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Hilma Littrell
Hilma Littrell, 83, of Lincoln died
Saturday (June 14, 2003) at 7:50 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the
Rev. Greg Wooten officiating. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m.
until the service time.
Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery.
Mrs. Littrell was a housekeeper at
Lincoln Developmental Center and later a foster grandparent.
She was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Lincoln
to Elwood and Florence Hurley. She married Howard Littrell in
Latham, and he preceded her in death.
Survivors are two sons, Dallas (and
Linda) Littrell of Lincoln and Steve Littrell of Lincoln; two
daughters, Nancy Helton of Selma, Ala., and Marcella McBryant of
Orlando, Fla.; two daughters-in-law, Bonnie Littrell of Mount Zion
and Kay Littrell of Lincoln; seven grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one
son, Leonard Littrell, and one sister, Helen Seacrest.
She was a member of the Eagles
Auxiliary.
Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Margaret Doty
Margaret "Marge" Ann
Doty, 88, of Lincoln died Friday (June 13, 2003) at 9:14 p.m. at
Hospice Home North of Naples, Fla.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Mass of Christian
burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry, with
Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.
Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Doty and her
husband, Gene, were the owners of Doty's Jewelers, which began
operations on Mother's Day in 1946. After her husband died, she
continued operating the business with her sons until it closed in
1997.
She was born Jan. 31,
1915, in Blockton, Ala., to Joseph and Ilonka Eltz Resnik. She
married Paul Eugene "Gene" Doty in Springfield in January 1940. He
died July 20, 1969.
Survivors are two
sons, Charles Paul (and Rose) Doty of Lincoln and J. Michael (and
Marsha) Doty of Naples, Fla.; two granddaughters; one grandson;
three great-grandchildren; one brother, William Resnik of
Carterville; and one sister, Frances Sternberg of Warrenville.
She was a member of
St. Mary's Catholic Church and then of Holy Family Catholic Church
in Lincoln.
She was a past
president of the Zonta Club of Lincoln.
Memorials made be made to the building
fund of Carroll Catholic School.
Bob
Davison
Bob Davison, 71, of Bascom, Fla., died
Thursday (June 12, 2003) at 12:06 p.m. at his home.
Committal of ashes
will be June 25 at an 11 a.m. service at Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.
Roger James and Ken Davison will officiate. Military and Masonic
rites will be conducted at the graveside.
Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling local arrangements.
Mr. Davison retired
from Caterpillar in Peoria after 34 years and was a truck driver for
14 years.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
He was born Oct. 6,
1929, in Oakley to Walter Grant and Nettie Banister Davison. He
married Clara Rickard on June 2, 1950, in Petersburg.
Survivors are his
wife, of Bascom, Fla.; one son, Phillippe I. Davison of Altha, Fla.;
one daughter, Angelique Stevenson of Mason City; eight
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, Walter
Davison of Green Valley, Kenneth Davison of Middletown and Edwin A.
Davison of Lincoln; and one sister, Lois J. Boyer of Lincoln.
He was of the
Methodist faith.
He was a member of American Legion Post
672, Masonic Lodge 653 of Greenview, the VFW post of Creve Coeur and
the Moose Lodge of Marianna, Fla.
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Romelda Johnson
Romelda G. Johnson,
84, of Cornland died Monday (June 16, 2003) at 4:58 p.m. at St.
John's Hospice in Springfield.
Private graveside
services at Mount Pulaski Cemetery will be at a later date. Allen
Hickerson will officiate. There will be no visitation.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Johnson was a
retired switchboard operator.
She was born March
18, 1919, in Lincoln to John and Clara Wilmert Birnbaum. She married
Dale Johnson in Bloomington on Oct. 28, 1965. He preceded her in
death.
Survivors are four
daughters, Beverly (and Leroy) Ramthun of Cornland, Lanette (and
David) Munks of Bend, Ore., Melody Krusz of Astoria, N.Y., and
Candace Stoll of Itasca; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She was a member of
Cornland Christian Church.
She worked with AARP for a time.
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family of Romelda Johnson.
Evelyn Maxey
Evelyn Maxey, 88, of McLean
died Saturday (June 14, 2003) at 2:19 a.m. at Manorcare Health
Services in Normal.
A graveside service was Monday
afternoon at the McLean Cemetery. The Rev. Melvin Angel officiated. There was no visitation.
Quiram Funeral Home of Atlanta
handled arrangements.
Mrs. Maxey was a homemaker.
She was born May 27, 1915, in
Casey County, Ky. to Charlie and Cora Spaulding Smith. She married
William Harrison Maxey on April 26, 1943, in Lincoln. He died Feb.
11, 1998.
She was also preceded in death
by one brother and one sister.
Surviving are several nieces
and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the McLean Grade School.
Roscoe Edwards
Roscoe D. Edwards, 76, of McLean died
Friday (June 13, 2003) at 6:03 p.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center
in Bloomington.
A graveside service was Monday morning at the McLean Cemetery. The Rev. Don R. Doty officiated.
There was no visitation.
Quiram Funeral Home of Atlanta handled
arrangements.
Mr. Edwards owned and operated Edwards
Trucking in McLean for a number of years.
He was born Dec. 4, 1926, at McLean to
John and Zula Bunch Edwards. He married Barbara Deatrick in 1954,
and she preceded him in death.
Survivors are two sons, Johnny Edwards
of Normal and Jimmy Edwards of Bloomington; one granddaughter; and
one great-granddaughter.
He was also preceded in death by one
brother.
Memorials
may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Wilford Scroggin
Wilford K. Scroggin Jr., 87, of Mount
Pulaski died Thursday (June 12, 2003) at 9:35 a.m. at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
The rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Mount Pulaski, with
Father Thomas Shaw officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in
Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Mr. Scroggin was a retired farmer and a
fisherman.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to
1945.
He was born Oct. 8, 1915, at Mount
Pulaski to Wilford K. and Lois Huck Scroggin Sr. He married Margaret
Schick in Elkhart on Aug. 1, 1945.
Survivors are his wife; one son, Karl
Scroggin of Springfield; one daughter, Diane Scroggin (and Richard
Hackett) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and one brother, Tom (and Lois)
Scroggin of Mount Pulaski.
He was preceded in death by one son,
Michael, and one daughter, Nora.
He was a member of Mount Pulaski VFW.
He served on the board of the Farmer's Bank of Mount Pulaski and on
the Steenbergen Cemetery board.
He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church of Mount Pulaski, to which memorials may be made.
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Scroggin family.
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