 Joyce Wilham
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NEW HOLLAND -- Joyce Ann Wilham, 56, of New Holland died
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at 10:40 p.m. at St. John's
Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Tony
Shuff officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Ms. Wilham was manager of the deli at Thorntons in
Lincoln.
She was born Jan. 8, 1950, in Lincoln to Wayne and Alice
Connelley Smith. She married Norman Wilham on Dec. 23, 1968,
in Mount Pulaski.
She is survived by her ex-husband, of Lincoln; her
mother, Alice Petro, of Lincoln; two daughters, Andrea (and
John) Coers of New Holland and Tamara Wilham (and Jason Fulk)
of New Holland; one son, Jason Wilham (and Tara Bree) of New
Holland; four brothers, Allen Smith of Lincoln, Richard
Smith of Taylorville, Larry Smith of Mason City and Gary
Smith of Taylorville; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father and one grandson,
Evan Jay Wilham.
Memorials may be made to the family.
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family.
 Eloise Owens
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LINCOLN -- Eloise D. Owens, 95, of Lincoln died Monday,
Jan. 9, 2006, at 11:05 p.m. at Hopedale Medical Complex,
Hopedale.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Glenn Shelton officiating. Visitation
will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
She was a cook at Lincoln Developmental Center before she
retired and was also a caterer.
She was born Sept. 24, 1910, in Lincoln to William C. and
Rilla Robinson Davis. She married Lee T. Townsend, and he
preceded her in death. She later married Leonard Owens in
Flint, Mich., and he preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, Henry Albert Townsend of Ann
Arbor, Mich., and Harvey Allen (and Miriam) Townsend of
Granada Hills, Calif.; one daughter, Dolly M. Townsend of
St. Louis, Mo.; one brother, Guy E. Davis of Springfield;
six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one sister, four
brothers and two grandsons.
Mrs. Owens was a member of the Second Baptist Church of
Lincoln, where she served on the mothers' board. She was
also a board member for Community Action and an active
member of NAACP.
She was a former foster grandparent of the year for the
state of Illinois.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
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Jacqueline Work
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LINCOLN -- Jacqueline Jean Margaret Louise Work, 77, a
lifetime resident of Lincoln, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at
her residence and went home to be with the Lord.
A memorial service was Friday morning at Second
Baptist Church, with the Rev. Glenn Shelton officiating.
Bennett Funeral Home handled arrangements.
She worked as an activity therapist at Lincoln
Developmental Center for over 20 years.
She was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Oklahoma.
She is survived by four children, Sylvia Marie Randall of
Springfield, Duane (and wife Sharon) Work of Lincoln, Thomas
(and wife Buelah) Work of Springfield and Marcus (and wife
Jane) Work of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
She was an active member of Second Baptist Church, where
she served on the mothers' board, was assistant Sunday
school superintendent and taught Sunday school.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to her
church.
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