Ruby G. Gilmore, 99, of Rock Island, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Silver Cross-Friendship Manor, Rock Island. Private services will be held at Rafferty Funeral Home, Moline. Burial will be at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Edgewood Baptist Church. Ruby was born Oct. 18, 1913, in Rushville, Ill., the daughter of William and Lillie McCarl Fusselman. She married Clifford "Red" Gilmore on June 24, 1933, in Roseville, Ill. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1972. Ruby was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island, and King's Daughters, Rock Island. Ruby retired from the Rock Island Arsenal. Survivors include sons, Jim Gilmore, Las Vegas, and Art (Mary) Gilmore, Coal Valley; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and half-sister, Doreta Lalond, Payson, Ill. She was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com.
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house. 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.