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Doris Spellman
Doris O. Spellman,
91, of Lincoln died at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at the
Christian Village Nursing Home.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
Her funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Monday at Holland and Barry, with the Rev. Richard
Reinwald officiating.
Burial will be in New
Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Spellman was a
homemaker for her family.
She was born April 3,
1911, in Poteau, Okla., to John A. and Elfrieda T. Weishampt Oxley.
She married Edward L. Spellman on July 18, 1934, in Poteau, Okla. He
died May 13, 1983.
Surviving are four
children, John L. Spellman of Phoenix, Ariz., Henry A. Spellman of
Lincoln, James O. Spellman of Lincoln and Ann S. Liesman of Lincoln;
three grandchildren, Michael A. Davis Jr. of Fairbanks, Alaska,
Edward L. Spellman II of Bedford, Ind., and Charles D. Spellman of
Tempe, Ariz.; five great-grandchildren, Gavin and Elora Davis of
Fairbanks, Alaska, and Katherine, Sarah and Benjamin Spellman of
Bedford, Ind.; and one sister, Mary O. McEachron of Evanston.
She was also preceded
in death by one brother, Alexander J. Oxley, and one grandson, Eric
M. Spellman.
She graduated from
Lindenwood College with a bachelor's degree in piano and was also a
graduate of the Eastman Conservatory.
She was a member of
PEO, Lincoln Garden Club and the Friday Book Club.
Memorials may be made to the Christian
Village Nursing Home of Lincoln or to Visiting Nurses Association of
Central Illinois Hospice Care, 720 N. Bond St., Springfield, IL
62702.
Robert Walker
Robert L. Walker, 79,
of Lincoln died at 2:48 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield.
His funeral will be
at 2 p.m. Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating. Visitation will be from noon
until the service time.
Burial will be in
Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Walker retired
from Hoagland Transfer, Lincoln. He also worked for Cyrulik Concrete
in Clinton.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
He was born May 20,
1923, in Peoria to Louis and Helen Scheid Walker. He married Betty
J. Sherwood on Jan. 11, 1947, in Clarksdale, Miss. She died Feb. 7,
2001.
Surviving are two
daughters, Suzette Hedenberg of Decatur and Shelley Walker of Blue
Mound; three grandsons, David Hedenberg of Decatur and Josh and
Robert Fuller of Blue Mound; one great-granddaughter, Faith Ann
Fuller of Pana; two sisters, Pat Black of Lincoln and Jane Thomas of
Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and a special friend, Jean Berglin of Lincoln.
He was of the
Presbyterian faith.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s
choice.
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Rolland Thompson
Rolland W. Thompson,
80, of Lincoln died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at the
Christian Village Nursing Home.
His funeral will be
at 2 p.m. Monday at Holland and Barry in Lincoln, with the Rev.
Richard Reinwald officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the
service.
Burial will be in New
Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Thompson did
construction work as a self-employed cement mason.
He was born Nov. 29,
1922, in Thornton, Iowa, to Harry and Mabel Lee Thompson. He married
Winifred Krause on Jan. 15, 1948, in Lincoln. She survives.
Other survivors are
two daughters, Katheryn Geitl of Springfield and Kisa Thompson of
San Rafael, Calif.; one son, Kevin Thompson of Santa Clara, Calif.;
four granddaughters; and one sister, Reva Anderson of Galena, Mo.
He was preceded in
death by three sisters, Ethel Tolles, Wilma Yeazle and Rose
Vlahovich, and two brothers, Donald and Earl Thompson.
He was a member of
St. John United Church of Christ in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the Parkinson's
Disease Foundation.
Mary 'Liz' Spurling
 Mary E. "Liz"
Spurling, 80, of Lincoln died at 10:47 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002,
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Her funeral will be
at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln,
with Father Thomas Taylor officiating. Visitation will be from 10
until 11:30 a.m.
Burial will be in
Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs. Spurling retired
from Lincoln College. She had also worked at Barr's Shoe Store and
Lincoln Container.
She was born Aug. 23,
1922, in Breckenridge, Ky., to Larkin and Emma Langley. She married
Merlin "Murph" Spurling on Feb. 12, 1944, at St. Patrick's rectory
in Lincoln. He died in 1985.
Surviving are three
sons, Terry (and Colleen) Spurling of Ottawa, Gary (and Barb)
Spurling of Bloomington and Larry D. Spurling of Lincoln; four
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret
"Marge" Goss of Avon Park, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded
in death by four brothers.
She was a member of
Holy Family Church.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital.
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