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Thursday, August 20, 2009 www.jg-tc.com RECORDS AREA DEATHS Wanda Lee Furry CHARLESTON Wanda Lee Furry, age 79 of Charleston, passed away on Wednesday (August 19, 2009) at Gowin Pare in Mattoon. Services celebrating and honoring her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday (August 22) at Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston with Reverend Ray Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery Charleston. Visitation will be held Friday from 4:00 7:00 p.m.

at the funeral chapel. Wanda's family requests that memorial gifts in her honor be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Gifts may be left on the Memorial Table at the Visitation or Services or mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, IL 61920. Wanda was born in Coles County, Illinois on January 25, 1930, a daughter of the late Ralph and Beulah (Story) Bumpus. She married Bill Furry in Mattoon on February 26, 1950 and they have lovingly shared more than fiftynine years of marriage and friendship.

In addition to Bill she is survived by her daughter, Teresa Easton of Loxa, Illinois; three grandsons, Todd Easton and wife Kelly of Charleston, Robby Easton of Arcola, Illinois and Matthew Easton of Loxa; a greatgranddaughter, Maddison Easton of Charleston; a sister, Evelyn Furry and husband Carl of Charleston; a brother, Martin Bumpus and wife Elaine of Arcola, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to her parents, Wanda was preceded by a son, Dale Furry. Since her childhood Wanda has been a faithful member of the Loxa Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed working in the fashion department of the Montgomery Ward Store in Mattoon but shortly after her marriage to Bill she decided to devote all her time and energy into being a full time homemaker. She suc- Henry A.

Drake LOVINGTON Henry A. "Hank" Drake, 75 of Lovington, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Decatur. Hank was born October 2, 1933 in Lerna, the son of Fred and 1 Lilly (Arthur) Drake. A U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Hank worked as a union sheet metal worker and was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 218.

He was an avid horseman and never met a horse he didn't like. He enjoyed playing poker with his friends, attending horse shows with his son and enjoyed his taxi service for the local Amish. He married Patricia Stafford April 27, 1959 and they have been together for more than 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Lovington; son, Donny (Sheri) Drake of Dalton City; daughters: Rebecca (Harold) Mazza-Damery of Trafalgar, IN and Trisha Allen of Sullivan; sister, Hazel (Norman) Aufdenkamp of Davie, FL; grandchildren: Tracie, Joseph and Sarah Damery; Michael, Jessica, Cody and Emileigh Drake and ceeded in making their home a loving and inviting place for family and friends and one that was always. as "neat as a pin" due to her meticulous housekeeping.

highly organized and a true asset of the Illinois Women's Club Wanda was a individual as a member Federated serving as Dis- was the original organizer of the Bumpus Family Reunion which continues to meet at the family farm in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She was a blessing to all her family as a wonderful and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt; and also to those who knew her as their friend. Their many memories of special times shared are now wonderful treasures. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.

trict President, as a long-time Superintendent of the Art Hall at the Coles County Fair and as a soil tester for the Coles County Farm Bureau. Wanda was a talented seamstress often making clothes not only for Teresa but matching ensembles for Teresa's dolls as well. She loved to sing and was blessed with a beautiful voice which she shared by singing at church and for various other functions. She loved to camp and always looked forward each summer to renewing friendships made at the Casey KOA and spending the winter months in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida with snowbird friends.

She also shared a special friendship with a group of ladies who met every Friday to share lunch (aka the Friday Lunch Bunch). Wanda thoroughly enjoyed tending her flower gardens which flourished under her green thumb; and her small vegetable garden (which seemed to get smaller as her flower gardens continued to get larger). Wanda recognized the importance of family and Ashley Allen; great granddaughter, Jane Damery; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Henry was preceded in Drake death by his parents; grandson, Mitch Damery and brothers: Paul, George, Franklin, Raymond and Tom. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2009 in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston.

There will be no visitation. Following the burial the family will receive family and friends at the Mattoon American Legion. The family of Henry, A. "Hank" Drake is being served by the Moran Goebel Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2801 N. Monroe St.

Decatur. View the online obituary and send condolences to the Drake family at: www.moranandgoebel.com. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries. SHELBYVILLE George A. Frazier, 75, of Shelbyville, died at 9:14 p.m.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at his home in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2009 in the First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville with Rev. Jeff Grote officiating. Visitation will be from p.m.

today (Aug. 20, 2009) in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville and one hour before services Friday in the church. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville. George was born on September 21, 1933, in Shelbyville, son of Rennie L. and Mary I.

Fleming Frazier. He was publisher of the Shelbyville Daily Union for all of his adult life, until he retired in 1999. He graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1951 and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1955. George A. Frazier Iris K.

Montgomery died January 24th, 1987. (Shirley) Sears of Amelia, in Greenup, IL is assisting the Iris was employed by the OH; Ronald (Sandra) Jenkins family with arrangements. Department of Employee of Jacobus, PA; Malcolm Memorials may be made to Security in Charleston, West Jenkins of Mt. Pleasant, SC; Donors Choice. Virginia.

After they moved to and many great-nieces, and To sign the online guestFlorida she devoted more great-nephews. book, go to www.jg-tc.com time to being a wife and Iris is reunited in Heaven and click on obituaries. Virginia A. Bennett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangeMARTINSVILLE Virginia Arlene Ben- ments. nett, 84, of Martinsville died at 4:50 a.m.

The pallbearers were Terry and Dillon Reel, Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at the Charleston Brian Zachow and Jamie Lackey. Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. The honorary pallbearer was Floyd Sell. Arrangements are incomplete at the Green- Ms.

Canary, 95, of Mattoon died Aug. 17, well Funeral Home in Martinsville. 2009, at the Mattoon Health Care Center. Robert D. Fantz Daley service MARTINSVILLE Robert Darrell Fantz, The graveside service for Mark Alan Daley 79, of Martinsville, formerly of Casey, died at was Tuesday at the St.

Joseph Catholic a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at the tery in Harvard with the Rev. Paul White offiUnion Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind. ciating.

The Schilling Funeral Home in MatArrangements are incomplete at the Mark- toon was in charge of the arrangements. well Funeral Home in Casey. The pallbearers were Christopher, George and Steven Daley and Thomas, Phillip and Evelyn Hart Megan Iftner. TRILLA Evelyn Hart, 88, of Trilla died at Mr. Daley, 52, of Mattoon died Aug.

13, 2009, at his residence. 2:08 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at the Mark- Witt service well Funeral Home in Casey.

MATTOON The private family service for Edward H. Witt was Tuesday at the Schilling Canary service Funeral Home in Mattoon with the Rev. DenMATTOON The graveside service for nis Kollross officiating. Burial was Wednesday Naomi Gladys Canary was Wednesday in the in the Resurrection Cemetery in Justice. Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon with the Mr.

Witt, 84, of Mattoon died Aug. 14, 2009, BRANDON, Fla. Iris K. (Jenkins) Montgomery, 86, of Brandon, and formerly of Toledo, IL, passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, (Aug.

2nd, 2009) after a brief illness. Memorial graveside services will be held at the Greenup Cemetery on Saturday, August 22nd at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. George Riser officiating. Mrs.

Montgomery was born July 8th, 1923 in Toledo, IL to Lafayette Franklin and Florence Etta (Coleman) Jenkins. She met Harold F. Montgomery in 1942 at a USO dance and they married July 18, 1945 in St. Louis, MO. He George was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville, where he served as an elder, and the Shelbyville Rotary Club, where he served as president and received the Paul Harris Award.

George also was a member of Jackson Lodge 53 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Shelbyville, the Scottish Rite and Ansar Shrine in Springfield. George is survived by his wife, Sue Lawder Frazier, whom he married on July 27, 1973, children Mike Frazier of Shelbyville and Beth Fahey and son-inlaw Kevin of Crest Hill, IL and infant grandchildren Ashley and Max Fahey. He is preceded in death by his sister Frances, his infant brother Dwight, and his parents. The son of a newspaperman, George worked at the Shelbyville Daily Union for his entire life, except for his years at college, until he retired in 1999. George and his sister, Frances, edited and pub- homemaker, writing and publishing her books of poems, painting oils, and was seriously thinking of writing and publishing a cookbook.

Surviving are seven nieces: Jacqueline Jenkins (Neil) Everett of Lansing, IA; Martha Jane Jenkins of Reston, VA; Elizabeth Sears Rey of Girno, Spain; Emily Wilson Jobe of Toledo, IL; Sandra Jenkins Swallow of Macungie, PA; Linda Jenkins of Champaign, IL; Wallis Jenkins (George) Riser of Greenville, SC; six nephews: Scott (Karen) Jenkins of Crystal Lake, IL; Philip (Sandra) Wilson of Nashville, IL; Raymond G. (Jackie) Jenkins of Tolono, IL; Rev. Stephen with her parents; her husband seven sisters: Emma Jenkins, Alene Jenkins, Dorothy Jenkins, Myrle (Van) Bowman, Gladys (Tommy) Freeman, Helen (Joe) Sears, Mildred Wilson; six brothers: Ralph (Gladys) Jenkins, Wayne (Lucille) Jenkins, Maurice Jenkins, Wallace (Betty) Jenkins, Harold Jenkins, Donald Jenkins; seven nieces: Virginia Bowman Ward, Lois Bowman Titus, Karen Sears Brors, Gloria Jenkins Gryphan, Janice Jenkins, Shirley Freeman, Norma Freeman; three nephews: Wayne Freeman, Richard Freeman and Lawrence Bowman. The Bishop Funeral Home Rev. Carl Lamoreaux officiating.

The Schilling at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Study says plastic decomposes at sea WASHINGTON (AP) Environmentalists have long denounced plastic as a longlasting pollutant that doesn't break down. A new study indicates that, in the oceans, plastic does decompose, but says that's not a good thing either. Thousands of tons of plastic debris wind up in the oceans every year, some of it wash- Government enlists employers' help to contain HINI flu WASHINGTON (AP) Government officials are calling on U.S. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall by getting vaccines to vulnerable workers and encouraging employees with symptoms to stay home.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Wednesday that employers should develop plans for managing both seasonal and swine flu. Businesses should encourage employees who are at-risk for swine flu to get the vaccine as soon as it becomes available. First in line are pregnant women, health care workers and younger adults with conditions such as asthma. The government is trying to prepare for the possibility of a widespread outbreak this fall, which could hurt businesses along with the broader economy by keeping workers home. Unlike regular seasonal flu, the H1N1 virus which causes swine flu has not retreated during the hot and humid summer months, and so far has infected more than 1 million Americans.

Locke briefed reporters on recommendations for U.S. businesses at a press conference alongside Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. lished the daily newspaper, which they inherited from their father. George won numerous state and national newspaper awards for his coverage of Shelby County. After retiring from the newspaper, George served on the Shelby County Board Furry Drake The three cabinet secretaries said each company must develop its own unique plan.

The officials declined to give more detailed instructions, explaining scope of a potential outbreak is still unclear. About 45 million doses of swine flu vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and several other companies are expected to be available by mid-October. Federal officials plan to begin shipping vaccines out to the states when they become available. The World Health Organization has estimated that up to 2 billion people could be sickened during the swine flu pandemic, which already is known to be responsible for more than 1,400 deaths. "The government can't do this on its own," Locke said.

"For this effort to be successful we need businesses to do their part." Guidelines posted online Wednesday recommend businesses develop plans for operating with reduced staff, in the event of a flu pandemic. Napolitano said this is particularly important for transportation and infrastructure companies. "The country needs to be prepared but it also needs to be resilient," she said. Frazier from December 4, 2000 to his death, and served as the county board chairman from July 10, 2002 to December 1, 2008. George enjoyed flying planes, shooting higl and accurate rifles, hunting, fishing and playing the bagpipe.

In recent months, George especially enjoyed playing with his grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville or Angel of Love in Shelbyville. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries. SIREN REPORT Coles County sheriff Dale E. England, 31, 26826 E.

County Road 1450N, Oakland, was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license revoked or suspended and improper lane use after a single-vehicle accident at 15667 N. County Road 2300E at 10:35 p.m. Friday. No other details were released. Charleston fire Firefighters conducted a smoke investigation at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at 226 Jackson Ave. The smoke was produced by a self-cleaning oven. Firefighters conducted a smoke investigation at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday at 2160 Woodfall Drive and nothing was found. Charleston police Sean D.

Croy, 2504 Prairie Ave. in Mattoon, reported his vehicle slid on wet pavement and turned over onto its passenger side at 11:20 a.m. Monday at a curve in the 900 block of Nursery Road. Michel L. Kerans, 35, 409 N.

10th was ticketed for failing to yield after a collision with a vehicle driven by Russell D. Cox of Ashmore at 5:55 p.m. Sunday at 12th Street and 1 Jefferson Avenue. Ellene P. Cobble, 47, 2236 Country View, was ticketed for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident in a collision with a vehicle driven by Gerald E.

Morgan, 5197 Lincoln Highway Road at 8 p.m. Aug. 13 at Lincoln Avenue and Division Street. Cobble also was ticketed for operating a vehicle without insurance. CORRECTION The training meeting for Junior Achievement volunteers is Thursday, Aug.

27. An article in Wednesday's newspaper incorrectly reported that the meeting is tonight. The training meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27.

at Charleston Middle School. ing up on coasts, some being swirled by currents into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between California and Hawaii, said to be larger than Texas. "Plastics in daily use are generally assumed to be quite stable," Katsuhiko Saido, a chemist at Nihon University, Chiba, Japan, said in a statement. "We found that plastic in the ocean actually decomposes as it is exposed to the rain and sun and other environmental conditions, giving rise to yet another source of global contamination that will continue into the future," said Saido, who presented his findings at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society on Wednesday. Transcript: Controller joked about barbecuing dead cat WASHINGTON (AP) An authorized to release them and air traffic controller was joking asked not to be identified.

on the phone about barbecuing Officials for the Port Authoria dead cat minutes before a ty of New York and New Jersmall plane collided with a tour sey, which manages the airhelicopter over the Hudson port, said last week that the River, transcripts obtained phone call was made on a landWednesday by The Associated line that controllers use to conPress show. tact other parts of the airport. Nine people died in the Aug. The transcripts show the 8 accident. controller was bantering with a The draft government tran- woman about a dead cat that scripts show that shortly after she apparently had to remove the controller at Teterboro Air- from airport property during a port in New Jersey cleared the phone call that ended 12 minsingle engine Piper for takeoff, utes before the Piper's pilot he made a phone call to the told the tower he was ready for airport's operations office and takeoff.

Two minutes after the remained on the phone until Piper took off, the controller just before the plane collided called the woman back. with the helicopter five minutes "We got plenty of gas in the later. The transcripts conform grill?" the controller asked. with a sequence of events laid "Fire up the cat." out last week by the National "Ooh, disgusting, augh, that Transportation Safety Board, thing was disgusting," the which is investigating the acci- woman responded. dent, although they differ They continued to banter slightly on the exact time about the cat while the conevents occurred.

troller directed traffic. AP obtained the transcripts Seconds before the accident, from a source familiar with the the controller said, "Damn" investigation who wasn't and ended the call. MARRIAGE LICENSES Brian Douglas Milam and Andrea Christine Niklaus, both of Mattoon Johnathan Andrew Weaver and Alyson Marie Schroeder, both of Greenup Andrew Jay Hayes and Ciara Marie Hardwick, both of Mattoon DIVORCES Jeri L. Kibler and Daniel W. Kibler Wade Curtis Schaefer and Melissa Elaine Schaefer PERSONALS Card of Thanks I WANT TO SAY THANKS to Jenny for being my wife and best friend for 25 years.

Happy Anniversary. Love Jim Beals WE WISH TO THANK ALL who helped us celebrate our 55th Wedding Anniversary. Loved all the beautiful cards! Love also to our family for giving us this wonderful party. How blessed we are to have had you all in our precious memories. Bill Suetta Ward IN LOVING MEMORY OF Chip Harrison Irons 11-20-70 8-20-90 Gone but Never forgotten.

We Love Miss You. Mom, Dad, Michele, Courtney, Chelsea.