Following are the obituaries that are included in the current issue
of the Astoria South Fulton Argus.
Coil |
Murk | Ramsey | Sherrod
| Skiles | Tippett
Albert Coil
Albert L. Coil, 78, of Browning died at
4:10 p.m. June 29, 2008, at his home.
He was born Aug. 12, 1929, in Souix
Falls, S.D., a son of Henry and Estella Harper Coil. He married Evelyn
Grace Thompson on Oct. 9, 1951, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, David (and
Bernice) Coil and Jim (and Bettie) Coil, both of Browning; one daughter,
Anita (and Orvel) Hall of Rushville; one sister, Martha Elliott of Falls
Church, Va.; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and four
step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by five
brothers, Floyd, Don, Ross, Carroll and Benjamin Coil.
He worked for 20 years at Caterpillar in
East Peoria and 20 years at Illinois Power in Havana.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday
at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Gary Sheets officiating.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the memorial home.
Burial will be in Astoria Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the family in
care of Farmers State Bank of Astoria.
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Ervin "Cocky" Murk
Ervin
L. “Cocky” Murk, 97, of Pleasant View died at 12:45 a.m. June 24, 2008,
at his home.
He was born July 5, 1910, a son of Arthur
and Grace Brekenmaker Murk. He married Gladys Nelson on Jan. 11, 1941,
in Palmyra, Mo. She died Aug. 30, 1994.
He also was preceded in death by one
brother, Russell Murk; and two sisters, Dorothy Murk and Lucille
Bramhall.
Surviving are one son, Ronnie (and Susan)
Murk of Pleasant View; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was an underground coal miner in the
Pleasant View area for many years. He also worked as a farm hand before
purchasing his own farm. For many years, he raised Shetland Ponies and
later horses.
He was baptized in the Methodist faith
and was a member of Schuyler Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association and
Rushville Moose Lodge #506.
Services were held Friday at Wood Funeral
Home in Rushville with Rev. John Sowers officiating. Burial was in
Rushville City Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to
www.woodfh.net.
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Janet Ramsey
Janet K. Ramsey, 67, of Lewistown died at
9 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2008, at home.
She was born May 19, 1941, in Lewistown,
a daughter of Clifford J. and Edith Lillabelle Adkison Graham. She
married Dale “Georgie” Ramsey on Oct. 19, 1974, in Astoria. He survives.
Also surviving are twin sister, Judith
Buckley of Havana; one niece; and two great nieces.
She was preceded in death by one brother,
Larry Graham.
She worked for Ben Franklin in Lewistown,
11 years; Atwood Manufacturing in Havana, four years; and Astoria Fibra-Steel,
three years. She last worked at Graham Hospital in the housekeeping
department in Canton.
She attended Isabel Church in Duncan
Mills.
Services were held Monday at Shawgo
Memorial Home in Astoria with Sue Roat officiating. Burial was in Laurel
Hill Cemetery in Havana.
Memorials may be made to the family in
care of Mid American National Bank in Lewistown.
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Sophia Sherrod
Sophia Noelle Sherrod, infant daughter of
Damon and Tara Cox Sherrod of Astoria, was stillborn at 11:58 p.m. June
27, 2008, at Graham Hospital in Canton.
She also was preceded in death by
maternal great-grandfathers, Max Cox and Loren Red Howell.
Surviving are her parents of Astoria; one
brother, Benjamin Sherrod at home; maternal grandmother, Connie Gunter
of Astoria; maternal grandfather, Kent (and Debbie) Allen of
Jacksonville; paternal grandmother, Bonnie (and Tom) Wilson of
Colchester; paternal grandfather, Damon Sherrod of Deptford, N.J.;
maternal great-grandmother, Sandra Howell of Astoria; maternal
great-grandfather, Len (and Linda) Allen of Rushville; maternal
great-grandmother, Pat (and Terry) Layne of Manito; paternal
great-grandfather, Benny James of Colchester; and paternal
great-grandmother, Jodi (and Jim) Kieffer of Auburn, Wash.
Graveside services were held Monday at
Astoria Cemetery with Gary Sheets officiating. Shawgo Memorial Home in
Astoria was in charge of arrangements.
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Leona Skiles
Leona R. Skiles, 89, of Macomb, formerly
of Astoria, died at 2:55 a.m. June 28, 2008, at Bickford Cottage of
Macomb.
She was born Oct. 5, 1918, in Woodland
Township, Fulton County, a daughter of John and Mary Burgard Baum. She
married Charles Edmund “Bud” Skiles on Oct. 28, 1939, in Palmyra, Mo. He
died July 1, 2004.
She also was preceded in death by one
son, Edmund Eugene Skiles; three brothers, Russell, John Rodney and
Ronald Baum; and three sisters, Gartha Royer, Frances Heller and Lola
Mae Huff.
Surviving are one daughter, Diana (and
Ernie) Welchel of Peru; one son, Darrell (and Carolyn) Skiles of
Colchester; three brothers, Raymond (and Waltrau) Baum of Columbia,
S.C., Richard (and Anne) Baum of Quincy and Robert (and Joan) Baum of
Ipava; three sisters, Margaret Wells of Muscatine, Iowa, Rosalie (and
Bill) Harvey of Columbus, Texas, and Judy (and Bill) Kellog of Elwood;
nine grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and 25
great-grandchildren.
She was a nurses aid at Culbertson
Memorial Hospital in Rushville from 1959-1970. She then was an LPN at
Astoria Care Center from 1970-1986.
She was a member of Fulton County Farm
Bureau.
Services were held Tuesday at Shawgo
Memorial Home in Astoria with Rhonda Brown officiating. Burial was in
Astoria Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Bickford Cottage
of Macomb or American Diabetes Association.
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Mary Tippett
Mary E. Tippett, 82, of Astoria died at
7:03 a.m. June 30, 2008, at Graham Hospital in Canton.
She was born July 1, 1925, in Hot
Springs, Ariz., the daughter of Kavanaugh and Clara Vivian Hargrave
Douglass. She married Dr. James F. Tippett on Nov. 18, 1951, in Hot
Springs. He survives.
Also surviving are one son, Mark (and
Jill) Tippett of Lewistown; one brother, Jim (and Barbara) Douglass of
Buford, Ga.; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother,
John Douglass.
She worked for Stevens Publishing Company
in Astoria for many years.
She was a member of Astoria United
Methodist Church.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Rev. Beth Nelson officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the memorial home.
Burial will be at Astoria Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Astoria Rescue
Squad.
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