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Wilbur
Peasley
Wilbur
Paul Peasley of Atlanta, formerly of Waynesville, died at 4:50 a.m.
on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in
Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, at Eminence
Christian Church, with Andy Glass officiating.
Peasley
will be buried in Roaches Chapel Cemetery in rural Atlanta.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, at the Quiram Funeral
Home, Atlanta, and one hour before the service on Wednesday.
Peasley
farmed in the Atlanta and Waynesville areas until his retirement in
1989.
He
was born April 22, 1918, in rural DeWitt County. He married Mary
Louise Purlee on June 17, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo. She died Aug. 13,
1999.
He
was also preceded in death by one son, James P. Peasley, on Nov. 11,
1979.
Peasley
is survived by two sons, Richard Peasley of Chestnut and Larry L.
(Janet) Peasley of Maroa; daughter-in-law Linda Peasley of Atlanta;
eight grandchildren, Donald P. and Krystal A. Peasley of Atlanta,
Shellie L. (David) Reed of Albuquerque, N.M., Tammy K. Peasley of
Normal, Darric (Amy) Peasley of Mount Pulaski, Erica L. Peasley of
Chestnut, J.D. and Tim Peasley of Maroa; and two
great-grandchildren, Sarah N. and Jayme L. Reed of Alburquerque,
N.M.
He
was a member of the Illinois National Guard. He attended the
Eminence Christian Church in Atlanta.
He
was an avid Cub fan and also enjoyed nature.
Memorials
may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad or Eminence Christian
Church.
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Helen
Mahler
Helen
J. Mahler, 99, of Lincoln died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14,
2001, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Zion Lutheran
Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan and the Rev. William
Adam officiating.
Burial
will be in Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Miss
Mahler worked for 37 years at the Carson, Pierie, Scott store on
State Street in Chicago. After she retired, she made her home in
Lincoln with a niece, Elda Mahler.
She
was born Feb. 3, 1902, in Altamont to John Henry and Margaret (Gerkins)
Mahler.
She
is survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and
great-great-nieces and nephews.
She
was the last of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by
five brothers, John, Henry, William, Richard and Fred, and six
sisters, Anna Yagow, Elizabeth Sielaff, Sophie Heidbreder, Caroline
Huelskoetter, and infants Dora and Marie Mahler.
She
was a very active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln. She was
also a member of Lincoln Woman’s Club, the Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, A.A.R.P. and the missionary society of
her church.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund or St. Clara’s
Manor.
Edith
Evans
Edith
Alice Evans died at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2001, at Lincoln
Christian Village, where she resided.
A
memorial service will be held at the Lincoln Christian Village
Congregate Building in Lincoln on Tuesday, April 17, at 11 a.m.,
with Marianna Taylor officiating.
Mrs.
Evans was cremated, and the remains will be placed in Horican
Cemetery in Truman, Minn.
Mrs.
Evans was a homemaker. Before moving to Lincoln, she lived in Logan,
Iowa, and Bradenton, Fla.
She
was born on July 2, 1921 in Mill Iron, Mont., to Charles and Anny (Nicol)
Fuller. She married Robert H. Evans on Sept. 10, 1943, in
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs.
Evans is survived by two sons, David (Harriett) Evans of Suffolk,
Va., and Charles (Beverly) Evans of Overland Park, Kan.; two
daughters, Joy (Larry) Whitbeck of Lincoln and Beth (Elton) Hillard
of Rochert, Minn.; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one
brother, Robert Fuller of Cincinnati, Ohio; and one sister, Lois
Rees of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister,
Frances.
Mrs.
Evans was a member of Lincoln Christian Church.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Village or Benevolent Social
Services of India.
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