Thomas Davis

Thomas L. Davis, 81, of Atlanta died at 7:39 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at St. Mary’s Church in Atlanta, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Tuesday. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Davis owned and operated Oppitz Upholstery in Lincoln for many years. He retired from Logan Correctional Center, where he taught upholstery and furniture refinishing.

He was born July 7, 1919, at Roe, Ark., to Luther T. and Eva Pauline (Moore) Davis. He married Betty F. Foster on Oct. 25, 1942, in Lincoln.

Surviving are his wife, of Atlanta; one son, Tommy J. (Snookie) Davis of Springfield; one granddaughter, Danielle Davis of Springfield; and one sister, Wanda Farris of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Atlanta and the Knights of Columbus, 3rd Degree.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or Atlanta Rescue Squad.

 


Raymond Keys

Raymond Keys, 93, of Lincoln, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.

Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Holland & Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Keys was retired from Lincoln Savings & Loan, where he had worked for 46 years. He was on the management team, serving as secretary and treasurer.

He was born March 10, 1907, at Beason to Garfield and Artie M. (Jones) Keys. He married Bessie M. Brandt on Feb. 17, 1933, in Springfield. She died July 28, 1987.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James (Marian) "Tootie" Poe of Bloomington and Mrs. Eugene (Bonnie) Thompson of St. Simon’s Island, Ga.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Jimmy Keys of Yellville, Ark.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, John and Bill Keys; and one granddaughter, Nicole Carlin.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and of the Lincoln Kiwanis Club.

A friend from the Kiwanis Club, Jack Bartelmay, who knew Raymond Keys for 37 years, said that he was always first to volunteer and was always "a complete gentleman."

Keys was the Courier Man of the Month in October 1974.

He was a graduate of Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln Business College.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Public Library or the donor’s choice.

 


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Mildred "Bugs" Gehlbach Ey

Mildred “Bugs” Gelbach Ey, 90, Lincoln, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at 6:25 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 1:30 p.m. at Holland & Berry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald and the Rev. Canon William M. Turner officiating. Interment will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ey was born Sept. 14, 1910, in Lincoln, a daughter of Fred Gehlbach and Emma ( Berger) Gehlbach.  She married Vincent “Cap” Ey on Aug. 10, 1947, in Mount Pulaski.

She is survived by her husband, in Lincoln; three nieces, Mrs. Rob ( Jeanie) Bowman of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. William ( Nancy) Rubenstein of St. Charles, Mo., and Mrs. Jerry ( Ellen) Upton of Park Ridge; five nephews, Kurt Gehlbach of Peoria, David Gehlbach of Palatine, Dr. Frederick Gehlbach of Waco, Texas, Don Gehlbach of Columbus, Ohio, and James Ordelheide of St. Charles, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Ordelheide of St. Charles, Mo.; and three step- grandchildren, Dr. Steven Ey of Korona Dell Mar, Calif.; Cynthia Ey of Geneseo, and Kathryn Espirity of Munster, Ind.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Marie Gehlbach and Helen Talmadge; and three brothers, Wilbur, Orville and Alton Gehlbach.

She attended Lindenwood College and was a graduate of the University of Illinois.  She taught elementary school in Logan County, junior high school in Lincoln, and high school in Mount Pulaski.

She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.  She was also a member of Chapter B.M. of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Lincoln Study Club, and was active in the Lincoln Elks Women’s Golf Association.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

 

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