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Lucille Mitchell
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and burial will be at National Cemetery at Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to Community of Christ or to Outreach International. Lucille was born on Oct. 19, 1928, in Dayton Corners, Ill., the daughter of Roy Rollin and Edna Mae Whitehouse Sheppard. She married Donald L. Mitchell on Oct. 23, 1949, in Moline. He preceded her in death in March of 2009. She earned her B.A. in education at Augustana College in 1966, and her master's in education from Western Illinois University in 1972. Mrs. Mitchell was actively involved in education from 1962-1992. She was a teacher for Carbon Cliff Elementary School and the Moline School District as well as an itinerant teacher for the Gifted Program. Lucille was named Illinois Master Teacher for the State of Illinois in 1984. She received the Peace prize for United Cultural Convention in 2005, and was a member of the Illinois Education Association as well as the Moline Education Association. For Delta Kappa Gamma she was the program chairman from 1978-1979 and the recording secretary from 1980-1981. As an active member and elder in the priesthood of Community of Christ, Lucille served as counselor to the pastor for several years. It was there that she played the organ for 72 years. Lucille enjoyed playing the organ and piano, oil and water color painting, having her poetry published, and teaching Bible study classes. Lucille was a servant of god and a teacher of faith. She will be sorely missed. Survivors include her children, David (Marie Kline) Mitchell, Littleton, Colo., Diane Mitchell, New York, N.Y., Barbara (Robert) Rock, Mt. Vernon, Wash., Patricia (Randy) Reaves, Moline; grandchildren, Amy Jo (Jamie) Jacobs, Washington, Kurt Reaves, Moline, Bryan (Becky Kesler) Reaves, Rock Island, Christopher Mitchell, Littleton; twin sister, Louise Mae Poulvoorde. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Leo Sheppard; and sister, Marjorie Sheppard. Online condolences may be left for her family by visiting her obituary online at www.esterdahl.com. 
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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.
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