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James Johnson

Dr. James Ray Johnson, 61, of Lincoln, formerly of Springfield, died at 10:28 a.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, at his home.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, 127 S. Logan St. in Lincoln.

The service, also at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, will be at 10 a.m. Friday.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

Johnson was chief compliance officer for the Illinois State Board of Education before he retired.

He was born July 22, 1940, in Evansville, Ind., to Paul B. and Virginia Krutsinger Johnson.

One aunt, Anne Goin of Springfield, and several cousins survive.

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

He graduated from Lincoln Community High School and the University of Arkansas and received his doctorate from the University of Illinois.

He was a member of the Good Guy Street Rod Club and the Railsplitter Car Club.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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Efrosini Demertzis

Efrosini Demertzis, 83, a resident of the Christian Village Nursing Home, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Services will be at noon Monday, July 8, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Father Anthony Tzortzis officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Monday.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Demertzis was a homemaker for her family.

She was born May 20, 1919, in Salonika, Greece, to Stergios and Anastasia Tatsis. She married Apostolos Demertzis in 1943 in Salonika, Greece. He died in 1961.

Surviving are one son, Ted (and Stacy) Demertzis of Greece; one daughter, Stacie (and John) Vanos of Lincoln; daughter-in-law Cathy Demertzis of Downers Grove; and eight grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, James Demertzis; four sisters, Chrysoula Tatsis, Evridiki Tatsis, Alexandra Tatsis and her twin, Efrosini Tatsis; and one brother, Theophilos Tatsis.

She was a member of St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago.

Memorials may be made to the family.

 

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Floyd Jones

Floyd Dwain Jones, 69, of Lincoln died at 8:39 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2002, at St. Clara’s Manor.

His funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Park Meadows Baptist Church, Lincoln, with the Rev. S.M. Davis and the Rev. Tom Bryant officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the service.

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

Jones was a machinist at Fiatt Allis. Also, he was a tax examiner for the state of Illinois for 10 years.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran.

He was born Oct. 22, 1932, in Logan County to Floyd E. and Amy A. Dye Jones. He married Marilyn Finley on May 10, 1954, in Corinth, Miss.

Surviving are his wife, of Lincoln; three daughters, Marilyn J. (and David) Bertram, Vickie R. (and Tim) Loafman of Mount Pulaski and Cynthia S. Foley of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild and three step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Oneta Emmons of Middletown.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Lois Emmons.

He was an active member of Park Meadows Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to the church.

 


Dorothy Menzel

Dorothy E. Menzel, 81, of Lincoln died at 11:58 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Menzel was a housewife.

She was born June 25, 1921, in Rector, Ark., to Charles D. and Pearl Carter Earle. She married Harry W. Menzel in Malden, Mo., in 1943. He died May 14, 2002.

Surviving are four sons, Harry Earle (and Jean) Menzel of Kankakee, David (and Pat) Menzel of Springfield, Michael (and Marsha) Menzel of Williamsville and Scott (and Wendy) Menzel of Louisville, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln and the Ruth Circle of the church.

She was a former election judge.

Memorials may be made to her church or to Logan County Food Pantry.

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