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Gracie
Kissee
Gracie
L. Kissee, 88, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
27, 2000, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Kissee was a homemaker.
She
was born Nov. 22, 1912, at Mount Pulaski to Jasper C. and Edna E.
(Harris) Allen. She married Roy Sheridan Callahan on Sept. 23, 1933,
in Erwin, Tenn. He died Nov. 8, 1964. Her second marriage was to
John B. Kissee on July 25, 1955, in Illiopolis. He died July 25,
1970.
Surviving
are one daughter, Gladys (and Charles) Letterle of Mount Pulaski;
one son, Rondal (and Delight) Callahan of Tama, Iowa; 13
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, one son, one
daughter, nine brothers, two sisters and four grandchildren.
She
was a member of Gospel Center Church of Tama, Iowa, and Moose Lodge
in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to American Heart Association or American Diabetes
Association.
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Harold
Keest
Harold
H. Keest, 89, of Lincoln, died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000,
at his residence.
Funeral
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Holland and Barry
Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the funeral home.
Keest
was a grain and livestock farmer in Logan County.
He
was born June 25, 1911, in Menard County to Harman C. and Margaret
"Maggie" (Coorts) Keest. He married Hilda Apel on Feb. 14,
1946, in Lincoln, with the Rev. J.H. Hoefer officiating.
Keest
is survived by his wife, in Lincoln, and a large group of friends.
He
was preceded in death by three sisters: Leona Fagan and two who died
in infancy.
He
was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln, where
he was a former brotherhood member and served as treasurer. He was
also a member of the Logan County Farm Bureau.
He
did water witching in Logan County and the surrounding area and was
very successful.
Memorials
may be made to his church or Christian Village Nursing Home.
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Julian
Sams
Julian "J.T."
Tomlinson Sams, 78, of Mount Pulaski died at 3:40 p.m. Monday, Dec.
25, 2000, at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the First
United Methodist Church of Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Dr. James
Mahaffey officiating.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Sams
was a retired farmer. He was also retired as a "Red Coat,"
working with sports information at the University of Illinois.
He
served in the Marines during World War II.
He
was born March 29, 1922, in Decatur to Walter G. and Helen I.
(Tomlinson) Sams. He married Betty Yontz on Sept. 14, 1947, in
Chrisman. They were divorced in 1985. He married Carolyn R. Leesman
in Mount Pulaski on March 22, 1986. She survives.
Also
surviving are a stepson, Douglas R. Leesman of Emden; a
stepdaughter, Kathryn R. Webb of Carbondale; and two
step-grandchildren, Stephanie Leesman of Latham and Austin Troxell
of Latham.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
He
enlisted in the U.S. Marines Sept. 16, 1942 and was discharged as a
staff sergeant Dec. 14, 1945, from the United States Marine Air
Casual Squadron and Marine Corps Air Depot, Maramar, San Diego,
Calif. He served most of his time in the Philippines with the
Victorious Maintenance Bombing Squad (VMB).
He
was a life member of American Legion Post 447, serving two terms as
commander; a member of Sons of the American Legion Post 447; a life
member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 777; and a member of 40 and
8.
He
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Mount Pulaski,
where he was a trustee and a member of the Men’s Club and Wesleyan
class. He was also a member of Mount Pulaski Township Historical
Museum and Mount Pulaski Men’s Club.
Memorials
may be made to American Legion Post 447 or First United Methodist
Church of Mount Pulaski.
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