Funeral services for Mary Jo Hyett-Moore, 66 of Aledo, are Monday at 11 a.m. at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial is at Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in Mary Jo's name for the Mercer County wrestling program. Mary Jo died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Mary Jo was born on Jan. 14, 1947, in Shelbyville, Ind., to Jinks and Virginia Prosser Richardson. She married Lane Hyett on April 7, 2010. Mary Jo worked with her husband at the L.R. Hyett Furniture Store. Her most important job was being a devoted mom and grandma. She also enjoyed gardening and vacationing in Hawaii. Those left to cherish Mary Jo's memory include her husband, Lane; four children and spouses, Douglas and Susan Moore, Hurst, Texas, David and Amy Moore, Batavia, Ill., Stephen and Anika Moore, Palatine, Ill., and Andrea Moore, Rock Island; stepdaughter, Lisa and Jeremy Finch, Aledo; grandchildren, Jordan O'Rand, Alexandra and Adam Bravo, Chad, Connor and Alyssa Moore, Hannah, Joshua, Andrew and Aaron Moore and Liam Rhattigan; two great-grandchildren, Lucy and Eleanor Bravo; four stepgrandchildren, Taylor, Tristen, Lauren and Natalie Finch; a sister, Patty Ramsey and husband, Ralph, Greenfield, Ind.; half-sister, Diana VanDellen, Lakeland, Fla.; and her mother-in-law, Babe Hyett, Aledo. Mary Jo was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Harold Newkirk; and her stepson, Lance Hyett. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
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.