Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 10

Decatur, Illinois Tuesday, September 10, 1996 AMONG FRIENDS A9 1. 1 iiuMiMjuunu ill 11 uj mini, in, AH. A i Li! tM iMHJ Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien O'BRIEN DECATUR Mr.

and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien of Las Vegas, formerly of Decatur, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in Mr. and Mrs.

Barney Davis DAVIS ARGENTA Mr. and Mrs. Barney Davis of Argenta will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at a family dinner. They also plan a trip to the Western United States. The Da vises were married Sept.

13, 1946, in Metropolis. He is retired from Caterpillar Inc. She is a homemaker. They are the parents of Marilyn Davis of Decatur. Mr.

and Mrs. Noward Malone MAL0NE DECATUR Mr. and Mrs. No-ward Malone of Decatur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

15, in First Congregational United Church of Christ. Mr. Malone and Dorothy Love-ring were married Sept. 15, 1946, in Assumption. He is retired from A.E.

Staley Mfg. Co. They are the parents of Robert Malone of Decatur and James Malone of Chesterfield, Mo. They have four grandchildren. Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Sandage SANDAGE DECATUR Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eugene Sandage of Decatur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

14, in Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Church Hall in Mount Zion. Mr. Sandage and Mary Ellen Bales were married Sept. 8, 1946, in Decatur. He is retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad.

She is a homemaker. They are the parents of Robert Sandage of Decatur and Terry Sandage of Rockford. They have four grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Denton DENTON RAMSEY Mr. and Mrs. Donald Denton of rural Ramsey will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in the American Legion in Ramsey.

Mr. Denton and Velma Hill were married Aug. 14, 1946, in Van-dalia. He is retired from Essex International Wire. They are the parents of Connie Fleming, Michael Denton and Mark Denton, all of Ramsey, and Merle Denton of Brownstown.

They have 10 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dean DEAN DECATUR Mr. and Mrs.

Horace Clay Dean of Decatur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Dean were married Sept. 14, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa.

He is retired from B.F. Goodrich Co. She works part time at Lincolnshire Downtown Apartments and is a homemaker. They are the parents of Constance Mudd of Jacksonville, Janice Willmore of Decatur and Henry Dean of Macon. They have five grandchildren.

Two sons, Dar-rell Dean and James Dean, and a grandson are deceased. Ralph and Leona Collins celebrating 72nd anniversary m-'J- 4' I Holy Family Catholic Church. Mr. O'Brien and Emogene Max-heimer were married Sept. 29, 1946, in Decatur.

He is retired from the Wabash Railroad. She is a retired beautician. They are the parents of Max Patricia Zilz, Ray Kevin O'Brien, Guy O'Brien and Rosie Hibbard, all of Decatur; Nancy Dukes of Imperial, Lee O'Brien and John O'Brien, both of Las Vegas; and Jacqueline Swanson of Arlington Heights. They have 15 grandchildren. MINKS DECATUR Mr.

and Mrs. Dennis Minks of Decatur will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and an upcoming trip. Mr. Minks and Nancy Nisbet were married Sept. 18, 1971, in Decatur.

He is employed at Caterpillar Inc. She is a teaching assistant at Durfee Magnet School. They are the parents of Joshua Minks of Decatur. VENTRESS DECATUR Mr. and Mrs.

Gary Ventress of Decatur will observe their 25th wedding anniversary at a family dinner. Mr. Ventress and Cindy Thornton were married Sept. 11, 1971, in Decatur. They are self-employed at Ventress Inc.

They are the parents of Steven Ventress, Stephanie Ventress and Seth Ventress, all of Decatur. I ll .3 DECATUR Mr. and Mrs. Ralph "Dorr" Collins of East Peoria, formerly of Decatur, will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary. Decatur natives Ralph Collins and Leona Overman were married Sept.

11, 1924, in Decatur. Ralph is 93, Leona is 90. Cards may be mailed to them at 109 Midway Drive, Shady Knolls, East Peoria, IL 61611. Like his father, Ralph is an artist, working in oils and pen and ink. He first went to work for A.E.

Staley Mfg. then joined Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur. Many of Caterpillar's publications had his illustrations. He later transferred to Peoria.

The Collinses have one son, Mi- Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turner TURNER DECATUR Mr. and Mrs. Ellis "Dan" Turner of Decatur celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house Saturday, Sept.

7. Mr. Turner and Mary Stanley were married Sept. 9, 1946, in Decatur. He is a retired self-employed iron worker and painter.

She is a homemaker. They are the parents of Ellis Turner Jr. of Mill Brook, Denise Thomas of Fairview, N.C.; and Beverly Piel of Williston, Fla. They have three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. MARRIED IN 1924: Ralph and Leona Collins were married in 1924 in Decatur.

chael Collins of Peoria. They have two grandchildren and two Mr. and Mrs. Earl Waymire WAYMIRE DECATUR Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Waymire of Decatur will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Peoples Church of God. Mr. Waymire and Barbara Plun-kett were married Sept.

17, 1946, in Decatur. He is a retired from Caterpillar and as Peoples Church of God custodian. She is a retired Decatur school bus driver. They are the parents of Deanne Carnahan and Joann Brohez, both of Decatur, Pamela Williams of Oreana and Charles Waymire of Yorktown, Va. They have 10 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Carriage House Mr. and Mrs. George Smith SMITH DECATUR Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Decatur will observe their 50th wedding anniversary.

Mr. Smith and Edith Compton were married Sept. 15, 1946, in Shelbyville. He is retired from A.E. Staley Mfg.

Co. They are the parents of Diane Rager of Decatur and Richard Smith of Newark, Del. They have four grandsons. Volunteers recognized by CONO DECATUR Outstanding volunteers were recognized with awards at a Coalition of Neighborhood Organizations meeting in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Honored were: Chris Anderson, Southside Improvement Association Charles and Kay Antrim, Inner City Community Pact Bells to ring DECATUR Area churches will participate in Bells Across America at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17, to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Members of the Stephen Decatur Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution are seeking community involvement. Seven Decatur churches and churches in Mowea-qua, Sullivan and Dalton City have been invited to participate as in the past.

Radio class DECATUR The Cenois Amateur Radio Club will sponsor an amateur radio license class for both novice and technician. Scheduled at the Macon County American Red Cross chapter house, orientation and registration will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Morse Code is not a requirement for licensing.

Cost of the textbook and tape set is $30. Call JoAnn Se-bok at 423-2095 for information. Adult day care DECATUR St. Mary's Adult Day Care will be the topic for two Community Home Environmental Learning Project presentations at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept.

12, at Macon Presbyterian Church and at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Mount Zion Majestic Hall. Frontiers dinner DECATUR The Decatur Club of Frontiers International Inc. will hold its "Honors of Excellence" awards dinner at 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 20, in the Best Western Shelton Motor Inn. Tickets, $17, are available from Freddie McEwen-Randle, 423-8628. Metro Rotary, noon, Decatur Club. GFWC Decatur Woman's Club, noon.

First Congregational United Church of Christ. Program: Amy Cline, Toby Grubb, Carla Redman, Linda Bowlby. East Barnett Unit, DeWitt County Home and Community Education Association, 1:30 p.m., 803 W. Leander, Clinton. Lincolnland AMBUCS, 6:30 p.m., Illinois Power Co.

Lovington Kiwanis Club, 6:30 p.m., Lovington Community Building. Decatur Camera Club, 7 p.m.. First United Methodist Church. Inner City Community Pact, 7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Ninth District Illinois Nurses Association, 7 p.m., Lincoln Land Community College, Menard Hall, Springfield.

Program: Toni Frank. All States Bunco Club, 7 p.m., 425 Holly Court. FRIDAY, Sept. 13 Breakfast Sertoma, 7 a.m., Scovill Golf Clubhouse. Commodore Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30 p.m..

Carpenters Hall. SATURDAY, Sept. 14 Fall Symposium '96, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Yoder's Country Kitchen, Arthur. Four historians talk about the Civil War.

Cost: $25, including buffet lunch. Stephen Decatur Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, noon. Best Western Shelton Inn. Constitution Day luncheon. Speaker: Dar-rell Woolums.

Reservations: 877-3801. SUNDAY, Sept. 15 Commodore Duplicate Bridge Club, 1:15 p.m.. Carpenters Hall. Early Idlers Street Rod Car Club, 2 p.m.

864-2444 or 877-1634 for location. Christian County Historical Society annual meeting, 2 p.m., at the museum, Taylorville. Speaker: Tom Mason. MONDAY, Sept. 16 Marigold Chapter, American Business Women's Association, 11 a.m..

Best Western Shelton Inn. Program: Mike Borders. Decatur Noon Lions Club, Best Western Shelton Inn. Program: Tom Wargo. Commodore Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30 p.m..

Carpenters Hall. American Association of Retired Persons, 1:30 p.m., Johns Hill Senior Center. Barn Colony Artists 7 p.m., Decatur Area Arts Council, 145 N. Main St. Program: arrange studio.

Decatur Chordsmen SPEBSQSA, open house, 7:30 p.m.. Unity Church. TODAY, Sept. 10 Prairieland AMBUCS, 6:45 a.m., Decatur Club. Breakfast Optimist Club of Decatur, 7 a.m..

Best Western Shelton Inn. Kiwanianne Club of Decatur, 9 a.m.. Best Western Shelton Inn. National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees, 9 a.m., Virgil's, Mount Zion. Decatur Prairie Land Kiwanis Club, 9:30 a.m., Decatur Civic Center.

Decatur Area Retired Teachers Association, 11:30 a.m. board, noon luncheon. Rock Springs Environmental Center. Program Candidates for local legislative districts. Decatur Noon Sertoma Club, Best Western Shelton Inn.

Kiwanis Club of Decatur, noon, Decatur Club. Program: American Red Cross. Decatur AAABUCS, noon. Best Western Shelton Inn. Program: Teresa Ruf-fini.

Harp Unit, DeWitt County Home and Community Education Association, 1:30 p.m., home of Andrea Miller, Wapella. Insurance Women of Decatur, 5:30 p.m.. Maverick Steak House. Garden Club of Decatur, Evening Group, 6:30 p.m. potluck, home of Bea Harner.

Take herb sample, recipe to share. Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 17, 6:30 p.m., DAV Club. Commodore Duplicate Bridge Club, 7 p.m.. Carpenters Hall. Decatur Computer Club, 7 p.m..

First United Methodist Church. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11 Golden Kiwanis Club of Decatur, 9:30 a.m.. Best Western Shelton Inn. Program: Larry Haab.

Staley Retirees Club, 11:30 a.m., AIW Hall. Decatur Shrine Club, noon. Best Western Shelton Inn. Full Gospel Business Men's International, noon, old Bonanza. Noon Optimist Club, noon, Decatur Club.

International Club of Decatur, noon, Decatur Club. 877-4939 for reservations. Town and Country Unit, DeWitt County Home and Community Education Association, 1 p.m., 803 W. Leander, Clinton. THURSDAY, Sept.

12 Early Bird Kiwanis Club, 6:30 a.m., Decatur Club. Program: Sally Fisher. Class of '42 Luncheonmeeting, 11:15 a.m., Perkins Restaurant. Thursday Noon Toastmasters, noon, Decatur Civic Center. Zelda Neeley, 90 DECATUR Zelda Neeley of Decatur will celebrate her 90th class registration Sept.

14, 16 DECATUR Registration for Carriage House learning classes will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Millikin Homestead, 125 N. Pine St. Telephone registration will follow from 11:30 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. and on Monday, Sept. 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The telephone number is 422-8413. Classes sponsored by the Junior Welfare Association include cookie decorating, learning the Macarena dance, touring a construction site and designing your own calendar.

The classes are offered to all age groups, toddlers to adults. The cost ranges from $3 to $10. A list of classes can be found at most schools and day care facilities. The classes are offered on a first come, first served basis. Diabetes benefit WARRENSBURG Burl's Pit Stop in Warrensburg will hold a diabetes benefit sponsored by Eagles Lodge 507 from noon to midnight Saturday, Sept.

14. Featured will be the Tri County Cloggers and six bands Night-wing, Timberwolf, Tumbleweed, Bethlehem Steal, Shady Lady and the MoonKats and the Living Daylights. There will be drawings, raffles and door prizes. Food is $2 a plate. All proceeds will stay in Macon County.

Call 672-3608. birthday at an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Third United Methodist Church. Zelda Haws was born Sept.

16, 1906. She and Wilmer "Bill" Neeley were married Nannette Fain, Greenwood Park Marion "Butch" Garner, GM Square Hilda Gregg, Galloway Park Stephanie Irons, Concord Frances Johnson, Fans Field Neighborhood Association Neisha Joyner, Residential Employment Management Corporation Joyce Keller, Inner City Community Pact Katie Klein, Coalition of Meigh-borhood Organizations Estella Launtz, Holiday Hills Nysa Leggions, Torrence Park Neighborhood Organization Bernice Loury, Fans Field Neighborhood Association Linda McCoskey, Near East Side Neighborhood Improvement Association Helen Ogilvie, Torrence Park Neighborhood Organization Virgil Schroat, Inner City Community Pact Tim and Darla Sheren, South Shores Neighborhood Organization Dave Slade, Decatur Police Department Joyce and Ray Weedon, Near Westside Restoration and Preservation Society Maribelle West, Galloway Park H. Nelson Woodley, Southside Improvement Association Brad Wright, South Shores Neighborhood Organization Recording debut DECATUR A compact disc "Something Old, Something New" is James Moyer's solo marimba recording debut. The associate professor of music Neeley Jan. 6, 1925.

He is deceased. She is the mother of Ada Hunt, Betty Grubbs, Bob Neeley, Bill Neeley and Jerry Neeley, all of Decatur, and Jack Neeley of Arizona. She has 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. One granddaughter and one great-granddaughter are deceased. Hall of Fame DECATUR Nominations are being accepted for the Decatur Hall of Fame.

The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 25. Nominations must include a biographical sketch, not to exceed two typewritten pages. Send nominations to: The Decatur Advantage, Hall of Fame Committee, 202 E. North Decatur, IL 62523.

For information, call Mary Ann Mulverhill, 423-7000. Hog roast DECATUR Macon Masonic Lodge 8 will have a hog roast picnic at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Spitler Woods State Park, Mount Zion. Members, wives and friends are welcome.

Call James L. Soules, worshipful master, at 877-6553. Notable cooks The AugustSeptember issue of Taste of Home, a cooking magazine, boasts it has 1,000 cooks who help edit the magazine. In eluded are Connie Moore and Julie Sterchi of Flora, Ruth Hastings of Louisville, Leona Kuhns of Sullivan and Elizabeth Montgomery of Taylorville. Telethon successful CHAMPAIGN The WCIA Central Illinois portion of the Jerry Lewis Stars Across America Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon raised $206,899.

Nationally, more than $49 million was raised during the 21-hour telethon. DECATUR Margaret Wood, junior high mathematics instructor and computer coordinator at Richard Stuller, 80 DECATUR Richard "Buck" Stuller of Decatur, formerly of bt. PatncK standing volunteer awards at the annual Project PAL Recognition Night at Lake Land College were Edith Creek, Mattoon; Ken Bidle, Sally Sturgeon, Charleston; Norma Bauer, Altamont; and Ruth Montgomery, Arthur. Special recognition was given to Dick Farris and Marilyn Wuersch, both of Charleston. The student tutor team wrote and illustrated a book called "Poems to Help People." Project PAL is a cooperative effort among Lake Land, the Mat-toon Area Adult Education Center and the Pana Adult Center.

School, won the Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by the Decatur Wal-Mart. With the award came a $500 check donated to St. Patrick School.Addi-tional math and A z. Maroa, will observe his 80th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 14.

Cards may be mailed to him at 243 Marlene Decatur, IL 62526. Mr. Stuller has three great-nieces and a ereat-neDhew. DECATUR Decatur Macon County Red Cross Bloodmobile schedule for September include: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1 to 6 p.m., city of Decatur employees, Red Cross office.

Call Sandy Bowman, 424-2805. Thursdays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26, noon to 6 p.m., and Fridays, Sept. 13, 20 and 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Red Cross office, 425-5872.

Saturday, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 429-0363. Monday, Sept. 23, 1 to 6 p.m., St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, 423-6955. Thursday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Illinois Power Material Distribution Facility, 3490 Rupp Parkway, 872-2543. at Millikin University is widely known throughout the Midwest as a marimba soloist, clinician and percussionist drummer.

The CD includes music for marimba ranging from classical TkLpr Ik Wood Stuller Noyer computer equipment and supplies will be purchased with the was also selected by St. Patrick students as their favorite teacher. DECATUR Jeffrey Ruthrauff of Decatur, a journeyman mechanic for United Parcel Service, has been recognized by the company for completing 25 years of service. Julie Pryde of Champaign, Vicki Duncan and David Pryde, both of Maroa, and Kristy Davey of Decatur, with whom he lives. guitar to contemporary.

A native of Shamokin, Moyer begn teaching at Millikin in 1986. MATTOON Receiving out- '1.