Theodore Sommers

Theodore "Ted" Talbert Sommers, 90, of Lincoln died at 1:28 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Aspen Ridge Care Centre in Decatur.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Sommers farmed in the New Holland and Beason areas until he retired in 1987.

He was born June 15, 1910, in Greenview to Henry and Naomi Ruth (Heimbach) Sommers. He married Isabelle Mosier in Lincoln on Jan. 24, 1939.

Surviving Sommers are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, LeRoy "Zeke" Sommers of Lincoln; one daughter, Jean (Ray) Boyd of Bloomington; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was the last of his immediate family. His parents, eight brothers and one son, Richard Leo, preceded him in death.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and the Logan County Farm Bureau.

He played for the St. Louis Browns baseball team in 1933-34. He was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Lincoln or to Alzheimer’s disease research.

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Rosalind Biggs

Rosalind "Rose" E. Biggs, 40, of Lincoln died at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, April 15, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Maffett officiating.

Burial will be in Lawndale Cemetery, Lawndale.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Biggs was a homemaker.

She was born Nov. 23, 1960, in Limestone, Maine, to Glenn and Shirley (Gillum) Gill. She married Milton "Lee" L. Biggs in Lincoln on July 31, 1981.

Surviving Mrs. Biggs are her husband, of Lincoln; one son, Jeremy Lee Biggs of Lincoln; one daughter, Lisa Marie Biggs of Clinton; her parents, of Lincoln; two brothers, Brian Gill of Swansea and Glenn Gill Jr. of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one sister, Pamela Johnson of Beason; and several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles.

She was preceded in death by one son, Derek; one sister, Shirlene; one brother, Jeffrey; and her grandparents.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln.

She was a 1978 graduate of Lincoln Community High School.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Foundation or to her family.

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Roy Slack

Roy J. Slack, 77, of Lincoln, died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Fla.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 19, at Lincoln Christian Church, with Tom Gerdts and John David Webb officiating.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Slack retired from Lincoln Developmental Center, where he was a barber.

He was born Jan. 29, 1924, in Newton to Henry M. and Mabel C. (Wiles) Slack. He married Marjorie Heinzel on Sept. 9, 1942, in Lincoln. She died April 5, 1984. He married Edith J. Goddard Webb on Aug. 6, 1998, in Lincoln.

Surviving Slack are his wife, Edith, of Lincoln; four sons, Lloyd Slack, David (Sandy) Slack, Myron (Gail) Slack and Dan Slack, all of Lincoln; one daughter, Billie Jean Foster of Tinley Park; three stepsons, Joseph Morris Webb of Riverside, Calif., John David (Judy) Webb of Oceanside, Calif., and James Craig (Betsy) Webb of Indianapolis, Ind.; one stepdaughter, Joy Sue (Rick) Blazek of Springfield; one brother, Clarence (Lois) Slack of Pekin; 13 grandchildren and 11 stepgrandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie, and two sisters, Mary Sullivan and Clarine Wilson.

He was affiliated with Lincoln Christian Church and with Leesburg Christian Church in Leesburg, Fla.

He was member of Friendship Corner Class senior group and Men’s Club of First Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to Lincoln Christian College or Lincoln Christian Church.

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Wilbur Peasley

Wilbur Paul Peasley of Atlanta, formerly of Waynesville, died at 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at Eminence Christian Church, with Andy Glass officiating.

Peasley will be buried in Roaches Chapel Cemetery in rural Atlanta.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, at the Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, and one hour before the service on Wednesday.

Peasley farmed in the Atlanta and Waynesville areas until his retirement in 1989.

He was born April 22, 1918, in rural DeWitt County. He married Mary Louise Purlee on June 17, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo. She died Aug. 13, 1999.

He was also preceded in death by one son, James P. Peasley, on Nov. 11, 1979.

Peasley is survived by two sons, Richard Peasley of Chestnut and Larry L. (Janet) Peasley of Maroa; daughter-in-law Linda Peasley of Atlanta; eight grandchildren, Donald P. and Krystal A. Peasley of Atlanta, Shellie L. (David) Reed of Albuquerque, N.M., Tammy K. Peasley of Normal, Darric (Amy) Peasley of Mount Pulaski, Erica L. Peasley of Chestnut, J.D. and Tim Peasley of Maroa; and two great-grandchildren, Sarah N. and Jayme L. Reed of Alburquerque, N.M.

He was a member of the Illinois National Guard. He attended the Eminence Christian Church in Atlanta.

He was an avid Cub fan and also enjoyed nature.

Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad or Eminence Christian Church.

 

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