Stories from Thursday, January 2, 2003

Rose Laymon, 73, Marion, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Monday Dec. 30, 2002, at Marion General Hospital Extended Care Facility in Marion. Born May 21, 1929, in Dugger, she was the daughter of Rollie and Flossie Mae Eslinger. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Star and Rob Abbott of Marion; one brother, Junior Eslinger of Dugger; three sisters, Frances Cox of Sullivan; Doris Eichler of Troy, Ohio, and Garnett Wamsley of Sullivan...

Commander Steven C. Hastings, U.S.N. (Ret.), 61, of Alpharetta, GA. passed away at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Peach Tree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.

Anna V. Thompson, 82, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 26, 1920, at Bartonville, ILL., she was the daughter of Fred and Etna Ball. She was a homemaker, and attended the Bloomfield Church of God...