Leila M. Hulting, 89, of Annawan, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Hammond-Henry Long Term Care, Geneseo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Fairview United Methodist Church, south of Annawan. The Rev. Dan Wright will officiate. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Annawan-Alba Library or the Annawan-Alba Food Pantry. Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, Annawan, is assisting the family with the arrangements. Leila Mae Dynes was born April 12, 1923, in Annawan, the daughter of George and Lois Machesney Dynes. She graduated from Annawan High School, attended Cornell College and graduated from Iowa State University. Her marriage to Alvin "Bud" Hulting took place on Oct. 5, 1947, in the Fairview United Methodist Church in Annawan Township. She was a member of the Fairview Church, the UMW of the church and the Annawan-Alba Women's Club. Leila was an award-winning pie baker. Her family always came first in her life. Those surviving are her husband, Bud; two sons and daughters-in-law, Albert and Nancy Hulting, Annawan, Russ and Deb Hulting, Loveland, Colo.; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Fred Anderson, Brookfield, Wis.; five grandchildren, Judd Hulting, Andy Hulting, Elizabeth Wied, Kathryn Nielsen, Kristofor Anderson; and six great-grandchildren. Other survivors include a sister, Dorothy Wildemuth, Annawan; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Her parents preceded her in death. Condolences may be expressed by visiting Leila's obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com.
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.