Dr. Laurence W. Hayes Jr., 90, of Silvis, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at Aspen Rehab & Health Care, Silvis. Per his wishes, there will be no services. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Friends of St. Elizabeth's Hospital for their Mother/Child Department, 211 South 3rd St., Belleville, IL, 62220. Laurence was born on Jan. 13, 1922, in Howard City, Mich., the son of Laurence W. and Freda A. Schanz Hayes. He married Muriel Bemis on Jan. 14, 1944. He later married Kathleen Erwin in 1972. Laurence received his undergraduate degree as well as his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He did his internship while stationed at Great Lakes with the United States Navy. His residency was established at Lying-In Hospital in Chicago. He was captain in the Air Force and stationed at Scott Air Force Base. Laurence practiced as an OB/GYN physician in Belleville, Ill., from 1954 to 1986. Practicing medicine was his greatest passion in life. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Eileen (Dan) Schuder, Alton, Ill., Dr. Margaret Ann Hayes, Norwich, N.Y., Barbara Finan, Kirkwood, Mo., Mary Teresa (Jerry) DeWitt, Champaign, Ill., Kathleen Hayes, Moline, Dr. Nancy Hayes (Harley Peckham), Mt. Grove, Mo., Rosemary Manda, St. Louis, Mo., Dr. Bridget (Nelson Binggeli) Hayes, Atlanta, Ga., Virginia (Paul Sherman) Hayes, St. Louis, Mo., and Tracy (Jim) Carp; brothers, Dr. John T. (Marilyn) Hayes, Hilton Head, N.C., and Dr. Thomas P. (Geneva) Hayes, Evansville, Ind.; many grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting his obituary online at www.esterdahl.com.
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation. 1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.