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Eldo
‘Tom’ Howe
Eldo
"Tom" Thomas Howe, 86, of Mount Pulaski died at 11:55 a.m.
Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Crestview Health Care Center in
Clinton.
His
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Bill Shanle will officiate.
Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial
will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Howe
worked as a pipe fitter in the oil industry and as janitor for the
Warrensburg-Latham School District.
He
served in the Illinois National Guard.
He
was born March 21, 1915, in Macon County to Otis G. and Minnie Irene
Miller Howe. He married O. Irene Grigsby in Macon County in 1956.
She died Jan. 21, 1997.
Surviving
are two stepsons, Tony Robertson and Ray Jackson, both of Portland,
Ore.; one grandchild; three brothers, Everett R. (and Rosalie) Howe
of Latham, Donald E. (and Betty) Howe of Warrensburg and Otis G.
Howe Jr. of Cedar Point; a sister-in-law, Ida Howe of Chestnut; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
He
was also preceded in death by two brothers, Merle and John Howe.
He
was a Protestant and a member of Summit Masonic Lodge 431 AF &
AM and the Steamfitters Union.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Charles
Fenison
Charles
"Chuck" James Fenison, 84, of Mason City died at 8:19 p.m.
Monday, March 4, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
His
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Hurley Funeral
Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City. The Rev. Patrick Clough will
officiate. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Fenison
worked at National Bi-Products in Mason City before he retired in
1984.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He
was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Kingsland, Ark., to John Wesley and
Melinda Jane Ballard Fenison. He married Margarite Lucille Whitley
in Leadville, Colo. She died March 25, 1997.
Surviving
are one son, David (and Linda) Fenison of Mason City, and three
grandchildren.
He
was also preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers.
He
was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City and a past
member of the VFW.
Memorial
contributions may be made to his church.
Margaret
Becherer
Margaret
"Mickey" Boyett Becherer, 75, of Alexandria, Va., formerly
of Lincoln, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002 at Inova Alexandria
Hospital in Virginia.
Cremation
rites were accorded.
A
memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln, with the Venerable William H. Moore
Jr., archdeacon of Springfield, officiating.
Inurnment
of ashes will be in the Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium.
Mrs.
Becherer was co-owner of Becherers’ Jewelry in Hope, Ark. She
retired and moved to Lincoln in 1991. She and her husband resided in
Lincoln until 1997.
She
was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Hope, Ark., to James Allen and Grace Omega
Rail Boyett. She married Terry M. Becherer on Feb. 15, 1948.
Surviving
are her husband, of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Terri Becherer
of Los Angeles, Calif., and Sally Becherer of Springfield; one son,
Thomas L. (and wife Jenny) Becherer of Arlington, Va.; one grandson,
Tom Ed Becherer of Arlington, Va.; one brother, Barney Boyett of San
Antonio, Texas; and one sister, Johnnie Hanks of Conway, Ark.
She
was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va.
Memorials
may be made to the Margaret B. Becherer Scholarship Foundation, care
of First National Bank, P.O. Box 520, Hope, AR 71801.
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John
Marcum
John
William Marcum, 55, of Greenview died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, March
6, 2002, at his home.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Hurley Funeral Home,
603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mike
Farer officiating.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Marcum
was a carpenter for MII in Lincoln for 18 years and had worked for
Pfizer Seed Co. in Mason City.
He
was born July 13, 1946, in Lincoln to Uyless E. and Thelma A. Dennis
Marcum. He married Diana O’Brien on June 19, 1971, at the
Greenview United Church in Greenview. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, Phillip J. Marcum of Hillsboro and Todd W.
Marcum of Bloomington; one daughter, Camille K. (and Jay) Nance of
Greenview; three grandchildren; one brother, Wesley (and Evelyn)
Marcum of Greenview; and two sisters, Shirley (and June) Curry of
Hodgenville, Ky., and Nancy (and Jim) Stanberry of Mason City.
He
was preceded in death by one son, Curtis Marcum.
He
was a member of Carpenters Local 944 in Pekin.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.
Harold
Hurley
Harold
R. Hurley, 74, of Lincoln died at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2002,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Hurley
had farmed for 20 years and worked as janitor at Lincoln Junior High
School for five years before his retirement.
He
was born March 18, 1927, in Lincoln to Carl and Annie Werkman
Hurley. He married Lorene E. Presswood on April 29, 1944, in
Lincoln. She survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Carol Sue Beck of Kirbyville, Mo.; one
son, Gary L. Hurley of Lincoln; six grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; four brothers, Carl, Bill and Edward Hurley,
all of Lincoln, and Virgil Hurley of California; and two sisters,
Thelma Fulk and Linda Woodard, both of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by two sons, Terry L. and Robert D. Hurley,
and one brother, Claude Hurley.
He
was of the Southern Baptist faith.
He
was a former member of the Eagles Club.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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