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Violet Little

Violet Mae Little, 82, of Latham died at 10:06 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 22, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. The Rev. Gilbert Fletcher will officiate. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg.

Mrs. Little was a homemaker.

She was born July 8, 1919, at Latham to Orval and Mary Canloes Taylor. She married Floyd E. Little in Latham on Aug. 30, 1938. He died Oct. 30, 1975.

Surviving are two sons, Lloyd Earl (and Bernadine) Little of Latham and Billy Little of Latham; one daughter, Nancy (and Paul) Johnson of Ocean Springs, Miss.; three grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bob (and Rita) Taylor of Gibson City and Dale (and Susie) Taylor of Latham; and two sisters, Norma (and James) Stiles of Decatur and Betty (and Floyd) Horn of Decatur.

She was also preceded in death by one sister, Audrey Hackey.

She was a member of Latham United Methodist Church, the sewing group at Decatur Memorial Hospital and Mount Pulaski T.O.P.S. She was also an election judge for Laenna Township.

Memorials may be made to American Heart Foundation or Latham Fire Department.

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Leona Donath

Leona E. Donath, 82, of Lincoln died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at her home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Holland and Barry, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Donath was a retired elementary teacher.

She was born Aug. 19, 1919, in Lincoln to Allen and Lena May Beaver Eury. She married John W. Donath on April 5, 1944, in Lincoln. He died Oct. 10, 1995.

Surviving are one daughter, Carla J. Ackerman of Lincoln; two granddaughters, Miki (and husband Todd) Farwell of Brewton, Ala., and Franni (and husband Tom) Vlahovich of Philo; and one great-granddaughter, Delaney Farwell of Brewton, Ala.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Retired Teachers Association, DAR, Logan County Homemakers Extension and Logan County Farm Bureau. She also taught crocheting at The Oasis senior center in Lincoln.

She was a graduate of Lincoln College.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, hospice or First United Methodist Church Heritage Ringer Bell Choir.

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Fredrick Johnson

Fredrick D. Johnson, 65, of Cornland died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at his home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

The funeral, also at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Timothy Bursott will officiate.

Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery.

Johnson was a retired truck driver.

He was born April 19, 1936, in Lincoln to Albert and Una Ramsey Johnson. He married Nell Houchens in Springfield on June 19, 1976.

Surviving are his wife, Nell Johnson of Cornland; his father, Albert Johnson of Cornland; two sons, Tim (and Theresa) Johnson of Buffalo and Michael Johnson of Springfield; two daughters, Theresa "Terri" (and Tom) Schnapp of Springfield and Dawn (and Michael) Powell of Springfield; one stepson, Phillip Neale of Cornland; one stepdaughter, Connie O’Connell of Springfield; 22 grandchildren, including Brandon Neale, who was raised by Fred; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Sue (and Eddie) Schaffenacker of Mount Pulaski; and two brothers, Lynn (and Debbie) Johnson of Elkhart and Lee (and Donna) Johnson of Elkhart.

He was preceded in death by his mother, one granddaughter and one stepdaughter.

He was a member of Cornland Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the family of Fred Johnson.

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Gerald Billington

Gerald L. Billington, 76, of rural McLean died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.

Billington was cremated. There will be no visitation.

Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the McLean Cemetery. Tony Billingsley will officiate.

Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta is in charge of arrangements.

Billington and his wife farmed 40 years for the Isaac Funk and Anton Hildebrandt families in the McLean area. When he retired from farming, he worked for Funk Seeds International and for Farm and Fleet in Bloomington.

He served in the Merchant Marines as an officer’s cook from 1945 through 1947 and worked at the Langellier Ford dealership in Lincoln after being discharged from the service.

He was born Jan. 2, 1926, at Atlanta to Charles and Anna Trago Billington. He married Marcia Necessary on June 17, 1950, at Atlanta. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Vicki (and Matthew) Mikel of El Paso; one son, Michael (and Jeannie) Billington of McLean; two grandsons, Ryan and Joshua Billington of McLean; one brother, Ernie (and Louise) Billington of Mount Pulaski; and two sisters, Doris (and Bill) Morris of Lincoln and Neona (and David) Myrick of Cave Creek, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by one sister, two brothers and an infant son, Troy Eric.

He was a member of the McLean Christian Church, where he served 35 years as elder. He was also a member of the Atlanta Bowling Association and the McLean County Farm Bureau. He was a trustee on the McLean Cemetery Board from 1982 to 2001.

He enjoyed woodworking and restoring farm tractors. He was an avid Cardinal fan.

Memorials may be made to Mount Hope-Funks Grove Library or to the McLean Christian Church.

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