In Memoriam May 30th

1938 Martha (Spry) Holler in Louisville, IL the daughter of Daniel & Susan (Brooks) Spry age 70.  Born in Indiana in 1867 she married Willis Holler in 1886 and they had eight children: Jerry, John, Jesse, Alma, Eva, Frank, Bessie and Cecil.  She is buried in Orchard Hill Cemetery in Louisville, IL.

1939 Frederick Erkman age 61 the son of Jacob & Fredericka (Propst) Erkman.  He was born in White Co., IL in 1877 and never married.  Frederick went into the  US Army in 1899 during the Philippine-American War and reinlisted several times through the end of World War I.  He died in Danville, IL and is buried in Danville National Cemetery. 

2002 Grace T. Courtright, 86, of East Peoria, formerly of Flora, died at 9:15 p.m. May 30, 2002 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.

Mrs. Courtright was born on October 14, 1915 in Clay County, the daughter of James A. and Hettie (Allen) Gill.  She married Kenneth Ruark Courtright on February 5, 1934 in Flora.  He preceded her in death on March 2, 1986.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She was a member of First Church of God in Flora.

Mrs. Courtright is survived by a son, Galen Courtright and his wife, Virginia, of East Peoria; a brother, Richard Gill and his wife, Pam, of Olney; and four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and two step-great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and two sisters.