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Christine Johnson
Memorial services in celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at First Presbyterian Church, 1702 Iowa St., Davenport, with the Rev. Richard Miller officiating. A memorial gathering will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly at Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Music Program. Mrs. Johnson was born in 1950, in Davenport, to Robert and Dorothy Ward. She married Steven R. Johnson on June 11, 1988, in Davenport. She graduated from Marycrest College, Davenport, with her BA, and from the University of Iowa with her MA. She was a teacher at Wood Junior High School and Central High School, Davenport, from 1973 through 2006. Her memberships included First Presbyterian Church, Davenport, with which she was a former deacon, and Order of the Eastern Star, Davenport. In her younger years she played the organ. Other interests were Bible studies, reading, biking, writing, expressing her artistic talents, caring for dogs, enjoying exercising at the gym, and most recently time with her two grandsons. Survivors include her husband Steve; daughter, Kathlynn (Brian) Price, grandsons, Aidan and Keian Price, and brother, Dr. Robert (Nancy) Ward, all of Davenport. Online condolences may be expressed to Christine's family by visiting her obituary at www.WeertsFH.com. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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