Wanda Farris

Wanda L. Farris, 76, of Lincoln died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at New Union Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.

There will be no visitation.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Farris was a homemaker.

She was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served as a weather navigator.

She was born Aug. 23, 1924, at Murdock to Luther T. and Eva Pauline (Moore) Davis. She married Robert Farris on July 3, 1970, in Corinth, Miss. He died in 1989.

Surviving are two daughters, Marsha (and Roger) Huffman Doolin of Lincoln and Eugenia (and Russell) Huffman Ryals of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and three sisters.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church of Wapella, VFW Auxiliary and Knights of Columbus.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

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Carl Bock

Carl A. Bock, 89, of Lincoln died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at St. John United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at Holland & Barry Funeral Home.

Bock was a retired farmer. He and his wife farmed near Broadwell from 1938 until his retirement.

He was born Sept. 12, 1911, at Beason to Henry and Minnie (Awe) Bock. He married Lillian I. Furman on June 18, 1938, in Lincoln. She died Feb. 9, 1990.

Surviving are two children, Jean Netzley of Springfield and Aileen Anthony of Roswell, Ga.; five grandchildren; and one brother, Adam Bock of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by a son, C. Allen Bock; one sister, Hilda Bock; and three brothers, Walter, William and Henry Bock.

He was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, St. John’s Brotherhood and the Farm Bureau. He was a 4-H leader for 25 years and a Toastmaster for 30 years.

Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ.

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