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Lois Douglas
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Annawan Community United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo. The Rev. Dan Wright will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, Annawan. Memorials may be made to Annawan-Alba Rescue Unit or Annawan Community United Methodist Church. Lois was born in Geneseo on April 20, 1921, to Charles and Dora Himmelman Gritman. She graduated from Geneseo High School in 1939, and was united in marriage to J. Avery Douglas on Aug. 23, 1942, in Geneseo. He preceded her in death on May 7, 1993. Lois was a member of the Annawan Community United Methodist Church, including several Bible study groups, the Annawan-Alba Women's Club, Geneseo T.O.P.S., Geneseo Women's Connection Group, and Friends Christian Singles Group. She was a Bloodmobile volunteer for over 30 years and was a member of the Quad City Emmaus Community. Lois started the first Girl Scout troop in Annawan and she enjoyed traveling, card groups, theatre productions, and her family and friends. Survivors include three sons, John (Denise) Douglas, Park Forrest, Ill., Bruce (Susan) Douglas, Springfield, Ill., and Scott (Michelle) Douglas, Tyler, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, David; two brothers; and a sister. Condolences may be expressed by visiting Lois' obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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