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The Pantagraph Saturday, August 7, 2004 B5 OBITUARIES Report: Airlines negotiate flight cuts ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO O'Hare International Airport's two largest carriers are considering more flight reductions to help reduce delays, but only other airlines follow suit, according to a published report. American Airlines and United Airlines, which handle 88 percent O'Hare flights, agreed earlier this year to reduce their schedules during peak hours by 7.5 percent. The airlines are mulling an additional 5 percent reduction, but only if other carriers that increased service at O'Hare this summer also decrease flights, the Chicago Tribune reported in Friday's editions. Executives from every major domestic airline continued negotiations over O'Hare schedules at the Federal Aviation Administration's headquarters on Thursday. The FAA is trying to ease persistent delays at O'Hare that they say have a cascading effect through the nation's air system.

At least some of the 16 carriers involved in the talks strongly resisted the government's call to cut flights, the Tribune reported. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has warned that the government will fix the problem if the airlines do not. The deadline to agree to voluntary reductions is early next week, officials said. O'Hare, which handles both cargo and passenger traffic, has more takeoffs and landings each year than any other airport in the world.

Sixty-eight percent of O'Hare arrivals were on time in June, compared with 83 percent in June 2003, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Thursday. POLICE SUMMARY Leaving scene, DUI charges filed in crash PANTAGRAPH STAFF BLOOMINGTON A Bloomington man accused of fleeing after rear-ending a squad car has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. James R. Blue, 28, of the 1600 block of R.T. Dunn Drive, was jailed in lieu of $400 and is scheduled to appear in court on Aug.

13. Blue also received several traffic citations, including leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving while license suspended. Bloomington police say Sgt. Robert Wall was stopped at a stoplight at Center and Chestnut streets early Wednesday morning when Blue struck marked squad car from behind. Police say Blue drove off and then abandoned his car a short time later and fled on foot.

He was arrested later that morning at his residence. Wall was treated at a Normal hospital and released. Cocaine A Chicago man is accused of intending to deal cocaine in the Twin Cities. Alfred Blanton, 34, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. He was jailed in lieu of $20,000.

Blanton possessed more than 15 grams of cocaine in Bloomington in October, according to court records. Domestic battery A Bloomington man is accused of beating a woman. Mark L. Taylor, 42, of the 1000 block of North Madison Street, was charged with domestic battery and jailed in lieu of $500. He grabbed a woman and threw her against a fence on Tuesday in Bloomington, court records said.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS Frederick Claypool FARMER CITY Frederick Duane Claypool, 73, of 115 Gainey Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., formerly of Farmer City, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 2004) at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro. He was born in Greene County, a son of the late Ernest and Thelma Head Claypool. In 1948, he joined the Army Air Corps and served until retiring as a senior master sergeant in 1968. Most of his military years were spent as an aircraft instruments repairman and an instructor.

He was wing historian at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base from 1970 until 1995 and received numerous awards for performance excellence, including becoming the first person to receive the Air Force History Program's Outstanding Achievement Award, which is only given on an occasional basis for extraordinary performance and the Air Force Recognition Ribbon. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner. He also was very active with the Meals on Wheels program where he and his wife initiated the Mar Mac Area program in March of 1997. He served on the advisory council from 1998 to present and had served as president of the advisory council from 2000-2004. A Celebration of Life service will be at 7 p.m.

Monday at Love Memorial Baptist Church, Goldsboro. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ida Claypool; one son, Thomas Claypool, Tampa, one daughter, Teresa (Mikal) Nicholls, San Diego, and three grandchildren, Angela, Kimberly and John Nicholls. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service at Love Memorial Baptist Church and at other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to WAGES, Meals on Wheels, 601 E. Royall Goldsboro NC 27534.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro is serving the family. Alice D. Decker TOLUCA Alice D. Decker, 74, of 407 Main Toluca, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday (Aug.

5, 2004) at Asta Care Center of Toluca. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Calvert Froelich Memorial Home, Toluca, with the Rev. Craig Swenson officiating. Burial: Rutland Cemetery, Rutland.

Visitation: one hour prior to the service at the memorial home. Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church of Minonk Surviving: 'one sister, Della (Harold) Wherli, Roanoke. Seth N. Langhoff STREATOR Seth N. Langhoff, 83, of 1304 Southlawn Drive, Streator, died at 4:05 a.m.

Friday (Aug. 6, 2004) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. His funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Solon, Baker Telford funeral Home, Streator.

The Rev. Bryce Hays of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Music for the service will be provided by Cheryl Cinnamon, organist, who will accompany Dick Rankin, soloist. Songs will include "The Old Rugged Cross" and "How Great Thou Art." Funerals today Graves, Betty Jane, 10 a.m. at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington.

Holz, A. Virginia, 10 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Toluca. Lamb, Mary Robb, 1 p.m.

graveside at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Mattocks, Paul 10 a.m. at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington. Funerals pending Wykoff, Shawna Renee, 35, of Clinton, 9:17 a.m. Friday (Aug.

6, 2004) at her family residence. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Pontiac. Pallbearers will be, Seth Martin Seth Martin August Langhoff, Seth Langhoff Seth Jim Langhoff McLaughlin and Dan "Pee Wee" Lynch. Honorary pallbearers will be Maurice Henderson, Don Darm, Elmer Garrison, Elmer Kruger, Harold Locke, Ben Majercin and Bob Sullivan.

Members of Leslie G. Woods American Legion Post 217 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492 will conduct military rites at the cemetery. They will include honor guard, firing squad, the playing of taps and a flag-folding ceremony. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

A Moose Ritual will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church Roof Fund, the Reading Township Rescue Squad or to the charity of the donor's choice. Born Feb. 26, 1921, in Bloomington, he was the son. of William and Daisy Simmons Langhoff.

He married Margaret J. Bevill on June 29, 1947, in Odell. She survives in Streator. Also surviving are a sister, Maxine Johnson of Pontiac; two brothers, Joe Langhoff of Spencer, and John (Kathryn) Langhoff of Pontiac; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Russell and Waunita Gergens; and three brothers, Bill, August and Frank Langhoff.

Having lived in Pontiac and Sunbury, he and his wife came to Streator in 1960. He attended rural Cornell schools. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had tours of duty in the Aleutian Islands, Eastern Mandates (the Marshall Islands), southern Philippines and Ryukyus.

While in the service he earned the American Defense Service Ribbon, Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic Theater Ribbon with four bronze stars, the Philippines Liberation Ribbon, five overseas service bars and one service stripe. He farmed through the years in the Blackstone area, later working for Owens Illinois Glass Co. for 24 years until his retirement. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Streator, Leslie G. Woods American Legion Post 217, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492, the Streator Family Moose Center Lodge 372 and Streator Eagles Aerie 645.

He was also a member of the Anderson Field Golf Course in Streator. He was very active in organizing the Moose Lodge golf outing each year, and this past year the golf outing was played in his honor. He was also standout left pitcher in his youth. He led the Dwight Merchants baseball team to its first ever championship in 1948. BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL Lyle Albert Bean tired Lt.

Bean, 84, of formerly of away Wednesday in the presence Ruby, and seven children. Lyle is survived by Melvin and Diane Bean Storm; James and Julie Bean; Rick and Virginia Bean Johnson; Kent and Susan Bean Johnson; Mark and Jean Bean Miller; Dan NORMAL U.S. Air Force Col. Lyle Albert Nashville, Normal, passed (Aug. 4, 2004) of his wife, Lyle Bean Janet Bean Johnston; and Lawrence and Erinn Bean.

He is also survived by 24 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ruth Schirer and Blanche Dunbar. Lyle was born Dec. 8, 1919, in Normal. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a P38 fighter pilot and C54 transport pilot during World War II.

After the war, he married Ruby, his wife of 59 years. He taught and served as an administrator in the Oxnard Union High School District for 32 years and taught for five years at Dallas Christian High School. He served as an elder in the Oxnard Church Of Christ for 20 years. His funeral was Friday at Antioch Church Of Christ. A committal service is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Monday at Glen Abbey Memorial Park in Bonita, Calif. Visitation with the family will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. prior to the graveside in Glen Abbey Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association 1250 Hylan Suite 4-B, Staten Island, NY 10305. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Nashville, is handling Gary M.

Dennison Gary Dennison BLOOMINGTON Gary M. "Mike" Dennison, 55, of East Peoria died at 5:40 a.m. Friday (Aug. 6, 2004) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. His service will be at noon Tuesday at Mount Zion General Baptist Church in CaveIn-Rock.

The Rev. Cliff Rose will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery in Cave-In-Rock. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria and then from 10 a.m.

until the time of the service Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. He was born June 15, 1949, in Bloomington, to Wilbur and Dorothy Jackson Dennison. He married Rita Davison on Oct. 5, 1968, in Cave-In-Rock.

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1407 N. Veterans Parkway Lakewood Plaza Shopping Center 664-1105 446601 ter, Wendy (Ron Jr.) Wade of Stanford; and three sons, Jeff (Sonya) Dennison of Harrisburg, and Bobby Dennison and Jeremy (Julie) Dennison, both of East Peoria; 10 grandchildren; two brothers; and two sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. He was currently working for more than 30 years at the East Peoria Caterpillar plant as a machinist. Christina Eastham Christina Eastham BLOOMINGTON Christina M.

Eastham, 72, of Bloomington died at 5:25 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 5, 2004) at her residence. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, the Rev.

Do a McPheron officiating. Burial will be in East Christina Lawn Memorial Eastham Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the memorial home. Memorials may be made to the family of Christina M.

Eastham or to the donor's choice. She was born Jan. 14, 1932, in Bloomington, a daughter of Noah A. and Flora Ethel Gastineau Lovins. She married Donald R.

Turner: He is deceased. She later married Ollie Eastham. He is deceased. Surviving are two daughters, Julie A. (Paula Dapkus) Turner, Bloomington; and Cheryl L.

(David) Hill of Kentucky; two brothers, Alfred Lovins of Florida and Jerry (Virginia) Lovins, Bloomington; five sisters, Mae Faulk, Bloomington; Dorothy Mann Kentucky; Evelyn Abbott of Kentucky; Ruth Dodge of Bloomington; and Charlotte (Bryant) Gross of Indiana; six grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Her parents; one daughter, Carol L. Welborn; three brothers, Delbert Lovins, Gene Lovins and Charles Lovins; and one sister, Rose Taylor, preceded her in death. She was affiliated with Jesus The Way Tabernacle. Christina was a faithful servant of the Lord, she was greatly loved by her family.

Christina was a poet, and loved reading God's word. Her sweet kind gentle spirit will be greatly missed. Patricia Huber BLOOMINGTON Patricia Elizabeth Huber, 59, of rural Bloomington died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 4, 2004) at her home.

A memorial service will be at a later date in New Orleans, La. She will be cremated. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington is in charge of local arrangements. She was born Oct. 30, 1944, at New Orleans, the daughter of Thomas P.

and Hazel Bollingham Orr II. She married Norman I. Huber on Feb. 15, 1979, at Rockville, Md. He survives.

Other survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth (Graeme) Evans, Portland, three stepchildren, Christopher (Susan) Huber, Berwyn Heights, Gregory Huber, Riverdale, and Dawn Marie Hepler, Riverdale, one sister, Katie (Lee) Holliman, Chattanooga, one brother, Thomas Patrick (Jane) Orr III, Napa, and five stepgrandchildren. Patricia was an avid crossstitcher and her membership in the Stitchers' Guild brought her many friendships. Leonard Mack BLOOMINGTON Leonard "Mac" Mack, 85, of DeLand, formerly of Bloomington and Lincoln, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 2004) in Florida. Service: 1 p.m.

Thursday' memorial service at the Odd Fellows Gymnasium, Lincoln. Survivors: his wife, Colleen Mack; a daughter, Sara Baker, Sullivan; two stepdaughters, Andrea Ritter, Paxton, Lisa Berg, Phoenix, four grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. ELSEWHERE Richard 'Dick' Mowry DECATUR Richard D. "Dick" Mowry, 76, of Decatur died at 2 a.m. Monday (Aug.

2, 2004) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. His funeral was Thursday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Decatur, with Pastor William Abbott officiating. Funeral arrangements were by Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home. Burial is in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials can be made in his honor to Pilgrim Lutheran Church or The American Diabetes Association.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.grace-landfairlawn.com. Dick was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Weldon. He was the son of -Lee T. and C.

Francis Mowry of Decatur. His parents; three natural sisters, Josephine Dubson, Margaret Furtney, and Mabel Miles; three natural brothers, Joe Copley, Troy Copley, and Joyel Copley; one granddaughter; and one greatgrandson preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Doris "Dodie" Mowry, Decatur; his son, Dan Mowry, Joliet; three daughters, Terry (Tom) Hoyt; Randi (Jack) Coventry; and Melody Wood, all of Decatur; and Sandy (Wayne) Kudis of Arizona. Also surviving are his natural brother, Wayne (Mary Ann) Copley, Micco, formerly of Farmer City; natural sister, Myrtle (the late Claude) Walker, Farmer City; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many beloved nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews. Dick worked for the Illinois Central Railroad for 42 years, He was a veteran of the U.S.

Navy serving in World War II. He was a Life Member of D.A.V., American Legion and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 684. He served as lodge governor for two terms and on the state level he was district president for two years. He loved sports, playing softball for Morehouse and Wells and on a city championship team. He was a member of the I.C.

'Service Club. He loved bowling and was inducted into The Decatur Bowling Hall of Fame in 1992. He enjoyed golf for the past 10 years which turned out to be his favorite sport. Dick was loved by all who knew him for his fun loving nature and love of life. He will be missed by all and forever in our hearts.

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