Jackson Cline
Illustrious Brother Cline was
born November 23, 1924, in Clinton, Indiana, the
son of George and Edith (Whippo) Cline. He
passed away January 20, 2009. He was 84.
Illustrious Brother Cline was raised to the
sublime degree of Master Mason in Russell Lodge
#154 in Georgetown, March 1, 1966. He served as
Worshipful Master in 1970-71, and District
Deputy Grand Master, 1971-84. He was a Grand
Lecturer and Past Grand Organist of the Grand
Lodge of Illinois. He was an Honorary Member of
several Lodges in the Georgetown area due to the
vast amount of Degree work he did.
Illustrious Brother Cline became a 32° Sublime
Prince of the Royal Secret, Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite, in the Valley of Danville in the
Fall of 1966, as a member of the “Class of
Exemplars”. He served as Sovereign Prince of the
Walter A. Stevens Council Princes of Jerusalem,
1985-86. Brother Cline was coroneted a 33°
Mason, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council,
on September 27, 1988.
Illustrious Brother Cline was a member of Ansar
Shrine and the York Rite Bodies of Danville. He
was a recipient of the Knight York Cross of
Honor, a Past Grand Governor of the York Rite
College, and served the Grand Commandery as
Eminent Grand Organist, 1987-88. He also held
memberships in the GAO Grotto, VFW, and was a
Past President of the Illiana Organaires. He
attended the Trinity United Church of Christ and
Central Park Church of Christ.
Illustrious Brother Cline graduated from Clinton
High School and served in the United States Air
Force during WWII. After returning from the war,
he worked four years for the Rock Island
Railroad and thirty-four years with the C. &
E.I. Railroad where he was a telegrapher, clerk,
and train dispatcher. He also owned and operated
Cline Motor Clinic for twenty-three years. He
enjoyed working on cars and playing music for
local nursing homes and churches. He also
repaired and donated organs for groups and
organizations that were in need of them.
Illustrious Brother Cline married Betty J.
Wilfong on December 23, 1942. She preceded him
in death on April 4, 2005. He is survived by
four sons, one daughter, and numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his wife, one son, and two
brothers.
A celebration of life will be held at 10 am on
Saturday, January 24, 2009, at Sunset Funeral
Home in Danville. Burial will follow at Sunset
Memorial Park. Visitation will be at the funeral
home from 2 to 8 pm on Friday, January 23, 2009,
with a Masonic Service at 7:30 pm. Memorial
donations may be made to the American Heart
Association.
Thus ends the record of a just and upright
Mason. So mote it be.
JACKIE P. ‘JACK’ DODD
SIDELL — Jackie P. “Jack” Dodd, 75, well-known Sidell resident and former
grain elevator manager, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Sunday, March 21, 2010, at
Provena Covenant in Urbana.
He was born June 26, 1934, in Homer to Wilbur and Berniece Gurnea Dodd.
Jackie married Sara Hanks on Aug. 5, 1956, at the Sidell United Methodist
Church. Sara survives, as well as two brothers, Ronald R. Dodd of Urbana and
Byron W. (Carolyn) Dodd of Homer.
Jackie served in the United States Army, was manager of the Sidell Grain
Elevator for 17 years, and Homer Grain Elevator, Allerton Division, for 25
years. Jackie was a member of the Illinois Harness Horseman Association,
charter member of the National Bird Hunters Association, and past president
of Sidell Lions Club. He had been a Mason for 30 years, and currently
belonged to the Ogden Masonic Lodge 754. He was a proud Illini and Salt Fork
Storm fan. He attended the Homer and Sidell United Methodist churches.
Funeral services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Robison Chapel in Catlin; burial in
the G.A.R. Cemetery at Homer. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at
Robison Chapel in Catlin. Memorials to the Jackie Dodd Memorial Athletic
Scholarship Fund in care of Robison Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the
family online at www.robisonchapel.com.
William Morrison
OGDEN – William H. Morrison, 91, passed away at 7:05 p.m. Thursday (June 3,
2010) at Champaign-Urbana Regional Rehab Center, Savoy.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 7, at Freese Funeral Home,
302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemtery,
Mayview. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. Morrison was born on Nov. 18, 1918, in Homer, the son of Thomas H. and
Nellie McClearn Morrison. He married Leona Ruth Richardson on Sept. 20,
1940. She survives.
Also surviving are one son, William J. Morrison of Ogden; and three sisters,
Betty J. Mauer of Bradenton, Fla., Marge Wolf of Allerton and Beverly
Umbarger of Homer.
He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
He was a member of the Ogden United Methodist Church. He was a local truck
driver with a fertilizer and chemical spreading company.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II and Korea. He was
a member of the Ogden Masonic Lodge 754 and American Legion Post 998.
Wayne
Lareau
HOMER – Wayne Franklin Lareau, 78,
of Homer died at 6:44 p.m. Sunday (July 4, 2010) at Provena Covenant
Medical Center in Urbana.
There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. Friday, July 9, at
Sidney United Church. Pastor Mike Picklesimer will officiate. There
will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until service time on Friday at
the church.
Kirby Funeral Home, 708 S. Main St., Homer, is in charge of
arrangements. There will be a private burial later.
Mr. Lareau was born on May 26, 1932, in Hoopeston, a son of Harvey
John and Opal Claire Youngblood Lareau. He married May Morris on
June 8, 1952, in Palarmo, Ill. She survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Cherie Libka of Homer, Susan
(Michael) Scruggs of Parker, Colo., and Michele Lareau of Savoy;
three sons, David (Phyllis) Lareau of Allerton, Daniel Lareau of
Urbana and Dane Lareau of Silver Spring, Md.; 14 grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Harold (Betty) Lareau of
Sidell.
Mr. Lareau was a farmer for many years in Allerton area. He was
affiliated with the Sidney United Church. He was a member of the
Masonic Blue Lodge of Broadlands. He was a 32nd degree Mason with
the Danville lodge where he often sang with the group. He was a
member of the Allerton Lions Club.
Wayne's hobbies included flying his airplane that he had
co-ownership in, boating, camping and traveling.
Memorials may be made to the Sidney United Church, American Cancer
Society, Homer Peace Meals or to the donor's choice.
J.A. Knight
HOMER – J.A. "Rocky" Knight, age 77, of Homer passed away at 8:33 a.m.
Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at Freese
Funeral Home, 202 W. Main, Sidney, with the Rev. Mike Mack officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Catlin.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a 7
p.m. Masonic service.
Mr. Knight was born Aug. 28, 1931, at Sidell, the son of James Alfred
and Arlene Dillon Knight. He married Bonnie Lawhead on Sept. 4, 1949, at
Catlin. She survives.
Also surviving are two sons, James Arlin (Rea) Knight Jr. of St. Joseph
and Richard Lee (Connie) Knight of Sidney; six grandchildren, Christina
Moore, Tonia (Alan) Siuts, James A. Knight III, Brian (Erin) Knight,
Hillary (Jeff) Gayler and William Tyler Knight; nine
great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and two
step-great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jerry Lee Knight; one
sister, Velma Ellen Melton; and stepmother, Josephine Knight.
Mr. Knight farmed his entire life in the Homer, Fithian and Metcalf
area.
He was a lifetime member of the Ogden Masonic Lodge 754 and a lifetime
member of Elks Club, Lakeland, Fla.
He was also a Shriner, and a University of Illinois sports fan.
Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive,
Tampa, FL 33607 or Homer Fire Department.
Leon Wright
DANVILLE – Leon A. Wright, 88, of Danville, formerly of Fithian, passed away
at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at the Hawthorne Inn, with his family by
his side.
Leon was born on Jan. 3, 1920, in Royal, the son of James and Beatrice (Silkey)
Wright. Leon married Lois Smoot Huckin on Dec. 7, 1940, at her parent's home in
Fithian.
She survives. They celebrated their 67th anniversary in December.
Leon and Lois have two children, Lee A. (Gayle Witsman) Wright of Tilton and
L. Ann (Mike Metzen) Wright of Fithian. They have four grandchildren, Shelley
Prickett of Palm Beach, Florida, Brad A Wright of Tilton, Shanon K. Smith and
Jade Smith of Champaign, and they have three great-grandchildren, Taylor Payne
and Madison Prickett both of Palm Beach, Florida and Cali Wright of Tilton. Also
surviving are his three sisters, Margaret Jamison of Catlin, Nora (Cliff) Jolley
of Fairmount and Kathryn McDonald of Martin, Tennessee. Leon is survived by many
nieces and nephews whom he dearly loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, James Wright Jr., and
one infant sister.
Leon farmed for over 40 years in the Fithian area after working for the
University of Illinois for seven years. Leon retired from farming in 1993. He
was a member of the Farm Bureau, Ogden American
Legion and the Ogden Masonic
Lodge. Leon loved family, farming and going to Florida in the winter. He enjoyed
all sports and especially the Chicago Cubs and the Bears.
A Celebration of the Life of Leon A. Wright will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July
12, 2008, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, with Reverend Kim Dancey
officiating. Visitation will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Stearns Cemetery following the service.
Memorials may be made to the Fithian United Methodist Church or to the
Vermilion County Conservation District.
E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at:
www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.
Published in The News-Gazette on 7/11/2008
Wilbur Warnes
URBANA – Wilbur C. Warnes 95, of Urbana, formerly of Longview, passed
away at 8:20 p.m. Monday (March 31, 2008) at Champaign County Nursing
Home, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2008, at Tolono
United Methodist Church, 301 N. Bourne, Tolono, with Rev. James
Wheeler officiating. Burial will be at Fairfield Cemetery, Newman.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Freese Funeral Home, St. Joseph, is handling arrangements.
Mr. Warnes was born March 4, 1913, in Longview, a son to John H. And
Edyth Anderson Warnes. He married Lois L. Burgett on June 25, 1939 in
Hugo. She preceded in death on Jan. 12, 2008.
Surviving are two sons, John (Jo Ann) Warnes of Savoy and Jerry
(Sharon) Warnes of Tolono; five grandchildren, Lori (Chuck)
Eisenmenger of Longview, Jeri (Mike) Luth of Newman, Todd (Cathy)
Warnes of Philo, Matthew (Julie) Warnes of Tolono, and Christopher
(Kristine) Warnes of Naperville; and seven great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.
Mr. Warnes graduated from Longview High School in 1930. He was
presently a member of Tolono United Methodist Church and formerly a
member of Longview Methodist Church for 90 years. He retired from
farming in 1978 and was a member of Champaign County Farm Bureau. He
was also a life member of Broadlands Masonic Lodge
#791 and Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Danville.
He wintered in Clermont, Fla., for 20 years. He enjoyed gardening, his
children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also liked to
listen to Illini sports.
Memorials may be made to Tolono United Methodist Church or Cunningham
Children's Home.
Published in The News-Gazette on 4/2/2008.
Morgan Arthur 'Art' Grimm
— Morgan Arthur "Art" Grimm, 95, of Covington, died at 1:07 a.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 28, 2007, at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center.
Arthur was born July 6, 1912, in Newport, the son of Morgan L. and Hannah
(Knapp) Grimm. He married Hazel Maxine Biggs on June 2, 1940, in Olney, Ill. She
preceded him death on Dec. 1, 2006.
Arthur's life revolved around his family and farming. He farmed all his life,
first with his father and his brother, Russell Grimm, in Indiana. Then, the
Grimm families moved to Fithian, Ill., where he and his brother continued to
farm together. They farmed the "Fithian Farm" for 26 years until he retired in
1978. He loved farming and still enjoyed seeing the fields during planting and
harvest seasons.
Arthur loved his family and in his words had "a beautiful life" of 95 years. He
was known for his devotion to his wife, children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Arthur was a 50-year member of Ogden
Lodge 754 and Scottish Rite, Valley of Danville. He enjoyed traveling, reading,
playing cards, hunting with his dogs (especially his favorite birddog, Patch),
mushroom hunting and walking in the "great outdoors."
Arthur is dearly loved; and, in his later years, his "girls" enjoyed spoiling
him. He held to the principles of hard work, honesty, and other traditional
mid-western values which he passed on to his family. He was in every way the
head of his family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, one brother, James Russell Grimm,
and four sisters, Anna Winland, Rena Hollingsworth, Creal Kay and Nellie Norman
and son-in-law, Ray Pollock. Survivors include: his three daughters, Judy (Jim)
Marietta of Clinton, Connie (Jim) Bensyl of Covington and Carol Pollock of
Perrysville. He has five grandchildren: Jim (Debbie) Marietta, Viv (Jim) Dudley,
Rick Marietta, Tammy (Brett) Burchett, and Brandi (Timothy) Riley. He also has
seven great-grandchildren: Jessica and Michael Marietta, Cole and Dane Dudley,
Taryn and Kelsey Kellams and Garrett Marietta.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Shelby Funeral
Home in Covington. Visitation will be held preceding the funeral from 1:30-3
p.m. EST.
