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Donald Hancock
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 18, at Orion United Methodist Church, 407 12th Ave., Orion. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March, 17, at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral Home, 1301 4th St., Orion. Burial will be at Western Township Cemetery where military honors will be performed by Orion American Legion Post 255. Memorials may be made to Orion United Methodist Church. Donald was born on Dec. 17, 1928, in Colona, the son of Melvin and Lila Gainey Hancock. He graduated from Orion High School in 1946. He served in the Navy as a CB105, at the time he played for the Amphibians football team and later was recruited by Duke University to play basketball and football. Donald married Dorothy "Dottie" J. Bowman on July 24, 1949, in Bayside, Va. She preceded him in death on Jan. 18, 2000. He served in the United States Navy and was a member of Orion United Methodist Church. Donald worked as an electrician and later became a supervisor at the Rock Island Arsenal. He worked there for 47 years, finally retiring in 1998. Donald loved spending time with his grandchildren. He enjoyed playing golf and watching Orion sporting events, and he also played fast-pitch softball until the age of 40. He was entered into the OHS Hall of Fame in 2003. Survivors include sons, Donald (Stacy) Hancock Jr., East Moline, Dan "Yogi" (Theresa) Hancock, Loves Park, Ill., David Hancock and Shannon Hancock, Orion, Darren (Robin) Hancock, Orion; grandchildren, Paul (Nancy) Hancock, Missy (Michael) Price, Kris (Justin) Anderson, Baillie Hancock, Brady Hancock, Macy Hancock and Reilly Hancock; great-grandchildren, Ryan Hancock, Sarah Price, Tate Hancock, Cade Hancock, Ty Anderson and Payton Anderson; and brothers, Arlyn "Shorty" Hancock, Cambridge, and Gerald (Barb) Hancock, Cambridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and brother, John. Online condolences may be left for his family by visiting esterdahl.com. 
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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