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     His Social Security Number was 498-34-7985.⁶ Rev. John Russell "Russ" Kinser was born on April 1, 1933 at Illinois.⁶ He married Donna Kirgan circa 1954.³ Rev. John Russell "Russ" Kinser died on February 23, 2004 at Texas at age 70.^3,6 He Rev. John Russell Kinser, 70, of Point Venture, Texas, passed way February 23, 2004 from complications of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Russ was a treasured husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was a minister with 25 years of service to the Lord with the Lutheran Church-Missouri synod. Russ was also an author and a veteran serving in the Army during the Korean War. Loving survivors include Donna Kirgan Kinser, wife of 50 years, a son, Emil Ray Kinser of Hancock, Iowa, daughter Spring Dawn Liberty of Austin, daughter Faith Elizabeth Lane of Plano; and precious grandchildren, Cooper, Audrey, Lucas, Andrew, Jessica and Emily. Russ was preceded in death by son Scott Joseph. on February 26, 2004.³

     Bettie B. Thiele was buried at Brighton City Cemetery, Brighton, Macoupin Co., Illinois.² She was born on January 11, 1931.² As of December 1, 1951,her married name was Kinser.¹ She married Richard William "Bill" Kinser Sr., son of Guy Otey Kinser and Helen H. Rawe, on December 1, 1951 at St. Louis, Missouri.^1,2 Bettie B. Thiele died on October 16, 1987 at age 56.^1,2

     Gary Lynn Kinser was buried at Brighton City Cemetery, Brighton, Macoupin Co., Illinois.² His Social Security Number was 355-50-9113.⁶ He was born on November 20, 1954 at St. Louis, Missouri.^2,3 He married Carol Ann Townsley on May 5, 1972 at Illinois.⁴ Gary Lynn Kinser died on October 1, 1983 at Harris Co., Texas, at age 28.^2,7

     Gregory Curtis Kinser Gregory C. Kinser, 58 of Brighton, died unexpectedly on January 22, 2017 while visiting Wallace, North Carolina. He was born to Bill Kinser of Carlinville & Betty (Thiele) Kinser (Deceased) on January 17, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri. Gregory was a crane operator. He also was an United States Army Veteran and member of ABATE of Illinois Piasa Gateway Chapter. Survivors include 3 daughters; Anna, Ashley & Marissa Kinser all of Tennessee, 3 grandchildren, 1 sister & brother in law; Debbie & Brian Bangert of Brighton, 1 brother & sister in law; Richard & Denise Kinser of Brighton. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by 1 brother; Gary Kinser. Per his wishes, Gregory was cremated and no services are scheduled.² He was born on January 17, 1959 at St. Louis, Missouri.² He died on January 22, 2017 at Wallace, North Carolina, at age 58.²

     David George Cole was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.² He was born on February 22, 1932 at Greenfield, Greene Co., Illinois.² He married Shirley Wheeler on June 14, 1953.² David George Cole died on October 29, 2018 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, at age 86.² He David George Cole passed away on October 29, 2018 at the VA Illiana Health Care in Danville, Illinois. He was born February 22, 1932 in Greenfield, Illinois, the eldest son of George Allen and Mabel (Kinser) Cole. Raised on a farm near Palmyra in Macoupin Country, Illinois he walked, sometimes barefoot, to a one-room country school through the eighth grade. After graduation from Greenfield High School he earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Illinois. He married the former Shirley Wheeler of Springfield on June 14, 1953, and then served in the army near Toul, France. His sixty-year farm management career began with Doane Agricultural Service in Jerseyville, Illinois; then continued in Danville with Second National Bank, First Midwest Bank, and Cole Farm Management. A fifty-five year member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, he served as president of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Volunteer activities include service on the boards of the Boy Scouts, United Way, YMCA, Soil and Water Conservation District, and in many capacities at Ridgeview Baptist Church where he was a member since moving his young family to Danville in 1961. Surviving are his wife, Shirley; children Steven and Timothy Cole of Danville, and Margaret (Jeffery) Sexton of Kokomo, Indiana; grandchildren Stephanie Proietti, Fawn Williams, Samuel (Elizabeth), Benjamin (Teresa), Matthew, Mark, Bryan, and Owen Cole and Joshua and Luke (Sebastian) Sexton; great-grandchildren Gabriel Jiles, Ethan Stevenson, Isaiah Jensen, Malia Williams, Edward Brock, and Mia, Amelia, Iris, Evan, Hazel, Gabriella, Josiah, Annabelle, and Broden Cole; and his brothers Gale (Joy) Cole of Palmyra and Kendall (Charlot) Cole of Virden. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Nancy Vial St. John. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois. Memorials may be placed to Ridgeview Baptist Church or the Vermilion County 4-H. on October 30, 2018.²

     Nancy Ellen Cole was buried at Blackstone Cemetery, Blackstone, Livingston Co., Illinois.³ She was born on February 28, 1936 at Greene Co., Illinois.^2,3 As of July 8, 1956,her married name was Vial.¹ She married Richard Edmund Vial on July 8, 1956.^2,3 As of March 3, 2010,her married name was St. John.² Nancy Ellen Cole married Robert L. St. John on March 3, 2010 at Blackstone, Livingston Co., Illinois.^2,7 Nancy Ellen Cole died on December 20, 2016 at Pontiac, Livingston Co., Illinois, at age 80.^2,3 She PONTIAC — Nancy Ellen Cole Vial, 80, of Pontiac, died at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 20, 2016) at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac. She was born Feb. 28, 1936, at home, in Greene County, to George Allen and Mabel Kinser Cole. She resided in rural Blackstone most of her adult life. She married Richard E. Vial on July 8, 1956. He died on Jan. 25, 2000. She later married Robert St. John on March 3, 2001. He died on Sept. 10, 2010. She is survived by two children, Daniel R. (Julie) Vial, Blackstone, and Laurie B. (Michael Ball) Vial, Champaign; four grandchildren, Jacob D. (Kelly) Nancy Ellen Cole Vial Vial, Chicago; Molly D. (Brandon) Laue, Altamont; Neal R. Benjamin, Carthage; and Claire E. Benjamin, Champaign; as well as a great-grandson, Wyatt Laue. Also surviving are three brothers, David (Shirley) Cole, Danville; Gale (Joy) Cole, Palmyra; and Kendall (Charlot) Cole, Virden; two stepdaughters, Joni (Tak Cheung) St. John, Manville, and Lori (Jay) Wittrig, Hopedale; stepgrandchildren, Emily (Aaron) Petri, Bloomington; Edward (Haley) Wittrig, St. Louis, Mo; Elizabeth Wittrig, Hopedale; and Ray St. John, Peoria; and one stepgreat-granddaughter, Olivia Petri. Nancy was also preceded in death by an infant son, Jonathan, and her parents. Nancy attended Illinois College and graduated from Passavant Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, both in Jacksonville, and was a registered nurse. She worked at St. James Hospital, Pontiac, and later worked for the Livingston County Public Health Department from 1968 to 1990, where she worked at the Chest Clinic and made home visits. She was active in the Illinois Heart and Lung Association and the Illinois Conference on Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Nancy was a 4-H leader for many years and started the Sunbury Shamrocks 4-H Club. She was a member of the Blackstone United Methodist Church and served as organist for more than 40 years. She was active in United Methodist Women at the local and district levels. And she was also active in the Livingston County Farm Bureau women’s committee and volunteered at Evenglow Lodge doing nail care for many years. Nancy loved to sew in the winter and made hundreds of beautiful items, among them several wedding gowns, including those for Laurie, Julie and Molly. In the summer, Nancy spent her time outdoors in her vegetable garden, flower beds and caring for the lawn and acreage. She was passionate about picking black raspberries and froze them to make “Gramma Jamma” year- round. She loved identifying and feeding birds and participating in the Audubon Society’s bird counts. on December 22, 2016.²