Donald Jesse Stabler, 82, of Neponset, died Feb. 10, 2013, at Kewanee Care Home. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Schueneman-Tumbleson, Kewanee. Burial is at West Neponset Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. He was born March 14, 1930. Surviving are his wife, Doris; children, Dennis, Kevin and Anita, all of Neponset, Crystal Sturtevant, Galva, William, Blue Hill, Maine, Jeffrey, Wayne, Neb., Marla Roller, Kewanee, and Nancy Anderson, Boise, Idaho; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and brother, Kenneth, Princeton, Ill.
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.