Dr. and Mrs. Philip Adams Parents Of Son  

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Word has been received here announcing the birth of a son to Dr. and Mrs. Philip S. Adams, of Tracy City, Tenn. The baby was born Oct. 8 and has been named Darrell Arthur.

Mrs. Adams is the former Miss Orpha Jones, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Jones, of 411 S. High, who is now visiting the Adamses. Dr. Adams is a graduate of the KCOS. They have two other sons, Philip and Larry.
Kirksville (MO) Express & News
13 Oct 1948, page 8, column 5

Posey To Take Vows  

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Carroll Posey, C.S.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Vitus Posey, Clementsville, will make his first Religious Profession of vows at St. Joseph Novitiate, Rolling Prairie, Indiana, on August 16.

He graduated from St. Bernard High School in 1955, graduated from Bresica College at Owensboro in 1959 and taught at the St. Stephen's Cathedral grade school in Owensboro.
The Casey Co. News, Liberty, Casey Co., Kentucky
16 August 1962, page 1, column 6

Bud Whited Funeral Held at Carr Chapel  

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Funeral services for Daniel Boone "Bud" Whited, 88, were held on Tuesday of this week at Carr Chapel. The Revs. W. D. Woosley and Elvin Cox officiated.

Death came to Mr. Whited on Saturday of last week.

He was born in Tennessee on June 9, 1874, the son of Alex and Nancy Alred Whited.

He was married to Ida B. Cochran in 1955.

Survivors include these children: Mrs. Myrtle Randolph, Hustonville; Mrs. Rose Langford, Midway; Paris and Ellen Whited, Liberty; Mrs. Nancy Miller, Danville; and Mrs. Esther Lay, Hustonville.

There are 19 surviving grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.

Burial was at Whited Cemetery. Bartle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Casey Co. News, Liberty, Casey Co., Kentucky
16 August 1962, page 1, column 6

Shoopman-Cochran  

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A marriage license was issued to Miss Evelyn Shoopman, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shoopman of Liberty, and Larry Cochran, 21, son of Lawrence Cochran of Liberty, on March 9.
The Casey Co. News, Liberty, Casey Co., Kentucky
14 March 1957, page 1, column 7

Rex E. Bennett  

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Rex E. Bennett, 47, of Lomax, Illinois, formerly of the Atlanta area, died Tuesday (December 8, 1992), at his home in Lomax.

Mr. Bennett was born April 7, 1945, the son of Charles and Fern Tate Todd. He married Diana Benda on October 17, 1964. They later divorced.

Survivors include his mother, Fern Todd, of Lomax, Illinois; two daughters, Marlena Gladhill and Jessica Raishe, both of Macon; four sons, Richard Bennett, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Robert (Robby) Bennett, Rex Bennett, Jr., and Ryan Bennett, all of Atlanta; one sister, Jan Todd, of Lomax, Illinois; four brothers, Sheldon Bennett, of Aberdeen, Washington, and Merlin Todd, Jack Todd, and Danny Todd, all of Lomax, Illinois; and four grandchildren.

Mr. Bennett was a self-employed carpenter and plumber and maintained several rental properties.
The Home Press, La Plata, Macon Co., Missouri
23 December 1992, page 4, column 5

Cora R. Koch  

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Cora R. Koch, 90, of Quincy, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 18, 1992.

Services were held Monday at the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home and at St. Dominic Catholic Church by the Rev. Louis Shea. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

Mrs. Koch was born on June 20, 1902, in Quincy, Ill., the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Blaesing Schreacke. She was married on April 29, 1925, in Quincy, Ill., to Leo Wand. He died on May 1, 1927. She later married Adam Koch on April 2, 1929, in Quincy, Ill. He preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 1967.

Survivors include five daughters, Sister Barbara Rose Koch, principal of Immaculate Conception School in Macon, Mrs. Lawrence (Anita) Steinkamp, Mrs. George (Margie) Libertyn, and Mrs. John (Alice) Weitholder, all of Quincy, Ill., and Mrs. Ray (Barbara) Thompson of Chatham, Ill.; one son, Ronald Koch of Quincy, Ill.; four sisters, Louise Wellman, Emily Hilbing, Evelyn McLean, and Dorothy Peters, all of Quincy, Ill.; 21 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; three brothers, Ralph, Herbert, and Mark Schreacke; five sisters, Laura Peters, Irene Logan, Delores Genenbacher, and two in infancy; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.

She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church and its Ladies Society.

Memorials may be made to the Cora Koch Memorial Fund of ICS in Macon.
24 December 1992

Elizabeth (Bess) Shale  

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The family would like to make the following addition to the obituary for Bess Shale:

Memorials may be made to the Macon Public Library Fund.
22 December 1992