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Wilburn 'Web' Donnan

[September 26, 2011]  LINCOLN -- Wilburn E. "Web" Donnan, 88, of Ashland, formerly of Lawndale, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at 1:57 p.m. at Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Ill.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Maurice Stribling officiating.

Burial will be in Lawndale Cemetery, Lawndale.

Mr. Donnan was retired from farming. He had been a grain and livestock farmer in the Lawndale, Atlanta and Chestnut area since 1947.

He was born on Dec. 20, 1922. His parents were Earl and Irene Aughenbaugh Donnan. He married Mildred Voyles in 1942 and had two sons, Michael Wayne and William "Bill" Earl. He then married Elsie Curtis in 1992.

He is survived by one son, Michael (and Beverly) Donnan of Ashland; one sister, Thelma Leever of Lincoln; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, Arnold; one son, Bill; and two great-grandchildren.

Web graduated from Beason High School. He was a lifelong resident of Logan County until June 2009, when he moved to Ashland to live with his son and daughter-in-law.

He was a member of the Farm Bureau since 1947, served the Lawndale Grade School and Beason High School boards and was a 4-H leader for 21 years. He was also a member of the Elks Club, Rotary Club, Atlanta American Legion, American Simmental Association and the Logan County Simmental Association.

Web enjoyed watching his sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren show livestock at the Logan County Fair, where the Donnan family has exhibited for 57 consecutive years. His greatest joy was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed playing cards and shooting pool.

He also loved his country so much that he raised and lowered the flag at the Lawndale and Interstate 55 overhang every day.

Memorials may be made for cerebral palsy assistance or to the American Heart Association.

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