Lloyd E. Miller, 89, of Hopedale, formerly of Bloomington and Armington, died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Hopedale Nursing Home, where he had resided since January 1999.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Armington Christian Church. Clayne Beck will officiate.

Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery, rural Atlanta.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta.

Miller was a long-time farmer in the Armington area. He retired in 1973.

He was born Dec. 13, 1910, in Brown County, Ind., a son of John E. and Sarah Belle (Wilson) Miller. He married Grace Dickerson Oct. 12, 1935, at Bloomington. She survives, in Minier.

Also surviving are one son, Donald (and Louise) Miller of Armington; a daughter-in-law, Pat Miller of Heyworth; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Venita Crego of Pontiac and Norma June Rabe of Virginia Beach, Va.

He was preceded in death by one son, Bill; two brothers; and two sisters.

He served on boards for the Milking Shorthorn Organization, Armington Christian Church and Armington Grade School.

Memorials may be made to Armington Christian Church.

Dr. William Hartman

Dr. William C. Hartman, 73, of Lincoln, died at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Kenneth Hummel officiating.

Burial with military rites will be at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield.

Visitation will be from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, with the rosary and wake service at 8:15 a.m.

Dr. Hartman was a podiatrist in Lincoln and Springfield for 27 years. He retired in 1992.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater.

He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Christian County, a son of Shadrach and Ida (Taylor) Hartman. He married Joan Christen in 1949 in Springfield. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Susie Johnson of Longview, Texas; three sons, Ross Hartman and Rod Hartman, both of Lincoln, and Johnny Johnson of Corpus Christi, Texas; and three grandchildren.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln, past president of the Sangamon County Podiatry Association, a former member of the Lincoln Rotary and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1756 in Lincoln.

He was an avid fisherman.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital hospice program.

Matilda Schmidt

Matilda Louise Schmidt, 97, of Lincoln, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and the Rev. William Adam co-officiating.

Burial will be at Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.

Mrs. Schmidt was a homemaker.

She was born May 19, 1902, at Forest City, a daughter of Herman and Anna (Stunkel) Boerger. She married Herman Dietrich Schmidt March 7, 1923, at Topeka, Ill. He died Jan. 11, 1980.

Surviving are one son, Ralph H. (and Betty) Schmidt of Lincoln; two daughters, Lenora M. (and Otto) Bargfrede of St. Louis, Mo., and Helen L. (and Dean) Maaks of Lincoln; one niece, Shirley Yeager of Hendley, Neb., who was raised in the Schmidt home; seven grandchildren; and one sister, Wilhelmine Huber of Oregon, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter, Frances; two sisters; two brothers; and one grandson.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to the church or to Zion Lutheran School, Lincoln.