(OLNEY) At least ten warnings were issued by the National Weather Service last night here in our downstate area, ranging from thunderstorms to tornado.
(OLNEY) At least ten warnings were issued by the National Weather Service last night here in our downstate area, ranging from thunderstorms to tornado.
Gerri Lynn "Prudy" Goldstein, age 59, of Flora, Illinois, passed from her earthly home into eternal paradise at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Prudy was born to Raymond "Bus" and Geraldine (Brown) Foreman on August 14, 1963. She was married to Ron Goldstein on January 22, 1983, and they have shared over 40 years together as best friends. Prudy was the most loving, loyal, supportive, and caring wife a man could ever be lucky enough to have. Prudy spent her whole life as a resident of Clay County having grown up in Sailor Springs, spending her early married years living in Clay City, and residing in Flora now for over 23 years. For many decades Prudy was a housekeeper for several people throughout the county and was much sought after for her cleaning and organizing skills, attention to detail, and hard work ethic. Her favorite "job" of all though, were the years she spent as a friend/helper to Kenny Myers as his health declined. She kept an immaculate
With profound sadness, I am announcing the passing of my mother, Clara Rose Pritchett. A devoted friend of all whose lives she touched, especially the hundreds of high school students she taught between 1950 and 1981. She died peacefully at her home soon after her 94th birthday. She was born in the small farming community of Sailor Springs, Illinois, at the home of her grandparents on December 11, 1928. As a young girl, teenager, and adult, she witnessed incredible changes in the making. One year, she hitchhiked to high school because no buses ran where she lived. It was 7 miles from her home but she was never late once in that year. Upon her graduation in 1946, she was awarded a scholarship from Eastern Illinois Teachers College, later changed to Eastern Illinois University. It was there in 1948 that she met the love of her life, Charles Ray Pritchett, who had been discharged from WWII. They married in 1951 and spent the next 31 years teaching in various schools in Illinois. They were