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Beulah Coopman
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111-1st St A, Moline. Visitation will be 3-6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials can be made to Friendship Manor or Sacred Heart Church. Beulah was born Aug. 30, 1924, in Pearce, KY, the daughter of William "Drue" and Bertha (Boston) Curry. Beulah graduated in 1942 from Greenburg High School (KY) and was immediately hired by the U.S. Army to work in Washington, D.C. during WWII. Beulah later attended the Black Hawk College Nursing program during the 1980s. She married Wayne Kipping in 1948. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1980. She later married Harry Coopman on Dec. 31, 2004, in Davenport. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2010. Beulah retired from the Rock Island Arsenal. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Moline, Altar and Rosary Society and sang in the church choir. Beulah was a member of the American Legion Post 246, Moline Auxiliary, Quad City Bridge Club, NARFE and was a master bridge player and loved playing bingo. Beulah was a hospice volunteer and traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. Survivors and (spouses) include her brother, Clint (Marcia) Curry, Davenport; many nieces and nephews, including Roberta (Gil) Breckling, Silvis, Darlene (Don) Reed, Naperville, Ill., Diane (David) Carnithan, Rock Island, Kim (Dave) Bush, Rock Island, Shawn (Kim) Curry, Maryland, Ryan (Cori) Curry, Rock Island, Aaron (Dawn) Curry, East Moline. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Wayne, Grady and James; sisters, Bernice, Frances and Nora. Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com 
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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.
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