Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits/452 Surname: Myers, Shaffner, Rice ------------------------- Obituary from La Harpe Quill, 3-6-1985 Dr. George Myers Dr. George R. Myers, 75, of Okemos, Mich., well-known native of Dallas City, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 1985 in Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Mich. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Gorsline-Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. A memorial has been established for the American Cancer Society. Dr. Myers was born August 12, 1909, in Dallas City, son of Ray and Mary Shaffner Myers. He had been a resident of East Lansing and Okemos since 1945. He was a professor emeritus in the College of Education at Michigan State University, East Lansing, retiring in 1979. He was a member of numerous professional organizations. George graduated from Dallas City High School in 1927 and received degrees from Knox College, Galesburg, and Northwestern University, Evanston. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving as an Air Force chaplain. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Ann) McComb of California and Mrs. Sergio (Nancy) Perez of East Lansing. He was a cousin of Frances Riley of Dallas City, Joan Moyes of La Harpe, and Lora Shaffner Iden, Battle Creek, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Carl.