SR0410 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Georgia Silverthorn of Afton, Iowa, who passed away on September 11, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Georgia Tabitha Silverthorn was born October 9, 1923, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Joseph Crosby and Monta Mahala (Eggleston) McDonald and was a 1941 graduate of Winterset High School; and

WHEREAS, On November 27, 1941, she was united in marriage to Daniel "Dean" Silverthorn in Grant City, Missouri; Georgia continued her education at Simpson College, where she earned her teaching certificate; she taught country school for several years; and

WHEREAS, She accepted Christ as her personal savior in 1950 and was a member of the Fellowship Church in Monroe Township until the family moved to Missouri in 1966; Georgia taught Sunday school in the churches they attended and was group leader for youth groups; she also was an active farm wife and worked for Missouri Home Care until she retired; in 2003, her family moved back to Afton; she was a member of the Fellowship Church in Monroe Township; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband and two sisters, Mary Harpole and Mable Richens; and

WHEREAS, Georgia Silverthorn is survived by her sons, Dan Silverthorn, Fred Silverthorn, and Sam Silverthorn; her sisters, Margaret Spick and Thelma Speer; her brother, Louis McDonald; her eight grandchildren; and her 15 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Georgia Silverthorn; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Georgia Silverthorn as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.