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Hugh 'Doc' Hall
Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Schroder Mortuary in Colona with visitation starting at 5 p.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Doc was born on Oct. 30, 1924, in Parkers Prairie, Minn., the son of Hugh and Bertha Gillette Hall. He married Roberta "Bobbie" Ghys. He retired from John Deere Harvester after 32 years of service. After his retirement, he worked for another 14 years at Franciscan Hospital in Rock Island. Doc spoke often of his times growing up in Parkers Prairie; he was the youngest of nine children and enjoyed going back to Parkers Prairie for class reunions and visiting with family and friends. He loved to dance at the Col Ballroom in Davenport and enjoyed polka music, photography and anything John Deere. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Bobbie; stepson, Randy (Sherri) Hansen; grandchildren, Brock, Katlyn and Blake; great-grandchildren, Carter and Ryder; brothers-in-law, Frank (Delores) Ghys and Dan (Helen) Ghys; sister-in-law, Janet Ledbetter; and several nieces and nephews, including Lynn (Germaine) Smith, Kenny (Genandel) Atwell, Jill (Jake) Hultman and Nancy (Pete) Abruzzo. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Maurice, Glen and Kenny; five sisters, Hazel, Alice, Veda, Norma and Jean; in-laws, Frank Sr., Ruth Ghys; and sister-in-law and husband, Dorothy and George Mandel. Online condolences may be made at www.schrodermortuary.com. 
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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.
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