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Gloria
Simmons
Gloria
A. Simmons, 65, of Lincoln died at 8:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000,
at her home.
Funeral
services will be Monday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Larry Frier officiating.
Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
is Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Mrs.
Simmons was a secretary for Harris & Harris attorneys and for
Emory Gaffney, CPA.
She
was born Aug. 11, 1934, at Olney to Floyd and Evelyn (Eubanks)
McGregor. She married Richard "Dick" C. Simmons on Dec.
24, 1954, at Olney.
Surviving
are her husband, of Lincoln; her mother, Evelyn Gibbs of Lincoln;
two sons, Timothy M. (and Sandi) Simmons of Dallas, Texas, and Sean
P. Simmons of Dallas, Texas; two daughters, Sabrina A. (and Brace)
Piller of Dallas, Texas, and Kimberly B. (and Kent) Hart of
Tullahoma, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and one brother, Dr. Jack
McGregor of Monticello.
She
was preceded in death by her father, stepfather and one grandson.
She
was a member of the Church of Christ of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to OSF Hospice in Peoria.
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Herbert
Robbins
Herbert
Robbins, 86, of Lincoln died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be Saturday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Marge Iden officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Robbins
was a former employee of CILCO in Lincoln.
He
was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
He
was born Sept. 3, 1913, in Lincoln, to James Fredrick and Chloe (Dady)
Robbins. He married Leona Schaper on Dec. 11, 1934, in Lincoln.
Surviving
are his wife, of Lincoln; one son, Ron Robbins of Lincoln; one
daughter, Marcia Mulcahy of Springfield; six grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ethel Wade of Lincoln.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Ruth
Rice
Ruth
L. Rice, 98, of Lincoln, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000,
at the Christian Village in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Tom Gerdts officiating.
Burial
will be in Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be for two hours prior to the services at the funeral home on
Saturday.
Mrs.
Rice was a housewife.
She
was born Jan. 9, 1902, to John and Amanda (Luster) Stilley in
Marion. She married James A. Rice in Harco on May 8, 1920.
Surviving
are a niece, Pansy Pirtle Parrish of Lincoln; a nephew, Cleo Holmes
of Lincoln; a great-niece, Janis (and Jack) Crane of Lincoln; a
great-nephew, Bill (and Susan) Pirtle of Lincoln; and other nieces,
nephews and cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers and sisters.
She was the last of her immediate family.
She
was a member of Lincoln Christian Church and the Eastern Star–Daughters
of the Nile.
Memorials
may be made to the Christian Nursing Home.
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