Vandalia
Emma Schultz, 77, Vandalia
Emma Schultz, 77, of Vandalia, died at 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Friendship Manor in St. Elmo.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Mother of Dolors Catholic Church in Vandalia, with the Rev. Robert Porter officiating. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday at Hohlt & File Funeral Home in Vandalia. Memorials: Fayette County Health Department.
Read MoreRemember Lincoln beyond this week
If you are an Abraham Lincoln buff, Vandalia was the place to be this past weekend.
From young to old – and everyone in between – there was some Lincoln activity going on. It’s a time rich in historical importance, as it marked the 150th anniversary of newly elected President Lincoln’s departure for Washington as well as the beginning of the events that launched the Civil War.
Evelyn Haupt, 84, Vandalia
Evelyn Haupt, 84, of Vandalia, died at 7:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia, with the Rev. Carl Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in McInturff Cemetery in rural Vandalia. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Northside Christian Church in Vandalia.
Read MoreErma L. Warner, 102, Vandalia
Erma L. Warner, 102, of Vandalia, died at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care in Vandalia.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Vandalia, with the Rev. Peter Kolb officiating. Burial will be in Ramsey Cemetery in Ramsey. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia and one hour before services on Friday at the church. Memorials: Holy Cross Lutheran Church or Holy Cross Lutheran Radio Ministry.
Read MoreJulia F. McDowell, 89, Vandalia
Julia F. McDowell, 89, of Vandalia, died at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
Read MoreDaniel E. Peters, 45, Vandalia
Daniel E. Peters, 45, of Vandalia, died at 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at his home.
Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, with the Rev. Joe Lawson officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until time of services on Friday at Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The family.
Mr. Peters was born on April 3, 1965, in Bloomington, the son of Daniel Russelle and Evelyn Marie Appleby Peters. He married Jaime Sue Long on June 20, 2009, in Kentucky.
Read MoreHonor Rolls
Brownstown Jr. High
Second Quarter
High Honors
SEVENTH GRADE
Ashley Washburn and Tucker Willms.
EIGHTH GRADE
Emily Frailey, Katie Kroll and Audriana Pruett.
Honors
SEVENTH GRADE
Kyrstyn Fitch, Hannah Koehler, Sydney Rosboroght and Brooklyn Sarchet.
EIGHTH GRADE
Zachry Koehler and Nathan Matthews.
Brownstown High School
Second Quarter
High Honors
FRESHMEN
Katie Carson, Lakin Evans and Bethany Oberlink.
SOPHOMORES
Michael A. ‘Mike’ Rush, 49, Vandalia
Michael Aaron “Mike” Rush, 49, of Vandalia, died on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Bethel Baptist Church in rural Vandalia, with the Revs. Dan Rush and Joe Lawson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Hohlt & File Funeral Home in Vandalia and one hour before services on Friday at the church. Memorials: Bethel Baptist Church.
Anna L. Batty, 69, Vandalia
Anna Louise Batty, 69, of Vandalia, died at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery in Vera, with the Rev. Peter Kolb officiating. There is no visitation. Hohlt & File Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The family.
Elberta J. Ewbank, 82, Vandalia
Elberta J. Ewbank, 82, of Vandalia, died at 6:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.
Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia, with the Rev. Kurt Simon officiating and with military rites accorded by Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 of Vandalia. There was no visitation. Hohlt & File Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Evans Public Library or First Presbyterian Church, both in Vandalia.
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