Eunice Campbell

Eunice Campbell, 93, of Lincoln died at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Christian Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery in New Holland.

There will no visitation.

Mrs. Campbell worked for over 30 years as a bookkeeper for her husband’s Chrysler dealership in Lincoln.

She was born on Jan. 31, 1908, in Eminence Township, near Atlanta, to Clarence and Rosa (Conover) Leach. She married Edgar A. Campbell in Lincoln on Aug. 9, 1936. He died May 17, 1986.

She is survived by a daughter, Marcella Holland of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, LaVene Montgomery of Lincoln.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Edward B. Campbell.

Mrs. Campbell was a member of Lincoln Christian Church. She was a past matron of the order of Eastern Star Chapter 351, past president of Lincoln Woman’s Club, second president of ALMH Auxiliary, served on the ALMH board for six years and on the state board for hospital auxiliaries with the Illinois Hospital Association for nine years.

She graduated from Atlanta High School and Lincoln Business College.

Memorials may be made to ALMH Auxiliary.


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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Alan Ware

Alan Lee Ware, 40, of rural Atlanta was pronounced dead at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at his residence.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Waynesville Christian Church. Dan Sherstad and Art Tables will officiate.

Ware will be cremated following the funeral services.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the church.

He was born Dec. 20, 1960, at Pontiac to Karl L. and Julia A. (Ball) Ware.

Surviving are his parents, of Atlanta; two brothers, Aaron D. Ware Sr. of Atlanta and Nathanael R. Ware of Lincoln; four sisters, Peggy S. (John) Berry of Greenville, Levaughn R. Radespiel of Lincoln, and Abigail H. Ware and Kirsten S. Ware, both of Atlanta; and several nieces and nephews.


Helena ‘Sis’ Hurley

Helena "Sis" Hurley, 84, of Lincoln died at 6:04 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Mrs. Hurley worked at Stetson China Factory and Lincoln Bottle Factory.

She was born Dec. 9, 1916, in Elkhart to Charles H. and Jesse Mae (DeFrates) Sloan. She married Ralph A. Newberry on Sept. 10, 1938, in Lincoln. He died Sept. 13, 1944. She married Claude C. Hurley in February 1946 in Lincoln. He died Oct. 19, 1946.

Surviving are one daughter, Sandy Weakley of Lincoln; two sons, Jerry R. (Brenda) Newberry of Lincoln and Larry L. (Doody) Newberry of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Stephen "Bud" (Martha) Sloan of Hartsburg and Charles "Chuck" (Mary Ann) Sloan of Lincoln; and five sisters, Margaret Newberry, Gladys Aper, Hope (Wendell) Klockenga, Evelyn (Edgar) Logan and Helen Singley, all of Lincoln.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, one infant son and one infant granddaughter.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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