Marilyn Beggs
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Archived May 23, 2005
MOUNT PULASKI -- Marilyn S.
Beggs, 51, of Mount Pulaski died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at 5:25
p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski.
Her funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski,
with Jeremy "J.T." Thomason officiating.
Burial will be in Mount
Pulaski.
Mrs. Beggs was a homemaker and
enjoyed working with crafts.
She was born Jan. 20, 1954, in
Macon County to Sheldon and Norma Green Goodman. She married
Dennis Beggs in Springfield on March 4, 1969.
She is survived by her
husband, of Mount Pulaski; two sons, Brad Beggs of Mount
Pulaski and Doug (and Tiffany) Beggs of Lincoln; her mother,
Norma Goodman of Mount Pulaski; two brothers, Leon Goodman of
Denver, Colo., and Richard (and Sally) Goodman of Taylorville;
two sisters, Loretta (and Ron) Merold of Mount Pulaski and
Jane (and Pat) McDonnough of Mount Pulaski; and one grandson,
Justin Beggs.
She was preceded in death by
her father and an infant daughter, Denise.
She was a member of the Mount
Pulaski Christian Church.
Memorials may be made to her
church or to the American Cancer Society.
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Beggs family.
 Offie 'Jim'
Rankin
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Archived May 23, 2005
NEW HOLLAND -- Offie David
"Jim" Rankin, 82, of New Holland died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at
5:38 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the United Methodist Church in New Holland, with
the Rev. Julie Azbell officiating.
Burial, with military rites,
will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Rankin retired from Eaton
Corporation, where he was a wheel brader operator. He
previously worked at Stetson China.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II.
He was born Dec. 24, 1922, in
Lincoln to Offie A. and Hattie Pittenger Rankin. He was raised
by his father and stepmother, Esther Ritchhart Rankin, from
the age of 6 months. He married Jessie W. Sheley on Lincoln on
March 25, 1951.
He is survived by his wife, of
New Holland; two sons, Gary (and Cherie) Rankin of Emden and
Howard (and Patricia) Rankin of Mount Pulaski; three
daughters, Joyce Rankin of St. Louis, Mo., Donna (and Vern)
Schoof of Lincoln and Connie Rankin of New Holland; 14
grandchildren, Amanda (and Jason) Bradburn, Luke Behme, Justin
(and Michelle) Rankin, Brittney Rankin, Kim Rankin, David
Rankin, Jessie Rankin, Joel Rankin, Tina Mayer, Monica Mayer,
Chelsey Rankin, Mary Rankin, Erin Rankin, Pam (and Craig)
Childers; four great-grandchildren, Brandon Rankin, Krissa
Bradburn, Alaina Bradburn and Venessa Childers; four brothers,
Elmer (Mardelle) Rankin of Petersburg, Richard (Janell) Rankin
of Rocheport, Mo., Harold (and Carolyn) Rankin of Greenview
and Robert (Bonnie) Rankin of New Holland; and four sisters,
Margaret Rankin of Lincoln, Esther (and Harry) Boward of
Middletown, Mary (and Bernard) Hildebrandt of Lincoln and
Frances (and Don) Banister of Springfield.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one son, William Rankin; two brothers, Kenneth
and John Rankin; and one sister, Patricia Rankin.
He was a member of the New
Holland United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 715 in
New Holland, and the Moose Lodge and VFW in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the
family, New Holland Fire and Rescue, or American Legion Post
715.
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William
Heft
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Archived May 23, 2005
LATHAM -- William H. Heft, 85,
of Latham died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at 1:33 p.m. at Decatur
Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
A graveside service will be at
10 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with Father O'Shea
officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Heft was a foreman for the
Macon County Highway Department before he retired.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of
World War II.
He was born June 5, 1919, in
Mason County to Howard R. and Katherine White Heft. He married
Mary Ellen Hoaglin in Rockville, Ind., on Feb. 20, 1939.
He is survived by his wife, of
Latham; two sons, William R. Heft of Latham and Thomas H. (and
Kim) Heft of Latham; one daughter, Patricia A. Heft (and
William Stobo) of Portsmouth, Va.; two grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and one brother, George Heft of Decatur.
He was a member of St. Thomas
Catholic Church in Decatur.
Memorials may be made to the
donor's choice.
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