In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. and to honor first responders, The SRC Community Chorus and SRC Theatre jointly announce the pro-duction of THE GUYS, a two-per-son play written by Anne Nelson.

The production will be present-ed on September 10, 11 at 7:00 p.m., and 12 at 3:00 p.m., 2021 in the SRC Theatre in Taylor Hall on the Canton Campus. The cast features Douglas Okey as Nick and Carol Davis as Joan.

Seating is limited to 40 people per performance. Reservations are required and may be made by completing the show form at www.src.edu/chorus. You may also call (309) 649-6260 between 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Proceeds benefit the Howard Strube Memorial Scholarship and the SRC School of Nursing. First responders and frontline workers will be recognized at each production.

THE GUYS was developed and first produced at The Flea Theatre in December 2001 with Sigourney Weaver as Joan and Bill Murray as Nick. The 2021 SRC production is presented by

special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

Based on true events, THE GUYS takes place less than two weeks after the attacks on New York City. An editor, Joan, receives an unexpected phone call on behalf of Nick, a New York City Fire Captain, who lost most of his department in the attack. Nick must deliver eulogies at several memorial services and seeks Joan's help in developing these extremely emotional speeches.

Nick and Joan spend a long afternoon together, recalling the fallen by recounting their virtues and their foibles, and then fash-ioning the stories into memorials of words. In the process, Nick and Joan discover the possibili-ties of friendship in each other and their shared love for the unconquerable spirit of the City. As they make their way through the emotional landscape of grief, they draw on humor, the tango, the appreciation of craft in all its form, and the enduring bonds of common humanity.

Please visit www.src.edu/cho-rus for more information.

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Charlotte E. Negley, 94, died Tuesday, August 24 and happily went to be with her Lord and all her loved ones before.

Charlotte was born May 30, 1927 to Marshal and Almeda (Brown) McLouth.

She married Harold B. Negley on January 19, 1947 at the Maples Mills Nazarene Church. They were married until Harold’s death on October 3, 2007.

Charlotte was a member of the Maples Mills Nazarene church for 54 years and later Evangelical Free Church in Canton. Charlotte graduated in 1945 from Canton High School.

She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church women’s bible study group and taught different Sunday School classes over her years.

Surviving family members include three sons, Daryl Negley, Peoria, Kerwin (Marilyn) Negley

and Kermit (Julie) Negley both of Canton and a daughter in law, Suzanne Negley, Canton.

Charlotte was blessed with nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Bruce Negley, two brothers and a sister.

Charlotte was a farmer’s daughter, married a farmer and loved being a farmer’s wife. She enjoyed taking meals to her family working in the field during harvest time, and preparing meals for family gath-erings.

Her pleasures included times spent with grandchildren, read-ing, teaching, ceramic skills, painting, gardening, and attend-ing church.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 28 at Sedgwick Funeral Homes & Crematory in Canton, where a visitation was held from 10-11 a.m. Pastor Matt Spangler and Pastor Brandon Theobald offici-ated. Burial followed at Coal Creek Dunkard Cemetery in rural Farmington.

Memorials can be made to Coal Creek Dunkard Cemetery, Evangelical Free Church, and Spoon River Hospice.

To view Charlotte’s DVD or to make online condolences you can go to www.sedgwickfuneral-homes.com

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SRC play ‘The Guys’ pays tribute to heroes of 911

IN ‘THE GUYS,’ a Spoon River College Community Chorus and SRC Theatre production, New York City Fire Captain Nick (played by Douglas Okey) and an editor named Joan (Carol Davis) team up to write eulogies for Nick to deliver at memorial services for firefighters in his department less than two weeks after they died due to terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This moving story is based on true events.

Spoon River College will host College Visit Days at both their Canton and Macomb campuses on Monday, September 13, Tuesday, October 12, and Wednesday, November 17, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. on all three days.

“We will be showcasing our transfer education and career programs, and the degrees and the certificates that are offered at Spoon River College,” said Eve Zimmerman, dual credit coordi-nator.

Attendees will have the oppor-tunity to meet with advisors and financial aid specialists, and will receive information about the application process, tuition costs, and financial aid options includ-ing scholarships, as well as stu-dent life activities, clubs, and organizations.

Tours of the campuses will be

given, and will include the Snapper Villas student housing on the Canton Campus. All atten-dees will receive a free t-shirt.

This event is for people of all ages who are interested in learn-ing about the transfer and career education programs available at Spoon River College.

High school students should inquire with their school about using a college visit day, and let-ters from the College confirming their attendance at the event.

RSVP online at src.edu/col-legevisit to choose your pre-ferred date. Masks are required at Spoon River College for all stu-dents, staff, and visitors.

The Canton Campus is located at 23235 N. County Hwy. 22, and the Macomb Campus is located at 208 S. Johnson Street.

SRC College Visit Days

A total of 289 students earned academic degrees or post-bac-calaureate certificates after the Summer 2021 semester at Western Illinois University. Of these, 33 graduates’ primary attendance site was the WIU-Quad Cities campus.

Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 215 graduates and master's degrees were earned by 74 graduates.

The following students earned their degrees:

Allyson Marie Ratcliff, Astoria, Bachelor of Business, Accountancy

Erica Dyann Buckman, Avon, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work

Chase John Strantz, Canton,Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Business,

Accountancy Sophia Marie Perrilles,

Fairview, Bachelor of Science, Law Enforcement & Justice Administration

Kassidy Nicole Endsley, Lewistown, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science

Logan B Davies, London Mills, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Taylor T Shubert, Saint David, Bachelor of Arts, General Studies

Academic distinction was awarded to baccalaureate gradu-ates who achieved high grade point averages. This includes: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale; Magna Cum Laude, 3.75-3.89 GPA; and Cum Laude, 3.6-3.74 GPA.

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Betty Jean (Dixon) Hurst, 92, of Canton, passed away on August 28th at Red Oaks Estates.

Betty was born on December 2, 1929, in Panama to Thomas and Eura (McReaken) Dixon.

Though Betty lost her father at a young age, her admiration and adoration of him never waned, and the stories of her daddy left generations to come wishing they could know this great man.

Many of us did have the privi-lege of knowing her mother, so we understood well the fierce love and devotion Betty had for her mother and the tender way she cared for her in her mother’s later years. Along with her faith in Jesus Christ her Lord, Betty’s lifelong dedication to her family was one of her greatest legacies.

Betty and her now-deceased first husband, Edwin D. Parks, were blessed with three children, Scott D. (Diane) Parks, who pre-ceded her in death; Vicki (Bob) Beckner Jr. of Minier; and Bonnie (Mike) Watkins of Cuba.

Betty was the adored Meemaw of five grandchildren, all of whom survive: Shannon (Elton) Beckner of Columbia, Missouri;

Jessica (Tim) Norris of O’Fallon, Missouri; Erik (Jackie) Beckner of Bloomington; Jason (Rachel) Parks of New Berlin; and Justin Parks of Springfield.

Her grandchildren grew up with the example of her lived story writ large for them: a woman bold enough to decline toxicity and strike out on her own in a world that did not favor such endeavors for women; a happy, hard-working, single lady devot-ed to her banking career and fully enjoying life; a strong woman in an impeccably neat, petite pack-age who could do so many hard things and survive rough spots always with her kind nature and wonderful sense of humor intact.

In 1980, Betty fell for and mar-ried Paul L. Hurst, who recently preceded her in death after forty years of marriage. One of the highlights of their later years was becoming great-grandparents to Ethan and Emerson Boone, Tyler and Carter Norris, Finnegan and McKenzie Beckner, and Jackson, Addison, Ava and Ella Parks, all of whom survive.

Many Canton folks knew Betty as the friendly, smiling teller at the National Bank of Canton, where she brightened many days until her retirement in 1992.

Betty took her civic responsi-bilities equally seriously and was a generous donor of time and tal-ent to her church and communi-ty. She particularly enjoyed her twenty years of volunteering at the Graham Hospital Gift Shop in Canton, where she loved interact-ing with the community, and her twenty years of volunteering at Christian Service Program,

where many clients became friends.

Betty was active with the Women’s Ministries at Canton Assembly of God and was a long-time member of Faith Christian Family Church of Rushville. Her charitable giving was generous and effortless, and she stood ever ready to help those in need.

Betty was a wonderful and faithful letter writer and phone caller who nurtured relationships with far-flung loved ones, distant relatives, and high school chums for over eight decades. One of the delights of her life, at every stage, were “visits,” where neigh-bors, friends, and other loved ones would drop by for her charming conversation and com-fortable companionship, which she reliably served with iced tea and dessert.

No recounting of Betty’s life would be complete without an honorable mention of her formi-dable cleaning power. Those left behind will forever aspire to match the intense cleanliness of every inch of her home. When she wasn’t cleaning, Betty took great pleasure in antiquing, gar-dening, handcrafting, thumbing through magazines, decorating her home, and, most of all, doting on her beloved dogs.

Betty was a woman who could make everything beautiful. It was second nature to her to take the simplest object and make it love-ly, and it was her habit to leave a trail of beauty, whether through her kindness or her creative craftiness, wherever she went.

She was gifted in the needle arts and was particularly renowned for her beautiful quilts and fine embroidery work. She found peace and satisfaction in employing her esteemed sewing

and handcrafting talents to the benefit of church bazaars, friends, and neighbors.

It was rare to be at Betty’s house without the aromas of her much-loved cooking and baking tempting you in the background, but her top-notch hostess skills will be missed even more. Many generations will fondly recall the cozy comfort of holidays at Meemaw’s house, where her interior design skills, eye for every detail, and love of planning made her home so pleasant and welcoming and where her adorable laugh permeated the background and reminded every-one to be joyful and find delight in the company of loved ones.

Betty was a true treasure and leaves a roadmap of a life well-lived. She will be missed tremen-dously, and her memory will be a blessing to all who knew her

Public Graveside services to honor Betty will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Canton on, Friday September 3 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Monroe Bailey officiating. There will be no pub-lic visitation.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish to honor her memory may make memorial contributions to St. Jude’s Children Hospital or the Humane Society of Fulton County.

Betty’s family would like to express our sincerest love and thanks to her second family at Red Oak Estates, and her Hospice Caregivers., where she resided the last two years. Their love and care for “Ms. Betty” will be forever appreciated. May God Bless them all richly.

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The Lewistown High School volleyball players headed to the Macomb Tournament August 28. The Lady Indians ended the tour-nament with a 4-3 record which included wins against Macomb JV and Geneseo and losses against Elmwood, Macomb and Washington.

Grace Evans lead the team through the tournament with 39 kills overall. Brooke Hampton had 22 digs, followed closely by Abby Wiegand (18) and Macy Mikulich (14). Brooke also had 3 aces and 36 service points. Grace Evans had 2 aces as well as 11 blocks and 12 service points. Chelsey Hopkins had 34 assists while Macy Mikulich had 33.

Lady Indians compete at Macomb volleyball

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