Martha Cornell

Martha E. Cornell, 89, of Lincoln died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Pastor Darrel Malcom and Dr. Gregory Widener officiating.

Burial will be in Lucas Chapel Cemetery, rural Lincoln.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Cornell was a homemaker.

She was born March 9, 1911, in Jackson County, Mo., to John T. and Hulda O. (Grund) Nilson. She married Floyd O. Cornell on June 16, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo. He died June 8, 1989.

Surviving are three daughters, Karen (Darrel) Malcom of Carol Stream, Nancy Ward of Petersburg and Carol (Robert) Norton of Springfield; one sister-in-law, Margaret Nilson of Oregon; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers, John and Carl Nilson.

She was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln and a founding member of West Side Christian Church in Columbia, Mo.

Memorials may be made to Christian Village or the Jefferson Street Christian Church.

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Gayla Webster

Gayla Louise Webster, 42, of Lincoln died at 11:05 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Miss Webster was a mental health technician at Lincoln Developmental Center for almost 25 years.

She was born Aug. 21, 1958, in Lincoln to Noble James and I. Louise (Lockard) Webster.

Surviving are her parents, Noble James and Louise Webster Sr. of Lincoln; three brothers, Noble James Webster Jr., Zachary Kyle Webster and Cory James Webster, all of Lincoln; and one sister, Kathy Helen Hopwood of Lincoln.

She was a member of Lincoln Southern Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to the family of Gayla Webster.


George McGinn

George "Bud" McGinn, 91, of Latham died at 9:33 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at Quincy Veterans Hospital in Quincy.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Bill Shanle officiating. Military rites will be accorded.

Burial will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, rural Latham.

Visitation will be one hour before the service on Tuesday at the funeral home.

McGinn was a retired farmer.

He was born May 8, 1909, in Olney to John and Florence (Bollinger) McGinn.

He was the last of his immediate family.

He was preceded in death by two sisters.

He was a member of VFW Post 99 and a lifetime member of the American Legion. He was of the Methodist faith.

Memorials may be made to World War II Memorial Fund.

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Arno Petri

Arno J. Petri, 92, of Lincoln died at 9:52 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Petri worked in maintenance and at Lincoln Christian College.

He was born Nov. 28, 1908, at Manitowoc, Wis., to Nicholas J. and Dora (Owart) Petri.

He married Dell Banta on Dec. 18, 1938, at Green Bay, Wis. She died March 25, 1983. He married Barbara A. Funk in December 1986 in Lincoln. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Allen Petri of Topeka, Kan., and Harley Petri of Elkhart; one stepson, Bud Overby of Lincoln; one stepdaughter, Brenda McCluskey of Little Rock, Ark.; three grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, one brother and one sister.

He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to his church or Christian Village Nursing Home.


Effie Stone

Effie Pearl Stone, 67, of Havana died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at Havana Healthcare Center in Havana.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Hurley Funeral Home in Havana, with the Rev. Mark Horn officiating.

Burial will be in Easton Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Stone was a cook and homemaker.

She was born Aug. 24, 1933, at Easton (Mason County) to John T. and Vivian (Marr) Hall. She married Delbert D. Lane. Later she married Vernie A. Stone. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are four sons, Gary Lane of Havana, John Lane of Mascoutah, Delbert "Dewey" Lane of Bath and Vernon Lee Stone of Albert Lea, Minn; one daughter, Brenda E. Wilcoxen of Havana; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; and seven sisters, Louise Scott of Havana, Lucille Fields of Columbus, Ohio, Jane Schnoor of Mason City, Juanita Lacey of Havana, Rosemary Fletcher of Decatur, Charlene Nall of Manito and Linda La Cevita of Melbourne, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.

She was a member of the Church of Christ at Havana.

Memorials may be made to the Christmas fund for residents at Havana Healthcare Center or to the Diabetes Association.

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