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John
Mefford
John
Logan Mefford, 75, of Lincoln died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17,
2000, at his residence.
Funeral
services will be Friday, Oct. 20, at 1:30 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be Friday from noon until the service time at the funeral home.
Mefford
was a laborer at Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. before his retirement.
He
was born Aug. 6, 1925, at Lexington, Ky., to Mark Steven and Nancy
Jane (Baker) Mefford. He married Mamie Lucille Lindsay on Nov. 29,
1946, at Brewton, Ala. She survives, in Lincoln.
Also
surviving are one stepson, William H. (and Cheryl) Roy of Beason;
two step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Robert Mefford of Lawrenceburg, Ky., and Mark S. Mefford of
Lexington, Ky.; and two sisters, Leta Berryman of Winchester, Ky.,
and Judith Lowery of Lexington, Ky.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and a half sister.
He
was a U.S. Army and Air Force veteran, serving during World War II
and the Korean War.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois.
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Irma
Cypher
Irma
Kathryn Cypher, 61, of Lincoln died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19,
2000, at her residence.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at Lincoln Christian
Church in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana.
Visitation
will be Sunday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Cypher was a building supervisor and supervisor of registered nurses
at Lincoln Developmental Center from 1961 to 1991 and was a
registered nurse at St. Clara’s Manor from 1991 to 1999.
She
graduated from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing on Sept. 1, 1961.
She
was born Nov. 30, 1938, in Mason County to Ross and Ede (Tegedes)
Forsythe. She married George A. Cypher on March 30, 1962, in
Lincoln. He survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Diane (and James) Coop of Lincoln; one
grandson, Andrew James Edward Coop of Lincoln; two brothers, Allen
(and Dessie) Forsythe of Forest City and Roland Forsythe of Havana;
one niece, Teresa Forsythe of Mason City; one nephew, Rick (and Jan)
Forsythe of Manito; two great-nieces, Abby and Jaci Forsythe of
Manito; and one aunt, Mabel Dierker of Lincoln.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Anna Stewart; and
one niece, Marie Fay Forsythe.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church, Harvest of Talents
quilters, Lincoln Women’s Bowling League and current chapter
president of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Church, Harvest of Talents or
Memorial Medical Foundation.
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