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Delbert Horn

Delbert "Preach" Horn, 78, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:25 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at Springfield Memorial Medical Center.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Delbert Horn worked at Horns Standard Gas Station for 44 years.

He was born Oct. 28, 1923, in Mount Pulaski to Frank D. and Lillie Epting Horn.

Survivors include two brothers, Emerson (and Esther) Horn of Mount Pulaski and Dean Horn of Mount Pulaski, and two nephews, Edwin Horn of Streator and Kevin Horn of Mount Pulaski.

He was a 50-year member of the Mount Pulaski Phoenix Fire Department.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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Lucille Smitherman

Lucille M. Smitherman, 89, of Lincoln died at 3:50 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Smitherman will be cremated. There will be no visitation or funeral services. Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smitherman had been employed in Lincoln as a clerk for the former Montgomery Ward Co. and later at the Family Center. She retired in 1975.

She was born March 25, 1913, in Mount Pulaski to Joseph and Bessie May Allen Wright. She married Jesse Smitherman on Dec. 19, 1946, in Lincoln. He died April 4, 1988.

Survivors are daughter Sharon (wife of Michael) Hayes of Lincoln; three grandsons, Edward (and wife Becky) Morrow of Springfield, Derrick (and wife Tiffany) Ramsey of Lincoln and Brian (and wife Ashley) Ramsey of Lincoln; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, George Wright of Malverne, N.Y.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Cheryl Kay Smitherman.


John Raycraft

John P. Raycraft, 69, of Lincoln died at 4:25 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Raycraft was cremated.

A memorial Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the Mass at the church.

Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements.

Raycraft had been employed at Builders Supply in Bloomington and later was the owner of Contractors Ready Mix in Lincoln. He retired in 1994.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War era.

He was born Jan. 1, 1933, in rural McLean County to John and Margaret McDonald Raycraft. He married Barbara Dunn on Aug. 24, 1957, in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are two sons, John (and Valerie) Raycraft of Fort Collins, Colo., James (and Laura) Raycraft of Williamsville; two daughters, Margaret (and Michael) Legel of Downers Grove, Janet (and David) Zeigler of Oak Park; 10 grandchildren; two brothers, Richard (and Mary) Raycraft of Bloomington and Joseph (and Mauna) Raycraft of Normal; and one sister, Virginia (and Patrick) O’Rourke of Downs.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln, a board member of Logan County Parks and Trails, and a member of the American Gourd Society, Indiana Gourd Society and the Missouri Gourd Society. He served as a site interpreter at New Salem State Park for 16 years.

He was an avid woodworker.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Oasis Senior Citizens Center or Holy Family Church, both in Lincoln, or to the Coalition For Pulmonary Fibrosis.

 

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Eugene Miller

Eugene R. Miller, 79, of Mount Pulaski died at 5:59 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader-Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Mark Peters officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Miller worked for GTE for 30 years as a central office installer. He had also retired from farming.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

He was born Sept. 21, 1922, in Lincoln to Fay L. and Ruby Carrie Berg Miller. He married Grace Shelton in Mount Pulaski on July 3, 1947. She survives.

Other survivors are one son, Stanley G. Miller of Canton; two daughters, Joyce (and Dwight) Smothers of Lincoln and Joan (and Donny) Neal of Lincoln; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Frances Gaffney of Fairbanks, Calif.

He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

He was a member of Mount Pulaski Masonic Lodge 87.

He was an avid fisherman and camper.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Ambulance.

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Daniel Logan

Daniel J. Logan, 16, of Lincoln died Saturday evening, March 30, 2002, in an automobile accident at State Route 121 and Limit Street in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A prayer service will be at 3:30 p.m.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with Father Thomas Taylor officiating.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Daniel Logan was a junior at Lincoln Community High School, where he enjoyed woodworking.

He was born July 1, 1985, in Springfield to Richard (Dick) and Marsha Tumilty Logan.

He is survived by his parents, of Lincoln; one brother, Darren Logan of Chicago; three sisters, Diana (and Derek) Schemansky of St. Peters, Mo., Sara Logan (Julian) Bradley of Aurora, Colo., and Elizabeth Logan of Lincoln; and one niece, Mariah Schemansky of St. Peters, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation for the ATOD Task Force or to the donor’s choice.

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