Full Text of HR0937 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joyce | 4 | | Elaine Gunter of Sesser, who passed away on December 25, 2015; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Gunter was born in Christopher on July 27, | 7 | | 1950 to Andrew Earl and Clara Aline (nee Crocker) Brown; she | 8 | | graduated from Sesser-Valier High School in 1968 and married | 9 | | Hershel Lee Gunter on June 19, 1971 at Methodist Church in | 10 | | Sesser; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Gunter worked as general assistance job | 12 | | project coordinator for the Goode Township Supervisor from | 13 | | April 1, 1986 to June 30, 2010; she worked part-time for the | 14 | | City of Sesser as Maple Hill Cemetery secretary from January 4, | 15 | | 1999 to April 30, 2014, when she retired; she worked at Decca | 16 | | Records in Pinckneyville before her marriage and shortly after; | 17 | | she worked at the Sesser Garment Factory during mine layoffs; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Gunter was community minded and actively | 20 | | involved for many years with the Sesser Junior Woman's Club, | 21 | | the Sesser Junior Baseball-Softball Youth Organization, the | 22 | | Sesser Opera House Restoration, the Sesser Area Chamber of |
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| 1 | | Commerce, the Sesser American Legion Auxiliary, the Southern | 2 | | Illinois Arthritis Foundation, and the Goode-Barren | 3 | | Historical-Genealogical Society; she and her mother cataloged | 4 | | the Maple Hill Cemetery and put it in book form in 1996, which | 5 | | was sold by the historical society; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Gunter was preceded in death by her husband, | 7 | | Hershel Lee Gunter; her father, Andrew Earl Brown; her paternal | 8 | | grandparents, Asia Nat and Lettie Belle (Miller) Brown; her | 9 | | maternal grandparents, Raymond J. and Mary Della (McBride) | 10 | | Crocker; her father and mother-in-law, Albert Murphy and Leona | 11 | | (Van Hoye) Gunter; and her brother and sister-in-law, Francis | 12 | | Albert and Judith "Judy" Ann (Pomroy) Gunter, and their son, | 13 | | Keith Allen Gunter; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Gunter is survived by her mother, Clara | 15 | | Aline (Crocker) Brown; her 3 sons and their families, Brian Lee | 16 | | Gunter and his wife, Angela Lynn (Murphy), Brent Andrew Murphy | 17 | | Gunter and his wife, Melissa Ann (Donoho), and Brice Taylor | 18 | | Gunter and his wife, Karla Marie (Nipper); her 9 grandchildren, | 19 | | Lukas Brian Gunter, Elijah "Eli" Eugene Gunter, Garrett Lee | 20 | | Gunter, Gabe Edward Gunter, Annabelle "Belle" Lynn Gunter, | 21 | | Brayden Andrew Murphy Gunter, Cody Raymond J. Gunter, Bryla | 22 | | Marie Gunter, and Stella Elaine Gunter; her sisters and brother | 23 | | and their families, Ruth Ann Brown Hicks, Glenna Jean Brown and | 24 | | her husband, Ronald Ray Roberson, and David Earl and his wife, |
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| 1 | | Sharon Kay (Kern) Brown; her nieces and nephews, William | 2 | | "Billy" Gale Hicks, Vicki Lynn (Hicks) and her husband, Bruce | 3 | | Alan Lewis, Alan Dale and his wife, Kelley Leann (Loucks) | 4 | | Hicks, Patrisha "Tish" Ann (Hicks) and her husband, Robert | 5 | | "Bob" Edward Pinegar, Roger Earl and wife, Sandra Dianne | 6 | | (Pitchford) Hicks, Richard Ray Roberson, Randall Rex Roberson, | 7 | | Edward Dean Ritchie, Crystal Gail (Brown) and her husband, | 8 | | Scott David Dunseth, and Dustin Earl and wife, Noelle Shelby | 9 | | (Shultz) Brown; her great-nephews and nieces are Ryan Gale | 10 | | Hicks, Christin Michelle Hicks, Jordan Lee Hicks, William | 11 | | Andrew "Andy" and wife, Anna Kathaleen "Katie" (House) Lewis, | 12 | | Wade Alan Lewis, Alyn Beth (Hicks) and husband, Timothy James | 13 | | Newbury, Tiffany Chanelle (Hicks) and husband, William Eric | 14 | | Powell, Sarah Elizabeth (Hicks) Alexander, Mahaylah Claire | 15 | | (Hicks) and husband, Timothy Lee Mabrey, Robert Ethan Hicks, | 16 | | Dustin Lee Hicks, Alyana Brooke Hicks, Michael Edward, Jeanna | 17 | | Ann Louise Pinegar, Timothy John Hicks, Issac Lee Hicks and | 18 | | fiancée, Kelsey Whitecotton, Katie Dianne (Hicks) and husband, | 19 | | Kyle Ray Phillips, Grace Abigail (Hicks) and husband, Michael | 20 | | Phelps, Jonathon Dean Ritchie, Owen Nathanial, Amelia Paige | 21 | | Dunseth, Collin Andrew Brown, Lauren Elizabeth Brown; her | 22 | | great-great-nephews and nieces include Halle Nicole Meiner, | 23 | | Waylon Lee Hicks, Cadean Ryan Hicks, Skyler Lynn Lewis, Layla | 24 | | Belle Newbury, Alba James Newbury, London Rhyan Powell, Talan | 25 | | Michael Alexander, Brooklyn Nevaeh Grace, Ashlee Nicole Hicks, | 26 | | Torie Aline Pinegar, Jacob "Jake" Aaron Hicks, Joshua "Josh" |
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| 1 | | Thomas Hicks, Joseph "Joey" Robert Hicks, Gauge Ray Phillips, | 2 | | Karlie Mae Phillips, Della Kate Phillips, and Noa Grace Phelps; | 3 | | Gunter brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law include Donald Ray | 4 | | and wife, Sharlyn Kay (Offerman) Gunter, Allen Dakle and wife, | 5 | | Diane (Rector, Tanner) Gunter, Brenda Lou Gunter, Garry Wayne | 6 | | and wife, Dori Sue (Cowsert) Gunter, Dennis James and wife, | 7 | | Lori Dawn (Bearden) Gunter, and Linda Sue (Gunter) and husband, | 8 | | Samuel "Sam" Wink; Gunter nieces and nephews are Heather Kay | 9 | | (Gunter) and husband, Joshua Lee Raymond and daughter, Piper | 10 | | Ann, Sherri Dawn Gunter and daughter, Shayna Ranae Sloan, Jason | 11 | | Ray and wife, Shawna Diane (Wingo) Gunter and children, Gavin | 12 | | Ray, Jaslyn Nicole, Cory Don Gunter, and children Jordan Scott, | 13 | | Joshua Ray Gunter, Jaxson Michael Gunter, Marty Allen and wife, | 14 | | Vicki Leigh (Garmane) Gunter and daughter, Michelle Leigh | 15 | | (Gunter) and husband, Craig Allen and daughter, Jazmine | 16 | | Nichole, Wendy Sue (Gunter) Anderson and children, Alex Lee, | 17 | | and Mollie Sue Anderson, Kyle Wayne and wife, Cara Lynn (Frey) | 18 | | Gunter and son, Ryan Gunter, Kara Charlene Gunter and | 19 | | daughters, Valerie Marie Gunter and Ariel Michelle Gunter, | 20 | | Samuel Blake and wife, Misty Kay (Baker) Wink, and daughter, | 21 | | Makenne Faye Newell, and Nekko Lee Wink and fiancée, Mikala | 22 | | Chamness and son, Jaden Murphy Kellerman; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 25 | | mourn the passing of Joyce Elaine Gunter, and extend our |
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| 1 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 2 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Joyce Gunter as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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