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Faith Holcomb
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Faith Gertrude Holcomb, 85, of Ocala, Fla., passed away at home on Jan. 18, 2013. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Countryside Funeral Home, 9185 NE Jacksonville Road, Anthony, Fla., with Pastor Samuel Clements officiating. Born in Tacoma, Wash., she moved to Ocala in 2008, from the Quad-City area where she lived for more than 40 years. She retired from International Harvester, was a member of the Red Hat Society and very adamant about being politically involved. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Raymond, Ocala, Wanda Darlene Morris, East Moline; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by sons, Wayne and Gary Brotherton; and two great-grandchildren. 
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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.
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