Kingston Illinois

Biography of George C. Fairclo

George C. Fairclo. Champaign County is rapidly becoming noted for the excellence of its roads, and at the present rate of progress will before long rank with the leading counties in the state in this direction. A number of years ago the people came to a realization of the fact that progress and prosperity, both in the country districts and in the cities and towns, depended largely upon the condition of the roads, but it has been only in comparatively recent years that steps have been taken to improve in the fullest degree the highways of this section. In this … Read more

Bowman, Alvira Davis Obituary

Funeral services for Mrs. Alvira Bowman were held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Methodist Church in Kingston, conducted by the Rev. Edward Hardy. Burial was in Kingston Cemetery. [Died Feb. 12] A mixed quartet from Liberty sang. The honorary pallbearers were from her Sunday school class. They were Mrs. Lon Hendricks, Mrs. Grace Morley, Mrs. Ruth Kruise, Mrs. Juanita Sims, Mrs. Callie Ruhl and Mrs. Alta Edson. Pallbearers were Henry Babcock, George Morley, Henry Krusie, Jesse Mellon, Fred Ruhl and Charles Edson. Quincy Herald, February 18, 1933 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman