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Dennis Floyd

Dennis A. Floyd, 53, of Bloomington, formerly of Atlanta, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 8:30 p.m. at his home. He had been under hospice care.

Mr. Floyd's body was cremated, and services will be scheduled at a later date.

Quiram Funeral Home of Atlanta handled arrangements.

He most recently was employed as sexton for the Atlanta Cemetery.

He served four years in the Marine Corps.

He was born Nov. 10, 1949, in Lincoln to Albert and Shirley Bishop Floyd Jr. He married Barbara L. "Bobbie" Horn on June 29, 1973, at the Chapel of the Trees, Funks Grove. She died June 2, 2001.

Surviving are his mother, Shirley Floyd of Atlanta; one daughter, Rana Covert of Bloomington; and two granddaughters, Emily and Anna.

He was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church.


William 'Tom' Martin

William "Tom" Martin, 85, of Lincoln died Monday, April 21, 2003, at 5:50 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating.

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

Mr. Martin retired from farming in Broadwell Township and Orin Township. He was also a retired foreman from Myers Industries in Lincoln.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He was born Aug. 22, 1917, in Lincoln to Cal and Catherine Walters Martin. He married Phyllis Randall in Shelbyville.

Surviving are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, William Thomas (and Shayne) Martin II of Evansville, Ind.; two grandchildren, William Thomas (and Fawna) Martin III of Newburg, Ind., and Shayla Martin of Evansville, Ind.; one brother, Cal (and Alyce) Martin of Lincoln; and one sister, Clarine (and Elmer E.) Slayton of Edgewater, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Gertrude, Leona and Rosetta.

He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln, where he was a trustee and deacon.

He was a musician with the Lincoln Ramblers band.

Memorials may be made to the college fund established for his grandchildren.

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Joseph Aldendifer

Memorial services for Joseph R. Aldendifer will be on Saturday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m., with a service at 3:30 p.m. and burial to follow at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Aldendifer died Nov. 8, 2002, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

He had been a military and commercial pilot and president of the Mount Pulaski Telephone and Electric Company.

He was born May 17, 1916, to Joseph R. and Marguerite C. Aldendifer.

Surviving are his wife, Cynthia, of Lincoln and Rancho Mirage, Calif.; three sons, Joseph R. Aldendifer of Corona, Calif., James Aldendifer of South Bend, Ind., and Curtis E. Aldendifer of Honolulu, Hawaii; a brother, James Aldendifer of Lincoln; and a sister, Marianne Tucker of Naples, Fla.

He attended Central School in Lincoln; St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wis.; and Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., where he was in the class of 1939.

In 1940 he applied for flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps and began his training at Lindbergh Field, San Diego, Calif., with the Ryan School of Aeronautics. He completed flight training at Kelley Field, Texas, with the class of 1941.

He was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group of the 8th Air Force at Harham, Suffolk, England. He served as command pilot of a B-17 squadron and in that capacity was award the Distinguished Flying Cross in June 1945.

Later in 1945, following his discharge, he began his commercial flying career with Continental Airlines. He retired from the airline in 1976.

Soon thereafter he returned to Lincoln and assumed the role of president of the Mount Pulaski Telephone and Electric Company. He held that position until 1991, when the company was sold to the Rochester Telephone Company.

Memorials may be made to the Wayne J. Schall Hospice of Lincoln.

 

Joe Ott

Joe A. Ott, 72, of Middletown died Monday, April 21, 2003, at 8:50 p.m. at St. John's Hospice North in Springfield.

Following cremation rites, there will be a memorial service at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln at 7 p.m. Friday. Alan Dean will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Mr. Ott farmed in the Middletown area from 1950 to 1998. He was also employed at Stetson China Company from 1952 to 1957 and at R&H in Petersburg from 1978 to 1998.

He was born March 2, 1931, in Lincoln to Earl Gerald and Ruth Irene Ingram Ott. He married Dorothy Pinney on Oct. 31, 1952, in Elkhart.

Surviving are his wife, of Middletown; one son, William (and Teresa) Ott of Middletown; one daughter, Marsha (and Boone) O'Donoghue of Lincoln; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Earl Frederick (and Donna) Ott of Fancy Prairie and Cecil William (and Myra) Ott of Lincoln; and two sisters, Audrey Lucille (and Dean) Bryson of Cornland and Helen Irene (and Howard) Burton of Essex.

Mr. Ott was a Corwin Township trustee for a number of years.

He was of the Presbyterian faith.

Memorials may be made to Middletown Volunteer Firemen.


Reike Wibben

Reike S. Wibben, 87, of Emden died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 4:14 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

His funeral was Thursday morning at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with the Rev. David Russell officiating. Visitation was on Wednesday at the church.

Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, rural Emden.

Mr. Wibben was a farmer.

He was born Sept. 22, 1915, at Hartsburg to John W. and Maggie Ites Wibben. He married Virginia Sank on June 15, 1941, in St. Louis, Mo.

Surviving are his wife, of Emden; one daughter, Janet Groth of Emden; two sons, Jim (and Marge) Wibben of Atlanta and Jeff Wibben of Emden; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janette Coers of New Holland.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg.

Memorials may be made to his church.

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