Ryan L. Adkins, 52, of Bourbonnais, Ill., formerly of Atkinson, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Visitation and video tribute will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 at Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road, Wilmington, Ill. Funeral services will follow on Monday, Jan. 14, at 10:30 a.m. in Atkinson Congregational Church, 201 West 2nd St., Atkinson. The Rev. Mike McBride will officiate. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Annawan. Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Ryan's memory to the Diabetes Association. He was born on Feb. 9, 1960, in Geneseo, a son of Larry and Arlene Morton-Adkins, Atkinson. He was raised and educated in Atkinson and graduated from Atkinson High School. Ryan was employed with Target of Bradley, where he worked as a store facility technician. It was through Target that he was active in volunteering throughout the community. Ryan enjoyed fishing and drawing; loved his Jeep and had many great times four-wheeling. He will be remembered for his winter video gaming and could regularly be found watching horror films. Survivors include his parents; fiancee, Tina Howard, Wilmington, Ill.; daughter, Jennifer Binstock, North Dakota; grandson, Dillon; brothers, Ron (Theresa) Hansen, of Princeton and Wade Adkins, of Davenport, and two nephews: Dan and Nick Hansen. Ryan was preceded in death by a sister, Ramona in infancy. Sign the online guestbook at www.FRBfuneral.com Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Matthew R. Baskerville, CFSP (815) 476-2181.
Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year. 1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week. 1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.