Alfred “Racey” Parrish, age 46, of Quincy died on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in his home. Racey was born on February 1, 1972 in Quincy a son of Alfred R. Lewis and Suzette Parrish. He married Kesha Wright. She survives. Racey graduated from Vatterott College and worked at Tor-tel for five years in Olathe, Kansas. He was a machine operator at Manchester Tank, and…

Norma J. McCleery Dasch, age 54, of Quincy, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in the emergency room of Blessing Hospital. Norma was born in Quincy on March 10, 1964 a daughter of Jim and Joann (McNutt) McCleery. She married Ronald Scott Dasch on July 14, 1995 in Quincy. He survives. Norma graduated in 1982 from Quincy High School. She had been employed at…

Donald (Don) Meyer, age 82, of Quincy, Illinois died peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in the Quincy Illinois Veterans Home with his family by his side. Don was born May 20, 1936 in Quincy, IL, a son of Raymond and Virginia (Stork) Meyer. He graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1955 and served in the US Army, overseas in Korea, 1959-61 and…

Eugene “Gene” C. Crouch age 77, of Quincy died on Friday, September 14, 2018 in the Illinois Veteran’s Home. Gene was born in Quincy on February 23, 1941 a son of Gilbert and Lily Marie (Hultz) Crouch. Gene first married Claudette Burrow, and she preceded him in death. His longtime loving companion Patricia (Schuessler) Sparks also preceded him in death in 2010. Gene was…

Donald L. Nutt, age 86, of Quincy died on Friday, September 14, 2018 in his home. He was born in Quincy on January 31, 1932, a son of William and Blanche (Bolt) Nutt. He married Mary H. Bockhaus on May 1, 1952 and at the time of her passing on August 13, 2016 they had been married 64 years. Donald worked at Middendorf’s and…

Harold “Elwyn” Deege, 94, of Liberty, died at 4 am, September 14, 2018, at Sunset Home. His daughter was with him. Elwyn was born in Quincy on May 28, 1924 to Harold Ivan Deege, a farmer and able mechanic, and Marie Kline Deege, a dedicated homemaker who had been a teacher. He attended Emerson School for one semester before his family moved to Liberty.…

Esther “Ruth” Ferguson, 101, of Liberty, IL died Tuesday (September 11, 2018) at Blessing Hospital. She was born January, 23, 1917 in Camden, IL, a daughter of John and Sarah (Morrell) Reeder. Ruth was the second oldest of twelve children. She saw many changes in her lifetime. She married Lyle Ferguson March 15, 1945. He predeceased her on July 2, 2008. Lyle and Ruth…

Elisabeth M. Palmer, age 52, of Timber Point Healthcare Center, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Center. She was born on March 4, 1966 in New Jersey, the daughter of Linda Meyers. Survivors include her daughters: Amy Hays and her husband Elijah of Macomb, IL and Michelle Nichols of Quincy. THREE GRANDCHILDREN: Remi Hays, Ean Hays and Janet Nichols. SIBLINGS: Mark Meyers,…

Monty L. Powell, age 75, of Camp Point, IL died on Sunday, September 9, 2018 in his home. He was born on February 8, 1943 in Quincy the son of Edward & Naomi (Hinshide) Powell. Monty was a 2nd generation dairy and grain farmer. He felt blessed to be able to farm with his own son. He enjoyed driving his blue tractor and his…

James A. ‘Jim’ Vogel, age 66, of Fowler, IL, died on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in his home. He was born on February 3, 1952 in Quincy, IL the son of Gerald & Marie (Rossmiller) Vogel. He married Andrea ‘Andi’ Brown on December 11, 1992. She survives. Jim was a lifelong farmer. He also was the owner and operator of Jim’s Handy Storage. He…