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Verdia Blanks
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Kewanee. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Burial will be at Evergreen Memory Gardens in rural Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House. She was a longtime housewife, then later worked at Kewanee Care for Senior Citizens as head cook. She was a lifetime devoted member of the Church of God in Christ. She loved being surrounded by all her children. She loved gardening, cooking and canning. Verdia Mae Clayton was born Feb. 5, 1923, in Daleville, Miss., to Willie and Ollie Clayton. She married Gus Blanks Sr. on Nov. 23, 1940, in Meridian, Miss., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 1999. Survivors include daughters, Callie (Charles) Brock, Ollie (Lawrance) Owens, Gladys (William) Bell, Lily (Ronald) Bea and Monica Blanks, Moline; sons, Sheree (Mary), Jackson, Miss., Leroy, Peoria, Ill., Fred (Jennie), Gus Jr., James, Davenport, Lindsey, Rock Island, Floyd (Anita), Robert (Kathy), Richard (Patricia), Davenport, and Edward (Tammy). She leaves in loving memory 46 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren, and her sister, Willa Mae Talbert. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Deloris Blanks; sons, Earl and Lindzy; brothers, Carl Clayton and Ambrose Clayton; sister, Victoria Rice; grandsons, Daniel Blanks-Bailey and Tyrone Howell; daughter-in-law, Mildred Blanks; granddaughter, Theresa Blanks; and her loving parents. She leaves with loving memories her sister-in-law, Lila Clayton-Swain; and close friends, Marietta Jackson and Minnie Reed. This obituary may be viewed and private condolences left at www.ruxfuneralhome.com. 
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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.
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