Donna R. Yelm, 69, of Aledo, passed away on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Bewley Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Aledo. Burial will be at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at the funeral home. Memorials may be left to the Donna Yelm Memorial Fund as established at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.bewleyfuneralhome.com. She was born on Feb. 28, 1943, in Rock Island, the daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth Van Vleck Dillon. She married Clare Yelm in 1959. They later divorced. She loved kids, her pets and helping others. She was an avid mother and grandmother. Those left to honor Donna's memory include daughters, Elizabeth (Bud) Kissell and Millisa "Milly" Yelm, Aledo; grandchildren, Raymond Kissell and Kimberly (Tony) Hainline, Aledo, and Dustin Kissell, Keithsburg; great-grandchildren, Rebecca and Arabella Hainline; brother, Art (Kathy) Dillon, East Moline; and special friend, Aaron Shaw. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Marcus Yelm; and one brother, Thomas Dillon.
Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices. 1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year. 1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning. 1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.