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John Edwards

John Edwards, 42, of Lincoln died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at 7:15 a.m. at his home.

A memorial service will be scheduled.

Arrangements are pending at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

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Bob Davison

Bob Davison, 71, died last week (June 12, 2003, at 12:06 p.m.) at his home in Bascom, Fla. Committal of ashes will be at an 11 a.m. service Wednesday, June 25, 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.

 

Maxine List

Maxine Elliot List, 82, of Mason City died Friday (June 20, 2003) at 12:55 a.m. at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Tim Lindsay officiating.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.

Mrs. List was a homemaker and was employed at the Stetson Glass Factory and Lincoln Developmental Center.

She was born June 21, 1920, in Mason City to Henry and Bessie Holt Hodshire. She married Archie W. List on June 1, 1940, in Keokuk, Iowa. He died in 1993.

Survivors are one son, Albert (and Marilyn) List of Marysville, Ohio; one daughter, Shirley (and Tom) Boward of Downs; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters and one daughter, Betty Ann Smiley.

She was a member of Easton United Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mason City Area Nursing Home.


John Meese

 John C. Meese Jr., 76, of Lincoln died earlier this month (June 6, 2003, at 5:30 a.m.) at Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind., and was cremated. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Military rites will be conducted at the cemetery.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.

Mr. Meese retired from Laborer's Union Local 703.

He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II.

He was born Nov. 19, 1926, in Tamaroa to John C. and Mary D. Davis Meese Sr. He married Delphine L. Marshalek on May 30, 1964, in Benton. She died Dec. 28, 1998.

Surviving are two daughters, Phyllis (and Ted) Lamers of Olathe, Kan., and Patricia (and Jerry) Lover of Adrian, Mich.; three grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy Cummins of Paducah, Ky.

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

Memorials may be made to the Veterans Hospital of Danville, Ill., or Indianapolis, Ind.

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