Obituary of Margaret Grace CRIPE, Piatt County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Rayburn MARGARET CRIPE HAMMOND Margaret Grace Cripe 85, of Hammond died at 9:40 a.m. Thurday Sept 16 1999 at St. Mary's Hospital Decatur. Funeral servies will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at La Place Cemetery, La Place. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brintlinger Funeral Home, 111 S. Madison St, Cerro Gordo. Mrs Cripe was born at rural Hammond, a daughter of George B. and Grace Musselman Arnold. She married Willard Cripe Dec. 17 1933 in rural Cerro Gordo. He died Nov 30 1987. Survivors include a son Gene W Cripe of Phoenix; three daughters, Connie Blickenstaff of Cerro Gordo, June Colon of Cary, NC; and Joyce Hague of Cherokee, Okla.; a brother, Marvin Arnold of Taylorville; a sister, Mildred Shook of Rockford; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, a brother and five sisters. Mrs Cripe had owned and operated the Wheel Inn Cafe, La Place, for many years. She was a lifetime member of La Place Church of the Brethren. Memorial contributions may be made to La Place Church of the Brethren, La Place. *************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. *************************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Rayburn