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- Mrs. Margaret [Lucile] WICKHAM,
80, Zapata, Tex., a former Milton resident,
- died Monday, Sept. 19, at home.
- The former Margaret BABCOCK
was born Feb. 6, 1903, in Milton. She graduated
- from Milton College in 1925 and then
from the School of Library Science, UW-Madison. She also did
graduate work at Columbia University, New York.
- She was a librarian in the Madison
Public Schools for a number of years.
- She married Paul BLACKBOURN,
who died in 1964, and later married Harold
- WICKHAM.
- She is survived by her present husband,
Harold WICKHAM, of Zapata, Tex.; and a
- brother, Kenneth BABCOCK of
Milton; several nephews and nieces.
- Funeral arrangements are pending.
[Thursday edition, p. 20]
- Dr. Allison L[ovelle] BURDICK,
89, of 1637 North Mobile Ave., Chicago, Ill.,
- died Monday, Sept. 19, in West Suburban
Hospital, Chicago, where he had been a member of the staff for
57 years.
- Dr. BURDICK was born in Coloma,
Wis., on Sept. 14, 1894, the son of Dr. and
- Mrs. A. Lovelle BURDICK. After
graduating from Milton College in 1916, he taught science and
coached athletics at Salem College, Salem, West Virginia, for
two years and then attended the University of Wisconsin and Rush
Medical College of Chicago where he graduated in 1922.
- After an internship at Augustana Hospital,
he entered into general practice in Chicago
- serving on the staffs of St. Ann's
Hospital and West Suburban Hospital. He was an active member
of the Chicago Medical Society serving as its president and holding
other important positions in the society. He also was a member
of the Illinois Medical Society, the American Medical Association,
the American College of Surgeons, and the Academy of General
Practice.
- Dr. BURDICK was a member of
the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Milton. He
- served for many years as a trustee
of Milton College being a loyal attendant at meetings of the
board and commencement exercises.
- On Aug. 27, 1917, he married Adelaide
June BARTHOLF who preceded him in
- death in 1969. A daughter, Mary June,
also preceded him in death at the age of five years.
- Survivors include a son, Allison Lovelle,
Jr., who is now the head of the Department
- of General Practice at West Suburban
Hospital; daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
- Brief memorial services were held at
a Chicago funeral home on Wednesday Sept.
- 21, and additional services were held
in the Seventh Day Baptist church in Milton Wednesday afternoon.
Burial was in the Milton cemetery. Local arrangements were
made by Albrecht Funeral Home, Milton. [Thursday edition,
p. 20]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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