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Frances
Minton
Frances
E. Minton, 97, of Lincoln, formerly of Heyworth and Bloomington,
died at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at the Christian Village
in Lincoln.
A
memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at the Christian
Village. Larry Simonson will officiate. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.
Burial will be in Heyworth Cemetery.
There
is no visitation.
Miss
Minton taught grade school for 44 years, including 38 years as a
first-grade teacher at Raymond School, Bloomington.
She
was born Dec. 3, 1903, in Heyworth to Frank and Martha Tibbs Minton.
She
was the last of her immediate family. A brother, Philip Minton,
preceded her in death.
She
was a member of Eastview Christian Church, Bloomington.
She
graduated from Illinois State University in 1944 with a bachelor’s
degree and from the University of Illinois in 1948 with a master’s
degree. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi national honorary
society.
Memorials
may be made to Christian Village of Lincoln.
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LeRoy
Allison
LeRoy
Allison of Lincoln passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 18,
2001, in Annapolis, Md., at the age of 89.
He
was born in Muskogee, Okla., on Jan. 12, 1912, to William F. and
Grace Jokisch Allison. His father was teaching at the reservation in
Muskogee and managing the reservation store. The family soon
returned to Illinois, and he spent most of his childhood in Mason
City, where he attended elementary and high school. He attended
Illinois Wesleyan University for two years, then the University of
Illinois where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in
1935.
From
1937 until 1969, Mr. Allison was in the grain elevator business,
initially with his father and brother Paul, at some 10 locations in
central Illinois. In 1947, he purchased the elevator at Elkhart —
then a modest wooden structure — and expanded the handling and
storage capacities there to the point that, in the 1960s, the
Allison & Co. facility in Elkhart was one of the largest
privately owned grain elevators in Illinois.
In
1947, Mr. Allison also bought his first farm in Logan County —
west of Lincoln between the Lincoln Elks golf course and Salt Creek.
Part of this farm later became the Forest Hills development.
In
the 1950s, he was among the first to appreciate the large demand
that lay ahead for new housing in Lincoln and began development of
Mayfair, which, with its broad curving streets, was a bold concept
in Lincoln. Mayfair is today the largest and most successful housing
development in the city. In addition to Forest Hills and Mayfair,
Mr. Allison started several smaller developments in Lincoln,
including Westville.
In
1961, Mr. Allison was a co-founder of Logan County Bank, and served
a chairman and president of the bank from its inception into the
1970s.
In
the late 1960s, he began spending the winter months in Naples, Fla.,
and over the next 30 years had several real estate holdings and
projects in that city.
Throughout
his adult life, Mr. Allison was an active member of the Lincoln
Elks, serving as both Exalted Ruler of the Lodge and trustee of the
Elks Crippled Children’s Trust. He was among the group who planned
and carried out the purchase of the swimming pool, the construction
of the addition to that facility that now serves as the clubhouse,
and the expansion of the golf course to its present 18-hole size. In
connection with the golf course expansion, he donated to the lodge
the land for two of the new holes.
He
was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
He
married Constance Filbey in 1937, and they had three children before
the marriage ended in divorce in 1949. She lives in Laguna Hills,
Calif. He married Alice Hammond in 1972; she preceded him in death.
Two
brothers, William of St. Louis, Mo., and Paul of Bloomington, also preceded him in death. His sister-in-law, Catherine Allison of
Bloomington, survives.
Mr.
Allison is survived by three children — Theodore, who with his
wife, Mary Lou (Doyle), lives in Annapolis, Md.; Stephen, who with
his wife, Kathleen (Nash), lives in Newport Beach, Calif.; and Gayle
Shaw, of Encinitas, Calif.; nine grandchildren — Kelly Allison
Whitten, who with her husband, Dr. Brian Whitten, lives in Portland,
Ore.; Christopher Shaw of San Diego, Calif.; Michael Allison, who
with his wife, Cheryl, lives in Downers Grove; Douglas Allison, who
with his wife, Kristin (Burns), lives in Laguna Beach, Calif.;
Stephanie Shaw of San Diego, Calif.; Timothy Allison, who with his
wife, Heather, lives in Chatham, N.J.; Jeffrey Shaw, who with his
wife, Michelle, lives in Petaluma, Calif.; Caroline Allison
Albrecht, who with her husband, Thomas Albrecht, lives in Seattle,
Wash.; and Megan Allison of Portland, Ore.; four great-grandchildren —
Kharissa Shaw of El Cajon, Calif.; Allison Albrecht and Andrew
Albrecht of Seattle, Wash.; and Claire Allison
of Downers Grove; three stepchildren — Richard Hammond of Oak
Ridge, Tenn., Jack Hammond of San Diego, Calif., and Jill Hammond
Smith of Columbia, Mo.; and seven stepgrandchildren.
A
visitation is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Holland and Barry Funeral Home.
There
will be a memorial service on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church in Lincoln, followed by lunch at the church.
A
private burial service at Union Cemetery will take place following
lunch.
In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in
Mr. Allison’s memory to the Lincoln Elks Crippled Children’s
Trust. Those may be mailed to Lincoln Elks Lodge 914, 1020 1525 St.,
Lincoln, IL 62656.
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Edna
Buse
Edna
Marie Buse, 85, of Lincoln died at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24,
2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
A
private graveside service was at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at
Richmond Grove Cemetery in New Holland, with the Rev. William Adam
officiating.
Miss
Buse was employed at Illinois China Co. and Lincoln Glass Bottle Co.
for many years.
She
was born Nov. 9, 1915, in New Holland to William and Jennie Menssen
Buse.
Surviving
are a nephew, Steven C. Buse of Lincoln; a niece, Susan M. Perdue of
Boynton Beach, Fla.; a great-niece, Katie Buse of Lincoln; a
great-nephew, Christopher Buse of Lincoln; and a brother, Earl C.
Buse.
She
was preceded in death by her twin sister, Edith W. Buse.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to her church.
Nellie
Tisdale
Nellie
L. Tisdale, 66, of Lincoln died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24,
2001, at her home.
Her
funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs.
Tisdale was a home health care worker.
She
was born Feb. 1, 1935, in Middletown to Earl and Betty Harness
Miller. She married Donald L. Tisdale on Aug. 28, 1954, in
Galesburg. He died Dec. 28, 1980.
Surviving
are two daughters, Debra Gay Davenport (and Roger) Bradburn of
Lincoln and Donna May (and Jake) Daily of Lincoln; one son, Donald
L. (and Judy) Tisdale of Mason City; eight grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Earl "Pete" Miller of
West Bend, Wis., and Everett Miller of Delavan; and two sisters,
Mary Ann Hopp of Lincoln and Bonnie Clem of Bakersfield, Calif.
She
was also preceded in death by one sister, Linda Reynolds.
She
was a member of Lincoln Hill Free Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Richard
Beare
Richard
E. Beare, 85, of Atlanta died at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001,
at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
His
funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Quiram Funeral
Home in Atlanta. The Rev. John Horner will officiate.
Burial
will be in Oak View Cemetery, rural Armington.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Beare
retired in 1985 after 35 years of employment with R.A. Cullinan,
Tremont. He previously farmed for several years.
He
was born Sept. 21, 1916, in rural Armington, to Thomas and Emma
Zeitler Beare. He married Mary Fitchorn in Lincoln on May 24, 1935.
Surviving
Beare are his wife, several nieces and nephews, and caretaker
Babette Ware of Atlanta.
He
was preceded in death by four sisters.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad, St. Mary’s
Catholic Church of Atlanta or a charity of the donor’s choice.
George
Bigelow
George
F. Bigelow, 60, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Mount Pulaski,
died at 4:32 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, at J.F.K. Hospital in West
Palm Beach.
His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller
officiating.
Burial
will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the funeral home in
Mount Pulaski.
Bigelow
retired from Firestone in Decatur.
He
served in the U.S. Marines.
He
was born Oct. 10, 1941, in Altamont. His parents were Otto Bandelow
and Ella Stuemke. He married Linda Kimble on Nov. 16, 1962, in
Springfield.
Surviving
are one daughter, Lisa (and husband Timothy) Scott of West Palm
Beach, Fla.; one son, Doug Bigelow of West Palm Beach, Fla.; one
granddaughter, Amanda Yazell of Bath; and one grandson, John A.
Yazell III of Bath.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Robert Allen
Bigelow.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski.
In
lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in care of the
American Heart Association.
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Victor
Knight
Victor
L. Knight, 60, of Lincoln died at 7:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2001,
at his home.
His
funeral service was at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Jefferson
Street Christian Church in Lincoln, with Craig Smith officiating.
Burial
was in Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Visitation
was Thursday evening at Holland and Barry Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Knight
was a barber in Lincoln for 34 years.
He
served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962.
He
was born Oct. 25, 1940, in Shelbyville to Herman and Ruth Bullard
Knight. He married Sue Bast in Marine, Ill., on Sept. 4, 1965.
Surviving
Knight are his wife, of Lincoln; two children, Jeremy Knight of
Springfield and Jennifer Knight of Lincoln; one grandchild, Cheyenne
Knight; one brother, Gary Knight of Chatham; and one sister, Linda
Thomas of Newburgh, Ind.
He
was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln. He had
taught Sunday School in the past.
He
graduated from Flora Township High School in 1959. He was also a
graduate of Belleville Barber College.
Memorials
may be made to Jefferson Street Christian Church.
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