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Helen Jones
Funeral services are at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Lutheran Church in New Windsor. Burial is at the Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of services on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Calvary Lutheran Church or the Hope Church in Belleville. Peterson-Wallin-Knox, Alpha, is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com. Helen was born on Sept. 25, 1922, in New Windsor, to Edwin and Dora Vanstrom Peterson. She married Marlin F. Jones on Sept. 4, 1943, in New Windsor. He died on Nov. 2, 1992. She was a lifelong active member of Calvary Lutheran Church in New Windsor, and in recent years was an active participant and attendee of Hope Church in Belleville. Helen is survived by two sons, James (Bonnie) Jones, Belleville, Edwin (Laura) Jones, Blacksburg, Va.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Katherine Jones, Aledo; and several nieces and nephews. Her parents; husband; infant daughter, Alma Kay; and brothers, Herbert and Harland Peterson, preceded her in death. 
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Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The information called for in yesterday's Argus, in relation to thechild abandoned in Moline, by its mother two years ago, was furnished us last evening.The child was found by a Swede and has been kindly cared for.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The annual review and inspection of the Rock Island volunteerfire department took place today, and there will be a firemen's ball tonight.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Captain H.F. Young, former Mississippi river pilot, and T.W.Chapman left Rock Island today for Alaska to enter river service there.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Poppies were blooming today at the headquarters of the Rock Islandunit of the American Legion auxiliary at the Y.M.C.A. as the little red memorial flowers, which the people of Rock Island will wear in honor of veterans.
1963 -- 50 years ago: One hundred and fifty of the best show horses in Illinois and Iowaare expected to compete tomorrow for some $500 in trophies, ribbons and prize money inthe first major horse show of the season.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Moline Public Hospital presented blue ribbons to the winnersof a recent poster contest, held in conjunction with National Hospital Week. Utilizingthe theme of "You're Our Specialty," the following were grand prize winners: MindyBenson, Moline; Thao Dang, Moline; Gared Laux, Moline; John Murphy, Rock Island;Justin Pulford and Bennie Jo Starkey, Moline.
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