Southern Illinoisan from Carbondale, Illinois • Page 7

Southern Illinoisan, Tuesday, January 16, 1990 Page 7 Hospital Notes Anna Union County Hospital Discharged Jan. 15 Diltow, Albert, Anna Patterson, John, Johnston City Pool, McCarty, Carbondale Bearden, Juanita, Marion Dovich, Mike, Zeigler Haney, Thomas, Herrin Maeser, Joseph, Herrin Deriinski, Louise, Christopher Discharged Wood, Lois, Herrin Capogreco, Cathryn, Mutkey-town McFanand, Thomas, Zeigler Ballowe, Ruth, Herrin Butler, Alene, Johnston City Cherry, Joe, Colp Coffei, James, Christopher Coleman, Lindsey. Herrin Marjorie, Carterville Edwards, Ashley, Herrin Litty, Nancy, Johnston City Marlow, Donald, Energy Smith, Aliene, Herrin Sutton, Sarah, Herrin Admitted Jan. 13 Dovich, Marie, Zeigler Law, Afton, Herrin Salvo, VTcki, Herrin Mezo, Shelley, Herrin Hock, Jessie, Energy Holland, Milton, Herrin Stone, Tiffany, Herrin Discharged Gammons, Julie, Hurst Hill, Robert, Herrin Jones, Virginia, Herrin McDicken, Kathleen, Royalton Patterson, John, Johnston City Salvo, Vicki, Herrin Casas, Ethel, Christopher Neibel, Robert, Marion Wall, Velma, Coello Admitted Jan. 14 Anderson, Orville, Herrin Levasseur, Jean Paul, Johnston City Leeper, Pauline, Herrin Eickleman, Margaret, Christopher Smith, Ruth, Carterville Wood, Lois, Herrin Sheets, Vincent, Johnston City Discharged Bagwell, Wanda, Zeigler Haney, Thomas, Herrin Marion Memorial Hospital Admitted Jan.

14 Underwood, Le Verne, Gore- Benton Franklin Hospital Admitted Jan. 14 Nasasi. Joseph, Coello McDonald, Wendy, Benton Wilkins, Robert, Logan Carbondale Memorial Hospital Admitted Jan. 15 Stearns, Cecil, Buncombe Latta, Roberta. Benton Hall, Joseph, Carbondale Finney, Raymond, Pinckney-ville Ellis, James, Salem Ebberts, Regenia, Cobden Discharged Walker, Freddie, Jonesboro Leach, Gwen, Cambria Moore, Jamie, Vienna Moro, Ernest, Christopher Chester Memorial Hospital Admitted Jan.

14 Robinson, Irene, Steeleville Vanover, Mabel, Willisvilte Ahrens, Bertram, Chester Discharged Jones, Amber, Rockwood Yates, Stacey and daughter, Percy Du Quoin Marshall Browning Hospital Admitted Jan, 14 Asbury, Opal, Du Quoin Henderson, Tracy, Du Quoin Huth, Rhonda, Ava Scronce, Marion, Du Quoin Discharged Harris, Cecil, Du Quoin Harrisburg Medical Center Discharged Jan. 14 English, Mary, Elizabethtown Phelps, Paul, Harrisburg Holland, Bee, Harrisburg Boyd, William, Golconda Herrin Hospital Admitted Jan. 12 Births HUTH, Bret and Rhonda of Ava, a daughter, Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, Marshall Browning Hospital, Du Quoin. HILL, Kevin and Susan of Cairo, a son, Wednesday, Jan.

10. 1990, Southeast Missouri Hospital. Cape Girardeau. ZAHAROPOLUS, Thimios and CRAIN, Julia of Pittsburg, a son, Friday, Jan. 5.

1990, Joplin, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crain Jr. of Herrin.

Great-grandmother is Lillian Crain of Herrin. Jessie Dempsey CARRIER MILLS Jessie Dempsey, 101, died at 6:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Carrier Mills Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills, with burial in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Dempsey was a member of the First Baptist Church.

She was born June 4, 1888, in Saline County to William and Eliza (Rude) Hibbs. She married Logan Dempsey in 1904. He died in 1974. Survivors include one daughter, Elsie King of Carrier Mills; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Six children, two brothers, six sisters and three grandchildren also preceded her in death.

Hazel Sesock WEST FRANKFORT Hazel Sesock, 80, of Anna Gray Highrise, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 1990, in Union Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Parker-Reedy Funeral Home, with burial in Denning Cemetery. Mrs.

Sesock was a homemaker. She was born April 15, 1909, in Glennallen, to Richard and Sadie Belle (Newell) Ossig. She married Pete Sesock in 1927. He died in 1964. Survivors include three sons, Paul Sesock of West Frankfort, Charles Sesock of Danville and John Sesock of Duluth, one daughter, Beulah Rosenstock of Phoenix, one brother, Paul Ossig of Mount Vernon; two grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

One son, one daughter, seven brothers and two sisters also preceded her in death. Cardell Robinson CARBONDALE Cardell Preston Robinson, 7, son of Willie and Ger-aldine (Higgins) Robinson of 400 E. Larch died at 3:02 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Bethel AME Chruch in Carbondale, with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery in Murphysboro. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Sickle Cell Anemia Fund. Cardell was a first-grader at Par-rish Elementary School in Carbon-dale and a junior steward of Bethel AME Chruch in Murphysboro. He was born June 3, 1982, in dar-bondale. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, DeMar and Marian Robinson, both at home; and grandmothers, Pearl Foster and Viola Clemons, both of Murphysboro. Jackson Funeral Home in Carbon-dale is in charge of arrangements.

Lena James MARION Lena James, 78, of Eureka, formerly of Marion, died at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Eureka. Arrangements are incomplete at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home. Anna Rimkus HERRIN Anna P.

Rimkus, 88, of Falls Church, formerly of Herrin, died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 1990, in Fairfax Hospital fh Falls Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, with burial in San Carlo Cemetery in Herrin.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home. The rosary will be said at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Jerry Miles Herrin man killed in crash ville Whitehead, Rindi, Gorevyie Smith, Lou Ellen, West Frankfort Clark, Christi, Marion Rains, Lloyd.

Marion Chtlders, Lonnie, Marion Discharged Dillon, Chad, Marion Murphysboro SL Joseph Memorial Hospital Admitted Jan. 14 Baskis, Kevin, Carbondale Sherman, Ottie, Ava Flener, Laura, Christopher Baskin, Raymond. Carbondale Followell, Doris, Murphysboro Fager, Nellie, Murphysboro Discharged McMurray, William, De Soto Brown, Maurice, Murphysboro Craft. Alvin, Murphysboro Stutts, Wanda and son, Murphysboro Cole, Phylicia, Murphysboro Nashville Washington County Hospital Discharged Jan. 15 Detering.

Clara, Nashville Markovik, Eric, Collinsville Pinckneyville Community Hospital Discharged Jan. 15 Hassell, Fern, Tamaroa Sparta Community Hospital Admitted Jan. 15 Welten, Mary, Sparta Otten, Kathryn, Evansville West Frankfort Union Hospital Discharged Jan. 15 Testory, Sandra, West Frankfort Robinson, Geraldine. West Frankfort Hodgson, William, West Frankfort McClatchey, Leah, West Frankfort Smith, Jennifer, West Frankfort Sutton, Marvin, West Frankfort SAMPLES, Randy and Irrielda of Herrin, a son, Tuesday, Jan.

9, 1990, Herrin Hospital. DAVIS, Deloyd and Viola of Cairo, a son, Monday, Jan. 15. 1990. Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

BERRY, Jeffery and Pattie of Carbondale, a daughter, Monday, Jan. 15. 1990. Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. ROSS, Belinda of Carbondale, a daughter, Monday, Jan.

15, 1990. Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. when a car driven by Greg Presley, 29, of rural West Frankfort was westbound when his vehicle allegedly struck Humphreys' on the side. Humphreys was taken to Herrin Hospital. Presley was treated and released.

The accident is under investigation. distributed Randolph County Thursday 9-10 a.m. Coulterville City Garage; Our Lady of Lourdes Fellowship Room, West Broadway, Sparta; village halls in Evansville, Tilden and Prairie du Rocher; Percy City Gym; city halls in Chester and Red Bud. For more information, call 965-3458. Fire Marion A fire of unknown origin destroyed a home on Golf Course Road early Monday morning.

Firefighters were called to a vacant home owned by Rufus Diamond of Eddyville, at 3:04 a.m. The fire is believed to have started on the west wall in the middle of the home. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. arships of up to $500 each for the academic year 1990-91.

The goal of the association is to provide assistance to worthy Illinois students in furthering their education and training. The scholarshps will be awarded statewide to students pursuing vocational training or attending institutions of higher learning in the'state. The only requirements are that applicants be permanent Illinois residents, the scholarships be used at institutions in the state, and the students must plan to be enrolled as full-time, undergraduate students. All interested students should consult the administrator of the school they are attending or their local sheriff's office for more information and applications. Applicants should submit their completed application forms to the sheriff of their home county before March 1.

Award recipients will be announced by April 15. Eugenia Rawson MURPHYSBORO Eugenia Esther Rawson, 91, of Route 5 died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Jackson County Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday in Crawshaw Funeral Home, with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and until 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Murphysboro Christian Academy.

Mrs. Rawson was retired from Brown Shoe Co. She was a member of the First Christian Chruch, Brown Shoe Factory Retirement Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Senior Citizens. She was born Jan. 8, 1899, in Ora-ville to Joseph and Elenora (Par-rent) Payne.

She married Jarred Rawson in 1916. He died in 1965. Survivors include one grand-daughter-in-law, Pat Rawson of Murphysboro; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. One son and one grandchild also preceded her in death. Marie Dovich ZEIGLER Marie Evelyn Dovich, 66, of 703 S.

Pine St. died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Herrin Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Thursday in Vantrease Funeral Home in Zeigler, with burial in Zeigler City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family. Mrs.

Dovich had owned and operated Caesar's Palace and Evelyn's Cafe. She was a Catholic. She was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Chap-pell, to Charles and Georgia (Stansberry) Glaubitz. She married Michael Dovich in 1943.

He survives. Other survivors include one son, Charles Dovich of Sauk Village; two brothers, Leo Glaubitz of Hamilton, and Robert Glaubitz of Oxnard, three sisters, Margaret Smith of Las Vegas, Betty McAdams of Victorville, and Joy Howerter of Cottonwood, six grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. One son, one brother, one sister and one grandchild preceded her in death. Sylbert Price WEST FRANKFORT Sylbert "Bert" Price, 71, of 313 S. Jackson St.

died at 6:20 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Parker-Reedy Funeral Home.

Burial with military rites will be in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Price was a retired food salesman for Higdon Food Co.

in Padu-cah. He was a member of the American Legion in Orient and Calvary Baptist Church, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was born Feb. 16, 1918, in Eldorado to John and Sarah (Gaylord) Price. He married Faye Clark in 1941.

She survives. Other survivors include one son, Michael Price of West Frankfort; one brother, the Rev. K.M. Price of Benton; three sisters, Thelma Shelton of Chillicothe, Bernice Chan of Peoria and Kathleen Bryan of Fort Pierce, three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

George Claxton ANNA George H. "Peck" Claxton, 59, died at 6:52 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday in Anna City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund. Mr.

Claxton was a lineman for Central Illinois Public Service Co. He was a member of the Kiwanis, Moose Lodge 1346, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Engineers local in West Frankfort and Carroll P. Foster Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3455, and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was born May 19, 1930, in Alto Pass to Henry and Florence (Cro-well) Claxton. He married Peggy Vaughn in 1952.

She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Julie Bulli of Springfield and Marcy Hale of Anna; one sister, Ann Smoot of Murphysboro; and three grandchildren. James Humphreys HERRIN James Humphreys, 61, of Route 2 died at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Herrin Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home, with burial in Freeman Cemetery in Freeman Spur. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Emma Holt HERRIN Emma Holt, 94, of 1216 N.

13th St. died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Herrin Hospital. Services will be at 8 p.m.

today in Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home, with burial Wednesday in Herrin City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Holt was a homemaker.

She was a Protestant. She was born Aug. 26, 1895, in Illinois to Jacob and Margaret (Collins) Reiger. She married Harry Carter. He preceded her in death.

She married Tony Holt in 1922. He died in 1974. Survivors include nephews and nieces. Five brothers and four sisters also preceded her in death. Sula Braden CHRISTOPHER Sula Braden, 89, died at 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Union Hospital in West Frankfort. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Crawford Cemetery in Logan. There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity. Mrs. Braden was a member of White Oak Baptist Church. She was born Jan. 22, 1900, in Logan to Joel and Margaret (Kerley) Crawford.

She married Amos Braden. He died in 1953. Survivors include one son, Robert Braden of Lamirada, three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Two sons also preceded her in death. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Loren Barlow JONESBORO Loren Barlow 54, of Route 2 died Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Unjon County Hospital in Anna. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Norris and Son Funeral Home, with burial in Casper Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mr. Barlow was a farmhand. He was an Army veteran. He was born Aug.

17, 1935, in Cob-den to Loren and Virgie (Mangrum) Barlow. He married Betty Smith in 1969. She survives. Other survivors include three sons, George Davis of Vienna, Jeffery Barlow of Jonesboro and Leroy Lazenby of Rochelle; five daughters, Brenda Fisher of Marble Hill, Becky Seals of Cape Girardeau, Lori Barlow of Jonesboro, Mary Lazenby of Anna and Carolyn Galbraith of Joliet; his mother, Virgie Jackson of Anna; one brother, Charles Barlow of Anna; two sisters, Betty Massey of Anna and Beverly Galbraith of Joliet; and five grandchildren. His father preceded him in death.

Opal White CARTERVILLE Opal White, 69, of 418 N. Division St. died at 10:03 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in St.

Louis University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Huffman-Harker Funeral Home, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, both in Carbondale. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mrs. White had been a bookkeeper. She was a Baptist. She was born June 4, 1920, in Bo wling Green, to Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Hutchison. She married John White in 1966." He survives. Other survivors include one grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Wanda Bangs MARION Wanda Mae Bangs, 52, died at 6:13 a.m. Sunday, Jan.

14, 1990, at home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery in Carterville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Bangs was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was born May 22, 1937, in Herrin to Lawrence and Sarah (Ham-montree) Followell. She married Eldon Bangs in 1958.

He survives. Other survivors include two sons, Luther and Lawrence Bangs, both of Marion; three daughters, Linda Mays of Herrin, Patricia Chamness of Zeigler and Sandra Crain of Marion; one brother, Leroy Followell of Marion; and eight grandchildren. One sister preceded her in death. Percy: Talk Deaths Charles Butterio HERRIN- Charles Butterio, 74, of 500 N. 20th St.

died at 10:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Herrin Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, with burial in San Carlo Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home. The rosary will be said at 7:15 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr.

Butterio was retired from Brewster Motor He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. He was born June 24, 1915, in Herrin to Joe and Virginia (Ronsi) Butterio. He married Louise Chiodini in 1941. She survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Chris Butterio of Herrin; one brother, Frank Butterio of Her-, rin; and four sisters, Josephine Greco of Corinth Hall, and Mary Inmah, Louise Conrad and Delia Patrick, all of Herrin.

Lillie Bradford MOUNT VERNON Lillie Mae Bradford, 83, died at 9:27 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 1990, in Good Samaritan Regional Health Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Hughey Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Bradford was a retired ironer for Mount Vernon Shoe Factory. She was a member of Marlow General Baptist Church.

She was born April 20, 1906, in Hamilton County to William and Nancy (Parks) Atteberry. She married Glen Galiher in 1925. She married Earl Bradford in 1956. He died in 1985. Survivors include two sons, Leslie and William Galiher, both of Mount Vernon; two daughters, Rosalee Fletcher of Mount Vernon and Norma Ferguson of Decatur; two sisters, Norma Raymond of Mattoon and Pansy Fenton of Mount Vernon; 10 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.

Two brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren also preceded her in death. Evelyn Readman JOHNSTON CITY Evelyn Read-man, 67, of 702 E. Ninth St. died at 9:36 a.m. Sunday, Jan.

14, 1990, in St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Murman and Wilson Funeral Home, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Readman was born March 19, 1922, in StiriU to Sim and Grace (Swift) Porter. She married Francis Readman.

He died in 1959. Survivors include one son, Richard Gursky of Marion; one daughter, Cynthia Barbaro of Lake Villa; two brothers, Sim Porter of Hartford, and Kenneth Porter of Marion; five sisters, Imogene Kee, Bonnie Yelencich, Geniece Beers and Doris Malone, all of Johnston City, and Irene Middaugh of Herrin; and four, grandchildren. Two brothers and four sisters also preceded her in death. Caroline Schorfheide NASHVILLE Caroline Schorfheide, 93, died at 12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan.

15, 1990, in Washington County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Campagna Funeral Home. LARRY G. HUGHES FUNERAL HOMES LTD JOHNSON HUGHES FUNERAL HOME 201 S. 13th Herrin.

IL (618) 942 3102 Emma Holt Visitation 6-8 p.m. today Services 8 p.m. today funeral home Charles Butterio Visitation 6 p.m. today funeral home Services 10 a.m. Wednesday Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church James Humphreys Visitation 5-9 p.m.

today Services 1 p.m. Wednesday funeral home Evelyn Helms Services 1 :30 p.m. today funeral home Anna Rimkus Visitation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday Services 1 1 a.m. Thursday Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church MITCHELL HUGHES FUNERAL HOME 800 N.

Market Marion, It (618) 997-5462 Wanda Bangs Visitation 5-9 p.m. today Services 1 :30 p.m. Wednesday funeral home Lena James Arrangements incomplete A 61 -year-old rural Herrin man died early Monday morning after a two-vehicle collision on Freeman Spur Road. Williamson County sheriffs deputies said James Humphreys, 61, of Route 2 was pronounced dead at 8:25 a.m. at Herrin Hospital.

The crash occurred at 7:20 a.m. Foods to be Surplus foods will be distributed in Williamson and Randolph counties at these times and places. Williamson County Wednesday a.m., Creal Springs Water Office. p.m., Hurst Fire Station. p.m., No.

9 Community Center. Thursday 7-8 a.m., Herrin Senior Citizens Center. a.m., Cambria City. Hall. Noon-1 p.m., Johnston City Community Building.

p.m., Pittsburg water office. Friday a.m., Marion Boyton Street Center. a.m., Freeman Spur City Hall. p.m., James Street Housing Office, Carterville. p.m., Crainville City Hall.

There will be no February distribution. For more information, call 983-5861. (COITD Continued from A5 ander County History Book is available after 2i2 years of gathering family biographies, pictures and business and church histories. For people who have already paid, the books will be available from 10 to 5 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday at the Cairo Public Library, 1609 Washington Ave.

Pictures submitted for the book may also be picked up then. Todd Iddings, a representative of Turner Publishing Co. in Paducah, will help distribute the book. A few extra copies of the publication will be available at the library for $49 plus tax for Illinois residents. For more information, call Monica Smith; co-chairwoman of the Alexander County History Book, at 734-2932.

Scholarships available: Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford recently announced that the Illinois Sheriffs Association this year plans to award 125 schol KARNAK Jerry Miles, 51, of Raymond, formerly of Karnak, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1990, in Massac Memorial Hospital in Me tropolis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednes day in Wilson Funeral Home in Kar nak, with burial in West Eden Cemetery in Cypress.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the the funeral home. Maxine Otlacan WEST FRANKFORT Maxine Otlacan, 69, of California, formerly of West Frankfort, died at 11 a.m. Monday in Whittier Presbyterian Hospital in Whittier, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete at Parker-Reedy Funeral Home.

off tilhe Towitd Mounted Vounteers and enlisted in the Army in September 1812, fighting against the British, according to a Bicentennial history of Percy. Short apparently was born in Delaware and came to Southern Illinois via Kentucky, settling first in Springfield Township, which became Steele's Mill and then Steeleville. The graveyard reveals the ethnic heritage of. Percy. Lots of German and English names are on tombstones, many of them honoring young children buried near parents.

The graveyard, slightly off the highway, seems the quietest place in town. bring in crowds. The cafe has 50 green-and-black vinyl seats. By Saturday afternoon, it is deserted save for one couple eating chili. Outside, all is quiet, with steady traffic on Illinois 150.

Just off the highway and near a marked mine road is the IOOF cemetery. Eli Short was buried there in 1846. Although it was his son, John, who donated the village land, Short generally is considered the "father" of Percy. It is believed he was the first white settler in the area, which was called Short's Prairie for a time. Short was a member of the Kentucky Continued from A5 lives in nearby Cutler, is cleaning up from the day and preparing to be off until Monday.

The cafe closes at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, so the end is in sight for Hepp, who arrives at 5:30 a.m.-The cafe, in a red brick building about 10 years old, opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday it is open until 6 p.m. Hepp bought the place seven months ago, and finds business is steady. Wade's Food Shop at the Amoco station sells meals, and another restaurant, the Scuttle Inn, is at the outskirts of town.

But that's the only competition. Hepp, a petite woman with pretty eyes and strong-looking hands, decided to buy the cafe because she "needed something to do." When she isn't working, she's trying to keep up at home. She takes an order for a barbecue sandwich and large Pepsi and heads for tlje kitchen, where a female employee works a blender. Another young woman waits tables and rings up orders. The diner offers the usual fare.

Homemade pies, breakfasts, soups, chili and daily specials White obituary: The obituary for Opal White in Tuesday's newspaper listed her parents' names incorrectly and gave the wrcng date of her, marriage. Her parents were Frank and Ivy (Wand) Hutcheson. She married in 1946 'cc 0.