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Harry 'Lew' Parrish
Funeral services celebrating his life will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo. The Rev. Mark Mueller will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo. Visitation for Lew will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Geneseo Chapel of Vandemore Funeral Homes and Cremation Services. Memorials may be left to the Lew Parrish Memorial Fund. Lew was born on July 26, 1935, in Nelsonville, the son of John W. and Lena Crady Parrish. He was united in marriage to Lila Neuleib on March 21, 1953, in Geneseo. She preceded him in death in 1999. He later married Henrietta Hall. Lew worked for U Nash and Bos Machine as a machine repairman for 35 years, retiring in 2000. He was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church and had been active in the Geneseo Youth Baseball organization for many years. Lew was an avid stock car racer and demolition derby participant in many county fairs. He enjoyed coaching sports when his boys were younger and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family. Lew is survived by his wife, Henrietta; one daughter, Sue (Bob) Robinson, Kewanee; three sons, Richard Parrish, Bettendorf, Bill (Liz) Parrish, Geneseo, and Dennis Parrish, Geneseo; 11 grandchildren, Jamie (Al) Eastburn, Callie Parrish, Jason Parrish, Heather (Josh) Bernhard, Cory Parrish, Lindsey (Jeff) Jennings, Stacee Parrish, Beau Parrish, Jennifer (Haneesh) Bagga, Sarah Robinson and Michelle Robinson; 11 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Donald Parrish, Nelsonville, Jimmy Parrish, Nelsonville, Larry Parrish, Okolona, Ky., and Foster Parrish, Corapeake, N.C.; and two sisters, Dorothy Clemons, Nelsonville, and Mattie Gibson, New Haven, Ky. Lew was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Junior and Marvin Parrish. Share a message of sympathy with Lew's family at www.vandemorefuneralhome.com. 
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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.
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