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May 2013 Volume 7 - Issue 05
1046 West Morton
Jacksonville, IL 62650
Kendra Swain
Realtor
Office:
217-245-9613
Direct:
217-248-5665
Home:
217-243-7183
Fax:
217-243-7183
PROFESSIONALS
NEW LISTING
420 W. EDITOR ST
$89,900
Large home to raise a family, located in a small community. Abundance of character greets you
as you walk on the large wrap around porch and enter the foyer. Massive living room with brick wood burning fire-
place. Huge formal dining room with fireplace. Home needs some updating but with some work, it could be quite a showcase. Newer
roof, siding and hot water heater. Call Kendra for a showing!
2475 West Monroe Springfield, IL 62704 (cell) 217-741-1865
108 N. Charles Street, Ashland, IL Reduced to $67,000
Character abounds in this unique 2BR 1BA home! Many nice features includ-ing; original hardwood floors, open living/dining/office area, covered front porch, several built in shelves & drawers, walk-up un-finished attic, and large landscaped back yard. Numerous updates; `10 water heater,
`04 kitchen counters & cabinet fronts, some windows, `96 furnace, `12 A/C unit, and much more. Possible 3rd bedroom off of
master. Dawn Stremsterfer Realtor®,
Broker Associate
Office: 217-787-7215 Direct: 217-741-1865
PROFESSIONALS
A-C CENTRAL MAY CALENDAR
May 5 ..... HS Baccalaureate 6:00 pm (Ashland Church of Christ) May 6 ..... Elementary Spring Concert, 6:30 pm
May 7 ..... HS Academic Awards, 7:00 pm May 8 ..... HS Spring Concert, 7:00 pm May 9 ..... JH Spring Concert, 7:00 pm May 14 ... FFA Banquet, 6:30 pm May 19 ... HS Graduation, 2:00 pm May 23 ... JH Graduation, 7:00 pm May 28 ... Last Day of School - Out 11:30 am
CHURCH DIRECTORY
BEREA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Minister Edward J.Moretto [email protected] www.bereachristianchurch.com Sunday Christian Education Hour - 9:30 pm Sunday Worship - 10:30 am Wednesday Eve. Prayer Mtg. - 7:00 pm
We’re Open On Sunday!!
CHURCH OF CHRIST Minister Howard Chartier Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Rev. David L. McHenry 476.3678 Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:30 am ASHLAND COMMUNITY ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Eve. Baptist Church Hall - 7 - 8:30 pm
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH Father Chris Brey 476.8856 Ashland Sunday Mass - 9:00 am Beardstown Sunday Mass - 11:00 am Sunday (Spanish) - 12:30 pm Virginia Saturday - 5:00 pm UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Pam Hoffman 476.8858 www.ashlandunitedmethodist.com Sunday Worship - 8:45 am Sunday School - 10:00 am NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c. Pastor Terry Beauchamp www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages@ 9:10-10:00 am 2nd Service - 10:15 am YOUTH4TRUTH @ 6:30-7:30 pm Tuesday Corporate Prayer @ 7:00 pm Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
111 North Hardin Ashland, IL 62612 (217)476-3547 Office Hours by Appointment Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Smith Chiropractic Clinic
Dr. Kathie G. Smith
MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST SCHEDULE
May 25 - Ashland Church of Christ
Jun 22 - Richland Creek Baptist
MAY BIRTHDAYS
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
5 – Robin Pettit 7 – Hoaby Hoagland 10 – Randy Christison 13 – Brody Pettit 13 - Amber Blair 14 - Judy Mills 15 - Floyd “Tip” Pettit 16 - Dan Devlin 17 - Matt Hobrock 20 – Wanda Schutz
22 - Jim Savage 24 - Angela Cosner 25 - Yarvo Roberts 26 - Beth Cosner 27 - Eileen Devlin 29 - Nancy Heather 29 - Mary Rose 29 - Emily Thornley 30 - Shannon Eskew
14 - Darren & Victoria DeGroot 22 - Chuck & Jenny Green
25 - Claude & Donna DeCamp 25 - Mick & Marie Keeney
METHODIST CHURCH MOTHER/DAUGHTER BANQUET
Reminder: Mother-Daughter Banquet will be held Saturday, May 4th at 5:30pm at Ashland Methodist
Church. Reservations due by May 1st to Marge Showalter 476-3392 or Cynthia Gutmann 476-8817.
Cost is $7.00 per person. Children under 8 yrs. eat free. Hawaiian Theme
Entertainment by the Gospal Gals.
Thanks to everyone for their support on the A-C Central Board. - Garrett Savage
Clean-up day will be the weekend of May 11
th. In the large roll-offs, we will be accepting bigger pieces of garbage such as
furniture and other such items that won’t fit in your garbage can. We will not be accepting tires, paint, electronics, vacuum cleaners or batteries. We will have a dumpster specifically for metal. If you have appliances, we will be accepting those but there is a fee of $7/per item that must be paid prior to 4:30pm on Friday May 10
th. You will then be issued a sticker and only those
appliances with the sticker will be accepted on Saturday. Once an item is put into a dumpster, it can not be retrieved. “Dumpster Diving” will not be tolerated. On May 8th, there will be a reception for our out-going Village President, Dave Handy and Treasurer, Alicia Hager to thank them for their 12 years of service. This event will be at 6:30pm before the normally scheduled board meeting. The public is invited and welcome to attend. If you are in possession of a stray dog, please call the county sheriff’s office (217/452-7718) and ask them to contact Jim Birdsell. If you see a street light out, call the Village office (217/476-3317) and we will contact Ameren CIPS for repair.
Water Sewer
First 1,000 gallons $27.50 $10.45 Per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 $14.75 $ 4.40 EPA Testing Fee $ 1.05 Minimum monthly charge $39.00
E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Village of Ashland
Village of Ashland Board Members & Staff:
Dave Handy, Mayor Jim Birdsell, Chief of Police Ron Cave, Public Works Director Alicia Hager, Village Treasurer Vanessa Doellman, Village Clerk Kitty Mau, Deputy Clerk
Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann, Trustee Fadra Birdsell, Trustee Stan Fulton, Trustee Terry Blakeman, Trustee Frank Wallace, Trustee
Dan Cuba, Trustee
The 4th
of July will soon be here and the Pleasant Plains Community Club is gearing up for another Snap, Crackle, Pop fireworks extravaganza. From 1776 until the present day, July
4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence from Great Britain with typi-cal festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gather-ings and barbecues. We should all celebrate the freedoms America offers us and never
take them for granted.
Mark the 4th of July on your calendar and come view the beautiful display to celebrate America’s birthday. Bring lawn chairs to the Pleasant Plains High School and settled in for a wonderful evening lighting up the sky with beautiful colors beginning at dusk. There will
be food and drink beginning at 5:30 pm. Ribeyes and hot dogs. Drinks and etc.
If you would like to help defray the cost of this yearly celebration, please send any amount of monetary donation to Pleasant Plains Community Club, PO Box 385, Pleasant Plains, Il.
62677.
See you July 4th!!!!!!!!! Thanking you in advance for your support.
MISS ASHLAND SUMMER DAYS PAGEANT
JUNE 13, 2013
Open to Girls who will be Freshmen in the Fall of 2013
up to age 19
Must live in A-C Central School District
If you are interested in competing please call or text Missy Eskew at
652-6127 by May 15th
ASHLAND SUMMER DAYS PARADE 2013
“SUMMER DAYS GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE”
JUNE 15, @ 10:00 AM
EVERYONE COME ON OUT IN YOUR RED, WHITE & BLUE
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
- FLOATS - BICYCLES - PETS -
Judging will be done during parade line-up and
will be announced suring the Parade.
To participate, register by 9:30 at the corner of Editor and Church Streets
If you have questions, call Nancy at 476-3764
Darrin Smith
Owner
16693 Newmansville Avenue Petersburg, Illinois 62675 Ph: (217) 971-4571
MATT GREER President
Located at West Central Bank 400 East Buchanan, PO Box 467
Main: 217-476-3653 - Fax: 217-476-3342 Email: [email protected]
Amity Nail Spa 116 N. Yates Ashland, IL
Phone: 217-415-0558 Lana J. Pfaffe, Nail Technician
108 W. Editor Street Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3354
Jeffrey A. Donnan - Kay Handy Ora Lee Campbell
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WEST CENTRAL BANK E-mail: [email protected]
117 S. Front Street Virginia, IL 62691
217.452.7717 Kristen Arthalony
Other Locations:
116 State Street Beardstown, IL 62618
217.323.3018 Debbie Jones
815 W. Clinton Rushville, IL 62681
217.322.6230 Kala Peacock
979 Clocktower Drive Springfield, IL 62704
217-726-9885 Stacey M. Hester
220 N. Yates - Ashland Office: 1-866-225-8126
Garrett Savage - Bob Savage
Ron Ahlers - Salesman cell: (217)691-9631
**GIVE US A CALL**
Illini
LLC Propane
HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY,
HOABY! MAY 7, 2013
We love you and are
so proud of you!
Love, Grandpa & Grandma Wallbaum
LUCKY WINNERS OF MARCH POT ‘O GOLD DRAWING:
DOROTHY NEWELL
GAVE GLICK
ASHLAND VFW POST 3546… Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. AMERICAN LEGION POST 498... Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse.
PRAIRIE SKIES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT...
would like to announce a plant exchange for the
Pleasant Plains community. The event wil be held at
the library in Pleasant Plains on Saturday, May 18th
from 8 – 10 AM. If you have plantings to share,
please drop them off on Thursday, May 16th from
9AM – 7PM or Friday, May 17 from 9AM – 5PM.
Seeds, bulbs, rhizomes, seedlings, saplings, or cut-
tings are all welcome. Please look in your yard/
garden to see what you might have to share! Thanks
to Pleasant Nursery for their plant donations. All
plantings are free. Please bring your own bag or
box. Two master gardeners will be at the event to
answer questions.
Norm Bryant Enterprises
Distributor of Fine Quality Vacuums
Carpet Cleaning Furniture Car Interior
Cell (217) 741-3758 Phone: (217) 476-3508
608 W. Franklin Ashland, IL 62612
Prentice Farmers Elevator
2303 Elevator Avenue Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3516 or 1.800.255.8659 [email protected]
prenticeelevator.com
James R. Blakeman, Manager
4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.
Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.
ASHLAND WOMAN’S CLUB… The Ashland Woman's Club will host its annual Spring Luncheon on Tuesday, May 7, at 12:00 noon, at the Baptist Church Hall. The theme " Sew much fabric, Sew little time, Sew true" will include "Quilts Through Time", a program presented by Barbara Olinger, Springfield Quilt Guild member. Please call Jane Brownback, 476-8075, to RSVP, if you missed the sign up at the April meeting, or if you and/or a guest will be attending. We hope to see many old friends, and welcome new ones to join us. ANTIQUE TRACTOR CRUISE…… The American legion and VFW antique tractor cruise and poker run will be on Saturday June 15, 2013. LOST KEYS… Lost Keys - have music staff hook on them. If found, call 414-3207. Thank you.
Email us: [email protected]
Richland 3090 Richland Elev. Rd.
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
217.626.1551
Ashland 220 North Niagara Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3318
Pleasant Plains 300 N. Washington Pleasant Plains, IL
62677
217.626.1331
RPA Farmers Co-op
217.741.3874
NEAL’S BARBER SHOP
Ashland, IL 62612
Tuesday – Friday: 7:30 am – 1:00pm
Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Monday
400 E. Buchanan St. P.O. Box 467 Ashland, IL 62612-0467
PH. 217.476.3325 FX. 217.476.3342
A Full Service Bank
FAIRMOUNT PARK—COLLINSVILLE, IL
On Tuesday, May 14 2013 we will be heading to “Horse Racing in Collinsville”. Come join us for a fun day at the race track. Price for the trip is $69 per person, which in-cludes transportation, Fairmount Park Track, and a deli-
cious buffet in the Black Stallion Room. A deposit of $34.50 is required when you sign up.
ADVENTURE CLUB
The Cass County Historical and Genealogical Society will have their annual meeting on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 109 S. Front St., Virgina at 2 p.m. The program will be given by Ralph Irish who works with many different kinds of gourds. He makes mu-sical instruments, rattles, bowls, baskets and many more different items. He has been featured on the PBS program Illinois Sto-ries. This is open to the public, need not be a member to attend. We will have a free will offering and some good refresh-ments. See you there!
2013 Prom Court
King Zach Fields and
Queen April Leinberger
Sicely Nicholas named March
Student of the Month at A-C Central
Congratulations to Sicely Nicholas for being selected Student of the Month for March at A-C Central High School. Miss Nicholas is the daughter of Sam Nicholas and Linda Nicholas. Sicely is a leader both in and out of the classroom as evi-denced by her involvement in various school activities. She is a member of the Honor Roll, Volleyball team, Softball team, Marching, Concert and Pep Band, STAR, Project 2000, Teen Safe Driving, Bass Fishing Club, and is the Secretary of the Student Council. She also will be a cast member of the Spring Musical “The Wedding Singer”. Away from school Sicely has volunteered at the Volleyball Kiddie Camp. Miss Nicholas plans on studying Dental Hygiene but is undecided on the school that she will attend. Congratulations to Sicely Nicholas on this significant honor!
In April, the S.T.A.R. group of A-C Central High School held a crash re-enactment informing stu-dents about texting and driving. Mr. George Murphy of Jacksonville came and talked on behalf of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) organization. The S.T.A.R. group would like to thank the
following businesses for helping support this event financially:
The S.T.A.R. group would also like to thank the following businesses/individuals for helping make this crash re-enactment possible:
Actors – Kenzie Stephens, Carrie Allen, Quinn Allen, Ty Kesselring,
Breann Knapp, Cerys Boston, Jennifer Knapp
WHY CHURCH
We do choose. To go or not. If you don’t go OUT just maybe it’s one of these reasons discovered by Willow Creek Community Church: 1) Boring, 2) Irrelevant, 3) Ask for $$$.$$, 4) Too busy, 5) Feel awkward. Let’s add: 6) I’m good enough already - and paradoxically, 7) I’m NOT good enough! Some IN the Church may thing this is a new problem; not so. The 1st century Christians faced the clear danger of physical perse-cution, imprisonment if they were lucky! It’s no wonder some well away. Today it can be work, a family crises or even ridicule of not being “cool”, etc, etc. Here Ye: The act of attendance IS an act of worship. Simply show up. It encourages others. It puts us in the place of being able to re-ceive The Power of God; to Praise His Name; to hear His Word Proclaimed; to unite in Prayer; to Partner to serve; to Plan for the week and Prepare our final trip to meet Him. He is faithful to those that are faithful to Him. Remember what President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”. Sub-stitute Church for country and we’ll get the point ‘bout right. Missing worship is a perilous habit. When we deliberately abandon and persistently “pass” on the Christian assembly we are in grave danger of forsaking Christ. He who died so we might live. [Hebrews 10:19-25] 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a New and Living way opened for us through the cur-tain, that is, His body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love a nd good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. IF Jesus was the guest speaker at Church this weekend, would we attend? He IS there, where 2 or more are gathered in MY name there I am. [Matthew 18:12] - submitted by John Sheppard
Cass Veterinary Services Cosner Family Enterprise
Country Financial Company Illini Propane
Petefish Skiles Bank in Chandlerville
Printers Ink Savage Farms
Wallbaum Plumbing West Central Bank
Ashland Volunteer Fire Dept. Ashland Police
Cass County Sheriff SIU Think First
Virginia Fire Dept.
MECCA Ambulance Wyatt Sager
The family of Amy Thomas George Murphy
Gardner Construction Co.
2878 Panther Grove Road Ashland, IL 62612
Cell: 217-341-3415 Leave Message 217-476-8135
Remodel Kitchen & Baths Replace Roof & Room Additions
Phone: (217)476-3595
115 W. Freemont St. PO Box 136
Ashland, IL 62612
We Do It All In Just 1 Call!
Jim - Todd - Travis
Plumbing - Heating Air Conditioning
Backhoe - Trenching
WALLBAUM DEVELOPMENT
INC. ASHLAND, IL
New Construction
Remodeling
Gutters
Where can you get a limo ride, box seats to a Cardinals base-ball game, a tour of your neighborhood by private plane, a weekend getaway and NAS-CAR tickets? Just join your classmates, teachers and friends at the Ashland Alumni Association Banquet on Satur-day, May 25, for a chance to bid on these and many more items. (Successful bids must be paid on site. Cash or check only, please.) Special thanks to Mike Ryan Auction Service, Chan-dlerville, IL for his services.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ashland High School Alumni Banquet - May 25
Memorial Day Service
May 27
Virginia BBQ June 7-9
Ashland Community Days
June 13 - 15
Sangamon County Fair June 19 - 23
THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH7:00 PM Craft & Food Stands in James Park
First Citizen Award Little Miss & Mister ContestMiss Ashland Summer Days Pageant
FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Beer Tent Open
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Leaving Ashland on Stage
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Ryan Ideus & Feudin' Hillbillys on Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH10:00 AM Craft & Food Stands in James Park
Flag Raising & Parade - Downtown (Call Nancy 476-3764 to register)
11:00 AM Methodist Church Chicken Noodle Dinner
Kid's Games in James Park
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Inflatables in James Park
2:00 PM Pedal Tractor Pull
3:00 PM Storyteller Mike Anderson on Stage
5:00 PM Fireman's Fish Fry - Firehouse
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Beer Tent Open
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Gracia Harrison on Stage
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM Devin Clemons Band on Stage
34th ANNUAL
ASHLAND COMMUNITY CLUB'S
SUMMER DAYS GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JUNE 13-15, 2013
Ashland High School/A-C Central High School Alumni
Association
It’s that time of year!! Pull out those yearbooks and come join your classmates and friends from high school. We’ll be
holding our annual alumni banquet on Saturday, May 25, 2013 in the Pete Gutmann Memorial Gymnasium. This year, we
are inviting graduates of A-C Central High School to join us. All alums and teachers of both Ashland High School and A-C
Central High School are invited to attend. Classes honored this year will be 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968,
1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013.
It’s going to be a wonderful evening! We’ll have a social hour from 5:00 – 6:00 pm with dinner to follow. Because the
silent auction items were such a hit last year, we’ve gathered even more great gifts, certificates and experiences for you
to bid on! Just a few of the items available will be a Cardinal baseball experience, a $500 gift certificate to Cedar Creek
Resort in Missouri, 2 hours of limo service and many more!
If you are interested in 50/50 tickets, please indicate the number you wish to purchase on the reservation form and your
name will be entered into the drawing.
At last year’s banquet, we announced that will be reinstating the Alumni Hall of Fame. We’ve enclosed a nomination
form which details the criterion for this honor. Think about those people that you’ve known and respected for all that
they give to society…take a moment and share their story! We will be honoring alumni from both Ashland High School
and AC Central High School.
This evening is a great event and a wonderful opportunity to relive our shared memories and catch up with friends and
teachers. We look forward to having you join us!
Please return reservations by May 10, 2013 to Ashland Alumni Association, PO Box 251, Ashland, IL 62612 or
email us at either [email protected] or [email protected]
Name ______________________________________________________Class of ____________
Guest _________________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________
City __________________________________________State ________ Zip ________________
Email _________________________________________________________________________
____ I prefer to be contacted by email.
Dinner reservations # _____ x $15.00 = $___________
50/50 tickets # _____ x $1.00 = $ __________
Donation $ __________
TOTAL ENCLOSED $ __________
Luther Allen "Luke" Roy (1953 - 2013)
Luther Allen "Luke" Roy, 60, of Ashland, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at his residence in La-Belle, Fla. He was born Jan. 20, 1953, in Norfolk County, Va., the son of Lester Allen and Sylvian Edestina Smith Roy. He married Debby Cunningham on Sept. 22, 2012, at Starlite Campers in Jackson-ville, and she survives. He is also survived by his stepmother, Beverly Lloyd; three children, Jimmy (wife, Rhonda) Roy, Lucretia (husband, Jeff) Clark and Tonya Roy (fiancé, Terry Willis); two stepchildren, Krista Blakey and Robert (wife, Aubrey) Blakey; one brother, Michael (wife, Cheryl) Roy; eight sisters, Cynthia "Cindy" Rechner, Debra "Debbie" McGrath (fiancé, Russ Hayes), Leslie (husband, Lannie) Spreitzer, Mary (husband, Jeff) Cromer, Pam Roy, Katie Hakie, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Roy and Sally (husband, Mikie) Dant; 14 grandchildren; and special cousins, Roger and Linda Mahoney, Betty Patterson, and Gary Gabehart. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents; and grandparents, Ed and Maggie Smith and Luther and Katie Simp-son. Mr. Roy was an avid motorcycle rider and a mem-ber of the Masons. He also loved to cook and fish. Cremation rites were accorded.
James “Craig” Little
(1961 - 2013) James "Craig" Little, 52, of Maryville, Tenn., died at his home Friday, March 29, 2013, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Frankfort, Mich., May 20, 1960, the son of Helen Bergschneider Little, a native of Ashland, and the late Russell Little, a native of Winchester. He was married to Karen Lee Lepchezk. They lived in Algonquin before relo-cating to Maryville, Tenn., in 2010. Craig attended Frankfort Area Schools where he graduated from Frankfort High School. He attended the University of Hawaii and received a bachelor of arts degree in radio and television from San Francisco State University. He oper-ated Sonoma Video Studio in Santa Rosa, Calif., following graduation. He later moved to Schaumburg, where he was the director of Centers for Information Management for the American Veterinary Medical Association until moving to Maryville to establish Home Video Studio - Maryville in 2009. He is survived by his wife; and one daughter, Amanda Nicole Little. He also is survived by his mother, Helen Little of Bennington, Vt.; brother, Eric Little of Guangzhou, China; sister, Lynn (Peter) Green of Bennington, Vt.; sisters-in-law, Laura (George) Williams of Nash-ville, Tenn., Cindy (Steven) Walker of Marengo and Sonia Endara de Little of Guangzhou,
China; niece, Maria Elena Little Endara; and nephews, Aiden Green and Chris and Tim Walker. He leaves a large family of cousins, aunts and uncles in the Jacksonville area.
James Maurice Murray
1946 - 2013 James Maurice Murray, 1946 – 2013, lost his four year bat-tle with cancer on January 24, 2013 . Mr. Murray had a very successful insurance busi-ness in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. He is survived by his four children, Shonaree, Scott, Jamie and Haley. He is also survived by his mother, Ann Murray, a twin brother, Jerry, and another brother Kenny, all originally from Ashland.
