Bill Text: IL HR0937 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joyce Elaine Gunter of Sesser.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0937 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0937-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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