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Anthony
Howe
Anthony
L. "Tony" Howe, 39, of Chestnut died at 12:55 a.m.
Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in
Lincoln.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Richard Stamm
officiating.
Burial
will be in Lake Bank Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at the funeral home in
Mount Pulaski.
Howe
was a postal worker in Mount Pulaski.
He
was born Dec. 19, 1961, in Lincoln to Keith and Janice (Lowe) Howe.
He married Wanda Jean Eckert in Lincoln on Sept. 6, 1985.
Howe
is survived by his mother, of Lincoln; three daughters, Tiffany
(Joseph) Kretzinger, Traci Howe and Jordan Howe, all of Chestnut;
one granddaughter, Skye Kretzinger of Chestnut; his maternal
grandmother, Marge Marquis of Mount Pulaski; and one sister, Robina
Yvonne (Warren) Ray of Mars Hills, N.C.
He
was preceded in death by his father, Keith "Pete" Howe,
who died June 3, 1987.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut.
Howe
was assistant girls basketball coach at Mount Pulaski Grade School.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Harold
Swearingen
Harold
R. "Hal" Swearingen, 74, of Atlanta, died at 5:50 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal.
His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, at Atlanta Christian
Church, with Dave Harmon and Andy Glass officiating.
Burial
will be in Atlanta Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by
Gresham-Crutchley American Legion Post 341.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, with Masonic rites
at 8 p.m.
Quiram
Funeral Home of Atlanta is in charge of arrangements.
He
operated Swearingen’s FS Service Station in Atlanta from 1959
until 1967 and Hal’s Uptown Standard Service Station in Lincoln
from 1971 until 1975. He retired in December 1991 as locksmith at
Lincoln Correctional Center.
He
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He
was born Dec. 12, 1926, at McLean, to John H. and Effie (Reed)
Swearingen. He married Barbara J. Frantz on June 25, 1950, at
Atlanta. She survives.
Also
surviving are one son, John H. (Susan) Swearingen of Atlanta; two
daughters, Laura J. (Randy) Van Hoorn of McLean and Lisa J. (Robert
II) Polley of Atlanta; five grandchildren, Bryan, Christina and
Katherine Van Hoorn of McLean and Joshua and Melissa Polley of
Atlanta; one brother, Delmar L. (Olive) Swearingen of McKinney,
Texas; one sister, Vanessa Ann Garner of Prescott, Ariz.; and a
brother-in-law, Walter "Max" Fabert of Arthur.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Laura Lou
Fabert.
He
was a member of Atlanta Christian Church, where he formerly served
as deacon and elder and as chairman of the church board. At the
request of the Rev. John Cox, he founded and taught "Hal’s
Angels" Sunday School class for many years. At the time of his
death he was a board member of Christian TV Mission of Springfield,
Mo.
He
was a life member of Atlanta Lodge 165 A.F. & A.M., where he
served as Worshipful Master in 1967 and 1984 and as secretary from
1985 to 2000. He was a 32nd degree Mason and life member
of Valley of Bloomington Scottish Rite Temple and a member of
Scottish Rite Camping Club. He was a member of Ansar Shrine of
Springfield and Order of Eastern Star 351 of Lincoln.
He
was a life member of National Rifle Association and a member of
Harley Owner’s Group.
He
was also a member of Gresham-Crutchley American Legion Post 341 and
a life member of USS LSM-LSMR Association.
He
was a die-hard Cubs fan and enjoyed serving as "Grandpa’s
Taxi Service" for his grandchildren.
Memorials
may be made to BroMenn Hospice, Atlanta Rescue Squad or Community
Cancer Center of Normal.
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