I am saddened to announce the passing of James “J.C.” Moore ’48 on November 9th, 2017 with his family at his side. J.C. was born on January 22, 1925. He was a standout athlete in high school, and continued playing football and basketball at Illinois Wesleyan University. He married Joyce in 1949, and the two had three daughters while they taught and coached in central Illinois. After obtaining his Masters in Education from Eastern Illinois University, he and his family moved to Mattoon, where he became the head guidance counselor at the high school. J.C. was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren and they gave him tremendous amounts of joy throughout his life. He is survived by Joyce, his daughters, his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren.

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Unfortunately, Joyce Ann Hammer ’59 passed away on August 8th, 2018.

Unfortunately, Martha Swank McCloud Pusey ’49 passed away on September 1, 2019.  She graduated from Tiffin Columbian High School and Illinois Wesleyan University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Throughout her left, Martha was a home economics teacher in the Anthony Wayne School District. She was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, American Red Cross, James Episcopal Thursday Thrift Shop, and the Pardee Educational Center.  Martha was also a member of P.E.O. Sisterhood, and the Waterville United Methodist Church. She loved to travel, and several times hiked to the Mt. Pisgah summit. She is survived by three children and several grandchildren.

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We are sorry to inform you that Bernadine Corinne LaForge Douglass ’43 passed away on September 12, 2019, remembered as peaceful person. She was born on March 4th, 1921 in Mesa, Arizona. At Illinois Wesleyan, where she earned her BM in music, she met Thomas Douglass and would later marry him. Throughout her life, she taught music at Southwestern University in Texas, sang in church, sang for marriages, sang for funerals, and was blessed to be a loving mother to three children. She is survived by her two sons and three grandchildren.

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Unfortunately, Mary Plummer ’47 passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 as resident of Olney, Illinois. She was born on December 11, 1924. Read the full obituary here.

We are sorry to inform you that Thomas Partington ’52 passed away on February 5th, 2019. He was born on August 18, 1927. Read the full obituary here.

I am saddened to inform you of the passing of Virgil Cole ’52, who passed on May 17, 2019, in Mountain Home Arkansas at the age of 92. He was born on January 27, 1927. Virgil married Betty Schabacker in 1958, adnd was an employee for Country Mutual Insurance Co. He was an Army Air Corp veteran and served bravely in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Betty, nieces, newphews, cousins, and his two cats.

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