Eugene ‘Pete’ Voyles

Eugene J. "Pete" Voyles, 65, of Tremont died at 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2001, near Lodge, Ill.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Kevin Cunningham officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

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

Voyles was retired from Ball Foster Glass, where he worked as a machine operator for 46 years.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957.

He was born April 23, 1935, in Lincoln to Carl and Mary J. (Martin) Voyles. He married Carol Castile in 1969. She died in June 2000. He married Brenda Rush on Dec. 15, 2000, in Pekin. She survives, in Tremont.

Also surviving are his children, Cheryl (Dennis) Smiley of Louisville, Ky., Debbie (Brian) Brackney of Lincoln, Teresa Voyles of Lincoln, Cindy (Jerry) Potter of Sadorus and Jamie Voyles of Hartsburg; one stepson, Eric Miller of Tremont; two stepdaughters, Tina Brennan in Illinois and Chris Wampler of Tulsa, Okla.; 10 grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Maxine (Danny) Nelson of Lincoln, Donna (Al) Deright of Chestnut and Linda (Leon) Blair of Lincoln; and one brother, Larry (Jane) Voyles of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his father; two brothers, Gary and Junior Voyles; and wife Carol.

He was a Protestant.

He was a member of the Glass Blowers & Potters Union and an avid fan of the Cardinals, NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt.

Memorials may be made to the family of Eugene Voyles.


Paul Ording

Paul George Ording, 59, of Decatur, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2001, at his residence.

A graveside service, with Tom Gerdts officiating, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

There is no visitation.

Ording was an accountant at ADM in Decatur.

He was born July 18, 1941, in Appleton, Wis., to Merle and Virginia (Schlingerman) Ording. He married Terri Pulaski on March 12, 1971, in Bloomington.

Surviving are his wife, in Decatur; one daughter, Andrea Bartlett of Normal; and one son, Paul G. Ording II of Little Rock, Ark.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Ording.

He was of the Catholic faith and was a member of Knights of Columbus of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.


Rosy Drake

Rosy L. Drake, 92, of Monmouth, formerly of Elkhart, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2001, at her home.

Graveside services, with the Rev. Beth Tickner officiating, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Elkhart Cemetery.

Mott & Henning Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Drake worked for the state of Illinois for 30 years.

She was born May 20, 1908, in Pawnee to Edward and Ollie (Turner) Germann. She married Kenneth Drake in Keokuk, Iowa, in November of 1961. He died Dec. 17, 1991.

She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Rosella, and her granddaughter, Janet.

Surviving are a son-in-law, Wendell Stivers of Monmouth; a stepson, Charles Drake of Chatham; one grandson; two great-grandsons; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was a member of the Elkhart Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to her church.

 

 

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Thomas Quisenberry

Thomas W. Quisenberry, 64, of Emden died at 6:06 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

There will be no funeral services.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial will be at a later date at Bethel Cemetery, Emden.

Quisenberry farmed at Union.

He was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Lincoln to Wayne Lee and Catherine (Wagoner) Quisenberry. He married Jeanette "Jan" Snyder on July 3, 1961, in Freeport, Texas. Surviving are his wife, in Emden; three daughters, Mary (Alan) Burton Quisenberry of Grayslake, Jane Ryan of Lincoln and Leslie Vonderheide of Middletown; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, William Quisenberry.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s disease research or to Christian Village Nursing Home.

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Norville Cordray

Norville Alan Cordray, 77, of Hartsburg died at 4:27 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Hartsburg.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Cordray was a drill operator and retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. in East Peoria in 1982. He worked for Caterpillar 31 years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in New Guinea, Luzon and the Philippines and was awarded the Philippine Liberation Ribbon and one Bronze Star.

He was born Feb. 11, 1924, in North Salem, Mo., to John and Elsie (Peavler) Cordray. He married Bonnie L. Batye on July 17, 1953, in Chilicothe, Mo.

Surviving are his wife, of Hartsburg; two sons, Alan R. Cordray and Colby L. (Janice) Cordray of Hartsburg; four daughters, Sandra B. Hall of Decatur, Paula J. (Terry) Shaver of Bowling Green, Ky., Debra A. (William) Gilmer of Hartsburg and Vicki L. (James) Adams of Emden; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Paul (Evelyn) Cordray and Carl Cordray of Marceline, Mo.; and three sisters, Alma Deskins of Brookfield, Mo., Ruby (Clelland) Hannah of Linneus, Mo., and Dorothy (Arthur) Wilson of Minonk.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

He was of the Christian faith.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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