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Eva Laurine Albert Spalding was born Jan. 8,
1921, in Maroa. She was the daughter of a
farmer, George Albert and Zelpha DuBois "MiMi"
Albert.
Eva married Robert Merrill Rich on Aug. 22,
1945, at Hanson Place Methodist Church,
Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a banker at National City
Bank in New York City, Millikin National Bank in
Decatur and Mount Zion State Bank in Mount Zion.
He preceded her in death on Oct. 6, 1979.
She later married M.D. "Bill" Ream, an
electrical engineer for the Wabash Railroad, on
Jan. 9, 1982, in Danville. They later lived at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski. He
preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1992.
She married Selma W. Spalding on Dec. 11,
1996. They lived until her death at Vonderlieth
Living Center, where he currently resides.
She is also survived by her son, Robert M.
Rich Jr. and his wife, Rebecca Lee Root Rich, of
Winter Park, Fla.; her grandson, J. Brandon Rich
of Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.; her
granddaughter, Brittany Lynn Rich Clay and
husband Charles Lloyd Clay Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.;
and her great-granddaughter, Emory Merrill Clay
of Atlanta, Ga.; two nephews, Daniel Albert
Hayes of Detroit, Mich., and Dr. James M. Rich
of Asheboro, N.C.; two nieces, Hazel Rich Hobbs
of New Canaan, Conn., and Candy Rich Di Sabitino
of Wilmington, Del.; and many great-nieces and
great-nephews and cousins throughout the U.S.
She was also preceded in death by her sister,
Helen Marie Hayes of Roseville, Mich. |
Eva graduated from Maroa High School and
Illinois Commercial College in Champaign.
She began her career at Millikin National
Bank. She lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1944 and
was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard (SPARS)
during World War II. She worked for the Irving
Trust Co. in New York City after discharge from
the SPARS. She shared life experiences from
childhood and through the war and beyond with
her best friend Eleanor Rainey Clary, who
preceded her in death.
Eva later worked for the Wabash Railroad and
retired from the Norfolk and Southern Railroad.
She was member of Delta Theta Tau sorority
and Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, where she
was a deacon.
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