Mazel Boyd

Mazel Lee Boyd, 78, of Lincoln died at 3:13 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with the Rev. Joseph Hedges and Pastor David Mitchell officiating.

Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Boyd was a mental health supervisor at Lincoln Developmental Center and an inserter at The Courier.

She was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Lake County, Tenn., a daughter of Homer B. and Alsia Belle (Johnson) Sadler. She married Earl Richardson Feb. 25, 1939. He preceded her in death. She married John W. Boyd July 18, 1975, in Lincoln. He survives.

Also surviving are five sons, Leonard (and Dot) Richardson of Cuba, Mo., Bobby (and Margaret) Richardson of Pekin, Jerry (and Cork) Richardson of Delavan, Johnny (and Sue) Richardson of Kansas City, Kan., Arthur (and Gloria) Hofer of Decatur and Alan Boyd of Hartsburg; two daughters, Carolyn (and Don) Goforth of Lincoln and Joann (and Bucky Washam of Lincoln; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one brother, Bill (and Mary) Sadler of Lakeland, Fla.; and a twin sister, Hazel (and Woodrow) Long of Union City, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband; one son, Dallas Richardson; one sister; and two brothers.

She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church and a volunteer at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Memorials may be made to her church or the donor’s choice.

 


Garland Gupton

Garland Gupton, 86, of Lincoln died at 4:52 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2000, at Maple Ridge Health Care Center in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Pastor Larry Maffett officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m.

Gupton was a retired farmer. He had also worked in delivery at Lincoln Developmental Center.

He was born April 16, 1913, in rural Menard County, a son of Everett and Lucille (McKinsey) Gupton. He married Mary C. Lloyd April 7, 1946, at Middletown.

One son, John E. Gupton of Vernon Hills, survives.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Middletown; the Middletown American Legion; Lincoln Masonic Temple, where he was a 32nd degree Mason and past master; Ansar Shrine; Eastern Star, as a worthy patron; VFW; Consistory; and Amvets.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Diabetes Association.

 

 

John Cadwallader

John P. Cadwallader, 80, of Decatur died at 2:40 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2000, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.

Funeral services will be Monday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln with Glenn Buelter officiating.

Burial will be at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.

Cadwallader retired from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in Mount Zion.

He served in the U.S. Army-Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as a military policeman.

He was born Jan. 9, 1920, at Lincoln, a son of John Penrose and Edith Rachel (Ederline) Cadwallader Sr. He married Mary L. Boyd Nov. 21, 1948. She survives, in Decatur.

Also surviving are two daughters, Beverly Helm of Decatur and Janice (and Fred) Enstrom of Escondido, Calif.; one son, Gary Lynn Cadwallader of Libby, Mont.; seven grandchildren; one brother, Clifford Cadwallader of Lincoln; and one sister, Ruth Trummer of Naples, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

He was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

 

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