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Nellie Kathryn Ellis, 80, of Pomona, died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by her husband and their four daughters.
She was born on March 15, 1941, in Ava township, the daughter of Luther and Mary Holiday Morris. She was the fourth of their eight children.
She had met her husband, Clifford “Gene” Ellis, on a double blind date when she was only 15 and he was 17. They married on Sept. 17, 1956, celebrating almost 65 years together.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Gene Ellis; daughters Renie Presutti and Gina Spradling, both of Pomona, Chrisie (Shannon) Collins of Carbondale and Joanie (Dave) Lingle of Alto Pass; nine grandchildren, Amy Schmitz, Brandon Spradling, Jeff Presutti, Jake Presutti, Kayla Ellis, Cliff Collins, Cassie Newton, Gage Lingle and Sophie Lingle; 15 great-grandchildren; two amazing sisters, Cindy Murray and Della Martin, both of Murphysboro; many o
Vivian L. (Root) Urban, 98, of Liberty, died on May 2, at the Gatehouse, Williamsport.
There will be a private burial in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Morris, at the convenience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home.
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A London builder wants to bring a 350-unit housing development to northwest London, but city hall is reviewing whether the 20-hectare site should stay green.
Auburn Developments has bought land at Sunningdale and Hyde Park roads, now a farm field, and wants to build a subdivision that would feature a mix of single-family and townhouses, said Auburn vice-president Stephen Stapleton.
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But city hall is reviewing the plan, saying the land was intended for development by a cemetery for burial plots and further study is needed to determine if it can be developed for homes.