Funeral services for Marcia A. Smith, 59, of East Moline, will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Marcia died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at her home. Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, East Moline, where she was a member. Marcia Felkner was born Sept. 11, 1953, in Moline, the daughter of Robert and Phyllis Peterson Felkner. She was a graduate of St. Ambrose College, Davenport. She had been a registered respiratory therapist for 35 years. She worked for the former Moline Public and Lutheran Hospitals, Moline, and most recently at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, Silvis. Survivors include her husband, Harold "Deke" Smith, East Moline; sons, Patrick Smith, New York, N.Y., and Adam Smith, Champaign, Ill.; her parents, Robert and Phyllis Felkner, East Moline; brother, Alan (Connie) Felkner, Bloomington, Minn.; sister, Susie (Steve) Kennedy, Freeport, Ill.; several nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com.
Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public. 1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island. 1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628. 1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.