Clarence Mason

Clarence W. "Red" Mason, 82, of Lincoln died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at Maple Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln, where he had resided since June 1999.

Memorial services will be at a later date. Mason donated his remains to medical science. Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta is in charge of arrangements.

He was a carpenter. He owned and operated the Atlanta Locker several years. He also was the Kent Feed dealer in Armington many years.

He was born July 17, 1918, at Armington to Clinton and Lena (Powell) Mason. He married Lelia Mae Howard on Aug. 12, 1939, at Mexico, Mo. He later married Peggy White on Jan. 2, 1998, at Sullivan. She survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Carolyn Sue (and Larry) Hughes of East Peoria; one son, Howard (and Yvonne) Mason of Miamisburg, Ohio; one stepdaughter, Beverly (and Joe) Hinkle of New Holland; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen Timm of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

He was a former member of the Armington Fire Department and the Oddfellows Lodge. He was a 50-year member of the Atlanta Masonic Lodge and Order of Eastern Star, Minier. He also was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Lincoln. He was a member of the Armington Christian Church.

 

 

 

 

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Daniel Beck

Daniel W. "Danny" Beck, 36, of rural Atlanta died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson, Mo.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Atlanta United Methodist Church. The Rev. David Venter will officiate.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Beck was a concrete worker.

He was born July 1, 1964, at Hopedale to Harley Jr. and Violet (Goodman) Beck.

Surviving are his maternal grandmother, Olive Goodman of Mount Pulaski; his mother, Violet Beck of Atlanta; his father, Harley Beck Jr. (wife Carol "Bonny" Beck) of Mathis, Texas; three sisters, Becky (Raymie) Burger of Lincoln, Gladys (Chuck) Williams of Atlanta and Karen (Donny Adcock) Beck of Lawndale; a sister-in-law, Cathy Beck of Lincoln; three brothers, Harley D. Beck of Atlanta, Steve Beck of Atlanta and Ron Beck of Lincoln; two stepbrothers, Alan (Lynn) Paul of Omaha, Neb., and Greg (Lisa) Paul of Bloomington; and one stepsister, Lisa (Eddie) Birk of Beason.

He was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Harley Beck Sr. and Carl Goodman; grandmother Lowesa Beck; and one brother, Tom.

Memorial contributions made by made to the family.


Clinton Cox

A memorial service for Clinton C. Cox will be Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 6 p.m. in the recreation room at the Logan Court Highrise, 1028 N. College St. in Lincoln. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Cox, 71, of Lincoln died at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2001, at his home.

He was a copper miner in Colorado before his retirement.

He was born in Colorado on Feb. 23, 1929, to Arthur Wesley and Irene (Cartee) Cox. He married Virginia Fannin on Dec. 22, 1971, in Superior, Wyo. She died Nov. 13, 1997.

Surviving are a dear friend, Mildred Buss Smith of Lincoln; two sons, Kenneth and Robert Cox, addresses unknown; one sister, Lois Wince of Colorado Springs, Colo; and four brothers, Raymond Cox of Lafayette, Ind., William Cox of Colorado Springs, Colo., Ralph Cox of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Donald Cox of Green River, Wyo.

Memorials may be made to the Clinton C. Cox estate.

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