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 Robert
Scott
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Archived May 25, 2005
LINCOLN -- Robert Allen Scott, 79, of Lincoln died Tuesday,
May 24, 2005, at 12:40 p.m. at St. John's Hospice in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral
will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry
Maffett officiating.
Burial will be in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago.
Mr. Scott worked in inside sides for Nationwide Papers,
Bloomingdale.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born Feb. 7, 1926, in Chicago to Clifford Allen and
Mabel Frey Scott. He married Lana Lee in Chicago on July 1,
1972.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; three sons,
Clifford Allen (and Brenda) Scott of Lincoln, James
Christopher (and Kathy) Scott of Antioch and Timothy Robin
Scott of South Bend Ind.; six grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, and one sister, Patricia Tobey of Tucson,
Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marianne.
Memorials may be made to Prairie Heart Institute,
Springfield.
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Scott family.
James Getchel
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Archived May 25, 2005
McLEAN -- James B. Getchel, 81,
of McLean was pronounced dead at 9:45 p.m. Monday, May 23,
2005, at his home.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11
a.m. Friday at Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta. A memorial
service will follow at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, and
McLean American Legion Burger-Benedict Post 573 will conduct
military rites.
Interment of cremains will be in
Rovey Cemetery, Farmersville.
Mr. Getchel retired from S.J.
Groves Construction Company. He currently was a car courier
for Bob Dennison Toyota.
He served in the Merchant Marine
during World War II.
He was born July 20, 1923, at
Sperry, Okla., to Orila and Verda Getchel. He married Elma C.
Laing in Allentown, Pa., on Feb. 6, 1946. She died Jan. 18,
1990.
He is survived by one daughter,
Joan (and Jim) Schroeder of Orlando, Fla.; two sons, William
A. (and Kim) Getchel of Atwater and Victor J. (and Kenny)
Getchel of Orlando, Fla.; six grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and one brother, Keith Getchel of
Bradford, Pa.
He was a member and past
commander of McLean American Legion Burger-Benedict Post 573
and a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the McLean Rescue Squad.
 Melissa Mitchell
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Archived May 25, 2005
PEORIA -- Melissa M. Hennessey Mitchell, 34, of Peoria died
Monday, May 23, 2005, at 8:10 a.m. as a result of an auto
accident on Illinois Route 116, one-fourth mile east of Route
117 in Roanoke Township.
Her body was cremated and there will be no services.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln handled
arrangements.
Mrs. Mitchell was a nurse for Staffing Difference in
Peoria.
She was born Feb. 5, 1971, in Jacksonville to David and
Tecia McDaniel Hennessey. She married Kenneth L. Mitchell in
Peoria on May 7, 2003.
She is survived by her husband, of Peoria; her parents, of
Lincoln; one son, Johnathon Johnson of Hartsburg; three
daughters, Chelsea Johnson and Lori Johnson of Hartsburg and
Kelli Carpenter of Armington; one brother, Richard Hennessey
of Fort Benning, Ga.; and her maternal grandmother, Della
McDaniel of Gillespie.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather and
paternal grandparents.
Memorials may be made to the family for the children's
education fund.
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Melissa Mitchell.
 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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