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Gary
Shull
Gary Shull, 59, of Lincoln died at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2002,
at the U.S. Route 66 bridge south of Lincoln.
A graveside service
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Union Cemetery, Lincoln. The Rev.
Ray Hudson will officiate.
There is no
visitation. Arrangements are being handled by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mr. Shull was a
self-employed farmer.
He was born Jan. 14,
1943, in Latham to John and Jessie Matlock Shull.
Surviving are his
mother, of Lincoln; two sons, Richard Lee Shull of Ossian, Ind., and
Terry Ray Shull of Phoenix, Ariz.; six grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; one brother, Ronald Dean Shull of New Holland; and
many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s
choice.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Shull family.
Joseph Stone
Joseph L. Stone, 71,
of Lincoln died at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln. Masonic rites will be conducted at 7:30.
His funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry.
Burial will be in
Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Stone was
administrator of Friendship Manor in Lincoln. He was currently
serving his community as a 5th Ward alderman on the Lincoln City
Council. He had also served on the Logan County Board of Review.
He was born April 20,
1931, in Chicago to Joseph L. and Katherine Otis Sr. He married
Colleen Carncross on April 21, 1972, in Lincoln. He married Angela
L. Howerton on June 15, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nev. She survives.
Also surviving are
children Carol Ann Stone of Okalahoma City, Okla.; Linda Stone
Obrien (and husband John) of Palatine, Nina Renee Stone of Lake in
the Hills, Leonard Joseph Stone of Springfield, Jennifer Renee
McKinney of Lincoln and Michael Paul McKinney of Lincoln; four
grandchildren, Jennifer Obrien, Daniel Obrien and Katherine Obrien,
all of Palatine, and Sean Seghi, address unknown; siblings Randolph
Wellington Saber of Orlando, Fla., Victor Calvet of Florida and
Renee Van Arsdale of Des Moines, Iowa; and his stepfather, Frederick
J. Untrauer of Urbandale, Iowa.
He was a member of
Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln, grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Illinois, past grand master of IOOF Lodge 204 of
Lincoln, past president of B’Nai B’Rith of Lincolnwood, 32nd degree
Mason of Hiram Lodge of Madison, Wis., a member of Ansar Shrine of
Springfield and the Ansar Legion of Honor in Springfield.
In the past, he had
worked for WBBM and WGN radio in Chicago. He had also been a
volunteer fireman and paramedic in Ankeny, Iowa, and a licensed real
estate agent.
He was a graduate of
Miami University of Ohio and had also completed post-graduate work
at Cornell University in New York.
Memorials may be made to the Shriners
Crippled Children’s Home.
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Dean Tibbs
Dean A. Tibbs, 77, of
New Holland died at 2:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2002, at St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at
2 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with Jon Rose and Frank
Bush officiating.
Burial will be in
Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Mr. Tibbs was a
self-employed farm drainage contractor with Tibbs Drainage.
He was a veteran of
the Illinois National Guard.
He was born Feb. 12,
1925, in Corwin Township to Dan and Lucy Faulkner Tibbs. He married
Gwendolyn R. Rankin on June 28, 1968, in New Holland. She survives.
Also surviving are
four sons, Terry Dean (and Kathryn) Tibbs of Landisburg, Pa.,
Michael (and Rhonda) Tibbs of Virginia Beach, Va., Steve (and
Vaughn) Tibbs of Lincoln and J. Robert (and Diane) Rankin of New
Holland; two daughters, Betty (and Jerry) Hayes of Lincoln and Mary
(and Schinova) Cory of Virginia Beach, Va.; 18 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and one brother, Roland Tibbs of Lincoln.
He was preceded in
death by eight brothers and two sisters.
He was a member and
elder of Broadwell Christian Church and a member of the Railsplitter
Assocation.
He was a graduate of
New Holland High School.
Memorials may be made to Broadwell
Christian Church.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Tibbs family.
Elmer Roberts
Elmer Alwin Roberts,
85, of 1523 S. Seventh St., Pekin, died at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6,
2002, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
His funeral will be
at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin
Chapel. The Rev. John D. Richmond will officiate. Visitation will be
two hours before the service. Cremation will follow the service.
A retired member of
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 34 in
Peoria, he had worked for Strope Electric and later Schwartz
Electric, both in Pekin. He retired in 1979.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
He was born Sept. 21,
1917, in Lincoln to Joseph and Viola Dean Roberts. He married Lois
Emily Gehrig on July 21, 1946, in Pekin. She survives.
Also surviving are
two daughters, Cynthia A. Roberts of Pekin and Barbara S. (and
Donald) Oleski of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; one son, Brent R. (and Jan)
Roberts of St. Peters, Mo.; three granddaughters; one brother,
Milton (and Mary Ann) Roberts of Sun City, Ariz.; and one sister,
Yolanda (and Dick) Simpson of Tremont.
He was preceded in
death by seven brothers and two sisters.
He was a former
member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Pekin.
He enjoyed
woodworking, fishing, bird-watching and gardening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Tazewell Animal Protective Society, 2675 Allentown Road, Pekin, IL
61554.
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