1945 Gerald Lathrop killed
in action in World War II. Battle of
Wingen-sur-Moder Jan. 3-7, 1945. 70th
'Trailblazers' Infantry Division; 179th
Infantry; & 276th Infantry vs. 361st Volksgrenadier Division; 1st & 3rd
Battalions of the 12th SS Gebirgsjager Regiment; and the 6th SS Mountain
Division. U.S. losses were 25 killed and
84 wounded, plus GIs suffering from exposure.
US troops fell back to Oberbronn to regroup and recover.
[http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-wingen-sur-moder.htm] Gerald was 21 years old the son of Dennis
& Mabel (Petty) Lathrop.
1951 Nora (McCulley)
Lathrop - Funeral
services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Mrs. Nora Lathrop, who passed
away Sunday evening at the home of her son Harold Lathrop, on Route 4,
following a six weeks illness. Services
were conducted from Union Chapel Church by Rev. C. Landis of Casey, Ill.,
assisted by Rev. LaVerl Cook. Burial was
in the Sumner cemetery. Mrs. Lathrop was
born July 24, 1886 in Lawrence County, a daughter of Edward and Nancy Tomlinson
McCauley. She spent her entire lifetime
in this county and taught school at Spring Hill and Pepple. She was a member of the Union Chapel Church. She was united in
marriage September 1911, to William Lathrop who preceded her in death on May 5,
1948. She is survived by four sons,
George E. of San Antonio, Texas, Leland of Antioch, Harold of R. 4 Sumner and
Don of R. 1 Lawrenceville and one brother Calvin McCauley of Sumner.
1954 Mrs. Catherine (Richardson) Garrison, 77, of West Salem, Ill. a former Jefferson County resident, died in the Olney Hospital Thursday at 8 a.m., Mrs. Garrison had been ill but a few days and her death was unexpected. She was born in Jefferson County, Feb. 13, 1876, the daughter of the late Hasten and Amanda (Gentle) Richardson. She was married to William Garrison, who preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at the Opdyke Baptist Church, Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bird Green officiating. Burial will be in the Opdyke Cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Dr. H. G. Garrison of West Salem, and Charles Garrison of Toledo, Oregon, a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Somers of Paducah, Ky. and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four brothers, Ross Richardson of Wayne City, Delbert Richardson of Belle Rive, Orlay and John Richardson of Bluford and a sister, Mrs. Bob Bundy also of Bluford.
1966 William Bryan
age 76 son of Wesley & Catherine (Smith) Bryan was born 1889 in Clay Co.,
IL.. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery
in Decatur, IL.
2004 Beth
Ann Thomason, 35 of Aurora, died January 7, 2004 at the Rush-Copley Medical
Center in Aurora from cancer. Beth was a
waitress. Services
will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Nale’s Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev.
Todd Shaw officiating. Burial is in
Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call
Monday evening (tonight) from 4 – 8 p.m. at Nale’s. Beth was born May 27, 1968 in Aurora, the
daughter of Warren R. and Linda K. Whitlow Thomason originally from Fairfield. She had attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
and was a member of East Side Social Club, Turner’s Club, Eagles Club, all of
Aurora. Survivors include four
children: Joshua Steven Loomis, Shawn
Lee Loomis, Becca Marie Loomis, Nicholas Scott Loomis all of Aurora; her
parents, Warren R. and Linda K. Thomason, Aurora; a brother, Warren Lee
Thomason, Aurora; three nephews and several aunts, uncles and cousins, some in
the Wayne County area. Preceding her in
death were her grandparents. Memorials
may be made to the Beth A. Thomason Children’s Educational Fund c/o Old Second
National Bank, 1200 Douglas Ave., Oswego, IL
60543.
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