Elwyn Harold Turnbaugh

Elwyn Harold Turnbaugh, age 89, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Carl Zager officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial fund has been established in Elwyn’s memory. Online condolences and tributes may be left for the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com.

Elwyn was born January 23, 1922 in Fairhaven Township rural Chadwick, Illinois, the son of Harold J. and Violet (Queckboerner) Turnbaugh. On September 15, 1946 Elwyn married Virginia Miller in Fairhaven. Elwyn farmed near Mt. Carroll until he retired in 1988. Elwyn was a member of the Farm Bureau in Mt. Carroll. He enjoyed watching TV, working in the garden, and helping on the family farm. Most of all, Elwyn loved spending time with his family.

Elwyn is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Virginia; three daughters, Mary Ann Turnbaugh of Mt. Carroll, Patricia (David) Diercks of Low Moor, Iowa, Connie (Stephen) Brown of German Valley, Illinois; two sons, Gregory (Shirley) Turnbaugh of Mt. Carroll, Douglas (Terrie) Turnbaugh of Mt. Carroll; nine grandchildren; two step grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren; one bother, Marvin (Sylvia) Turnbaugh of Sterling, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews. Elwyn was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Kandi Jo and his parents.

Ronald A. Basile

Ronald A. Basile, age 70, of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Inurnment will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna.

Ronnie D. Cox

Ronnie D. Cox, age 70, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the New Hope Assembly of God Church, Savanna, with Russell Turner officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to the funeral at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, at the Chandlerville Township Cemetery, Chandlerville, Illinois. Memorials may be directed to the family in Ronnie’s memory.

Calvin C. Shafer

Calvin C. Shafer, age 70, of Fulton, Illinois formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, June 17, 2011 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will take place in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Calvin’s memory

Yvonne M. McGinty

Yvonne M. McGinty, age 93 of Thomson, Illinois, died on June 18, 2011 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A private family funeral service will be held at a later date. Burial will take place in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson.