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  • Mechanicsburg community mourns the loss of Dale Alan Ames

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📰 News we're reading

• Dale A. Ames - Petersburg Observer & Menard County Review (thepetersburgobserver.com) — Mechanicsburg is mourning the passing of longtime resident Dale Alan Ames, 65, who died December 4 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. A retired Ameren Illinois lineman and Porta High graduate, he leaves behind his wife, children, and grandchildren in Mechanicsburg. His family plans to announce a local celebration of life at a later date.
   

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