Juanita McKinney, 78, of Aledo, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill. She had been there for a month and fought with courage and determination to the end, but, like the changing of the seasons, life has its own pace to follow.
Private graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aledo Cemetery. There is no visitation. Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita was born June 23, 1927, in Mercer County, a daughter of Arthur and Nellie Sproston Johnson. She married Syl McKinney Feb. 11, 1949, in Monmouth. He died in 2001
She was active in Girl Scouts for more than 30 years, serving as a leader and executive member of the council. Juanita was chosen 1988 Jaycees Woman of the Year and served as Red Cross drive volunteer. She was a member of College Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher, dining room and kitchen chairperson. Juanita was a lifetime member of the Mercer County Historical Society and volunteered at the Essley-Noble Museum.
Along with her uncle, Dale Wagoner, she had a true interest in preserving the legacy of her ancestor, Hamlet Cooper, one of the pioneer settlers of Perryton Township. Together they acquired a new headstone for Cooper's grave in Hamlet Cemetery.
Juanita's daughters ask that those who wish to recall her spirit and life reflect on these lines from the 18th century British poem "The Wayfarer."
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann McKinney, Aledo, and Penny McKinney-Green and her husband, John Green, Moline. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and daughter, Linda McKinney.
(Rock Island Argus, March 21, 2006)
Private graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aledo Cemetery. There is no visitation. Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita was born June 23, 1927, in Mercer County, a daughter of Arthur and Nellie Sproston Johnson. She married Syl McKinney Feb. 11, 1949, in Monmouth. He died in 2001
She was active in Girl Scouts for more than 30 years, serving as a leader and executive member of the council. Juanita was chosen 1988 Jaycees Woman of the Year and served as Red Cross drive volunteer. She was a member of College Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher, dining room and kitchen chairperson. Juanita was a lifetime member of the Mercer County Historical Society and volunteered at the Essley-Noble Museum.
Along with her uncle, Dale Wagoner, she had a true interest in preserving the legacy of her ancestor, Hamlet Cooper, one of the pioneer settlers of Perryton Township. Together they acquired a new headstone for Cooper's grave in Hamlet Cemetery.
Juanita's daughters ask that those who wish to recall her spirit and life reflect on these lines from the 18th century British poem "The Wayfarer."
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann McKinney, Aledo, and Penny McKinney-Green and her husband, John Green, Moline. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and daughter, Linda McKinney.
(Rock Island Argus, March 21, 2006)
Juanita McKinney, 78, of Aledo, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill. She had been there for a month and fought with courage and determination to the end, but, like the changing of the seasons, life has its own pace to follow.
Private graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aledo Cemetery. There is no visitation. Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita was born June 23, 1927, in Mercer County, a daughter of Arthur and Nellie Sproston Johnson. She married Syl McKinney Feb. 11, 1949, in Monmouth. He died in 2001
She was active in Girl Scouts for more than 30 years, serving as a leader and executive member of the council. Juanita was chosen 1988 Jaycees Woman of the Year and served as Red Cross drive volunteer. She was a member of College Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher, dining room and kitchen chairperson. Juanita was a lifetime member of the Mercer County Historical Society and volunteered at the Essley-Noble Museum.
Along with her uncle, Dale Wagoner, she had a true interest in preserving the legacy of her ancestor, Hamlet Cooper, one of the pioneer settlers of Perryton Township. Together they acquired a new headstone for Cooper's grave in Hamlet Cemetery.
Juanita's daughters ask that those who wish to recall her spirit and life reflect on these lines from the 18th century British poem "The Wayfarer."
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann McKinney, Aledo, and Penny McKinney-Green and her husband, John Green, Moline. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and daughter, Linda McKinney.
(Rock Island Argus, March 21, 2006)
Private graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aledo Cemetery. There is no visitation. Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita was born June 23, 1927, in Mercer County, a daughter of Arthur and Nellie Sproston Johnson. She married Syl McKinney Feb. 11, 1949, in Monmouth. He died in 2001
She was active in Girl Scouts for more than 30 years, serving as a leader and executive member of the council. Juanita was chosen 1988 Jaycees Woman of the Year and served as Red Cross drive volunteer. She was a member of College Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon, elder, trustee, Sunday school teacher, dining room and kitchen chairperson. Juanita was a lifetime member of the Mercer County Historical Society and volunteered at the Essley-Noble Museum.
Along with her uncle, Dale Wagoner, she had a true interest in preserving the legacy of her ancestor, Hamlet Cooper, one of the pioneer settlers of Perryton Township. Together they acquired a new headstone for Cooper's grave in Hamlet Cemetery.
Juanita's daughters ask that those who wish to recall her spirit and life reflect on these lines from the 18th century British poem "The Wayfarer."
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann McKinney, Aledo, and Penny McKinney-Green and her husband, John Green, Moline. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and daughter, Linda McKinney.
(Rock Island Argus, March 21, 2006)
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