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Passing the Cane

Willard Shippee, front, with daughters, Pat Daughenbaugh, Rhonda Scheider and Pam Shippee.

mcconnell oldest man — Willard Shippee, front, with daughters, Pat Daughenbaugh, Rhonda Scheider and Pam Shippee.

Willard Shippee, 95 years young, has received the traveling cane for being the oldest and longest living resident of McConnell, Illinois.

Standing behind Shippee are his daughters, Pat Daughenbaugh, Rhonda Scheider and Pam Shippee.