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Edward Parmeter
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be conducted. Memorials may be made in care of the Disabled American Veterans. Edward was born in Burlington, Iowa, on Oct. 7, 1926, a son of John P. and Ora M. Ellis Parmeter. He married Hazel Haviland on Dec. 5, 1958, in Burlington. They later divorced. Edward retired after many years as a heavy-equipment operator, last working for Illinois Iowa Blacktop. Edward was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He also was an avid hunter. Those left to celebrate his memory are daughter, Leslie (Hollis) Mathies, Milan; grandchildren, Brandy (Robert) Pauley, Reynolds, Ryan (Krista) Peterson, Joy, and Holli Mathies, Milan; four great-grandchildren; sister, Kathryn Dean, Davenport; and his significant other of 30 years, Eleanor McIntire, Milan, and her children, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Edward will be greeted by his parents; brothers, Joseph, John, Charles and George Parmeter; and sisters, Martha Bloom and Marian Powell, until we all meet again. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com. 
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
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1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
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