Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Sinnock, 91 of Havana and formerly of Beardstown, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Mason City Area Nursing Home.
She was born February 28, 1932, in Dayton, OH, the daughter of Speedy T. and Lois Henderson Wherley Huffman. She married Robert K. Sinnock on August 24, 1952 and he preceded her in death on October 13, 2017.
Dr. Atwood Jackson Huff III, 67, of Jacksonville, died on September 7th, 2023, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Atwood was born on February 18, 1956, in Fort Meade, MD, to Atwood Jackson Huff II and Mary Anne Atkins. Atwood married Gena Rochester on October 18, 1996.
He is survived by his wife, Gena Lyn Rochester-Huff of Jacksonville, and two children, Emily Lyn Huff of St. Louis, MO, and Atwood Jackson Huff IV of Edwardsville. He is also survived by his mother, Mary Anne Atkins-Huff of Roanoke, VA, and his sister, Anne (Ben) Huff-Mays of Fort Worth, TX. Atwood was fond of his niece, Laura (Tanner) Mays-Bauer of Austin, TX, and their three girls; and his nephew, Daniel (Katie) Mays of Lynchburg, VA, and their two boys.
Have you ever thought about what you want on your Tombstone? Now I am not talking about the old Tombstone pizza commercial that asked you what toppings you want on you pizza. What I am talking about your grave marker. If you could write what appeared on your Tombstone, what would you put on it?
Maybe you’d want your tombstone to reflect a relationship you’ve had – Loving Wife, Beloved Father, Wonderful Grandparent. Or maybe you’d like your tombstone to speak of your accomplishments – Protector of Animals, Defender of Peace, Musical Genius.
Jose Hernandez-Gomez, 58, Beardstown, was cited August 21 for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving while vehicle registration is suspended and expired registration.
Tanya Ruez, 45, Beardstown, was cited August 23 for speeding 60 in a 35 mph zone and a written warning for expired registration.
The Beardstown Lady Tiger Varsity Volleyball team split a pair of games last week while the Junior Varsity squad traveled to the Mendon JV Tournament last Saturday and came home as Consolation Champs. The JV Lady Tigers lost to Augusta 7-25 and 15-25 to open the tournament but bounced back to beat Rushville-Industry 25-21 and 25-17 and then beat Brown County 25-19, 14-25, and 15-12. Lauren Coats led the Tiger offense with nine kills on the day. Alora Logan ran the offense and handed out 18 assists while Autumn Bowman and Mia Playan led the way defensively with 13 digs and 10 digs respectively. Coach Emily Riddle summed up the day succinctly stating, “Great team effort on the day for the Lady Tigers!”
In a somewhat controversial finish, the Beardstown Area Special Athletes (BASA) softball team came home with Bronze Medals at the 2023 Illinois Special Olympics State Softball Tournament held in Springfield.
The BHS Cross Country teams continue to rack up medals and personal bests on both the high school and junior high level. On August 28 the Middle School team traveled to Havana to run at Veterans Park. On a great night of running, all the athletes set new personal bests. The boys took 2nd place as a team and the girls finished 4th. Liam Hymes and Elsa DeWitt both earned medals.
As expected, the new regime of the Beardstown High School Soccer team under Head Coach Francisco Hernandez and Assistant Coach Saul Munoz is off to a good start. Although the season started with a defeat, the 3 to 1 loss to defending State Champion Quincy Notre Dame was nothing to be disappointed in.
The Beardstown Middle School softball team was not about to let what happened to them last year happen again. A year ago, the number one seeded Tigers were upset in their opening game of Regional play. This year the top seeded Tigers will take a 16-1 record into the Regional Championship game against Pittsfield Pikeland. The title tilt was scheduled for Tuesday September 12. Beardstown reached the championship game by virtue of a 3 to 1 win over Quincy Catholic last Saturday.
The entire Triopia-Virginia Lady Trojan volleyball program remained unbeaten A JV tie is the only blemish on the program’s record as the varsity ended last week with a 9-0 mark and the JV is 11-0-1. A nice win over WIVC rival Brown County started things for the varsity Trojans as they won 25-23; 15-25; 25-18. Chelsea Bell had one service point, one ace, 11 kills, four blocks and one dig, Lucie Dion had three points, two kills, two blocks, 12 assists, and 14 digs, Lindy Parlier had nine points, two aces, one kill, seven assists, and five digs, and Mylee Tracy had 19 points, five aces, five kills, one assist, and seven digs.