Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 20

B8 Saturday, May 2, 1998 Mid-Illinois Newspapers 0J lp vr-ii. Extended Outlook coveFedfofSdlge The AccuWeather forecast for noon, Saturday, May 2. fin Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. Saturday, May 2 AccuWeather forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures 50s STATIONARY ra EZ3 E3 1 MICH. Chicago "64" I Champaign 66 I 1 1 1 1 COLD WARM Pressure Sunny PI.

Cloudy Cloudy 1998AccuW9athw, Ino Via Aaaodatetl Press HIGH LOW SHOWERS 50s Sunday Monday 50s to 70s Pt. Cloudy Tuesday. Wednesday 1998 AccuWeather, Inc. 50s to 70s FT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Pt Cloudy rMonalHIgtviow High 102 at Del Rio Texas Low 26 at West Yellowstone, Wyo.

and Stanley, Idaho 50s T-storms 60s 50s to Pt. Cloudy 70s Congressman Poshard's efforts in helping to secure these said Kruger. Kruger said the anticipated bid letting is July 31. The existing structure will be replaced with new abutments end a timber covered bridge super-structure. The existing concrete bridge was closed about two years ago because severe scouring of the pier footings and damaged deck The Illinois Department bf Transportation informed the village of Greenup in July 1995 theex-isting bridge needed to be removed.

Through research, it was discoy-eredaroveredtimberbridgehadex-isted over the Embarras River from 1834 to 1912. Congressman Glenn Poshard, D-Marion, announced Friday the highway department will be the beneficiary of a Timber Bridge Construction grant to the IDOT through the Federal Highway Administration. "Promoting tourism throughout downstate Illinois is a great way to foster economic development. Projects such as this one will encourage visitors from across the country to explore this beautiful state," said Poshard in a release. TENN.

RAIN T-STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY Weather Watch Wcxldwlcle Temperatures Lo Wthr Beijing 75 52 Rain Beirut 77 61 Clr Berlin 72 50 PCIdy B'Aires 73 61 PCIdy Cairo 91 66 CIdy Hong Kong 86 79 CIdy London 55 46 CIdy Madrid 63 43 Rain Mexico City 79 55 PCIdy Monireal 72 48 Clr Moscow 68 45 Clr Nairobi 77 63 Rain Nassau 81 73 CIdy Oslo 55 45 CIdy Paris 59 45 CIdy Rio 77 70 PCIdy Rome 66 48 CIdy Sydney 66 61 Rain Tokyo 72 59 Clr Zurich 63 43 PCIdy By Dawn Schabbinq StaftWriter TOLEDO More funds have been made available to the Cumberland County Highway Department to reconstruct an original cov-eredbridge along old U.S. Route 40. will be used to completely recon-structacoveredbridgeovertheEm-barrasRiverwestofGreenuponthe National Road. The additional money became necessary when workrevealed that the existing bridge abutments needed to be replaced. The funds are in addition to $1,252,000 allocated in 1997 for rebuilding the 200-foot covered timber bridge.

"Our original plans included modification to existing abutments. When we got into the design work, the bridge office in Springfield told us we could not utilize these concrete substructures," said Gary Kruger, Cumberland County engi-neer. The county also received $485,000 from the state for jurisdictional transfer of the roadway and two bridges. "This insures the project will be built and we are appreciative of Hospital Admitted Thursday Chester Albert, Greenup Dorothy A Bunyard, Mattoon Mildred Butler, Sullivan Donna C. Hudson, Casey Inez Hudson, Casey Betty A Lawson, Mattoon Nora Mills and infant son, Charleston Mary J.

Parsley, Mattoon Cody M. Phillips, Mattoon James F. Pointer, Greenup Donald Quigley, Charleston Alicia Sanborn, Shelbyville Dale E. Scott, Charleston Vera I. Simpson, Charleston Jane Slaughter and infant son, Charleston Harriette J.

Smith, Mattoon Frank Swanson, Neoga Katherine Thudium, Charleston Heather Turner and infant daughter, Cowden Ivan Weaver, Charleston Sarrah E. Whitrock, Mattoon Released Thursday Lottery SPRINGFIELD (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Illinois State Lottery: Pick Three-Midday 7-0-1. Pick Three-Evening 6-5-2. Pick Four-Midday 9-5-9-8. Pick Four-Evening 8-7-7-8.

Little Lotto 01-17-20-22-28. Estimated Lotto Jackpot $2 million. Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in The Big Game: 2-17-29-35-46. Big Money Ball: 16. Estimated Big Game Jackpot $23 million.

William Curtis SHIRLEY, Ind. William Lee "BUT Curtis, 73, of Shirley, formerly of Martinsville, died at 9 a.m. Friday (May 1, 1998) at the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. A graveside service, with military rites, will be at 1 p.m. Mon of wis.

Rockforoj 63 Moline V. Springfield 68 St. Louis 70' Showers T-storms Rain Flumes Snow Ice Vm Associated Press GraphtcsNet Mattoon data: Temperatures .53 ,.55: 8:20 p.m:.. Precipitation A trace of precipitation was recorded in Mattoon between 5 p.m. Thursday and 5 p.m.

Friday. Charleston data: Temperatures 8:20 p.m ..70 ..54 ..57 Precipitation A trace of precipitation was recorded in Charleston between 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:20 p.m. Friday. Sides Sunrise a.m.

Sunset p.m. Records High .......:...................90 in 1902 1994 Charleston police Adam M. Scott, 19, Route 2, received citations for failure to yield and no insurance after an accident in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue at 11:02 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle driven by Jill M.

Emkes of Gifford also was involved. Vehicles driven by Jamal R. Appleton of Sauk Valley, Katrina M. McCain, 716 Ninth and Shannon M. O'Keefe of Springfield were involved in an accident at the intersection of Division Street and Tyler Avenue at 4:13 p.m.

April 24. Appleton, 18, was cited for failure to yield. Vehicles driven by Kyle A. Perry, 2481 Harrison and Area Dana Curtis of Indianapolis, Ind. and David Curtis of Greenfield, three daughters, Nikki Har-less of Charlottesville, Yvette Johnson of Landenberg, and Belinda Curtis of Paris.

Mr. Curtis was a Navy veteran and retired as a carpenter and sheet metal worker. Mitzi Tranberg CASEY MitziAnn Tranberg, 67, of Casey died at 6:35 a.m. Fri Cairo 77 Local Forecast Partly sunny and warmer. High in the lower 70s; West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the lower 50s. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High in the middle or upper 60s. Extended Forecast Monday through Wednesday Dry.

Lows in the upper 40s north and 50 to 55 south. Highs in the upper 60s to the middle 70s. Illinois Temperatures Friday High Lew Pre Chgo.OHr 65 52 0.00 Chgo.dtn 63 51 Moline 70 53 0.06 Peoria 69 55 0.05 Rockford 62 50 0.13 Sprngfld 65 53 0.76 Siren Sharon G. Craig, 108 Railroad were involved in an accident at the intersection of Fourth Street and Jackson Avenue at 5:50 p.m. Sunday.

Perry, 17, was cited for failure to yield while Craig, 60, was cited for no valid driver's license. Vehicles driven by Carolyn A. Well, Route 3, and Chad Glenn Ingle, 4348 Country Lake Drive, were involved in an accident at the intersection of Woodlawn and Krishire drives at 10:40 a.m. April 25. Wells, 47, was cited for failure to yield and Ingle1 16, was cited for driving without lights when needed.

The vehicle driven by Richard E. Kennedy of Champaign struck the parked vehicle belonging to Deaths day (May 1, 1998) in St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Markwell Funeral Home, Casey, with the Rev.

Mark Kaley ofticiating. Burial will be in the Casey-Cumberland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4, to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She was born Jan.

5, 1931, in Casey, the daughter of Rhondol Dean and Ruby Bell Myers McGinness. She married Pat National Temperatures Lo Pre Otk Anchorage 52 39 Rain Atlanta 69 55 .32 CIdy Baltimore 66 57 .47 CIdy Boston 73 54 CIdy Dallas-Ft Worth 85 55 Rain Denver 69 46 Clr Honolulu 80 68 .04 Clr Houston 89 59 CIdy Indianapolis 65 57 .21 Rain Las Vegas 89 69 Clr Los Angeles 73 57 CIdy MiamiBeach 86 70 .03 CIdy Mpls-StPaul 79 44 Rain New Orleans 83 56 CIdy NewYorkCity 63 60 .16 CIdy Orlando 84. 66 .02 Clr Philadelphia 68 58 .08 Rain Phoenix 92 66 Clr Portland.Ore. 85 55 Rain Reno 74 39 CIdy St Louis 66 51 ..45 CIdy San Francisco 66 61 .04 CIdy Seattle 80 54 CIdy Shreveport 84 55 CIdy Washington.D.C. 65 57 .52 CIdy Report Carrie S.

Lines of Blue Mound in the 400 block of Seventh Street at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Pete M. Kraus of Joliet was struck by an unidentified vehicle while riding his bicycle at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Fourth Street at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Mattoon police A car driven by Pamela S. Mc-Neal, 34, of 1817 S. 9th Apt. A21 slid into the rear end of one driven by Michelle A Lynn of 938 Charleston near the intersection of 22nd Street and Marshall Avenue at 8:03 a.m. Thursday.

McNeal was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an unin Tranberg in 1952; he survives. She is also survived by two sons, David Tranberg of Atlanta, and Rhon Tranberg of Indianapolis, her mother, of Casey; and six grandchildren. Mrs. Tranberg was a member of the Casey United Methodist Church and a past Heartland Manor Nursing Home board director. She was also a director of the Casey Library Board.

Mrs. Tranberg was a homemaker. Smith 4. Notes Shelly Bauguss, Toledo Dorothy Bunyard, Mattoon Caroline J. Carter, Mattoon Orlando Colon, Charleston Richard Davison, Herron Mary Kelley, Mattoon Michael A Krueger, Mattoon Reuben D.

Landrus, Trilla Shauntelle McDaniel, Charleston Kerry M. Moore, Greenup Carl E. Oliver, Charleston Cody Phillips, Mattoon Darlene E. Quivey, Charleston Sylvia Shaw, Mattoon Roy Shirair, Mattoon Johnathan A Weaver, Greenup Angela Wilson, Charleston Births Thursday To Nora Mills of Charleston a To Patrick and Jane Slaughter of Charleston, a son To Heather Turner of Cowden a daughter $2 million Lotto jackpot Saturday SPRINGFIELD (AP) Saturday's Illinois Lotto jackpot will be worth at least $2 million to a single winnerafternoticketmatched all sixnumbers in Wednesday's $1 million drawing. The 63 tickets that matched five of the six numbers each are worth $1,253.50.

The 3,116 tickets that matched four numbers are worth $50.50 each. The 57,202 players who matched three numbers will receive a free $1 instant game ticket. day at Ridgelawn Cemetery in" Martinsville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time on Monday at Greenwell Funeral Home in Martinsville.

He was born March 9, 1925, in Martinsville, a son of Park Randolph Cutis and Norma Moore Curtis. Survivors include two sons, Edwards p.m. in the Janesville Cemetery, sured vehicle. A pick-up truck driven by William J. Bueker, 20, of 1927 County Road 250 collided with onedrivenbyJudyKFisherofl005 Lafayette Ave after Fisher slowed to avoid a vehicle in front ofher.

Bueker was ticketed for following too closely. The accident was at Marshall Avenue and 15th Street at 3:06 p.m. At 4:52 p.m. Wednesday a bicyclist, Trever R. Moody, 6, of 1000 Moultrie Ave.

struck the front tire of a car driven by Thomas E. Kallis of 2705 Champaign. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred at North 12th Street just north of Moultrie Avenue. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Hawn Jr. Service MATTOON The funeral for Paul Loyd Hawn was Friday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Stanford officiating. Burial was in Dodge Grove Cemetery, The organist, Valerie Gibson, played "Amazing Grace" and "In the Garden." The pallbearers were Kevin Mahaney, Tim Walk, Danny Hone, Eric Denton, Kevin Parrott and Bob Kress. Mr.

Hawn, 42, ofMattoon, died April 28, 1998, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. IN LOVING MEMORY Robert Lavern Dudley, who passed away May 3, 1997. Sadly missed by sons Steve Tom; Cindy IN LOVING MEMORY of William O. Ashworth May 2, 1994 Your Family Misses You. IN LOVING MEMORY of our Dear Daughter and Sister, Debra Kay "Popendieker" Lang, who was taken away so suddenly on May 2, 1992 Sadly missed by Mom Dad, Sister IN MEMORY OF Erson L.

Lacy Passed on May 2,1972. Sadly missed everyday. IN MEMORY OF Harry Rawlings Sr. May 2,1985 Forevfr loved missed. Roger Lynn Mrs.

Montella Blair NEOGA Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, (May 1, 1998) at the Swengel OTJell Funeral Home ofNeoga, with the Rev. William L. Rolman of Trilla officiating. The organist was Eugene Janes and the songs were "The Old Rugged Cross," "In the Garden" and "Whispering Hope." The pallbearers were Robert Blair, Tim Beals, Mike Croslow, Christopher Blair, Dale Morton and Bill Blair, Sr.

Burial was in the Beals Cemetery near Trilla, Illinois. Mrs. Blair, of rural Lerna, passed away Tuesday (April 28), at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County, Dl. Marjorie Morgan Marjorie Florence Morgan, 80, of Mattoon, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 1998, at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the Schilling Funeral Home with Max Diefen-thaler officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from noon until service time pn Monday at the funeral home. Marjorie was born on December 6, 1917, in Charleston, a daughter of Paul Benjamin and Florence Ju-lia Willson Myers.

She married Albert Vernon Morgan on October 23, 1937, in Champaign. Survivors include her husband, Albert Morgan of Mattoon; two daughters, Judith Gayle Rominger and Sue Ann Morgan, both of Mattoon; one son; Richard Vernon Morgan and wife Susan of Decatur; one sister, Mrs. W. G. (Dorothy) Power of Milwaukee, Wise; three grandchildren, David Michael Rominger and wife Rachel of Logansport, Jennifer Beth Rominger Cothern and husband Dan of Mattoon, and Rick Morgan of Decatur; and three great-grandchildren, Zachary Michael and Connor Jay Rominger of Logansport, and Trevor James Cothern of Mattoon.

o. She was preceded in death by one brother, Richard P. Myers, and three sisters, Mrs. Charles (Verna) Hutton, Mrs. Bill (Mildred) Adams, and Mrs.

Robert (Carolyn) Dalton. Mrs. Morgan was a homemaker and one of Jehovah's Witness. Oscar Edwards LaVerne "Oscar" Edwards, 41, was called to be with his Father in Heaven on April 19, 1998, at his home in Katy, Texas, after a long struggle with cancer. He was born on July 23, 1956, in Effingham, Illinois, and graduated from Cumberland High School in Greenup, 111.

Oscar served in the U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry Division and was stationed overseas in Germany. He became a resident of Houston, Texas, to raise his family and build his construction company. Oscar is survived by his wife, Bonnie and their two sons, Aaron and Michael. He is also survived by his mother, Bernice Mills of Greenup; father, Harlan Steven Smith SULLIVAN Steven D.

Smith, 39, of Sullivan, formerly of Herrick, died at 3:29 a.m. Friday (May 1, 1998) in St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan.

Burial will be in Myers Cemetery, Herrick. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Chapter of the American Heart Association, or Organ Bank of Illinois or donor's choice. He was born Feb.

2, 1959, in Pana, the son of Donald and Judy Smith and Shirley Pope i Mr. Smith was the manager of the Neal Tire Store in Sullivan from which he received many achievement awards. He was a member of the Herrick Christian Church, the Shelbyville Moose and the Sullivan Ambucs. He married Sandra Walk on November 30, 1996 in Sigel and she survives. Edwards of Greenville, Kentucky; his sisters, uoris (Dow) Letner of Mattoon, Sue StarwaltBallinger of Toledo, Barbara Whitehead ofHong Kong, Eillie Fustin of Arthur; brothers, James Edwards of Greenup, Archie Edwards of Ashmore, Dennis Edwards of Toledo, Joe Edwards of Perry, Michigan, John Edwards of Hilton Head, S.C., Harlan Edwards, Jr.

of Greenville, Kentucky, and Pete Dow of Mattoon. Also surviving is his paternal grandmother, Ida Edwards of Mattoon. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, maternal grandparents, and brother Charles Ogden. Oscar was a loving husband, wonderful father, great brother and friend that will be greatly missed. A funeral mass was held Friday, April 24, 1998, at St.

Bartholomews Catholic Church. Katy, Texas. Agrave side service will Other survivors include a son, Michael Smith of Sullivan; a daughter, Stephanie Smith of Decatur; father, Donald and his wife Judy Smith of Tower Hill; mother, Shirley Pope Smith of Tustin, and a sister, Connie Porter of Herrick. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. be held Sunday, May 3, 1998, at 2:00 Janesville, Illinois with the Reverend Marvin Oakley officiating..