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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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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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