Marjorie Bode          Send a link to a friend

McLEAN -- Marjorie E. Bode, 80, of McLean, died Friday, April 14, 2006, at 1:28 p.m. at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta. A rosary service will follow at 8 p.m.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Atlanta. Monsignor Thomas Maloney will officiate.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mrs. Bode was a homemaker.

She was born April 26, 1925, at Lincoln, to Cletus and Margaret Schmidt Pfeifer. She married Everett Bode on Nov. 14, 1945, at Lincoln. He survives.

Other survivors are one daughter, Beverly (and E.J.) Spaulding of McLean; two sisters, Phyllis Moriearty of Lincoln and Delores McGill of New York; four grandchildren, Brian and Kris Spaulding and Brett and Angie Bode; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

One daughter, one son, two sisters and one brother preceded her in death.

She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Society of the church, and the McLean Ladies Aid.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Cancer Center, Normal.

Beverly Raymond          Send a link to a friend

LeROY -- Beverly M. Raymond, 57, of LeRoy, formerly of Lincoln, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at 8:20 a.m. at ManorCare Health Services, Normal.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Union Cemetery, Lawndale. Craig Smith will officiate.

There will be no visitation.

Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Raymond was a homemaker.

She was born July 1, 1948, at Avon, to Robert and Dorothy Wolf Fengel. She married Larry M. Raymond on Nov. 19, 1967, at Greenbush. He died Sept. 30, 1993.

She is survived by two daughters, Karenina Raymond of Joplin, Mo., and LaDawna Raymond of Springfield; four sons, L. Milan (and Shannan) Raymond Sr. of Chestnut, Reece Raymond of LeRoy, Chad Raymond of Macomb and Courtney (and Heather) Raymond of Lincoln; one brother, David L. Fengal of Oquawka; and six grandchildren.

She was a member of the LeRoy Christian Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

Vera Vincent          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Vera Mae Wade Vincent, 90, of Lincoln died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at 8:15 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Kurt Smith officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home two hours prior to the service.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Vincent retired from Lincoln Developmental Center in 1976 after devoting several years of her life to the care of the residents.

She was born Aug. 4, 1915, in Bloomington to Clarence and Elmyra Scott Scranton.

She is survived by three sons, Danny Burns of Bloomington, Gerald Bicknell of Raymond, Mo., and Alex Girdler Jr. of Ridgeville, S.C.; four daughters, Beverly Vandervort of Oswego, Marilyn Long of Oswego, Janeva Campbell of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Delores Hurley of Lincoln; one sister, Erma Bradly of Colfax; 48 grandchildren; 78 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, daughter Joanna Searce, and three brothers, Harlen, James and Clarence Scranton.

She was of the Baptist faith.

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

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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