Wilma M. Williams, 86, Morton, formerly of Atlanta, died at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at the Apostolic Christian Restmor Nursing Home, Morton.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Atlanta United Methodist Church. The Rev. David Venter will officiate.

Burial will be at Atlanta Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta, and one hour before services at the church on Saturday.

Mrs. Williams was employed by State Farm Insurance Company and the Country Companies of Bloomington for many years.

She was born Nov. 22, 1913, at rural Atlanta, a daughter of William Fleming and Katherine Marie (Bock) Pittenger. She married John O. Williams Nov. 19, 1950, at Atlanta. He died May 24, 1971.

Surviving are one stepdaughter, Janet K. Hart of Phoenix, Ariz.; one stepgrandson; two stepgranddaughters; two brothers, Eldon (and Pauline) Pittenger of Morton and Melvin Pittenger of Dunlap; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.

She was a member of the Atlanta Methodist Church, where she participated actively as long as her health permitted.

Memorial contributions may be made to her church or to the Apostolic Christian Restmor Nursing Home, Morton

Matilda Schmidt

Matilda Louise Schmidt, 97, of Lincoln, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and the Rev. William Adam co-officiating.

Burial will be at Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.

Mrs. Schmidt was a homemaker.

She was born May 19, 1902, at Forest City, a daughter of Herman and Anna (Stunkel) Boerger. She married Herman Dietrich Schmidt March 7, 1923, at Topeka, Ill. He died Jan. 11, 1980.

Surviving are one son, Ralph H. (and Betty) Schmidt of Lincoln; two daughters, Lenora M. (and Otto) Bargfrede of St. Louis, Mo., and Helen L. (and Dean) Maaks of Lincoln; one niece, Shirley Yeager of Hendley, Neb., who was raised in the Schmidt home; seven grandchildren; and one sister, Wilhelmine Huber of Oregon, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter, Frances; two sisters; two brothers; and one grandson.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Memorials may be made to the church or to Zion Lutheran School, Lincoln.