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Walter 'Knobby'
McLaughlin
[January
02, 2014]
LINCOLN —
Walter Luther "Knobby"
McLaughlin, 86, of Lincoln, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at 12:15
p.m.
at Christian Village.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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LINCOLN-Walter Luther "Knobby"
McLaughlin, 86, of Lincoln, IL died at 12:15 p.m. December
30, 2013 at Christian Village, Lincoln.
Walter was born November 14, 1927 in
Middletown, IL the son of Charles and Pauline Kattner
McLaughlin. He married Carley J. Nelson May 5, 1951 in
Lincoln, IL. She survives him in Lincoln.
He is also survived by one son: Don W.
(Caryn) McLaughlin; two daughters: Marsha S. (Bill)
Utterback; Janice K. (Doug) Robbins, all of Lincoln; one
sister: Nell Tlanda of Dallas, TX; grandchildren: Brandy,
Carrie, Sarah, Shanan, Josh, Lyndsey, Misty, Adam, Shane;
two step grandchildren: Joshua and Harley Utterback; great
grandchildren: Brandon, Carley, Gavin, Elijah, Jada, Mia,
Hunter, Hannah, Alyssa, Nancy Ann; step great
grandchildren: Aven and Daykon Utterback. |
He was preceded in
death by his parents; three brothers: Henry, Charles Jr., and
Don; one sister: Elzora Dillman; and one daughter: Nancy J.
Anderson.
Walter was a service officer at
Veterans Affairs. He proudly served in the US Navy
during WWII and stationed in Guam. He was a member
of the American Legion Post #263; VFW and ASPCA. He
was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church. Walter
was an avid Cardinal fan and loved his cat, Rosie.
Walter chose to be cremated with no
services held. Memorials in his name may be given to St.
Jude's Children Cancer Research or Humane Society of Logan
County. Services were entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
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