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Margery Ratcliff
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hammitt-Hott Funeral Home, Princeville, Ill. Father Patrick Riordan will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery, Princeville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to a charity of the donor's choice. Margery was born Oct. 12, 1922, in Radnor Township, Peoria County, Ill., the daughter of Roy and Mary Carroll Ratcliff. She received her bachelor's degree from Illinois State University in 1930 and began teaching in a one-room school in rural Princeville. She later taught at Henry Grade School, was principal of Valley Consolidated School, then taught at Central Grade School and Westmont Grade School in Westmont, Ill. Margery earned her master's degree from Loyola University, Chicago, and took a sabbatical at the University of North Carolina. From 1965 to 1990, she was a professor at Augustana College in Rock Island, where she retired as director of the Education Department. She is survived by two brothers, John (Lois) Ratcliff, Sparland, Ill., Vincent Ratcliff, Wyoming; and two sisters, Helen Anne Clifford, Chillicothe, and Mary Jane (Anil) Verna, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and 17 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Eddy, Philip, Michael and Roy Francis "Buddy." The family would like to thank all of the caregivers over the years at Country Comfort at Henry and Heritage Health and especially Hospice Compassus for the special care and comfort they provided. Private condolences may be sent to the family via www.hammitt-hott.com. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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