William Prather

William C. Prather, 81, of Gravois Mills, Mo., formerly of Mount Pulaski, died at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Jackson Heights Nursing Home in Farmer City.

Private services will be at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Prather was owner of Minnesota Tool Co. in Mount Pulaski for 48 years.

He was born Dec. 31, 1918, at Sheffield to Leroy and Susan (Moore) Prather.

Surviving are two sons, Bruce (and Renay) Prather of Mesa, Ariz., and William Christopher of Oakland, Calif.; two daughters, Bonny Weinheimer of Wapella and Kathy Schmidt of Lincoln; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, Dariel Prather of Henry.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski and the Elks Lodge in Keokuk, Iowa.

 

 


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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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