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Oddie Lampkin
Visitation will be held at Foston Funeral Home, 816 Franklin St., Clarksville, at 10 a.m. today. Oddie will be interred at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Ky., with burial services set for Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Oddie was born on Jan. 22, 1934, at his family's farm in Louisville, Miss., the son of Squire and Alma Lampkin, and one of 11 children. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Korean War Service Medal, two Bronze Service Stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. After a short stint as an electrician he went to work at John Deere Foundry in Rock Island, where, after having worked for 31 years as a machine operator without ever missing a day of work, he retired in 1987. He continued to work various jobs in and around the Quad-Cities, including delivering flowers, before moving to Junction City, Kan., in 2004 and Clarksville in 2011. He was baptized at Second Missionary Baptist Church in Junction City. Oddie enjoyed spending time outdoors in his many gardens and maintained an immaculate garage. He used his incredible skills with tools to build his grandchildren a tree house, loved baseball and Joe Morgan's commentary, cooking, eggnog, Whitey's Ice Cream and cars. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Movita Houston Lampkin; sons, Keith (Daphne) and Kevin Lampkin; daughter, Kim Foreman; sisters, Grace Jackson, Juanita Hughes and Charlene Allen; brothers, O.T. and Cleo Lampkin; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. 
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A military escort will be at the square at 9 a.m. tomorrow forthe funeral of Lieut. Joseph Eaton. The county judge is absent in Chicago, which willaccount for his not being in the procession.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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