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Willis Cremeenes          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Willis Cremeenes, 80, of Lincoln died Dec. 23, 2005, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Zion Cemetery.

Mr. Cremeenes was a plumber-steamfitter with union Local 137 in Springfield for over 50 years. He was also employed at the Clinton Power Plant for several years.

He served his country in the Army during World War II.

He was born May 12, 1925, in Delavan to Carson and Rispah Peddicore Cremeenes. He married Ruth Cochran on Sept. 8, 1946, in McLean County. She died May 22, 2000.

He is survived by three daughters, Sandra Brown, Patricia Mann and Ruth McCain, all of Lincoln; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers.

He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lincoln.

For his military service he was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Battle Stars, a Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, two Overseas Service Bars, a Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit Award.

Memorial donations may be made to an organization of donor's choice.

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Clayton Seelye          Send a link to a friend

PEKIN -- Clayton E. Seelye, 79, of Pekin died Dec. 22, 2005, at 10 p.m. at Hallmark House Nursing Center.

A memorial service was on Wednesday morning at St. Paul United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Jan Johnson officiating. The family received friends for an hour prior to the service.

Arrangements were handled by Noel-Henderson Funeral Home.

Mr. Seelye taught art at East Richland School District in Olney for one year and at Pekin Public School District 108 for 35 years before he retired.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served aboard the USS LST 948, USS Nyrmidon and USS LCS in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and attained the rank of ship's cook 3rd class.

He was born March 9, 1926, at Green Valley, to Ralph and Nettie Carpenter Seelye. He married Bonnie Lee Dye on Nov. 27, 1952, in Pekin.

He is survived by his wife, of Pekin; one daughter, Angela (and Jeffery) Arnold of Pekin; one brother, Harold (and Joyce) Seelye of Lincoln; two sisters, Naomi (and John) Zuklic and Marion Drake, both of Pekin; and two grandsons.

He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Illinois Education Association, National Education Association, National Art Teachers Association, Tazewell County Retired Teachers Association and Illinois Retired Teachers Association.

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Evan Wilham          Send a link to a friend

NEW HOLLAND -- Evan Jay Wilham, infant son of Jason Wilham and Tara Bree, died Dec. 22, 2005, at 11:50 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

A private graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Zion Cemetery, Lincoln. Tony Shuff will officiate.

Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.

Evan is survived by his parents; three brothers, Keaton Letterle, Dustin Wilham and Myles Letterle; maternal great-grandparents John Overby of Lincoln and Doris White of Lincoln; paternal great-grandparents Alice Petro of Lincoln and Norm Wilham Sr. of Mount Pulaski; maternal grandparents Shirley (and Roger) Alberts of Lincoln and Ronald Bree of Lincoln; and paternal grandparents Joyce Wilham of Middletown and Norm (and Lori) Wilham of Lincoln.

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Helmuth 'Smiley' Kiliman

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LINCOLN -- Helmuth G. "Smiley" Kiliman, 82, of Lincoln died Dec. 22, 2005, at 6:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Union Cemetery.

Holland and Barry Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mr. Kiliman worked at Pillsbury in Springfield for 43 years as a computer operator and farmed in Beason for over 30 years.

He proudly served his country in the Army from December 1948 to February 1953.

He was born May 3, 1923, in East Prussia, Germany, to John and Martha Bieber Kiliman.

He is survived by his wife, Deanna "Dee Dee" Kiliman of Lincoln, and five stepchildren, Jesse Henson of Phoenix, Ariz., Danny Henson of Baltimore, Md., Michael Wheelock of Lincoln, Nahani Skelton of Lincoln and Merickia Wheelock of Springfield.

One stepson, Charlie Henson, preceded him in death.

He was of the Protestant faith.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038.

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