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Eliza Brooks, 98, of Atlanta, died at 1:40 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2000, at Bartmann Health Care Center in rural Atlanta, where she had been a resident for one year. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Mr. David Harmon officiating. Burial will be at the Atlanta Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Mrs. Brooks was a home maker. She was born March 11, 1901, at Morantown, Kentucky, a daughter of Edward and Mollie Ann (Baker) Austin. She married Ord Brooks October 1, 1919, in Morgantown, Kentucky. He died in July 1988. Survivors include one daughter, Edna (and Bill) Gaither of Atlanta; four sons, Glenn (and Mary) Brooks of Atlanta, Kenneth (and Katie) Brooks of Lincoln, Herman Brooks of Atlanta, and Harold (and Barbara) Brooks of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Charles; five brothers; three sisters;and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church or Hospice Care of Illinois, 720 N. Bond Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704. Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, handled arrangements.
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Fern P. Schrader, 94, of Lincoln, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating. Burial will be at Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Mrs. Schrader was a homemaker. She was born February 27, 1905, at New Holland, a daughter of George W. and Nora (Bolinger) Blaum. She married Clarence F. Schrader January 21, 1925, at Pekin. He died November 9, 1965. Surviving are four sons, Paul (and Pat) Schrader of Streamwood, Herb (and Virginia) Schrader of Rochester, Wayne (and Marlene) Schrader of Lincoln and Ronald (and Joann) Schrader of Lincoln; three daughters, Kay (and Ron) Jones, Ann Miller and Lois Schrader, all of Lincoln; 24 grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren; and 38 great-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Clarence W. "Jim" Schrader; six sisters; and four brothers. She was the last of her immediate family. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Royal Neighbors of America and American Legion Auxiliary #263. Memorials may be made to her church or to the donor's choice. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements. |