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Jerry
Travis
Jerry
L. Travis, 37, of Shelbyville, formerly of Chestnut, died at 12:30
a.m. Friday, May 3, 2002, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
The
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader,
with the Rev. Barry Long officiating.
Burial
will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Travis
was an insurance broker and farmer.
He
was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt.
He
was born Oct. 30, 1964, in Decatur to Richard and Connie Doty
Travis. He married Linda Mileham Murphy on March 31, 1984, in
Chestnut.
Surviving
are his parents, of Chestnut; one daughter, Jerilee Travis of
Shelbyville; his fiancée, Angie Watson of Shelbyville; two
brothers, Richard "Rick" (and Kim) Travis of Cowden and
Mark (and Stephanie) Travis of Edwardsville; one sister, Lori (and
Patrick) Przykopanski of Mount Pulaski; his maternal grandmother,
Dorothy Doty of Cowden; his paternal grandmother, Anita Rentschler
of Mount Pulaski; and several nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by a son, Justin William Travis.
He
was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Cowden.
He
graduated from Mount Pulaski High School.
Memorials
may be made to SIDS Foundation, Stroke Foundation or to the donor’s
choice.
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Leslie
Wilkins
Leslie
Edmond Wilkins, 61, of Springfield died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, May
1, 2002, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Park Meadows Baptist Church in
Lincoln.
His
funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev.
S.M. Davis officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Wilkins
was retired from Slabjackers Construction in Springfield.
He
was born July 7, 1940, in Central City, Ky., to Everett and Ora Dell
Sallee Wilkins. He married Carolyn "Sue" Piper on Aug. 21,
1958, in Island, Ky.
Surviving
Wilkins are his wife, of Springfield; three sons, Chuck (and Nancy)
Wilkins of Lincoln, David (and Jennifer) Wilkins of Lincoln and
Terry (and B.J.) Wilkins of Cedar Lake, Ind.; one daughter, Sue
Ellen Wilkins of Plattsmouth, Neb.; seven grandchildren; three
brothers, Don Wilkins of Greenville, Ky., and Phil and Micah Wilkins
of Central City, Ky.; and one sister, Lutitia Wilder of Greenville,
Ky.
He
was a member of Park Meadows Baptist Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to Vision Unlimited 3 at his church.
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Henry
Lessen
Henry
"Hank" J. Lessen, 74, of Lincoln died at 9:48 a.m.
Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
in Lincoln. A memorial service, officiated by Pastor Roger David,
will follow at 6 p.m.
Burial
of cremains will be at Hartsburg Union Cemetery at a later date.
Military rites will be conducted then.
Arrangements
are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Lessen
was owner of Hank’s Upholstery in Lincoln for 30 years.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He
was born July 1, 1927, in Lincoln to Henry J. and Delila Franz
Lessen. He married Donna Kromminga on Dec. 26, 1948, in Lincoln. She
survives.
Also
surviving are one son, Terry (and Sheila) Lessen of Lincoln; one
daughter, Pamela (and Dean) Bismark of Kirkwood; son-in-law Bill
Fricke of Mount Pulaski; seven grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren; three
brothers, Dick Lessen of Lincoln, Gene Lessen of Richardson, Texas,
and Ron Lessen of Mount Morris; and one sister, Delores Baughman of
Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Kristie
Fricke.
He
was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln and
American Legion Post 263.
The
family requests no flowers. Memorials may be given to the Juvenile
Diabetes Association or to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln.
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