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Virgil
Patton
Virgil
James Patton, 83, of Lincoln died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5,
2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.
Graveside
services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Walker’s Grove
Cemetery, Easton, with Pastor Don Hoover officiating.
There
will be no visitation.
Patton
was a union musician in a band and played at many locations. He also
worked for JC Construction of Des Moines, Iowa.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
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information to be posted]
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
Louise
Adams
Louise
Steiling Adams, 82, of Atlanta died at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4,
2001, at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Atlanta
Christian Church, with David Harmon officiating.
Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Quiram
Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs.
Adams worked several years as a cook for the Olympia School
District.
She
was born Nov. 7, 1919, at Waynesville to Holton and Emma Meachum
Leever. She married John C. Steiling on Feb. 16, 1942, in Louisiana,
Mo. He died Sept. 17, 1974. She married Leo W. Adams on Sept. 12,
1980, in Atlanta. He died May 11, 1988.
Surviving
are two sons, Donald (and Susie) Steiling of Atlanta and Richard
(and Christine) Steiling of Thiensville, Wis.; one daughter, Diana
(and Grant) Breakville of Normal; five grandchildren; one
great-grandson; eight stepgrandchildren; 16
step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Nelson Leever of Riverside,
Calif., and Ted Leever of Lincoln; one sister, Marjorie Hickey of
Decatur; and several nieces and nephews.
She
was also preceded in death by two brothers.
She
was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church and served as janitor
there for 13 years. She was a former member of the Atlanta Woman’s
Club.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta Christian Church or to the
Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Claude
‘Doc’ Renner
Claude
E. "Doc" Renner, 81, of Atlanta died at 11:44 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 3, 2001, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
His
funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the Atlanta
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Venter officiating.
Burial,
with military rites accorded by the Atlanta American Legion Post
341, will be in Atlanta Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta,
with Masonic rites at 8 p.m.
Renner
worked as a heavy equipment operator for R.A. Cullinan and Son,
Tremont. He retired in 1991.
He
served in the Army Air Corps in World War II.
He
was born May 20, 1920, at Mount Pulaski to Guy and Louise Morris
Renner. He married Lucille Lamb in 1942.
Surviving
are two daughters, Kathy Mountjoy of Bloomington and Susan (and
Dave) Chinowth of Atlanta; five grandchildren, Meghan, Sean and Erin
Mountjoy and Nick and Ashley Chinowth; and several nieces and
nephews.
He
was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
He
was a member of Operating Engineers Local 965, the Atlanta American
Legion, VFW and 40 et 8. He was a member and Past Master of the
Atlanta Masonic Lodge 165 and served as secretary from 1971 to 1985.
He also was a member of the Lincoln York Rite Bodies, Order of
Eastern Star and White Shrine. He was an honorary member of Minier
Comet Lodge 641, Clinton DeWitt Lodge 84, Mount Pulaski Lodge 87 and
Delavan Lodge 156. He was also a member of the Atlanta United
Methodist Church.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta Public Library and Museum
or to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
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Herschel
Thompson Sr.
Herschel
Berten Thompson Sr., 80, of Lincoln died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
4, 2001, at the Christian Village in Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Lincoln Christian
Church, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Orio Cemetery, rural Allendale.
Visitation
will be from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Friday at Lincoln Christian Church and
from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Little Prairie Christian Church in
Albion.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Thompson
was a Christian church minister and retired from Lincoln Christian
College maintenance and custodial departments.
He
was born July 14, 1921, in rural Bridgeport to James Madison and
Lulu Maud Bass Thompson. He married Juliett (Judy) Pierson on March
10, 1941, in rural St. Francisville.
Surviving
Thompson are his wife, of Lincoln; three sons, Jimmie Lewis (and
Barbara) Thompson of Ellery, Sharon Lee (and Jane) Thompson of
Lincoln and Herschel Berten Thompson Jr. of Springfield; seven
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy
Hulchel of Olney.
He
was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters and one son.
He
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and the Christian Corner
Class of the church.
He
was a graduate of Lincoln Bible Institute.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Church or Lincoln Christian
College.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Thompson family.
Johanna
Montgomery
Johanna
Montgomery, 94, of Lincoln died at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001,
at Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.
Visitation
will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Montgomery was a retired cook. She had worked at Lincoln Christian
Village.
She
was born July 10, 1907, in Hamborn, Germany, to Carl and Hermina
Fichtner Weber. She married Haskell Eugene Montgomery on Dec. 12,
1945, in Lincoln. He died in 1971.
Surviving
are one son, Richard Montgomery of St. Louis, Mo.; two grandsons,
Philip (and Allison) Montgomery of Conway, Ark., and Jeffrey
Montgomery of Pleasant Plains; and one great-grandson, Andrew
Montgomery of Conway, Ark.
She
was also preceded in death by one brother. She was the last of her
immediate family.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and an active life member
of Eastern Star.
Memorials
may be made to the Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Click
here to send a note of condolence to the Montgomery family.
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