Posted on: Mason County, IL, Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/MasonObits/10008 Surname: Price, Shipman, Blessman ------------------------- Dudley Harold "Shorty" Price, 64, Centralia, IL died yesterday (Monday 1/12/70) at St. Mary's Hospital. He was a retired Illinois Central Railroad carman welder and was a Centralian for 28 yrs. Mr. Price was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen #861. He was born at Mason City January 21, 1904 the son of John L. and Hattie Pearl Shipman Price. He married Ruth Blessman October 24, 1924 at Havana. Survivors are his widow Ruth; two sons Richard in the Merchant Marines and Robert of Junction City, KS; five daughters Mrs. (Gene) Dorothy Joliff, Greenville, IL, Mrs. (William) Betty Powell, Hickory Hills, Vera Hough, and Mrs. (Richard) Margie Arning both of Centralia and Mrs. (Harold) Lila Roberts, Bridgeview. One brother Arthur, Galesburg, five sisters, Charlotte Howard, Peoria, Minerva Kolb, Evansville, IN, Louise Mellinger, Springfield, Ecyle Wilcoxen and Audrey Griffin both of Mason City. 27 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A son James E. preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm Thursday at the Queen-Boggs Chapel, Rev. Eugene Black officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Centralia. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm Wednesday and Thursday to the service hour.