William Stucker “Bill” Armstrong was born December 6, 1918 in Marion to William Armstrong, an English immigrant and Maggie Mae Willis. When Bill was only 1 year old, the 1920 census located his family living at 608 N. Highland Street … Continue reading
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Eugene Ernest Weber was born on a farm about 4 miles east of Marion on April 3, 1890 to Adolph Daniel Weber and Josephine Katherine Uhl. His father, Adolph, had migrated from St. Clair County in Illinois with his wife … Continue reading
Adolph Edwin Fluck was born in Marion on March 11, 1908, the son of Louis Fluck and Ella Weber. Adolph’s mother, Ella Weber, was the daughter of Adolph Weber, son of a German immigrant schoolteacher. Adolph migrated from St. Clair … Continue reading
Lester Harold Farner was born on a farm in Southern Township on December 7, 1911 to Charles Farner and Lillie Huffstutler. He first appears in the 1920 federal census with his parents at the age of 8 on a rented … Continue reading
Leslie Campbell Stilley, 97, went home to be with his Lord at 2 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2001 at Marion Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at the First Baptist Church in Marion. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Leslie … Continue reading