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Ramey
French
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Archived May 16, 2005
LINCOLN -- Ramey M. French, 83, of Lincoln, died Sunday,
May 15, 2005, at 1:20 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center
in Peoria.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Park Meadows
Baptist Church, with the Rev. S.M. Davis officiating.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.
Mr. French retired from Lincoln Developmental Center after
35 years as a supervisor. He had also worked at Illiopolis
Munitions Plant and in his younger years as a farm hand.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921, in Buffalo, Ky., to Hayes and
Nellie McClaine French. He married Helen C. Dutz on April 4,
1950 in Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Paul Alan
(and Nancy) French of Lincoln; two grandsons, Adam (and Angel)
French of Lincoln and Nathan French of Lincoln; two
stepgrandchildren, Heidi (and Steve) Browne of Lincoln and
Andy Daugherty of Atlanta; one great-granddaughter, Ivory
French of Lincoln; three step-great-grandsons, Konnor, Karter
and Kannon Browne; two brothers, Jim (and Virginia) French of
Lincoln and Kenneth French of Normal; two sisters, Annabelle
French of Lincoln and Hazel Jones of Atlanta.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother,
Delmar French; and one sister, Thelma Damman.
He was a member of Park Meadows Baptist Church.
He was an avid fan of the Cardinals. He enjoyed walks with
his faithful companion, Buddy, in the trailer park.
He was a loving father and grandfather and husband of 55
years to Helen. His faith sustained him through his illness.
Memorials may be made to his church.
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Morris Pettijohn
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Archived May 16, 2005
LINCOLN -- Morris W. Pettijohn,
64, of Lincoln, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at 12:40 a.m. at
his home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Lincoln, with the Rev.
Dennis Shaw and Joel Beard officiating.
Burial will be in Zion
Cemetery.
Mr. Pettijohn was a retired
prison dietary supervisor.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born Sept. 27, 1940, in
White County to Ted B. and Nigal Dutton Pettijohn. He married
Joyce Lascelles in Robinson on March 17, 1967.
He is survived by his wife of
Lincoln; one daughter, Amanda (and Woody) Franklin of Lincoln;
a daughter-in-law, Michelle Pettijohn of Lincoln; six
grandchildren; one sister, Hazel (and Charles) Horton of
Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, David Pettijohn of Peoria
and Mike Pettijohn of Norris City; and several cousins, nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one son, Andrew; and two brothers.
He was a member of the
Southern Baptist Church.
He was a published songwriter
and a volunteer at The Oasis senior citizen center.
He was an avid checkers player
and a member of the American Checkers Association
Memorials may be made to his
church or to the senior citizen center.
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family.
Robert
Myers
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Archived May 16, 2005
LINCOLN -- Robert L. Myers
Jr., 66, of Lincoln, formerly of Kenney, died Saturday, May
14, 2005, at 12:10 a.m. at the Christian Nursing Home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home, with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Cross
Cemetery.
Mr. Myers was a lifelong
farmer in the Chestnut-Beason area and farmed with his son
Clint.
He was born Sept. 1, 1938, to
Robert L. and Dorothy Bicknell Myers Sr. He married Linda
Schmidt on Jan. 24, 1959, in Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, of
Lincoln; two sons, Robert L. (and Gail) Myers of Morrison,
Colo., and Clint (and Angie) Myers Sr. of Chestnut; one
daughter, Denha (and Dean) Stansbury of Trenton; seven
grandchildren; and two sisters, Linda (and Leo) Hergenroder of
Gretna, Neb., and Betty Rodgers of Beason.
He was preceded in death by
his parents.
He was a member of the
Chestnut United Methodist Church and was a church officer.
He served on the school board
in Chestnut and was a director of Farmers Grain in Chestnut.
He enjoyed horseback riding,
snowmobiling and Case IH toys.
Memorials may be made to the
Multiple Sclerosis National Society, St. Jude's Foundation or
the donor's choice.
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George Klockenga
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Archived May 16, 2005
LINCOLN -- George F.
Klockenga, 93, died Friday, May 13, 2005, at 11:15 p.m. at
the Christian Village.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, with Pastor Don Wissmann officiating. Visitation will
be from 10 to 11 a.m.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Mr. Klockenga farmed in Logan County for many years.
He was born Sept. 20, 1911, at Atlanta to Nanke and Tena
Conrady Klockenga. He married Irma Seefeldt on Aug. 21, 1934.
She died March 9, 1981. He married Florence Ruble on Nov. 24,
1983. She survives.
Other survivors are his children, Duane (and Kay) Klockenga
of Lincoln and Arlene Bratton of Zionsville, Ind.; one
stepdaughter, Gay Bowen of Lincoln; five grandchildren, Rhonda
Klockenga of Bloomington, Jodi Klockenga of Dallas, Texas,
Leslie Greenwood of Indianapolis, Ind., Vicki Hoffert of
Lincoln and Patrick Bratton of Indianapolis, Ind.; two
stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one
step-great-grandchild; one sister, Martha Sloan of Hartsburg;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank
Klockenga and Nanke Klockenga, and one stepgrandchild.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was a
former treasurer of the church. He had also served on the
school board in Broadwell.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church or Wayne
Schall Hospice.
Louis
'Ted' Smith
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Archived May 16, 2005
LINCOLN -- Louis E. "Ted"
Smith, 91, of Lincoln, died Friday, May 13, 2005, at 8:20 p.m.
at St. John's Hospice in Springfield.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating. Visitation will be from
noon until the service time. There will also be a Masonic
service at 1:45 p.m.
Burial will be in Zion
Cemetery.
Mr. Smith had been employed by
the state of Illinois as chief engineer at Lincoln
Developmental Center. He retired in 1979.
He was born May 17, 1913, at
McCormick to Wiley and Effie Warren Smith. He married Mary
Wainwright in Nashua, Iowa, on Oct. 15, 1938.
He is survived by his wife, of
Lincoln; two daughters, Lana (and Ron) Goldhammer of Lincoln
and Lynda Klockenga (and Bob Guy) of Lincoln; five
grandchildren, Craig (and Michele) Goldhammer, Chad (and
Bridgette) Goldhammer, Brent (and Emily) Klockenga, Blake (and
Natalie) Klockenga and Lindsay (and John) Ingram; and eight
great-grandchildren, Michael Goldhammer, Elizabeth Goldhammer,
Brandon Goldhammer, Brooke Goldhammer, Brady Klockenga,
Brendon Klockenga, Kortney Klockenga and Chelsea Klockenga.
One brother and one sister
preceded him in death.
He was a member of the First
United Methodist Church of Lincoln, Lincoln Lodge 210, Ansar
Shrine and Knights Templar of Springfield.
Memorials may be made to St.
John's Home Health Care.
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Smith family.
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