Violet Mae Davis Gruber Obit, May 22, 1985*

Obit May 22, 1985 Danville Commercial News
*Violet Mae Gruber
Tilton, Ill. - Violet Mae Gruber, 65, of 109 S. H St., died at 3:20 a.m. today (May 22, 1985) at Lakeview Medical Center. She had been a patient a day.
She was an apprentice pharmacist at Walgreens Drug Store in Danville and a member of the Tilton United Church of Christ.
Born Sept. 29, 1919, in Tilton, she was a daughter of Glen and Odessa Abernathy Davis. She married Wilbur Gruber Feb. 23, 1938, in Tilton. He survives.
Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Joyce) Honn, Mrs. Bill (Janet) Wear and Mrs. Jerry (Jean) Alcorn all of Tilton; a sister, Mrs. Herschel (Beverly) Jones of TIlton; a brother, Merle Davis of Tilton; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Tilton United Church of Christ. The Rev. Oren Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Songer Cemetery near TIlton. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Barrick & Son Funeral Home in Danville and an hour before services Friday at the church.

Carl Guber Obit*, July 9, 2000

Obit Danville Commercial News July 9, 2000

Tilton
*Gruber, Carl, 87, of Jensen Beach, Fla., formerly of TIlton, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, at his home. He had served two terns as the mayor of Tilton and one term as a village trustee. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Aycock Funeral Home, Jensen Beach, Fla. Burial: All Saints Cemetery, Jensen Beach. Visitation: one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Hazel Knowles Duncan Obituary*

*Hazel K. Duncan
December 5, 1915 - April 12, 2010
Services for Hazel K. Duncan, 94, of Tallahassee, FL, will be held graveside in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA, at 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Rev. Tegler Greer will officiate. Mrs. Duncan passed away at her son’s home in Tallahassee, FL, on Monday, April 12, 2010.
Active pallbearers will be Clay Lovel, Chris Duncan, Michael Duncan, Matthew Duncan, Paul Duncan and Blake Duncan. Honorary pallbearer will be Bree Duncan Lovel.
Mrs. Duncan was born December 5, 1915, in Albion, IL to Alpha Knowles and Ida Painter Knowles. In January 24, 1937, she married James K. Duncan in Danville, IL. Hazel and James were married for 58 years until his death on July 30, 1995. She was employed with the Grady County Board of Education as a secretary of Southside Elementary School. She was a member of the Cairo First United Methodist Church where she and her husband were active members of the XYZ Club.
Mrs. Duncan is survived by: son and daughters-in-law, Rick and Elissa Duncan of Tallahassee, FL, Jan W. Duncan of Statesboro, GA; grandchildren and spouses, Bree and Clay Lovel of Crawfordville, FL, Matthew Duncan of Tallahassee, FL, Paul Duncan of Tallahassee, FL, Blake Duncan of Tallahassee, FL, Craig and Lisa Duncan of Fairburn, GA, Chris and Stephanie Duncan of Charlotte, NC; Michael Duncan of Statesboro, GA; great-grandchildren and spouses, Mary Isobel Lovel of Crawfordville, FL, Hayden, Lydia and Sawyer Duncan of Charlotte NC, and Taylor Duncan of Statesboro, GA.
Mrs. Duncan was preceded in death by: her husband, James K. Duncan; her son Gary L. Duncan; her parents, Alpha and Ida Knowles; five brothers and sisters.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Clark Funeral Home.
Memorials can be made to Cairo First United Methodist Church, 318 South Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828.

Hazel Knowles Duncan

Yesterday morning my Great-Aunt Hazel passed away. She was 94 years old. I will try to get a copy of her obit from Cara. Rest in Peace Aunt Hazel. I will miss talking with you on the phone and visiting you in Florida.

Margaret Jones Griffith

Obit Margaret Griffith --- Danville Commercial News Jan. 23, 2010

MARGARET GRIFFITH

January 23, 2010 09:34 pm

— Margaret L. Griffith, 92, of Danville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Parkway Health Center, Little Rock, Ark.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Pape Memorial Home and Cremation Gardens, 10 E. Williams St. The Rev. Deann Anderson of Central Christian Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before services at the funeral home. Burial rites will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Catlin.
Margaret was born Nov. 15, 1917, in Catlin. She was the daughter of Wilber and Alice Holcombe Jones. She graduated from Danville High School and then attended Utterback-Brown Business College. She was the legal secretary for the law firm of W.O. Edwards, A.B. Dennis and Frank P. Abbott. She later worked in the offices of Vermilion Service Company until she retired.
She was a longtime member of Central Christian Church in Danville where she was an active participant in adult programs. She was a life member and contributor of both the Vermilion County Museum and the Catlin Heritage Museum. She was an avid sports fan and her hobbies centered around genealogy and local history.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a caregiver to family and friends. She married Wilbur S. Griffith on Nov. 22, 1939. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1986. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Surviving is a son, Phillip A. (Judy) Griffith of Urbana, and a daughter, Carole Griffith Ault of Little Rock, Ark. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Keri Bemoras of Arlington Heights, Lesli Griffith of Bloomington and Aaron (Pam) Ault of Atlanta, Ga.; and three great-grandchildren, Phillip and Briana Garza of Bloomington and Alexandra Swanson of Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to: Central Christian Church, 1101 N. Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832 or The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), 225 N. Michigan Ave., fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com

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