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Wanda Greer
Wanda L. Greer, 74, of Viola, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at home. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Fippinger's, where a memorial fund will be established. Wanda was born March 3, 1938, in Mercer County, to Russell and Florence Russell King. She attended New Boston schools and married Merle L. Greer Aug. 21, 1954, in Aledo. He died in 2001. She was employed as a CNA at the Mercer County Nursing Home and Georgetown Manor in Aledo for more than 30 years, retiring in 2000. She was later employed at the Mercer County Senior Center. She was a member of American Legion Fallerans Post 121 Auxiliary and was a former Bible school teacher. Wanda loved to play bingo and go to casinos. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy (Derwood) Ruggles, of Aledo, and Wendy (Bill) Reckers, of Alpha; one son, Kevin (Robin) Greer, of Viola; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and one lovingly expected; two sisters, Anna Inman, of Trinidad, Texas, and Vivian Ferguson, of Joy; two brothers, Kenny (Karen) King, of Aledo, and Rusty (Karen) King, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. Her parents; husband; two sons, Dwayne "Doby" and Bradley; one granddaughter, Dana Whiting; one sister, Elizabeth; and one brother, Stanton, preceded her in death. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.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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