DEPARTURES Lila Warner March 15, 1927 – Jan. 9, 2015
Lila Warner, age 88, of McHenry, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at her home. She was born March 15, 1926 in Brantwood, Wis., to Alex and Hilda (Niemi) Halkola. Raised on the family farm in Brantwood, Lila moved to Chicago immediately following her graduation from high school. She met and married Robert W. Warner in 1948. Following their marriage, she and her husband lived in Chicago until becoming residents of Lombard,
Ill. from 1959 to 1981. From 1982 until 2009, Lila lived in Eureka Springs, Arkansas before moving to McHenry. For the majority of her lifetime, she was a homemaker. Survivors include five sons, Robert Jr. (Marion) Warner, Thomas (Lili) Warner, Gary (Carol) Warner, Michael (Linda) Warner, and Jack Warner; 12 grandchildren; and a sister, Helen (the late Will) Leys.
Judy Carol Dulin Feb. 28, 1952 – Jan. 24, 2015
Judy Carol Dulin 62, a resident of the Busch community these last 38 years, was born Feb. 28, 1952 in Monticello, Ark. She lost her battle with lung cancer Jan. 24, 2015 at 1:10 a.m. Her husband of 37 years, Chris, and 31 year old son, Seth, were at her side when she passed. “She was one tough hombre and still smiling at the end,” Chris said. Judy is survived by her parents, James Craig and Jean Tucker both of Monticello, Ark.; three brothers, Glenn Craig and Dennis Craig of Monticello and Bryant Craig of Kentucky; three grandchildren, Chelsea
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Robert W. Warner on October 29, 2003. Services and inurnment were private for family only. Arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, McHenry, Ill. For information, please call the funeral home at (815) 385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for her family.
Williams, Christian Dulin and Marley Dulin of Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. She will be missed by many who crossed her path. Judy had worked at numerous places around Eureka Springs over the years, Leta’s Candle Shop, Kinetico in Busch, the Emerald Forest and Spring Street Peddler, Eureka Cutlery which she owned, Brashears Furniture, Sugar Ridge Resort, and her last job as Resort Manager for Beaver Lakefront Cabins. There will be no services at this time. Cremation by Benton Co. Memorial Jan. 26, 2015.
Jonell Powers Sullivan Jan. 8, 1930 – Jan. 27, 2015
Jonell Powers Sullivan, a resident of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born on Jan. 8, 1930 in Uvalde (Campwood), Texas. She was the daughter of William Joseph Powers and Hallie Jewel (McGowan) Powers Chambers. She passed away at her home in Eureka Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at age 85. She was the owner of Two Dumb Dames Fudge Factory, her passion for the last 35 years. Jonell is survived by one very special sister/best friend, Barbara Dicks, of Eureka Springs; three daughters, Billie Jo Sullivan, Cherry Lynn Sullivan, Lana Jewel and husband, Tony Walker; and one son, Daniel Peter Lloyd, all of Eureka Springs; seven grandchildren, BJ Lloyd Allee, Amanda
Lloyd Lindsey, Joel David Walker, Bobbie Vaught, all of Eureka Springs, Brandi Wright Phillips of Van Buren, Ark., Jennifer Wright of Hatfield, Ark.; one adopted granddaughter, Darla DanversHubbel of Arlington, Texas; 11 great-grandchildren, Tyler Allee, Tanner Allee, William Allee, AnaBella Allee, Hallie White, Olivia Lindsey, Wyatt Walker, Shelby Vaught, Ashley Wright and Chelsea Abendroth, all of Eureka Springs, and Cameron Wright of Hatfield, Ark.; four great-great-grandchildren, Lyla Wright, Adalynn Pena-Allee, Chase Abendroth and Gracynn Allee; two brothers, Robert Joseph Powers of Corpus Christi, Texas and Clifford Boyd Chambers of Seward,
Alaska; three sisters, JoRaye Powers Polasek, Janie Powers Robbins, and Jackie Powers, all of San Antonio, Texas; many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends she called “her family.” She was raised on a ranch in the hill country of Texas. She moved to Colorado to raise her family. She successfully ran a knitting & yarn shop. She learned to silversmith and opened a jewelry store in Colorado Springs, which she later moved to Eureka Springs and co-operated as The Chaparral with Sullie for 14 years. She opened Two Dumb Dames in 1980 with her mother, Hallie. Jonell, along with her daughter Lana and granddaughters BJ & Amanda have continued to operate it. She loved kids and shared her home with many of them that needed a home. Her family, especially her grandchildren, were
her world. She loved them unconditionally every day. Jonell lived her life with grace, compassion and dignity. Jonell was preceded in death by her former husband, William “Sullie” George Sullivan; her parents; two brothers, Paul William Powers and Jack Donald Powers; and one sister, Evelyn June (Powers) Moore. Memorial service will be 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 6 at Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs in Eureka Springs with Pastor Rudy Sanchez officiating. Memorial donations may be sent to the Flint Street Food Bank, 33 N. Main Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 or People Helping People. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com. © Nelson Funeral Service, Inc. 2015
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see there are the votes to get it out of committee,” King said. He also said campaign contributions don’t guarantee a legislator’s vote. “I’ve taken contributions from the Dental PAC and I would vote tomorrow to do away with the mandate and let Eureka Springs decide what they want in their water.” King said other major issues of interest to the district he represents include eminent domain reform legislation. Even though the hotly opposed SWEPCO high voltage transmission line planned in Northwest Arkansas has been shelved,
he said constituents in the southern part of his district are facing their land being condemned for the proposed 720mile Plains & Eastern Clean Line Plains transmission line designed to move wind energy from Kansas and Oklahoma through Arkansas to Tennessee. “I plan to file a bill strengthening eminent domain,” King said. “It is in the drafting process right now. I gave my word and I will keep it. I think since the SWEPCO project didn’t go through, it might be more difficult to pass it in the legislature. But with the other Clean Line
project, there are more people looking at eminent domain issues.” King also said he was considering legislation regarding the Arkansas Public Service Commission giving property owners more time to respond to permit applications that could take land by eminent domain. Members of Save The Ozarks protested being given only 30 days after notification to gear up for a SWEPCO project that had been in the planning stages for years. Rep. Bob Ballinger is also working on eminent domain reform.
seven members of that committee, so campaign contributions can be targeted there to prevent or help pass legislation. The Senate public health committee is a bottleneck; if it isn’t passed out of that committee, it can’t even be voted on by the Senate. If there is no chance of the Senate approving it, it doesn’t do any good to introduce it in the House. “A lot of times trying to get something out of the Senate committee is typically the most difficult process down there, and right now I don’t 20 |
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