Alma, IL - early 1980's - Jim Hester slides

Kinmundy Historical Society

Jim Hester's

Photos of Town Auctions, People & Places

Around Alma, IL - early 1980's

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Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"? What do YOU remember?

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Dolores (Ford) Mobley – fordmobley@gmail.com

208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL 62530; (217) 494-7527

Gladys (Corrie) See – gsee49@yahoo.com

408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731

Eugene "Red" Winks at Winks Market along Highway 37 in Alma

___________, __________, Bob Marshall (in blue cap), Bill Butts (in yellow cap), ___________,

Ellis Johnson (in black jacket)

___________, Ellis Johnson, ___________

Seated: Charlie DeWeese, Bud Cornell, Oscar Shuler (in cowboy hat), Bill Butts
Standing: Ricky Albert, Gary Albert, Bret Jezek

Seated: Charlie DeWeese, Bud Cornell, Oscar Shuler (in cowboy hat), Bill Butts
Standing: Ricky Albert, Gary Albert

Seated: Charlie DeWeese, Bud Cornell, Oscar Shuler (in cowboy hat), Bill Butts
Standing: Rick Albert, Bret Jezek, Gary Albert

____________, _____________, Charlie DeWeese, Byron Sill

Kenny Young

Liz Rezba Phillips

Matt Steve Wilkins with his son, Matt Wilkins

Cathy (Doolen) Wilkins

Tom Vogel

Kerry Loy in car, and David & Dale Vogel on motorcycle

___________ & Shorty Stillwell

Frances Ott

Naomi Chance Naomi Chance

Bob Kerley

Kate McWhirter, Colleen Osborne, Bernice Arnold

Judy (Egelston) Pannell Mulvaney Tranum

Robbie Johnson

Nadene (Smith) Johnson working at the Johnson Standard Station in Alma

Grizz Johnson

Betty & Hershel Jenkins

Melanie (Ingram) McKinney

Dale Hulsey with his creations from his wood work

Amy (Johnson) Hines

Ella Mae Hester

Pam Hawkins with her son, Jeff Hawkins

Gerri Molina, Mike Molina, Chrissy (Hawkins) Caudle, and Tamara (Lyons) Purcell

Pearle (Jones) Garrett

Raymond Eagan & Charlie DeWeese

Donnie Keen backhoe, Dennis and Clyde Osborne

Charlie DeWeese

Dennis Young (Alma Christian Church minister) with Shine Wilson

Bill Deadmond

Bill Deadmond in front of Deadmond TV truck

Barney Craig

__________ & Mary Cessna

Bud Butts with his dad, Bill Butts

Chris Bigham

Cassy (Bigham) Chapman

Pauline (Altom) Easley with her mother, Flossie (Jackson) Altom

Pauline (Altom) Easley

Flossie (Jackson) Altom

__________ & Lila (Garrett) Williams Knecht in the Alma Store

Jason Owen & "Miss Lulu" (Foster) Owen

Velma (Aldrich) Jackson & Earl Jackson

Velma (Aldrich) Jackson & Earl Jackson; "Miss Lulu" (Foster) Owen & Jason Owen

Linnie Polanka

Larry Rezba

Ron Swift & Ted Arnold

Elsie Smith

Elsie (Powell) Smith & Howard Smith

John "Hardrock" Smith

Andrew J. "Bud" Stephens

Hershel Maxey

Williams "Shorty" Stillwell & Mike Stillwell

William "Shorty" Stillwell

William "Shorty" Stillwell & Mike Stillwell

Mike Stillwell

Mary Cessna & Shorty Stillwell

Shorty Stillwell in center

Doris & Paul Stubblefield

Doris & Paul Stubblefield in front of the business they owned for many years.

Paul ran the hardware store, and Doris had a beauty shop - first upstairs of the building,

and then in later years moved to the back of the first floor.

Doris & Paul Stubblefield in the doorway of the Alma Hardware

Paul Stubblefield in the doorway of the Alma Hardware

Edward Sullivan

Russell Swift with his mom, Sue Swift

Sue & Ron Swift

Thelma Whitson

Frank Tippin

Pete & Lucy Randolph

Alma women in front of the Alma Methodist Church:
?Jason Arnold, Marian Johnson, Gladys Hiestand, _________, Kathryn Williams, Lulu Owen,

Linnie Polanka, Florence Downey, Rada Caldwell Ford, Thelma Whitson, Pearle Garrett,

(Woman on end is either Mabel O'Dell that was Florence Downey's sister, or it is Elsie Rose)

(Unidentified)

Alma Consignment Auction

Tom Swift (holding up auction item), Donna & Fred Pickett

Dale Hulsey, __________, Sue (Hester) Hulsey

Mary Hines in flowered top, and Freda Garrett next to her.

Tom Swift sitting behind them.

Virginia Craig (in flowered top) with Dick Craig in chair

Sue Swift

?Dutch Linton

Roberta Williams

Mary Hines

Donna & Bob Kerley

Jake McCarty & Fred Pickett in front of photo.

Ron Swift & Ronda (Swift) Yates in auction truck.

Bob Kerley in stripes. Bob Gant and Bob Winks.

Virginia Craig in flowered top with Dick Craig in front of her.

Jeff Garrett in orange cap & sunglasses.

Terry Chapman with microphone

Sue Swift in trailer, and Ella Mae Hester paying for her purchases

William "Shorty" Stillwell, Oscar Shuler, Charles DeWeese - on 7th Street in Alma, IL - 1984.

Joe Brimberry

Bob & Donna Kerley

Birdie Storment

Tila (Williams) Jones, Kathy (Yates) Robb, Gay (Sullivan) Mazanek, and Mildred Meyer.

Jack Evans in cowboy hat.

Mary Hines in flowered top, and Sue Hulsey in blue top

Nancy (Sill) Weeks Lafenhagen

Dale & Sue Hulsey, Robert Gammon, and Gerri Molina

Ron Swift in white hat

Debbie & Mike Malone

Lillie & Ted Phillips talking with Sue Hulsey in background

Tom Swift

Bill Butts

Jean (Ford) Krutsinger & Kelly Krutsinger

George Feather

Joe Brimberry & Charlie DeWeese

Sue Hulsey & Buddy Brimberry

Possibly Doris Halfacre in white top, and husband, Joe, in green cap behind her.

Mary Hines in flowered top. Fred Pickett in blue shirt.

Pam Hawkins

Burdett Jamison

Eugene "Red" Winks

Virginia Craig

Jeff Garrett, Patty Sullivan, _________, Nancy (Smith) Arnold Diss

Fred Pickett

Alma Consignment Sale

Raymond Eagan

Logan Saatkamp on wagon

Lucinda, Cora and Tony Antonacci

Russell Rose in red coat

Larry Rezba and Liz Rezba Phillips seated

Ron Swift in center, Fred Pickett on the right side

Ron Swift

Kent O'Dell and Lillie Phillips

Tom Swift on left side in cowboy hat; Dale Hulsey in green cap,

Sue Hulsey in blue shirt. Jake McCarty holding up auction item.

Byron Sill & Bob Jackson

Dale Wright in gray coveralls, Kenneth Wright in brown sweater

Jane Lowe in pink shirt and Sami Jo (Lowe) Rose behind her.
Ethel Butts is in the second row too.

Mike & Debbie Malone with Jayme (Malone) Bandy in front of them.

Jim See on the right side of the photo.

Vivian (Meyers) Butts & Pam Hawkins

Susie Crutchfield

Gerri Molina & Israel Molina in front. Dale Wright on the right side of the photo.

Paul Williams

Standing in 2nd row: Charlie Weems, Dale Boyles, Mike and Debbie Malone
Front row in front of wagon: Gay (Sullivan) Mazanek, __________,

Alice Albert (green headscarf) and her husband Ralph Albert (in brown cap),

___________, ___________, ____________, ____________

Jim Hester taking the photo, and his reflection is in the mirror of the dresser

Floyd Pat Williams on mower

Donna (Caldwell) Kerley

Kenneth Wright, Dennis Meske in center, and Dale Wright

Dennis Meske, Dale Wright, and Kenneth Wright

Gerri Molina in sunglasses, Jill (Molina) in purple Hornets coat,

Pauline Doudera (holding IGA bag), and lady with rust coat is Jean Hall.

Donna (Caldwell) Kerley

Ella Mae Hester in blue shirt

Matt Bainbridge, Leon Diss, Kevin Diss, Jim Wells, Michele (Wells) Gold

Vernon Powell & Ray Widdows

Dale Hulsey (in green cap) and Sue Hulsey next to him

unknown

Jim Butts with his grandma, Ethel Butts

Sue Hulsey on far left; Helen Garrett in green with Floyd Garret behind her;

Tila (Williams) Jones on far right

Whitney (Hanna) Connor Mahnke, Emma White, Tony & Ruth Wagner

Marshall Williams; Ethel Jackson in orange scarf

Israel Molina in brown coat

Kate McWhirter

Ron Swift in white hat; Bob Kerley and Bud Caldwell behind him

Kate McWhirter, Bud Stephens, Pat Williams, and Lester McWhirter

Marshall Williams & Katie Arnold

Clyde Osborne & Mary Osborne

Jim Alexander

Dale Write & Kenneth Wright

Bob Kerley on left side, and Donna Kerley raising her hand

Clyde & Mary Osborne on the right side next to the building

Larry Saatkamp, James Saatkamp, ________, _________, __________

Larry Saatkamp, James Saatkamp, ________, _________

___________ & Kenneth Wright

Shelly Baker & James Saatkamp

Nell Sullivan & __________

Julie Hicks and Robbie Johnson

Crystal West & James Saatkamp

Bobbie Land & Steve Smith

Field of Alma Easter Flowers

Patch of Alma Easter Flowers

Alma Methodist Church

Winks home in Alma. Mary (Winks) Weeks was born and raised in this home, ans she lived here her last days here as well.

Originally home of John Mazanek & Essie (Day) Mazanek.
Their grandson, Brad Mazanek, and his wife Lisa, now reside in this home.

This home built for John Ross & Anna (Doudera) Ross, who also owned the Mazanek Store

just at the corner of that street for many years in Alma.

For many years after that, it was owned and lived in by Anna (Mazanek) Arnold.

Home built by John & Lelia Ford near the corner of Illinois Street & 7th Street

Barney Craig outside his home

602 Illinois Street - Mike and Jenny Schumate lived there and then Dean and Mitzi Fogerson

Alma Christian Church

Dean Osborne, Brad Henken, and Kevin Neff, and probably Kevin's dog, Peppy, in front of the old Alma Village Hall building.

The building was originally built by Tubby Gregory as a restaurant, and later used as a post office for a few years,

before becoming the village hall.

Old Rainey Store and Citizen's Bank building along "Main Street" (7th Street) in Alma

Driving by Alma Grocery

Parked in front of Alma Grocery

Alma Cafe business and Alma Hardware building

The old Rainey Grocery (later Bill Beard's Grocery) building

_________ & __________ in front of Alma Post Office

Corner of 7th St. ("Main St.") and Illinois St. The old Dr. Laswell doctor's office (lastly used for library),

and the Alma Post Office

Old Alma Station on corner of 7th St. (Main St.) & Rt. 37. Originally built by Tubby Gregory,

and ran by many thru the years, including Ike Gammon, and lastly the Johnson family.

Alma's 7th St. (also known as "Main Street") looking Eastward

Illinois Street at sunset looking southward. Alma Methodist Church is on the right side of the photo.

Williams Farm Equipment shed along Rt. 37 and caddy-cornered from the Standard Station. It was once a

fruit packing shed, possibly owned by the Mazanek family?

The new Alma village hall

Train engineer riding thru Alma

Illinois Central Gulf train going thru Alma

Santa in Alma on the front of a Kinmundy-Alma fire truck

working just north and across the street from the Williams Farm Implement business

Cider-Ola was produced in Alma, but was shut down because it was too "hard" during prohibition

BUILDING THE NEW VILLAGE HALL

AERIAL SHOTS OF ALMA