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Earl A. Weitnauer was born on 21 June 1931 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.¹ He died on 10 November 2011, at age 80, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois.¹ He was buried in Akers Chapel Cemetery, Hull, Pike, Illinois.¹

Mr. Earl A. Weitnauer, 80, of Quincy, died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday (November 10, 2011) in the Sycamore Health Care Center.

Born June 21, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa, Earl was the son of Earl and Lilly E. Cornwell Weitnauer. He was raised in the home of his mother and step father, Lilly and Jack Levi. He married Mary Spillman McDowell on February 6, 1971 in Ewing, Missouri. She survives.

An avid fisherman and sportsman, Earl enjoyed bowling, playing cards and shooting pool. Earl also loved woodworking and will be remembered for the many pieces of furniture he made.

Mr. Weitnauer was employed for many years at Packaging Corp. and later for Moorman Manufacturing until his retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, John Weitnauer (Jill) of Quincy; three daughters, Kathy Coggeshall, Karen Coulter (Duff) of Mendon and Alycia Wittler (Bruce) of Quincy; a step son, Donald McDowell (Cindy) of Taylor, MO; three step daughters, Jodi Pryor (Terry) of Hannibal, MO, Jean Kindhart of Quincy and Mary Shaw of Rutledge, MO; 17 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; a brother in law, Robert Spillman; a sister in law, Lucy Schutte (Eugene); and many loving nieces and nephews.

Mr. Weitnauer was preceded in death by his parents; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Monday morning at 11:30 in Akers Chapel Cemetery near Plainville. Visitation will be Monday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 at the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Quincy.
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Burial: Akers Chapel Cemetery, Hull, Pike County, Illinois, USA.

Julia Belle Hunt was born in June 1938 in Peoria County, Illinois.¹ She died in June 2009, at age ~71, in Illinois.¹

Daughter of James Hunt and Bulah Eubank.
* With Julia shown as possibly one of 10 children, her mother died in 1938 which is the likely the reason Julia is shown as adopted by Jack and Lillie Levi in the 1940 census.

Terry Gene Finley was born on 20 March 1944 in Brandon, Buchanan, Iowa.¹ He died on 20 March 1944, at age 0, in Brandon, Buchanan, Iowa.¹

Gerty (?) was born about 1877 in Delaware County, Iowa.¹

Thomas Almond Cornwell was born in May 1878 in Delaware County, Iowa.¹ He and Norma Adelma Kinton were married on 15 November 1899 in Colesburg, Delaware, Iowa.¹ He and Ida May Parsons were married on 21 April 1906 in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa.¹ He died on 20 December 1931, at age 53, in Iowa.¹ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Winthrop, Buchanan, Iowa.¹