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Section pry i Ann Landers B3 Dr. Donohue Engagements B2 Movies B7 TV B6 Weddings B2 LJ Friday March 31 1989 Herald Review BIRTHDAYS a Mi: jar lV jC. ''l stTtV No more walking. "I'm paralyzed, I'll be in this wheelchair until I die," Donald M. Turney is sure.

Yes, it's "Abe," a Decatur curiosity, the man who walked and walked and walked day and night, downtown, east side, at the Illinois State Fair. The man who is a look-alike for Abraham Lincoln and wore a stovepipe hat to be sure you noticed. "I'm not mentally ill, I'm just paralyzed," "Abe" assures visitors in a booming voice which is instantly recognizable. "I'd like to walk. I can't." He looks frail.

His Lincolnesque face is thin, the beard is white. This is in a room "Abe" shares with another man named Donald on the fifth floor of McKinley Terrace on North Monroe Street, the nursing home previously known as Illini House and Monroe House. "Thanks for coming," "Abe" says while shaking hands. "I remember you at the Commodores' games and at the Eisenhower games." THAT'S RIGHT. I was sports editor then.

"Abe" routinely congratulated me on my writing whenever we met. He was about the only one to do so, meaning we were pals. "Abe" sat in the front row behind the screen at Fans Field when the Decatur Commodores played minor league baseball. He sat in the front row in the Eisenhower High School gym for bas- Bob Fallstrom is Herald Review lifestyle editor. Clyde Bandy, 99 Clyde H.

Bandy of Veterans Ad- mirustration Medical Center, Danville, formerly of Decatur, will celebrate his 99th birthday Wednesday. He was born April 5, 1890, in Brocton. He V7 t1 nie Lord in Clyde Bandy 1924. She is deceased. Mr.

Bandy is the father of Mrs. Bill (Mary) Shelton of Mount Zion and Mrs. Cecil (Pearl) Wakefield of Phoenix, Ariz. Two sons are deceased. He has four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Esther Roney, 90 Esther Lippincott Roney of 445 Nelson Blvd. will celebrate her 90th birth-day Sunday with a card shower. She was born April 2, 1899, in Casey. She married Walter Roney June 2, 1920, in Shelbyville. He is deceased.

Esther Roney Mrs. Roney is the mother of Dale and Phyllis Roney, both of Decatur, John Richard Roney of Covina, and Mary Ann Hector of Santa Ana, Calif. Two sons are deceased. She has 16 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. One grandchild is deceased.

Julia Gentry, 70 Julia M. Hornback Gentry, 70, of Decatur will FT celebrate her 70th birthday with an open reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in St. James School cafeteria. She was born April 4, 1919, in neratuiv She married Julia Gentry Harold D.

Gentry Aug. 23, 1938, in St. Joseph, Mo. He is deceased. Mrs.

Gentry is the mother of Donald M. Gentry of Decatur and Dennis M. Gentry of Mount Zion. She has three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. FACTORY CLOSEOUTS mm 1" Herald Review file photo NO.

1 FAN: Donald 'Abe' Turney greets the Eisenhower Panthers on their return from the state basketball tournament in 1 976. ther crazy and says the girl he married had four breasts. According to Herald Review library clippings, he was married for one month in the 1940s before the marriage was annulled at her insistence. "Abe" is wound up, eager to tell the visitors about Eisenhower and riding a bicycle from Decatur to New York City and back. Some of his tales are fantasy he says he cheered Eisenhower to the state championship in 1936.

The bicycle trip is a fact it happened in 1936. BEFORE THE visitors leave, "Abe" reminds us that he is worried about his collection of Lincoln photos more than 1,000, according to Herald Review clippings. The collection was in the house where he lived with his mother on South Maffit Street. The house has been demolished. "Abe" need not worry about the photos.

Some of the photos are in storage, some are in the care of the Macon County Historical Society Museum, according to Ritchie Barnett of the First National Bank of Decatur. The bank handles "Abe's" affairs. As we shake hands all around, "Abe" tells Steven Evans, the new McKinley Terrace administrator: "Your twinkling eye brightens my day." That's vintage "Abe." Evans conducted a tpur of McKinley Terrace, purchased in 1987 by Decatur Memorial Hospital Community Services Corp. and now being remodeled. "Abe" is often visited by Vicki Epperson, the nursing home's activity director.

He is delighted to Methodist Church, rural Mowea-qua. Mr. Noland and Freda Parr were married April 8, 1939, near Dalton City. He is a retired farmer. She is a homemaker.

They are the parents of Rozella Gaither and Charlotte Aldridge, both of Macon, Paul Noland of Decatur and Donna Chestnut of Mount Zion. They have seven grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren and one great-stepgrand-child. wpnnm The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Graham GRAHAM The Rev.

and Mrs. Henry A. Graham of rural Mattoon will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. April 9 in Sullivan AMBUCS HalL The Rev. Graham and Floy I ANNIVERSARIES tells Evans.

"I wish I was as tall. And I wish I could walk." of 1025 E. Whitmer celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner. Mr. Deem and Dorothy Pauline Hinton were married March 16, 1949, in Decatur.

He is employed by Schneider Trucking. She is a homemaker. They are the parents of Timothy Everett Deem, Dorothy Sue Ruff and G. Todd Deem, all of Decatur, and Darrell Darwin Deem of Temple, Texas. They have six grandsons.

From Full Sale of Famous Twin Dob Fallstrom Commentary ketball games. He didn't pay. He didn't have the money. Nobody complained. "Abe" was a cheerleader wherever he went, urging the fans to respond.

"Abe" never missed a game. He was a Millikin fan, too. "How's Abe?" major league ball players inquired whenever Decatur was mentioned. Nobody could forget "Abe." So we thought. Then "Abe" dropped out of sight in 1981 when he entered St.

Mary's Hospital and later was put in the nursing home as a ward of Jerry Menz, Decatur Park District recreation director. "ABE" WILL BE 74 on June 15. He has Parkinson's disease. No more walking. Once the most happy of men, the most optimistic, he seems When his sing-song litany of chatter is interrupted, he reprimands commandingly "don't butt in, I've got the floor." Then he resumes his lecture-type talking, repeating like a phonograph record set to replay.

Ask "Abe" about the faded photos in a half-filled album by his bedside and he replies with dates and names. Then he calls his fa April 8 in Jasper Mobile Home Park administration building. Mr. Wilhelm and Clara Rudy were married April 6, 1939, in Palmyra, Mo. He is retired from Borg-Warner Corp.

She is a home-maker. They are the parents of Judy Robinson of Decatur, Lynn Wilhelm of Newnan, and Scott Wilhelm of rural Cerro Gordo. They have five grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, three great-grandchildren and seven great-stepgrandchildren. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Korte KORTE Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Korte of Arthur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Mr.

Korte and Thelma Heit were married April 5, 1939, near Arthur. He is a retired farmer and mail carrier. She is a homemaker. They are the parents of Ronald Korte of Tuscola, Mrs. Paul (Janet) Osborne of Decatur, Larry Korte of Covington, and Phillip Korte of Garland, Texas.

They have eight grandsons. 1 .7 i Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Noland NOLAND Mr. and Mrs.

Wayne Noland of Moweaqua will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 2 to 5 p.m. April 9 in Sanner Chapel United I I A 1 Stearns Foster Bedding Size $8995 ea. Box Spring OR Mattress; Reg. 180 00 firsts see newcomers, particularly Evans. "You must be 6 feet 4," he Alice Ferguson were married April 6, 1939, in Charleston.

He is a farmer and pastor of Mount Zion General Baptist Church, rural Sullivan. She is a homemaker. They are the parents of William H. Graham of rural Mattoon and Barbara L. Fleming of Arthur.

They have five grandchildren and one great-grandson. BULLOCK Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bullock will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 6 to 11 p.m. April 8 the Disabled American Veterans Hall.

Mr. Bullock and Nancy Sue Bruffy were married Aril 4, 1964, in Danville. They are owners of Larry Bullock Garages Inc. They are the parents of Tammy L. Bullock, Tom A.

Bullock, Tina S. Bullock and Larry Michael Bullock II, all of Decatur. FUNK Mr. and Mrs. Harley L.

Funk Jr. of Phoenix, formerly of Decatur, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Mr. Funk and Patricia Ann Gneckow were married April 4, 1964, in Ottumwa, Iowa. He is employed by Arizona Fire Equipment Phoenix.

She is employed by National Vision Services, Phoenix. They are the parents of James Albert Funk of Glendale, Ariz. DEEM Mr. and Mrs. Darrell M.

Deem 10-6 877-9400 FR1. 10-7 SAT. 10-5 LOURASH Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lourash of Camargo will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner.

Mr. Lourash and Fannie Kest-ner were married April 12, 1924, in Decatur. He is retired from the Railroad. She is a retired cook for the Villa Grove School District. They are the parents of Guy David Lourash and Paul D.

Lourash, both of East Peoria; Mrs. John (Edna) Schultz and Donald L. Lourash, both of Decatur, and the late Leonard E. Lourash. They have 15 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lourash LOURASH Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lourash will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 2 to 4 jn.

April 8 in the Long Creek Community Building. Mr. Lourash and Mildred Helen Turner were married April 8, 1939, in St Charles, Mo. He is retired from Mueller Co. She is a retired cook for Mount Zion School District.

They are the parents of Linda Albert and Larry L. Lourash, both of Decatur. They have six grandchildren. 4 i'zif' 4 ft i 41 i fy Mr. and Mrs.

Dennis Wilhelm WILHELM Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wilhelm of Decatur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 2 to 5 p.m. 'Si: A' A. I Closed Mon.

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