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Elijah Lucas III
Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Cremation rites will follow. Inurnment will be at a later date in Arizona. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Elijah was born on Jan. 15, 1931, in Turrell, Ark., the son of Elijah Sr. and Jamie Wright Lucas. Elijah retired from John Deere Harvester after 42 years. He will be greatly missed. He leaves to mourn his wife, Ruth; four daughters, Gloria (Harvey) Fentress, Cherry (Wayne) Sivels, Mella Tillman and Vickie Lucas; four sons, Kevin Lucas, Gordon (Eva) Lucas, Carlis Lucas and Louis (Nancy) Lucas; 29 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Stanley Lucas and Elijah Lucas Jr., who just passed on July 13, 2012; and two daughters, Casandra and Denise. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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