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Susan Forney          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Susan E. Forney, 90, of Lincoln, formerly of Brimfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at 5:05 a.m. at the Christian Village.

Her body was cremated.

A graveside service with burial of cremains will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield. The Rev. Phillip Blackburn will officiate.

Mrs. Forney was a bank teller in Brimfield before she retired.

She was born April 4, 1915, in Brimfield to George and Mary Porter Sollenberger. She married Chalmer Forney. He died in 1963.

She is survived by one son,  Harold (and Phyllis) Camp of Lincoln; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Geraldine Olsen; eight brothers; and two sisters. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of Union Church, United Church of Christ, Brimfield.

Mrs. Forney was an active volunteer at Mesa Public Library in Mesa, Ariz.

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Mary Stewart

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LINCOLN -- Mary Elizabeth Stewart, 95, formerly of Canton, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at 2 a.m. at the Christian Village Nursing Home.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Phillip Blackburn officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Stewart was a homemaker.

She was born Dec. 30, 1910, in Canton to Floyd and Clara Thompson Putman. She married James M. Stewart in Canton in September 1936. He died in 1989.

She is survived by two sons, James F. Stewart of Lititz, Pa., and John C. (and Carol Sullivan) Stewart of Denver, Colo.; a sister-in-law, Nancy Putman of Edina, Minn.; one granddaughter, Emilie Stewart of Denver, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where she was a longtime member of the choir; the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority; former chapter president and current member of PEO Sisterhood; and the Monday Book Club.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or the Christian Village Nursing Home.

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Wheeler 'Blackie' Laymon

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LINCOLN -- Wheeler Irvin "Blackie" Laymon, 73, of Lincoln died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at 8:45 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

His body was cremated and there will be no visitation or service.

Mr. Laymon had been a millwright.

He served in the U.S. Army as an engineer during the Korean War.

He was born Dec. 14, 1932, at Dale, Ind., to Delbert Isaac and Bernice Northerner Laymon. He married Norma Jean Logan and they were divorced. He later married Barbara Ann Gardener and they were divorced.

He is survived by a son, Gary Doug (and Bunny) Laymon of Atlanta; a daughter, Kay Diane (and Gary) Constant of Lake Fork; three stepdaughters, Dana Brown of Lincoln, Penny Eichorn of Atlanta and Theresa (and Tad) Delong of Canton; one brother, Russell Laymon of Iowa; 15 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, Jerry; two brothers; and one sister

He was a member of the millwright union and carpenters union.

Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or to the charity of the donor's choice.

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Tillie Davison

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LINCOLN -- Tillie Davison, 105, of Lincoln, formerly of Middletown, died Dec. 31, 2005, 7:10 a.m. at the Christian Village.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Middletown Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dayle Eldredge officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home and at the church one hour prior to the service on Friday.

Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mrs. Davison was a caregiver to many people throughout the course of her life.

She was born Nov. 7, 1900, in Logan County to John and Anna Fulscher Steinhour. She married Jim W. Davison on May 6, 1919, in Lincoln. He died Oct. 24, 1974.

She is survived by two daughters, Delores Berger and Mary Loeffler, both of Lincoln; one son, John Davison of Middletown; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death one daughter, Ruby Haberland; two sons, Raymond and William Davison; one sister, Kathleen Winterbauer; and two brothers, Frank and Will Steinhour.

Mrs. Davison was a member of the Middletown Methodist Church.

She was an avid Cubs fan.

Memorial donations may be made to the Middletown Methodist Church or to Wayne J. Schall Hospice, benefiting Logan County, and will be accepted at the funeral home.

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Charles Boyer          Send a link to a friend

LINCOLN -- Charles H. Boyer, 80, of Itasca, formerly of Lincoln, died Dec. 29, 2005, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral, also at Holland and Barry, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Burial will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Mr. Boyer retired after 45 years of service with the International Union of Elevator Constructors of Chicago.

He proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II.

He was born April 21, 1925, in Lincoln to the late Elbert and Bertha Moldenhauer Boyer. He married Joyce Simonson. She preceded him in death in 1988.

He is survived by three sons, James, Charles and Glenn Boyer; one brother, Robert Boyer; one sister, Lorraine Gehrke; seven grandchildren, Katie, Kelly, Kyle, Sarah, Ashley, Madison and Emily; and many nieces and nephews.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Itasca.

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

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Jake Adams

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BABBITT, Minn. -- Jake Adams, 55, of 18 Ash Blvd. in Babbitt, formerly of Marquette Heights, Ill., died Dec. 23, 2005, at home, surrounded by his wife and children, following a courageous battle with cancer.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Liberty Baptist Church on Sheridan Road in Pekin, Ill. There will be a gathering of family and friends following the service.

Assisting the family with arrangements is Kerntz Brothers, of the Bauman Family Funeral Homes, in Ely, Minn.

Mr. Adams worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company at the Mossville, Ill., plant from 1975 to 1983. The family then moved to the New Prague, Minn., area. In 1994, he had to take early retirement due to health problems.

He was born March 22, 1950, in Peoria, Ill., to Wayne and Mary Lou Christi Adams. He married Nancy Limback in Illinois on Dec. 24, 1979.

He is survived by his wife; two children, Lindsey S. Adams of Pekin, Ill., and John W. Adams, at home in Babbitt; three stepchildren, Jeff Spencer of Waterloo, Iowa, Jason Spencer of New Prague and Julie L. Spencer of Babbitt; four grandchildren, Kayley and Brandon of New Prague, and Tyler and Jenna of Babbitt; his parents, of Creve Coeur, Ill.; two sisters, Mary (and Mike) Curry of Metamora, Ill., and Marjorie (and Bob) Highfill of Washington, Ill.; one aunt, Ann Adams-Chapin of Hobart, Ind.; and many loved nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

He graduated from Metamora High School in Illinois in 1969.

He will be greatly missed.

Memorial preferences are to the family or The American Cancer Society.

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