Princeton - Owen Vernon Shaffer, Jr., 93, of Princeton, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Liberty Village in Princeton, IL. Verne, as he was known, was born on January 26, 1928, to the late Owen and Ina Mae (Rhodes) Shaffer in Princeton, IL. He graduated from Princeton High School in 1946 and received his Bachelor's degree from Beloit College in 1950. He married Bernice Elsa Mutimer on June 23, 1951. They had two children, Cary and Owen. Verne worked as an art professor at Olivet College in Olivet, MI, in the early 1950's while earning his Master's degree from Michigan State University. He then worked as an art professor and the Director of the Wright Art Center at...

Princeton - Doris Autrey Kennedy Forcum, 95, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at her home. Doris was born to the late William and Orma (Kiltz) Autrey on February 26, 1924 in Jonesboro, AK. Doris studied at Eureka College and Phillips University, supporting her studies by working as a telephone operator in Memphis. She completed her BA in library science at Butler University. Doris had a long and happy career working as a research librarian for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). During the Civil Rights movement, Doris traveled to Alabama, where she helped people of color register to vote. Although this was hazardous work in a troubled time, she always believed that all...