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LeROY -- Beverly Raymond, 57, of LeRoy, formerly of Lincoln, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Manor Care Nursing Home at Normal.

Arrangements are pending at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta.

Marianne Hein

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MOUNT PULASKI -- Marianne Hein, 64, of Mount Pulaski died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at 9:55 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. Her funeral will be at 10:30 Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Mark Peters officiating.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mrs. Hein was employed at Lehn and Fink in Lincoln for 31 years.

She was born Jan. 1, 1942, in Munich, Germany to Karl and Elisabeth Pfeffer Dullinger. She married John M. Hein on Dec. 28, 1960, in Ansbach, Germany.

She is survived by her husband, of Mount Pulaski; two daughters, Deborah L. (and Randy) Bowles of Mount Pulaski and Dianne E. (and Michael) Allison of Lincoln; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.

She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Lincoln and the Emblem Club of Lincoln Elks Lodge 914.

Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church of Lincoln or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.

Shirley Tomlin

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LINCOLN -- Shirley J. Tomlin, 79, of Lincoln, formerly of Middletown, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m., with Ryan Edgecombe, chaplain at the Christian Village, officiating.

Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mrs. Tomlin worked at City Water, Light and Power in Springfield for 20 years before she retired in 1993. Previously, she was a retail clothing buyer for S.A. Barker and a manager for Roland's Clothing.

She was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Middletown to Virgil and Leona Morris Agnew. She married Glenn Tomlin on May 21, 1972, in Shelbyville.

She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln; her mother, of Middletown; one sister, Barbara Breene of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Virgil Agnew.

She graduated from Middletown High School.

Memorial donations may be made to the family and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Gregory Cox          Send a link to a friend

ARMINGTON -- Gregory E. Cox, 48, of Centralia, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 4:58 p.m. at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, Centralia.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, with Ed Loyd officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Oak View Cemetery, rural Armington.

He was born Oct. 21, 1957, at Pekin, to Edward and Virginia Reed Cox.

He is survived by his mother, of Armington; one sister, Polly (and Ron) Graber of Atlanta; one nephew; and one great-niece.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials may be made to the Armington Fire Department or the Armington Christian Church.

Elaine Smith          Send a link to a friend

ATLANTA -- Elaine R. Smith, 38, of Atlanta, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 4:52 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
 
Her body will be cremated.
 
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.

There will be no visitation.
 
Quiram Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Smith managed the Freedom Oil Company in Heyworth for several years.

She was born Oct. 28, 1967, at East St. Louis, to William R. and Bonita A. Kennedy Stewart.
 
She is survived by her mother, of Cahokia; her maternal grandmother, Evelyn Kennedy of Cahokia; one sister, Shannon Stewart of Cahokia; and two nieces, Ashley Forrest and Brianna Stewart, both of Cahokia.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Kassy Lynn Stewart.
 
Memorials may be made to the Elaine Smith Memorial Fund, in care of National City Bank, 1501 E. College Ave., Normal, IL 61761.

Gaylord 'Eugene' Barringer

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LINCOLN -- Gaylord Gene "Eugene" Barringer, 66, of Lincoln died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 3:35 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peasley Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Cremation rites will follow the service.

Mr. Barringer had been employed at The Tropics at Lincoln.

He was born May 3, 1939, at Augusta to William and Goldie Caseley Barringer.

He is survived by three brothers, Virgil Barringer Sr. of Lincoln, Ernie (and Carol) Barringer of Michigan and Lloyd (and Helen) Ertel. Also surviving is a treasured friend and caregiver, Sandra Dickey of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Terry Fisher          Send a link to a friend

MOUNT PULASKI -- Terry Lee Fisher, 65, of Mount Pulaski died Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 12:15 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with Bill Shane officiating. Military rites will also be conducted.

There is no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mr. Fisher worked for Coogan Excavation.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1965.

He was born April 8, 1941, at Mount Pulaski to Walter and Hermine Beers Fisher.

He is survived by one son, Lance Fisher of Avondale, Ariz.; one daughter, Tara (and Jeff) Henry of Bloomington; and one grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Mary Heft          Send a link to a friend

LATHAM -- Mary E. Heft, 83, of Latham died Monday, April 10, 2006, at 5:32 p.m. at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

A graveside service was Thursday morning at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with Father James O'Shea officiating.

There was no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Mrs. Heft was a homemaker.

She was born May 1, 1922, at Latham to Hugh K. and Leona Gasaway Hoaglin. She married William H. Heft in Rushville, Ind., on Feb. 20, 1939. He died May 21, 2005.

She is survived by 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.; one sister, Marjorie Winters of Warrensburg; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by one brother.

She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Decatur.

Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.