at 7: 30 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Catholic Church in McLeansboro with the rev. Slawomir Ptak officiating. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Piopolis.

Ebert Vertis Storey 77-year-old McLeansboro resident, Ebert Vertis Storey died at 10:28 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He had been a mechanic and had served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Survivors include his wife, Sharon; a daughter, Sherry Williams of Ewing; a sister, Barbara Calkins of Albion; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services for Ebert Vertis Storey will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the First General Baptist Church in McLeansboro with burial in West Union Cemetery in White County. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 Wednesday evening, Feb. 15 at the Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Donald Nichols 69-year-old Mt. Vernon, IL resident, Donald Nichols died at 11:47 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Services for Donald Nichols are pending at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

Anyone know the ancestry of her husband? Was Glen Keen, son of John P. Keen and Nora Alice Davis? There is a nice photo of her and Glen on their gravestone at Thomason Cemetery: http://wayne.ilgenweb.net/cem/thomason/thomason1168.jpg Sandy On 2/13/2012 8:29 AM, BLS wrote: > Elzora L. Keen, 94, of Wayne City, passed away 2:10 p.m. Feb. 10, 2012, at Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon. > > She was born July 13, 1917 in Keenes, the daughter of John Loyd and Anna (Garrison). > > She was a seamstress and a member of Ten Post Oak Church. > > She is survived by son Jerry Keen and wife Phyllis of Mt. Vernon; daughter, Patsy Slover and husband Dorris of Xenia; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Keen in 1990. > > Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City with Ralph Wilton, Richard McCormick and Bill Miller officiating. Burial will be at Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City. > > Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City. > > Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 > -- Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

Elzora L. Keen, 94, of Wayne City, passed away 2:10 p.m. Feb. 10, 2012, at Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born July 13, 1917 in Keenes, the daughter of John Loyd and Anna (Garrison). She was a seamstress and a member of Ten Post Oak Church. She is survived by son Jerry Keen and wife Phyllis of Mt. Vernon; daughter, Patsy Slover and husband Dorris of Xenia; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Keen in 1990. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City with Ralph Wilton, Richard McCormick and Bill Miller officiating. Burial will be at Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City. Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Son of John George MILLER and Dora Lillian SMITH GALATIA -- Darrel Dwain Miller, 87, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Colonial Terrace Funeral Home in Eldorado with the Rev. Larry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Wolf Creek Cemetery in Eldorado. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Published in The Southern Illinoisan on February 13, 2012

In Journal Star of Peoria, Illinois on Feb.7, 2012 ROSEMARY FAUGHT *PEKIN *- Rosemary Faught, 81, of Pekin passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Pekin Manor. She was born April 9, 1930, in Thackery, Ill., to Clarence and Carrie Higginson Harrison. She is survived by her children, Debbie (Al) Chavez of Peoria and David (Toni) Faught of Pekin; sisters, Wilma Harrison of Dahlgren and Pauline Kennedy of Dahlgren; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Donald Faught; granddaughter, Janessa Faught; and sisters, Juanita Hunter and Monda Harrison. Rosemary worked for over 15 years in medical records at Methodist Medical Center. She was a secretary at Carver Clinic and last worked at Heartland Community Clinic, retiring in 2009. An accomplished pianist, Rosemary enjoyed knitting and her weekends with friends. However, her greatest joy was time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she loved immensely. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where the service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at 11 a.m., with a visitation one hour prior at the church. A luncheon will follow the service. A private graveside service will be held at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin at a later date. Cremation has been accorded. Memorials may be made to the church in her name. The Cremation Society of Mid-Illinois Co., Pekin/Peoria, is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at csmico.com <http://csmico.com>.

Sheldon Thanks for the additional info. I didn't have Della or Missouri's maiden name. On the 1900 HCI census, it's pretty clearly written as "Rella", not "Retta". How sure are you of her name? http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004113763_00402&fn=Lorten+B&ln=Dewitt&st=d&ssrc=&pid=37150054 Sandy On 2/11/2012 12:59 PM, Sheldon Jones wrote: > I have Retta as d/o Lorten Bowers DeWITT and Della HARRELSON (they mar. 27 > Sep 1892 HCI?) > Lorten s/o Sylvester DeWITT and Missouri Ann SHELTON > Sylvester s/o Thomas Jefferson DeWITT and Amazone DAVIS > Missouri d/o Sylvester A SHELTON and Melissa SMITH > Della d/o Jasper Nathaniel HARRELSON and Nancy Harriet MOORE > Jasper s/o Nathaniel HARRELSON and Frances VISE > Nancy d/o Alfred MOORE and Elizabeth SHIRLEY > > Leslie s/o George H DAILY and Anna LESLIE... > > -SRJ > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer >> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:00 AM >> To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] REYNOLDS OBIT >> >> Does anyone know if Rella DeWitt's parents are Lorten B. DeWitt and >> Della ? I have Rella b Mar 1895 per 1900 census Knight's Prairie Twp, > HCI. >> I have Lorten and Della with three children (per the 1900 census) >> >> Guy b Jul 1893 IL >> Rella b Mar 1895 IL >> Roy b Oct 1896 IL >> >> Sandy >> >> On 2/11/2012 10:49 AM, BLS wrote: >> DU QUOIN -- Velma H. Reynolds, 95, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. > 9, 2012, in Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin. >> Velma had been a homemaker. She had worked at Daily Grocery Store. She was > a member of First Baptist Church in Du Quoin. She was also a member of the > Euzelian Sunday School Class and Home Extension. >> She was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Hamilton County, the daughter of Leslie and > Rella (DeWitt) Daily. >> She married Stanley Buskohl on February 10, 1935, and he preceded her in > death in 1982. >> She then married Raymond D. Reynolds on April 5, 1986, in Du Quoin, and he > preceded her in death July 5, 2003. >> She is survived by one daughter, Johanna Shaw of Pinckneyville; six > grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. >> She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; one son, John > Buskohl; and two sisters, Maxine Johnson and Virginia Brayfield. >> Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Searby Funeral Home in Du > Quoin, with the Rev. Mark Lee officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial > Park at Du Quoin. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral > home. >> Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or TIP Hospice and > will be accepted at the funeral home. >> For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, visit > www.searbyfuneralhomes.com. >> >> >> Published in The Southern Illinoisan from February 10 to February 11, 2012 >> > -- Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

I have Retta as d/o Lorten Bowers DeWITT and Della HARRELSON (they mar. 27 Sep 1892 HCI?) Lorten s/o Sylvester DeWITT and Missouri Ann SHELTON Sylvester s/o Thomas Jefferson DeWITT and Amazone DAVIS Missouri d/o Sylvester A SHELTON and Melissa SMITH Della d/o Jasper Nathaniel HARRELSON and Nancy Harriet MOORE Jasper s/o Nathaniel HARRELSON and Frances VISE Nancy d/o Alfred MOORE and Elizabeth SHIRLEY Leslie s/o George H DAILY and Anna LESLIE... -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Bauer > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:00 AM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] REYNOLDS OBIT > > Does anyone know if Rella DeWitt's parents are Lorten B. DeWitt and > Della ? I have Rella b Mar 1895 per 1900 census Knight's Prairie Twp, HCI. > > I have Lorten and Della with three children (per the 1900 census) > > Guy b Jul 1893 IL > Rella b Mar 1895 IL > Roy b Oct 1896 IL > > Sandy > > On 2/11/2012 10:49 AM, BLS wrote: > DU QUOIN -- Velma H. Reynolds, 95, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin. > > Velma had been a homemaker. She had worked at Daily Grocery Store. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Du Quoin. She was also a member of the Euzelian Sunday School Class and Home Extension. > > She was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Hamilton County, the daughter of Leslie and Rella (DeWitt) Daily. > > She married Stanley Buskohl on February 10, 1935, and he preceded her in death in 1982. > > She then married Raymond D. Reynolds on April 5, 1986, in Du Quoin, and he preceded her in death July 5, 2003. > > She is survived by one daughter, Johanna Shaw of Pinckneyville; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. > > She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; one son, John Buskohl; and two sisters, Maxine Johnson and Virginia Brayfield. > > Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin, with the Rev. Mark Lee officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park at Du Quoin. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. > > Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or TIP Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral home. > > For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com. > > > > Published in The Southern Illinoisan from February 10 to February 11, 2012 >

DU QUOIN -- Velma H. Reynolds, 95, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin. Velma had been a homemaker. She had worked at Daily Grocery Store. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Du Quoin. She was also a member of the Euzelian Sunday School Class and Home Extension. She was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Hamilton County, the daughter of Leslie and Rella (DeWitt) Daily. She married Stanley Buskohl on February 10, 1935, and he preceded her in death in 1982. She then married Raymond D. Reynolds on April 5, 1986, in Du Quoin, and he preceded her in death July 5, 2003. She is survived by one daughter, Johanna Shaw of Pinckneyville; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; one son, John Buskohl; and two sisters, Maxine Johnson and Virginia Brayfield. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin, with the Rev. Mark Lee officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park at Du Quoin. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or TIP Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral home. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from February 10 to February 11, 2012

Carolyn McGhee, 73, of Norris City passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at 1:48 am at Phoenix Rehab and Nursing in Carmi, IL. She was born June 8, 1938 in Hamilton County, IL, the daughter of Leland Harrell and Harriett Ellen (Wheeler) Wheeler. Carolyn married Frank McGhee on May 14, 1954 and he preceded her in death on January 17, 2003. She was a homemaker. Carolyn is survived by a daugher and son-in-law, Roxane and Dan Eck of Springerton; a brother, Gary Lee Wheeler of Norris City, IL; a sister, Helen McGhee of Enfield, IL; three grandchildren, Amy Ellison and her husband, Kevin, Danielle Short and her husband, Heath and Ryan Eck and his wife, Lacy; and eight great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Clotine Flannigan and Gail Rodgers and three brothers, Harold Eugene Jordan, Bertis Wheeler and Marvin Wheeler. Funeral services for Carolyn McGhee, 73, of Norris City, will be Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Campbell Funeral Home in Norris City with Rev. Randy Plunkett officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery in Broughton, Friends may call on Sunday after 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

<http://www.carmitimes.com> Carmi Times Springfield, Ill. - Alfred W. "Curly" Allen, 75, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, January 26, at Memorial Medical Center. Curly was born October 11, 1936 in McLeansboro, the son of James and Effie (Neal) Allen. He graduated from Norris City-Omaha High School in 1955, then from the University of Illinois with a degree in business management. Curly proudly served our country from 1959-1961, as a radio teletype operator with the Third Armored Division of the U.S. Army. After serving in the military, he worked as an offset pressman for Phillips Brothers Printing until he retired in 1999. Curly was a very active individual. He owned Central Illinois Laminating from 1986-1991, was a life member of VFW Post 755, a former member of the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail of Sangamon County, a life member of Norris City Lodge 718 AF&AM, Valley of Springfield Scottish Rite, Ansar Shrine, past president and drummer for Ansar Patrol, member of Senior Patrol, Ansar Legion of Honor, Royal Order of Jesters Court 20, and Charles Zaubi Golf League for 22 years. Curly is survived by his son, Lance (Frankie) Allen of Arlington, Va.; daughter, Kimberly Krook of Land O'Lakes, Fla.; granddaughters, Lamara Allen of Arlington, Va., Edyth Krook and Della Krook of Land O'Lakes, Fla.; his brother, William Allen of Broughton; as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, with Masonic Rites being accorded by Springfield Lodge 4 AF&AM, at 7 p.m., at Bisch Funeral Home, 2931 S. Koke Mill Road in Springfield, IL 62711. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home, with speaker Dan Koker officiating the services. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery, where military rites will be provided by the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail. Memorials in his name may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2001 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. On-line condolences may be made to the family at <http://> www.bischfuneralhomewest.com Alfred W. "Curly" Allen, 75, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, January 26, at Memorial Medical Center. Curly was born October 11, 1936 in McLeansboro, the son of James and Effie (Neal) Allen. He graduated from Norris City-Omaha High School in 1955, then from the University of Illinois with a degree in business management. Curly proudly served our country from 1959-1961, as a radio teletype operator with the Third Armored Division of the U.S. Army. After serving in the military, he worked as an offset pressman for Phillips Brothers Printing until he retired in 1999. Curly was a very active individual. He owned Central Illinois Laminating from 1986-1991, was a life member of VFW Post 755, a former member of the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail of Sangamon County, a life member of Norris City Lodge 718 AF&AM, Valley of Springfield Scottish Rite, Ansar Shrine, past president and drummer for Ansar Patrol, member of Senior Patrol, Ansar Legion of Honor, Royal Order of Jesters Court 20, and Charles Zaubi Golf League for 22 years. Curly is survived by his son, Lance (Frankie) Allen of Arlington, Va.; daughter, Kimberly Krook of Land O'Lakes, Fla.; granddaughters, Lamara Allen of Arlington, Va., Edyth Krook and Della Krook of Land O'Lakes, Fla.; his brother, William Allen of Broughton; as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, with Masonic Rites being accorded by Springfield Lodge 4 AF&AM, at 7 p.m., at Bisch Funeral Home, 2931 S. Koke Mill Road in Springfield, IL 62711. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home, with speaker Dan Koker officiating the services. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery, where military rites will be provided by the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail. Memorials in his name may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2001 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. On-line condolences may be made to the family at www.bischfuneralhomewest.com <http://www.gatehousemedia.com/terms_of_use> Copyright 2012 The Carmi Times. Some rights reserved

Thanks Lisa. I found it was easy to setup an account and verify it and then sign the petition. Sandy On 2/8/2012 9:02 PM, Lisa Pemberton wrote: > This was posted on another board I subscribe to. > > Lisa > > > - > > Please see the announcement below from the Records Preservation and Access > Committee headed by Federation of Genealogical Society regarding the SSDI. Thanks. > > Link to the WhiteHouse.gov petition: http://wh.gov/khE > > Instructions for signing up at WhiteHouse.gov and signing the petition can > be found at http://fgs.org/pdf/rpac_petition.pdf. > > 25000 signatures are needed by March 8. Your choice to sign or not, but you must create a user account to be able to sign the petition. > > =========================================================== > > For Immediate Release > February 7, 2012 > > RPAC ANNOUNCES STOP ID THEFT NOW! CAMPAIGN WITH WHITE HOUSE PETITION > > Genealogy Community Responds To Efforts To Remove Access to Social Security > Death Index and Other Records > > February 7, 2012- Austin, TX: The Records Preservation& Access Committee > (RPAC) - a joint coalition of international genealogical societies > representing millions of genealogists and family historians - announces the > launch of its Stop ID Theft NOW! campaign with its We The People petition > posted at WhiteHouse.gov. > > Call To Action For IRS To Do Its Job > > Each year, fraudulent tax refund claims based upon identity theft from > recently deceased infants and adults are filed with the Internal Revenue > Service (IRS). The current target is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) > or Death Master File since this file, as found on numerous > genealogy-oriented websites, could possibly be the source of identity > thieves acquiring a deceased person's Social Security number. > > The IRS could close the door to this form of identity theft if, in fact, it > were to use the Death Master File for the purpose for which it was created: > to reduce fraud. If returns claiming a tax refund were screened against the > Master Death File and matching cases identified for special processing, the > thief should receive a rejection notice for the filing. > > Tax Fraud and Identity Theft: Genealogists Are Not To Blame > > The House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Social Security is > proposing to ***completely shut down*** use of the SSDI by genealogists as well as > other industries such as banking and insurance that rely upon its > information. Such an attempt is short-sighted and runs counter to the > original purpose of the SSDI: to actually combat fraud. > > Loss of Access to SSDI Affects More Than Genealogists > > The SSDI is accessed by many different companies, non-profits and other > entities besides individuals researching their family history. Forensic > specialists utilize the SSDI when reuniting remains of military veterans > with their next-of-kin and descendants. Law offices, banks and insurance > companies utilize the SSDI to resolve probate cases and to locate heirs. > > All of these entities would be required to spend more money and more time > leveraging other resources of information when the SSDI has served this > purpose, uninterrupted, for over a decade. > > RPAC Petitions Obama Administration > > The We the People petition, now posted at http://wh.gov/khE and accepting > signatures, has a simple yet effective mission: > > Take immediate steps that would curtail the filing of fraudulent tax refund > claims based upon identity theft from recently deceased infants and adults. > [Note: Visitors to the WhiteHouse.gov website must log in to sign the > petition, or click Create an Account to register. Once registered, return > tohttp://wh.gov/khE to sign the petition.] > > No need for lengthy hearings in front of a Congressional committee. No need > for filing statements for or against any House action. No need to waste time > and effort which could be directed to more pressing national issues. In > fact, the National Taxpayer Advocate in 2011 issued suggestions which do not > require additional legislation but can be implemented collaboratively > between the IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) almost immediately > in time to impact the current tax filing season. > > About Records Preservation& Access Committee (RPAC) > > The Records Preservation& Access Committee (RPAC) was formed to advise the > genealogical community on ensuring proper access to historical records of > genealogical value in whatever media they are recorded, on means to affect > legislation, and on supporting strong records preservation policies and > practices. > > The genealogical community works together through The Records Preservation > and Access Committee (RPAC), which today includes The National Genealogical > Society (NGS), the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the > International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) as voting > members. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for > Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the American Society of Genealogists > (ASG), ProQuest and Ancestry.com serve as participating members. > > > To learn more visit http://www.fgs.org/rpac/. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILSTCLAI-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 > -- Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

This was posted on another board I subscribe to. Lisa - Please see the announcement below from the Records Preservation and Access Committee headed by Federation of Genealogical Society regarding the SSDI.  Thanks. Link to the WhiteHouse.gov petition: http://wh.gov/khE Instructions for signing up at WhiteHouse.gov and signing the petition can be found at http://fgs.org/pdf/rpac_petition.pdf. 25000 signatures are needed by March 8. Your choice to sign or not, but you must create a user account to be able to sign the petition. =========================================================== For Immediate Release February 7, 2012 RPAC ANNOUNCES STOP ID THEFT NOW! CAMPAIGN WITH WHITE HOUSE PETITION Genealogy Community Responds To Efforts To Remove Access to Social Security Death Index and Other Records February 7, 2012- Austin, TX: The Records Preservation & Access Committee (RPAC) - a joint coalition of international genealogical societies representing millions of genealogists and family historians - announces the launch of its Stop ID Theft NOW! campaign with its We The People petition posted at WhiteHouse.gov. Call To Action For IRS To Do Its Job Each year, fraudulent tax refund claims based upon identity theft from recently deceased infants and adults are filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The current target is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) or Death Master File since this file, as found on numerous genealogy-oriented websites, could possibly be the source of identity thieves acquiring a deceased person's Social Security number. The IRS could close the door to this form of identity theft if, in fact, it were to use the Death Master File for the purpose for which it was created: to reduce fraud. If returns claiming a tax refund were screened against the Master Death File and matching cases identified for special processing, the thief should receive a rejection notice for the filing. Tax Fraud and Identity Theft: Genealogists Are Not To Blame The House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Social Security is proposing to ***completely shut down*** use of the SSDI by genealogists as well as other industries such as banking and insurance that rely upon its information. Such an attempt is short-sighted and runs counter to the original purpose of the SSDI: to actually combat fraud. Loss of Access to SSDI Affects More Than Genealogists The SSDI is accessed by many different companies, non-profits and other entities besides individuals researching their family history. Forensic specialists utilize the SSDI when reuniting remains of military veterans with their next-of-kin and descendants. Law offices, banks and insurance companies utilize the SSDI to resolve probate cases and to locate heirs. All of these entities would be required to spend more money and more time leveraging other resources of information when the SSDI has served this purpose, uninterrupted, for over a decade. RPAC Petitions Obama Administration The We the People petition, now posted at http://wh.gov/khE and accepting signatures, has a simple yet effective mission: Take immediate steps that would curtail the filing of fraudulent tax refund claims based upon identity theft from recently deceased infants and adults. [Note: Visitors to the WhiteHouse.gov website must log in to sign the petition, or click Create an Account to register. Once registered, return tohttp://wh.gov/khE to sign the petition.] No need for lengthy hearings in front of a Congressional committee. No need for filing statements for or against any House action. No need to waste time and effort which could be directed to more pressing national issues. In fact, the National Taxpayer Advocate in 2011 issued suggestions which do not require additional legislation but can be implemented collaboratively between the IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) almost immediately in time to impact the current tax filing season. About Records Preservation & Access Committee (RPAC) The Records Preservation & Access Committee (RPAC) was formed to advise the genealogical community on ensuring proper access to historical records of genealogical value in whatever media they are recorded, on means to affect legislation, and on supporting strong records preservation policies and practices. The genealogical community works together through The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC), which today includes The National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) as voting members. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the American Society of Genealogists (ASG), ProQuest and Ancestry.com serve as participating members. To learn more visit http://www.fgs.org/rpac/. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILSTCLAI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message