Judith F. McCarty, 77, of Delavan, Ill., passed away at 10:09 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill. Her funeral will be noon Saturday, March 2, at First Presbyterian Church, Delavan. The Rev. Paul Kucera will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan. Davis Mortuary in Delavan is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to TAPS. She was born July 21, 1935, in Elgin, Ill., to Richard E. and Frances H. Kasules Yusk. She married Cecil J. McCarty Jr. on Jan. 15, 1952, in East Moline. He passed away Jan. 11, 2006. Judith was an avid reader and animal lover. Surviving are four daughters, Cathie (James) Lanier, Big Lake, Minn., Sue (Donnie) Wells, Brenda Christensen, and Pastor Stephanie (Mark) McCullough, all of Delavan; six grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Abbey Christensen; and one grandson, James Lanier Jr. To express condolences online, visit www.davismortuaryinc.com.
Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below. 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.